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GRADE 9 CLE Lesson 3 - Human Is Free and Responsible

The document discusses human freedom and responsibility through the story of Zacchaeus encountering Jesus. It makes three key points: 1. Zacchaeus initially misused his freedom for personal gain as a tax collector, but upon meeting Jesus, freed himself from sin and used his freedom responsibly by making amends for his wrongdoings. 2. Authentic freedom involves doing good and having responsibility for oneself and others, not just doing whatever one wants. It requires being free from obstacles like sin, ignorance, and fear. 3. God calls us daily to live as free children of God by imitating Jesus, though He does not compel us. Our freedom allows us to grow

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GRADE 9 CLE Lesson 3 - Human Is Free and Responsible

The document discusses human freedom and responsibility through the story of Zacchaeus encountering Jesus. It makes three key points: 1. Zacchaeus initially misused his freedom for personal gain as a tax collector, but upon meeting Jesus, freed himself from sin and used his freedom responsibly by making amends for his wrongdoings. 2. Authentic freedom involves doing good and having responsibility for oneself and others, not just doing whatever one wants. It requires being free from obstacles like sin, ignorance, and fear. 3. God calls us daily to live as free children of God by imitating Jesus, though He does not compel us. Our freedom allows us to grow

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LESSON 3:

THE HUMAN
PERSON
IS FREE AND
RESPONSIBLE
LUKE 19: 1-10
Jesus entered Jericho and was
passing through. 2 A man was
there by the name of Zacchaeus;
he was a chief tax collector and
was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see
who Jesus was, but because he
was short he could not see over
the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and
climbed a sycamore-fig tree to
see him, since Jesus was coming
that way.
5
When Jesus reached the spot, he
looked up and said to
him, “Zacchaeus, come down
immediately. I must stay at your
house today.” 6 So he came down
at once and welcomed him
gladly.
7
All the people saw this and
began to mutter, “He has gone to
be the guest of a sinner.”
8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said
to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and
now I give half of my possessions
to the poor, and if I have cheated
anybody out of anything, I will pay
back four times the amount.”
9
Jesus said to him, “Today
salvation has come to this house,
because this man, too, is a son of
Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man
came to seek and to save the lost.”
The story of Zacchaeus and
his encounter with Jesus
shows many aspects about
human freedom. As a person
created by God, Zacchaeus
used his freedom in a good
and bad way. He abused his
freedom for his personal
interest to be wealthier than
he is.
Zacchaeus was not free of
his own vice and sin before
he encountered Jesus. Upon
meeting Jesus, he freed
himself from the slavery of
sin of being a tax collector
with unethical business
through Jesus’ favor upon
him.
Zacchaeus did not run from his
responsibilities after realizing the
injustice he made to his fellow men.

He made up for all his sins. This time,


he used freedom responsibly.
His conversion was his response to Jesus
warm acceptance of him despite his
sinfulness. Jesus did not compel him to do
what is right; rather, he did what was
necessary out of deep gratitude for Jesus’
acceptance and offer of friendship.
Zacchaeus was once lost but Jesus’ love
saved him.
What are your
freedoms and
unfreedoms?
Freedom
Is the power rooted
in reason and will, to
act or not to act, to
do this or that, and
so to perform
deliberate actions on
one's own
responsibility. (CFC
1731)
GOD
Goodness

Likeness

Freedom Humans Responsibility

Unresponsible use of freedom,


obstructs goodness
Authentic Freedom
Is not “the right to say or
do anything,” but to “do
the good” (CFC 694).
Human freedom cannot
be simply reduced to
“doing what I want”. We
are most free when we
do well.
Authentic
Freedom
Is not my own
individual private
possession, but a
shared freedom
with others in the
community.
Authentic freedom is
found in truth, not in
prejudice, deceit, or
ignorance (CFC 694).
A give-and-take kind
of relationship is
demanded of shared
freedom.
Freedom From
and For
Human freedom has two
aspects, the freedom
from and freedom for.

Human persons must be


free from interior and
exterior obstacles that
hinder us from becoming
the person that we are
according to the image
and likeness of God.
Interior obstacles include
ignorance, our disordered
passions, fears, personality
defects, bad habits,
prejudices, and
psychological
disturbances.
Exterior obstacles
include violence or
any threat of violence.

But the greatest single


obstacle to authentic
freedom is sin (CFC
696).
Interior Exterior
obstacles obstacles
Our main goal is to be free
from these obstacles so
that we can live as
children of God who share
in the life of Jesus Christ.

We aim to attain the


Freedom for loving God,
without whole heart and
soul.
Human freedom has two
levels, the freedom of
choice and the
fundamental freedom
(CFC 697) .
A human person can direct
his or her moral acts
according to personal
decisions.
It is up to us to do good
or evil. This is called
freedom of choice. If we
do well, and we do it
consistently, we
gradually become free-
loving persons.
Fundamental freedom is when
our choices of doing good
regularly become the person
that we are meant to be.

When we always choose to tell


the truth, we become truthful
or honest persons. When we
constantly choose to tell a lie,
we become liars or
dishonest persons.
Freedom a task and
process
Understanding and growing
in authentic freedom is a
life-long process and a task
that is only possible through
the grace and power of the
Holy Spirit within us.
Small choices become
actions, actions become
habits, and habits become
your way of life.
In every temptation we face in our
struggle for authentic freedom, we
need the Holy Spirit to guide us
and enlighten us in our ways.

By constant prayers and


cooperation with the grace of the
Holy Spirit, we can imitate Jesus
and His ways for a life of the
children of God, a life to the
fullest.
The more one does what is
good, the freer one becomes.
There is no true freedom
except in the service of what is
good and just.

The choice to disobey and do


evil is an abuse of freedom
and leads to "the slavery of
sin.“ (CCC 1733)
Imputability and
responsibility for an
action can be
diminished or even
nullified by ignorance,
inadvertence, duress,
fear, habit, inordinate
attachments, and other
psychological or social
factors. (CCC 1734)
Freedom and sin. Man's freedom is limited
and fallible. In fact, man failed. He freely
sinned. By refusing God's plan of love, he
deceived himself and became a slave to sin.

This first alienation engendered a multitude of


others. From its outset, human history attests
the wretchedness and oppression born of the
human heart in consequence of the abuse of
freedom. (CCC 1739)
We Are
Called to be Free
Every day, God calls us to
live with the freedom of
the children of God,
imitating Jesus. God
continuously calls us but
He does not compel us.
God created human
persons with intellect and
free will. However, this
freedom is not a license
to “do what we want”
but to grow more into the
person of Jesus, the
perfect image of God,
who is our ultimate end.
The right to the exercise of
freedom, especially in
religious and moral matters,
is an inalienable requirement
of the dignity of man. But the
exercise of freedom does
not entail the putative right to
say or do anything. (CCC
1747)

"For freedom Christ has set


us free" (Gal 5:1).
Liberation and
salvation. By his
glorious Cross Christ
has won salvation for
all men. He redeemed
them from the sin that
held them in bondage.
"For freedom Christ
has set us
free."34 (CCC 1741)
Being authentically free,
responsible, and loving
are acts of one’s own free
will, not coerced or forced.

May we constantly obey the


promptings of Holy Spirit
who dwells in us “Where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is
freedom”
(2 Corinthians 3:17).
Activity: Answer in a piece of 1 whole white pad
paper.

1. Answer number 1 and 2 (I Do) in page 35.

2. Read the story of St. Agatha, Page 36-37. Then


answer the following question.

a. Who was St. Agatha? How did she use her freedom
in service of God and neighbor? What was true freedom
for her?
References:
• Afire with Gratitude: We live a life of
Love
Page 15-27

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