Morality
Have you met someone that resembles you in every
aspect? Talks, walks and thinks as you? You'll never.
You're an original masterpiece in creation. You're
unique. Here is how Buddha expresses individual
uniqueness. "I am not the first Buddha who came
upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time,
another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a
supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in
conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an
incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and
mortals."
1. moral
2.
immoral
3. amoral
Three
D’s
to follow
Discerning
as
summarized
in STOP
1.
Demand
of the
principle
2.
Dynamic
interaction
3.
What is the
requirement?
Virtues
Habitual and
firm decisions
to do good.
3 theological
virtues
Faith
Hope
Love
Cardinal Virtues
1. Prudence
2. Justice
3. Fortitude
4. Temperance
Word
Association
1
Growing
up
2
face and
body
3
crush
4
deodorant
5
Hair
rebond
6
Eat all
you can
7
Sex
scandal
8
Pak
Ganern
9
Aling
Nitz
10
Bible
What is true
freedom?
It is our capacity to
do what we should
as persons- in
community. It is
doing the “good”.
Freedom can be
understood
in fromtwo senses
Freedom
to do
everything that opposes
our true good as personsin-community.
Freedom for- it is the freedom
to grow in the likeness of
Christ.
Freedom is grounded
on truth
Galatians
5:1,13–14,
Conscience
Guides us in moral living
and it is the function of
our reason that judges or
discerns the moral
goodness or evilness of
our acts.
3 distinct stages of
conscience
1. Instinctive– an act is judged good if it
is rewarded and evil if it is punished.
2. Ethical – one begins to understand
that particular acts uphold universal
values.
3. Christian – to have moral judgment
reflect our deep, personal and mature
faith in Jesus.
In
My way
what way do
people today
sometimes assert the
-did -my -way
mentality?
What is then conscience?
It
is an aspect of our human
reason that directs us to do
good so we can live in true
freedom.
Our conscience should be
guided and formed by the life
and teachings of Jesus Christ.
What conscience is not?
 Misconception
1- Conscience is
individualistic
 Misconception 2- Conscience is God’s
voice within us
 Misconception 3- Conscience is our
feeling of guilt
 Misconception 4-Media’s depiction of
conscience as an external reality is
accurate
Misconception 1
Conscience is individualistic
 Malinis
ang konsensiya ko. Wala
akong pakialam sa iba.
 It’s between me and my
conscience.
 What matters most, whether
what I did was good or bad, it’s
okay.
Misconception 2Conscience is God’s voice
within us
Our conscience can
sometimes be mistakenly
judge as objectively evil to
be good or vice versa.
We should not equate
conscience with God’s voice.
3- Conscience
is our feeling guilt
Misconception
Nakakakonsensiya
ang ginawa ko.
Misconception 4
 Media’s
depiction of conscience as
an external reality is accurate
 It is due to confusing and
conflicting notions in a very
entertaining but misleading ways.
 Example is Jiminy Cricket from
the story of Pinochio.
Peter Parker
 The
teenager, Peter Parker,
the alter ego of the popular
comic superhero, Spider
man, became a true hero by
understanding and taking to
heart the wise words of his
Uncle Ben, “ With great
power comes great
responsibility.’’
 He,
however learned the meaning
of these words the hard way. After
gaining phenomenal powers, the
young Peter Parker used his
talents to make easy money and
simply enjoy his newfound
abilities.
 On
one occasion, he witnessed a
crime but simply let the criminal
go free. When his Uncle Ben died
in the hands of the same criminal,
Peter realized the meaning of his
Uncle’s words and committed
himself to using his powers for the
good of others.
Galatians 5: 1
For freedom, Christ set
us free: so stand firm
and do not submit
against the yoke of
slavery.