THE FOUNDATION

OF CHRISTIAN
MORAL LIVING
The Human Person
 REAL
SELF
Life Faith/Spirituality
Health Love
Education Forgiveness
Sharing and
Human
Caring
Self

Religion
Family- Nurture your
Cooperation/ Religion
Responsibility Pray
Others- Reconcile
Accountability Unite
World
Moral Stand
 “Madaling maging tao, mahirap
magpakatao.”
• It means that we are basically a human person by virtue of
our body.
• But becoming human (pagpapakatao) involves the act of
love and care for other people. It is difficult (mahirap)
because expressing love, care, and other altruistic acts
toward other people is a choice to make by the person. It
does not happen automatically.
• It is important because the person is the one doing the act.
He is the one responsible and accountable.
Desirable Undesira
Qualities ME ble
Qualities
Guide Questions:
• Going through the diagram, are you satisfied with
the result? Have you experienced new unfolding of
the inner you?
• Did the activity help you know yourself better?
• Have you identified your desirable and undesirable
traits? From your identified values, can you identify
the values that govern your behavior?
Know Thy Self
• Socrates - A Greek Philosopher
-urged every individual to “Know thyself”
“‘gnothi seauton’”
- to discern what one should value in life and
deepen one’s own understanding of one’s
responsibility and accountability to self, family,
society, and the world.
“‘gnothi seauton’”
Temple of Delphi
KNOW THYSELF- important reminder to
all that our acts and decisions are shaped by
how we answer these questions “Who am I?
What does it mean to be a human person?”
 How do the media’s
depiction answer the
question “What does it
mean to be human?
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some advertisements, television
commercials, market products and
services in a way presumes that human
life is all about looking younger or
prettier, or doing things “my way”.
What do we
value
in life?
Through the use of our critical reason
illumined by faith in Christ, we can
arrive at a deeper understanding about
who we are, a level of understanding that
becomes the objective ground for our
moral living.
 becoming fully human entails a life-
long process of self-discovery. It calls
for patience and determination to
develop oneself to become a better
person to oneself, others, and God.
Christian moral life is a call to live a
life exemplified by Jesus Christ. It is
a call to become a loving person in
relation to God, the community,
and the environment.
Because, in Christ and through Christ, we
have acquired full awareness of our
dignity, of the heights to which we are
raised, of the surpassing worth of our
humanity, and of the meaning of our
existence. (RH 11)
Every person is created by God, loved and
saved in Jesus Christ, and fulfills himself by
creating a network of multiple relationships
of love, justice and solidarity with other
persons while he goes about his various
activities in the world.
And that, all persons are God’s image and likeness
(cf. Genesis 1:26), redeemed by the blood of Jesus
Christ (cf. Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14), and are
sanctified by the indwelling Holy Spirit (cf.
Romans 8:14; 1:6 1 Corinthians 6:19).
What is the relationship between
Jesus Christ and the human
person?
Because, in Christ and through Christ, we
have acquired full awareness of our
dignity, of the heights to which we are
raised, of the surpassing worth of our
humanity, and of the meaning of our
existence. (RH 11)