RELIGION Parables’ meaning by Jesus:

CCC- Catechism of Catholic Church “Knowledge of the kingdom of God has been
granted to you, but to the rest, they are made
The Parables of Jesus
known through parables so that they may look but
CCC 546
not see and hear but not understand” Luke 8:9-10
Use of PARABLES
Morals and Ethics
 Through this parables he invites people to the
feast of the kingdom, but he also ask for radical Ethics- From the Greek word Ethos meaning end

choice:
 Human Acts
 To gain the kingdom, one must give
Human Acts done knowingly, intentionally,
everything. Words are not enough, deeds
freely.
are required.
Human Acts are result of what we think and
 Do what you speak
desire.
 For you to know how to experience heaven on
earth. 1. Full Knowledge
 Jesus is giving these parables to proclaim the He or she is knowledgeable of what is the
kingdom of God that is: reason why are they doing these act as well as
 Creative and growing power of the possibility and consequences of his or
 Precious Value her behavior.
 Universal 2. Full Consent

The Parables create: Power of choice, a person decides to do the act

in his free will.
1. Analogy
3. Grave Matter
2. The parables act as mirror
The gravity of sins is more or less great: murder
3. Giving moral lessons
is greater than theft
4. Essential qualities of the kingdom

Parables comes with deeds  Acts of Man

Acts done without due knowledge, freedom, or
1. Healing
intention.
2. Exorcism
3. Miracles (Deposition of the heart)
4. Call for conversion Moral Evaluation
5. Last Supper (Not a bloody sacrifice)- Greatest
To know if the act is good or bad.
deed
6. Sacrifice of Cross (Bloody sacrifice)- Greatest 1. Object (steal)
sacrifice, Giving His life Also called finis operis -end
 Legend of the cross The object of the act or the very purpose of the
 Forgiveness- greatest mercy of God action
2. Intention (to help the poor) CCC 1776
Also called finis operantis- end of the doer
 Conscience is a judgement of reason where by
The intention is the purpose of one behavior
the human person recognizes the moral quality
What is desired.
of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is
3. Circumstances (he is able to help)
in the process of performing, or has already
It may increase or descrease, the good or evil
completed.
contained in the deed.
 Conscience enables one to assume
responsibility for the acts performed. If man
Impediments of Human Acts
commits evil, the judgement of conscience can
Impediments make a person less responsible. remain within him as the witness to the
universal truth and goodness.
1. Ignorance
Lack of knowledge, understanding, or Law
information about something or that has nothing
 A ordinance of reason for the common good,
to do at all with his or her profession or way of
made by him who has care of the community.
life.
2. Violence
1. Divine Law
Use of force in order to compel a person to act
- The eternal law of God, or the divine reason as
against his or her will.
governing the whole universe.
Extremely forceful actions that are intended to
- God conceived as the Ruler of the Universe.
hurt people or are likely to cause damage.
2. Natural Law -Aquinas
3. Passion, anger, sadness
The purpose of humanity is to achieve moral
Very powerful feeling, for examples of sexual
perfection.
attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion.
We can do this by following the moral laws
4. Fear
created in nature.
An unpleasant emotion or thought that you
3. Human Positive Law
have when you are frightened or worried by
Legislation imposed by human authority,
something dangerous, or bad that is happening
implanting natural law.
or might happen.

Conscience  Mercy
- Getting what you do not deserve.
 It’s a voice, ever calling him to love and to do
- Smallest expression of love
what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in the
 Justice
heart at the right moment.
- Getting what you deserve.
 For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God
 His conscience is man’s most secret core and
 Love is the minimum of Justice.
his sanctuary.
 Justice is the minimum of Love.
 Sin

 Natures of sin has three definitions in the holy

scriptures.
 Destroying our relationship with God
 Mary don’t have sins
 Nagpabinyag si Jesus because of His human
nature.

Against reason

 Sin is an offence reason, truth, and right

conscience.
 It is a failure in genuine love of God.

Against God

 Sin sets itself God’s love for us and turns our

hearts away from Him.
 Sin is thus “Love oneself even to contempt of
God”

1. Pesha
Relationship that is broken because of the hurt
caused by the sinner.
2. Awon
Guilt is weight that is heavy to bear.
3. Hattah
Losing ones way in the journey.
 2. Capital Sins -The real capital sins. It is the
source of human sinfulness.

1. Pride -A petty and ridiculous claim to

superiority. It neglects the glory due to God and
with disdain on others

2. Sloth -Lack of interest in the spiritual realm.

3. Envy - A dislike for the excellence of others and

looks at such excellence as an obstacle to
one's own advancement. It begets gossip,
detraction, calumny rejoicing to misfortune of
others bitterness and even hatred

4. Greed -A disorderly pursuit of material things

5. Wrath -Indistinctive urge to suppress or repel

whatever is hostile, that goes beyond the bound
of prudent moderation.

6. Gluttony -Lack of self-discipline. In matters of

eating and drinking, such intemperance is
called gluttony. But intemperance can also
extend to addictive behavior.

7. Lust -Unrestrained quest for sexual pleasure

Degrees of Sinfulness
Growth in Christian Life
 Mortal
 Virtue
- Sins done deliberately by the person
– comes from the Latin word vir which means
 Venial
man of great nobility.
– Sins done by other people but you have the
– Virtue refers to moral excellence. It always aims
capability to evade the sin of the person
for the good.
– The ancient Greeks saw such moral excellence
1. Social sin -A personal sin still affects others,
as the key requirement for community
the Church specifically
leadership.
 – All virtues aim at proper moderation and never 2. Hope - it makes a person seek salvation God
the extreme has promised, with that firm confidence in the
help that God will provide. Its vice is despair.
 Virtue system
- They are, before called habits. This means to 3. Love -it made man do what was seemingly
say that they can only be acquired through impossible. Love has only one source – God
constant repetition of the good involved.
 Capital virtues -rooting out from the cardinal
 Cardinal virtues and theological virtues, we could establish the
– The cardinal virtues, coming from the Latin capital virtues as the counter part of the seven
word cardo meaning hinge. capital sins.

1. Prudence -the right way of doing things. it 1. Humility vs Vain glory or pride -To be down
refers to sense of knowing the right thing to do hearted and recognizing one's weakness
in any given situation.
2. Charity vs Greed -To be self-giving, asking
2. Justice -giving what is due to anyone. nothing in return

3. Fortitude or Courage -Steadfast determination 3. Kindness vs Envy -Never jealous, just

to pursue whatever is needed in the face of becoming concern for the growth of the self and
danger others.

4. Temperance -to control one 's exercise over 4. Patience vs Wrath -To wait for the proper time,
the desire to indulge in the satisfaction of basic yes anger is just a normal emotion patience
human needs. Temperance is the control of helps to fade the wrath
uncontrollable passions
5. Chastity vs Lust -Referring to loyalty and
 Theological Virtues faithfulness to one's partner
God is the source and the goal of these virtues.
God infuses these virtues in person with 6. Temperance vs Gluttony -Controlling
sanctifying grace in the act of justification. passions and desires that cannot be controlled

1. Faith -total and absolute self-surrender to God. 7. Diligence vs Sloth -Being alert and active all in
Faith comes in the form of acceptance of the times of need.
body of truths being cherished by the
community of believers