#17

Elazegui, Monina J

2C MT

March 17, 2016

REVIEW:
Dignity of Man
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Man is rational
Man is relational
Man hs a moral compass
Man must sense society

1. In 1:Corinthians 13, what are the characteristics of love?

Source: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight
in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be
stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but
when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought
like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For
now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall
know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
2. What are the fruits of loving?
Love - "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in
God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16). Through Jesus Christ, our greatest goal is to do all things in love.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails" (1
Corinthians 13:4-8).
Joy - "The joy of the Lord is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10). "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and
perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at
the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2).
Peace - "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so
that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13).

Longsuffering (patience) -- We are "strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness" (Colossians 1:11). "With all lowliness and meekness, with
longsuffering, forbearing one another in love" (Ephesians 4:2).
Gentleness (kindness) -- We should live "in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit
and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right
hand and in the left" (2 Corinthians 6:6-7).
Goodness - "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling,
and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power" (2 Thessalonians 1:11).
"For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth" (Ephesians 5:9). Faith
(faithfulness) - "O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done
wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth" (Isaiah 25:1). "I pray that out of his
glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith" (Ephesians 3:16-17).
Meekness - "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted" (Galatians 6:1). "With all lowliness and
meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love" (Ephesians 4:2).
Temperance (self-control) - "But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to
virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to
godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love" (2 Peter 1:5-7).
3. What are the principles to remember regarding justice and love?
Justice
Justice is the foundation principle in all of God's dealings, it should be the same in
all of our dealings; and none the less so among brethren in Christ than among
those in the world. As brethren in Christ, we have no right to presume upon the
favor of one another. All to which we have a right is simple justice, though we
may waive those things that are really our rights. But in our own dealings, we
should strive always to render justicejustice in the payment of our honest debts
to each other, justice in our judgment one of another (which must make due
allowance for frailties, etc., because we recognize in ourselves some measure of
similar imperfection), and justice in fair and friendly treatment one of another. As
we have just said, there is no obligation to demand justice for ourselves, and we
may, if we choose, even suffer injustice uncomplainingly. We must, however, if we
are Christ's, render justice so far as we are enabled to recognize it. In other words,
we are not responsible for the actions of others in this respect, but are responsible
for our own. Therefore we are to endeavor earnestly that all our actions, our words
and our thoughts may be squared by the exact rule of justice, before we offer even
one single act as an expression of love.
Love

Love does not say that the end justifies the means, but since the end is love the
means should also be lovely and loving. It does not do to separate between the
fashion of life and the spirit of it, or to say of a man who continually offends
others that he means well. Love does not blunder in its treatment of others. Love is
not tactless. Love says the proper thing at the proper time, in the loving way. (An
Exegetical Commentary on First Corinthians)
The principle of Love, unlike that of Justice, overflows with tenderness, and longs
to bless. It is full of grace, and delights in the bestowment of favor. It is manifest,
however, that no action can be regarded as a favor or a manifestation of love
which has not underneath it the substantial foundation of justice. Thus, for
instance, if one comes to you with a gift, and at the same time disregards a just
debt to you, the gift falls far short of appreciation as an expression of love; and
you say, "We should be just before we attempt to be generous."
Love is not, like justice, an exact principle to be measured and weighed. It is
three-fold in its character: it is pitiful; it is sympathetic, in the sense of kinship of
soulaffectionate; it is reverential. These different forms of love are exercised
according to the object upon which love is centered. Pity-love is the lowest form
of love; it takes cognizance of even the vile and degraded, and is active in
measures of relief. Sympathetic love rises higher, and proffers fellowship,
comradeship. But the reverential love rises above all these, and delights in the
contemplation of the good, the pure and the beautiful. In this latter form we may
indeed love God supremely, as the personification of all that is truly worthy of
admiration and reverence; and love our fellow men in proportion as they bear His
likeness. The Divine Law demands love, both to God and to man.

Justice and Love

It would appear that many Christian people spend years of their experience
without making any great progress. One difficulty leading up to this condition is a
failure to recognize the basic principles underlying the Divine Laws, which apply
to us from the moment we are adopted into the Lord's family. The first of these
basic principles is justice. We need to learn more and more clearly what are our
own rights and the rights of our fellow creatures in the Church and out of the
Church. We need to learn how to measure the affairs of ourselves and of others
with the plummet of justice, and to recognize that we must not under any
circumstances or conditions infract the rights, interests or liberties of othersthat
to do so would be wrong, sinful, contrary to the Divine will, and a serious
hindrance to our growth in grace. Secondly, we must learn to esteem love next to
justice in importance in the Divine Code. By love we mean, not amativeness nor
soft sentimentality, but that principle of kindness, sympathy, consideration and
benevolence which we see manifested in our Heavenly Father and in our Lord
Jesus.

 These two basic principles must cover all of our conduct in life. Justice tells us
that we must cease to do evilthat we must not speak a word nor do an act that
would work injustice to another, nor even by look imply such injustice; that we
must be as careful of his or her interests and welfare as of our own. Justice must
govern all of our dealings with others. Love may permit us to give them more than
justice could require, but justice demands that we must never give them less than
due. No matter if they do not require justice at our hands, no matter if they are
willing to take less than justice, no matter if they would say nothing if we should
take advantage of them, no matter if they would not appreciate our degree of
justice, still our course is the same. We have received of the Lord's Spirit, and
must act from this standpoint and not from the standpoint of others who have not
His Spirit or who are more or less blinded and disabled from dealing justly.

4.

Enumerate the different kinds of justice and enumerate examples. (Especially restorative
justice)

Distributive justice
Distributive justice, also known as economic justice, is about fairness in what
people receive, from goods to attention. Its roots are in social order and it is at the
roots of socialism, where equality is a fundamental principle.
Ex: If people do not think that they are getting their fair share of something, they
will seek first to gain what they believe they deserve. They may well also seek
other forms of justice. Another example is whatever is distributed or divided can
be a benefitsuch as pay for work or the right to speak or voteor it can be a
burden, such as taxes, household chores, or homework.

Procedural justice
The principle of fairness is also found in the idea of fair play (as opposed to the
fair share of distributive justice). If people believe that a fair process was used in
deciding what it to be distributed, then they may well accept an imbalance in what
they receive in comparison to others. If they see both procedural and distributive
injustice, they will likely seek restorative and/or retributive justice.
Ex: a person suspected of a crime might give information through careful,
unbiased investigation or by torture. People making a decision might hear from all
people interested in an issue, or make their decision without such a procedure. It is
important to emphasize that procedural justice deals with the fairness of how we
gather information or make decisions, not with what information we gathered or
the decision we make.

Restorative justice
The first thing that the betrayed person may seek from the betrayer is some form
of restitution, putting things back as they should be. Restorative justice is also
known as corrective justice.

Ex: The simplest form of restitution is a straightforward apology. Restoration

means putting things back as they were, so it may include some act of contrition to
demonstrate one is truly sorry. This may include action and even extra payment to
the offended party. Another examples include making a person who has wronged
or injured another suffer some form of punishment, give back something that was
stolen, or pay for damages.

Retributive justice
Retributive justice works on the principle of punishment, although what
constitutes fair and proportional punishment is widely debated. While the intent
may be to dissuade the perpetrator or others from future wrong-doing, the reoffending rate of many criminals indicates the limited success of this approach.
Punishment in practice is more about the satisfaction of victims and those who
care about them. This strays into the realm of revenge, which can be many times
more severe than reparation as the hurt party seeks to make the other person suffer
in return. In such cases 'justice' is typically defined emotionally rather that with
intent for fairness or prevention.
Ex: a person who is sentenced to 30 years in jail for rape, or a person who is found
guilty and must pay a fine, compensatory damages, lawyer fees and a fixed award
to a plaintiff for his actions, according to the Cornell Law Review and the
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.