Learning Activity: 3

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NAME: FIONA DEI L. DAGUMAN

DATE: FEB. 28, 2022 TIME:

COURSE AND YEAR: BSN-1B

1. Is there Christian morality? How do you prove it?

- Yes, it still exists; there are many Christians now, and they are divided
into several religions that worship the same God. This demonstrates
that Jesus does not discriminate, and that all one has to do to follow
his ethical teachings is live one's life with guidance and inspiration
from the Christian Scriptures and Traditions.

2. Is Jesus’ ethics similar to that of Socrates’s, Plato’s and Aristotle’s? Why?

- Our Lord Jesus' moral paradigm is rooted in self-realization,
comparable to that of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Both Jesus and
Socrates, for example, attracted followers who sought to benefit from
their wisdom and expertise. Like Socrates, Jesus was known for going
against the tide of his day. Allowing labor on the Sabbath and sparing
the unfaithful wife are examples of this.

3. How do you prove that Jesus’ ethics is radical?

- According to Jesus, his ethics is centered on modifying how people
should conduct morally in life, not only in order to receive eternal life
with God, but also because they should want to do good things for
their own satisfaction and the benefit of others.

4. Do you agree with the contention that Jesus’ ethics shows more preference
to the poor and the oppressed? Why?

- As we've seen, God invites humankind to prioritize the needs of the

poor and vulnerable since their needs are higher.

5. If Jesus loves the poor, does it follow that He hates the rich? Why?\
- Just because the bible emphasizes Jesus' love for the poor does not
mean he despises the wealthy; having wealth and using it for good
rather than stepping on the less fortunate is a privilege. Because the
poor represent individuals who are socially marginalized, according to
the Catholic Church. Jesus emphasized the importance of assisting
those who are poor and in need.
 6. How do you explain the contention that Jesus ethics demands sacrifice and
suffering?
- Jesus' ethic was not to suffer in any way, shape, or form... His
philosophy was that we should advance positively through hardship
since our relationship with God will never be damaged, and that we
should never mistrust him. Because he wants us to thank him not only
when we are at our lowest, but also when we are at our happiest.

7. Do you agree with the contention that Jesus ethics is an ethics of Love?
Why?
Yes, he even issued a new rule to the disciples: "Love one another." You love each
other in the same way that I loved you. This is how everyone will recognize that
you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other” (John 13:1-
35).

8. Do you agree with the contention that Jesus’ ethics is an ethics that teaches
peace and reconciliation?
- He taught that you can't have peace with others unless you first make
peace with yourself. Christians understand that they have a
responsibility not just to preach the gospel, profess their faith, and
worship God, but also to conduct their entire lives in peace and
reconciliation in accordance with God's will.

9. What does Matthew 6;1-4 say about Jesus teaching of hypocrisy?

- This verse emphasizes that God sees even the most insignificant
actions and will ensure that they are appropriately rewarded, for it is
not if one gives charity but how one gives alms that matters.
According to Jewish tradition, "anyone gives generosity in secret is
greater than Moses."

10. What does Matthew 5: 23-26 have say about Jesus teaching of forgiveness?
- According to this literature, the solving of these difficulties should take
precedence over religious rites. Anger leads to murder, and according
to Jesus, anger is just as bad as murder. And anyone who is enraged
with his brother puts himself in danger of being judged.

11. How did St. Augustine view evil? Do you agree with him?
- Evil, according to Augustine, is the absence of good. Man lacks
goodness and turns his back on God when he performs evil out of his
own free will. I agree with his viewpoint because I feel that a guy can
achieve perfection if he maintains good physical condition.
12. What is St. Augustine concept of love in relation to ethics?
- Augustine considers love to be the foundation and center of his ethics
because he sees god as love. Augustine continues by stating that man
should practice the cardinal virtues in the name of charity or love, as
love is the foundation of all virtues for him.

13. Do you agree with St. Augustine when he argues that “ to be good is to
desire for God”?
- Yes, because God is the embodiment of goodness. "God is good all of
the time, all of the time."

14. What have St. Augustine’s cardinal virtues to do with morality?

- Man can only be redeemed by God. This is where the virtues come in.
St. Augustine offered various contributory factors to assist man in
attaining salvation, and this is where these virtues come in. Prudence,
justice, temperance, fortitude, and charity or love are all virtues that
go hand in hand in morality. To be free from the presence of evil.

15. Between Plato and Aristotle, who influenced St. Thomas Aquinas ethics?
Why?
- In his Nicomachean ethics, Aquinas builds on Aristotle's concept of
virtues by including his theological virtues to complement Aristotle's
virtues. After all, Aristotle's pagan moral philosophy christianized
Aquinas.

16. How did St. Thomas Aquinas view ends in human actions?
- Man makes an activity in order to achieve a goal since human actions
are always geared toward a goal. Human acts are conducted
voluntarily if this is the case.

17. Following St. Thomas’s line of thinking, what are the criteria to be observed
if one seeks to know the finality of an act?
- Aquinas lays out a number of criteria for establishing what constitutes
a final conclusion. The following are some of them:
a. If it appeals to us solely for its own sake;
b. If it is adequate to satisfy us on its own;
c. If the enlightened among us can do it; and
d. If it brings us happiness.

18. Do you agree with St. Thomas Aquinas that these criteria have to be
followed? Why?
- So far, we've looked at virtues that pertain to our personal situation.
The majority of products do not have a required link to happiness that
must be followed. That is, we do not require them to be happy; as a
result, the will does not gravitate toward them out of necessity.
19. Using St. Thomas’s arguments, when does an act become voluntary? Do you
agree with him? Why?
- Many of the things we do aren't the result of our own free will and
deliberation. However, Aquinas points out that such deeds are not
truly human. An act must be the result of the agent's reasoned
analysis of what is good in order to be considered a human act.

20. What does “eternal Law” mean?

- God's providential organizing of all created things to their ultimate goal
is referred to as the "eternal law." We participate in the divine order
because God instills in us a desire for and the ability to recognize what
is good (which he refers to as the "light of natural reason").

21. What does “ Natural Law” mean?

- Natural law is merely a continuation of everlasting law. The natural
law, according to Aquinas, is a fundamental principle woven into the
fabric of our nature.

22. What do you understand by “Natural Moral law” ?

- Natural moral law claims that people have had universal moral
standards throughout history, and that these principles should be used
to build a decent society. Humans are not taught natural law; rather,
we "discover" it by consistently choosing good over evil.

23. What have these laws to do with morality?

- Saint Thomas Aquinas believed that the laws he believed in might be
used to prove God's existence. The essence of the Divine Command
Theory of Morality is that God is a moral legislator. And it was Aquinas
who wrote the most about natural law. "The light of reason is put by
nature [and thus by God] in every man to guide him in his acts," he
said. As a result, human beings are the only creatures among God's
creatures who utilize reason to direct their lives. This is the rule of
nature.