Religion Ch. 2
What did C.S. Lewis write?
"Lust is a weak,poor, whimpering, whispering thing when compared with that richness and energy of desire which will arise when lust has been killed.
Pope John Paul II said
"only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love." "it allows the person to recognize as good only what suits him, what is convenient and comfortable for him."
The five directives of Dating, Mating, and Waiting
1. offer your relationships to God 2. Christian, know thyself 3. Be more social 4. Go "face first" 5. Be real
Love and Responsability
A book by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) that explains the importance of living a life that accepts responsability and, therefore, results in loving others in a resposible manner
Love as attraction
Recognizing the good of another person; seeing the inner and outer beauty of another person.
Spiritualized body
The human body not only as living with a soul, but also being a dwelling place of the holy spirit, through the grace of redemption
Chastity
The virtue that directs all our sexual desires, emotions, and attractions toward the dignity of the person and the real meaning of love. It falls under the cardinal virtue of temperance. Chastity is saying "yes" to the demands of authentic love.
Temperance
The virtue that enables us to take pleasure in the good gifts of God in the balance way that He intends; one of the four cardinal virtues under which all other virtues come forth.
Adam and Eve
Their first marriage, a union in which they were naked without shame. There was no need to cover themselves because there was no fear of being seen as an object to be used.
According to John Paul II,
Their nakedness, combined with original innocence, allowed Adam and Eve to be naked without shame
Why did John Paul II say that humans cannot live without love?
If you allow God's love to fill your heart and your relationships,God can and will make clear your entire purpose for living. He remains a being that is incomprensible for himself, his life is senseless...
Shameless
In today's society, this term refers to flaunting the body without inhibitions or conscience.
when it comes to teenage dating relationships, ___ frees the couple from using each other as objects, and thus makes them capable of authentic love.
chastity
chastity
chastity is not merely learning to control one's desires. it is really about learning how to love another rightly. Chastity says "yes" to the demands of love, while also fighting the selfish desires of lust.
for the ___, chastity is seen as an obstacle
egoist
What is the name of the Book that Pope John Paul II wrote in the late 1950's about love?
love and resposability
what are the 3 aspects of love?
love as attraction, love as desire, and love as goodwill.
What is love?
love is not merely a feeling; it is an act of will that consists of preferring, in a constant manner, the good of others to the good of oneself."
when __ takes precendence over love, the other person is seen as a means to achieve pleasure. John Paul II described such actions as those of an "egoist"
lust
The ____ of Adam's nature set him apart from all the other creatures
spiritual aspect
example of negative purity
the bishops turned away from what for them would have been a serious temptation.
Utilitarianism
the philosophy of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain, often at the expense of others. When applied in relationships, one ends up using a person for one's own gain. If one's goal for sex is pleasure, the other person becomes a means to that end.
Personalistic norm
the principle that recognizes that the only proper and adequate attitude toward human persons is love. The opposite of love is to use a person as a means to an end.
total self-donation
the total giving of oneself for the good of another
Sexual repression
the unhealthy attempt to ignore (or bury) sexual desires rather than embrancing them and allowing God to reorder what is disordered in them for the good of oneself and others.
What is chastity?
the virtue that directs our sexual desires and attitudes toward the truth of love.
God ultimately wants to transform our hearts so that we aren't afraid we will lust every time we see an attractive person.
this is the freedom exhibited by Bishop Nonnus and offered to all of us.
Love as desire
wanting a good for yourself; desiring goodness and happiness.
sexual desire
was an expression of the person who desired to make a gift of self to another person
Love as Goodwill
willing (or desiring) the good of another person
many people pretend that chastity is harmful because they do not want to change their lives.
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Virtue
A firm habit of doing what is good. In its fullest sense, it is not only doing, but delighting in and desiring what is true, good, and beautiful.
Example of positive purity
Bishop Nonnus looked at the prostitute with purity because her body revealed his call to love her properly. he didnt see a prostitute walking toward him, he saw a potential sister walking with Christ.
What is the difference between chastity and abstinence?
Chastity guides us towards the truth of love, while abstinence means "not having sex." one is positive and one is negative.
original solitude
John Paul described Adam's first experience with all the animals as one of _____
Naked without shame
Nakedness that exists within the context of innoncence and pure freedom, apart from lust. This is what Adam and Eve experienced before the Fall
Pornography
Pictures or stories created with the direct intention of arousing lust in the viewer or reader.
"God has assigned as a duty the dignity of every woman."
Pope John Paul II
Agape
The Greek term for divine, unconditional love; the manner in which God loves us.
Abstinence
The action of self-control that avoids something. In this case, abstinence means not enganging in sexual intercourse.
Original Man
The era of humanity in the "original experinces" before the Fall, up until the original sin of Adam and Eve
Original Sin
The first sin of Adam and Eve, when they distrusted God's plan and chose their own will over the will of God
Original Unity
The initial experience of perfect unity between man and woman as they lived in perfect communion with each other and gave themselves to each other through the mutual gift of the bodies
Nuptial Meaning of the Body
The marital meaning of the body. The body's capacity of expressing love, that love precisely in which the person becomes a gift and fulfills the very meaning of his being and existence
Pride
The orignial sin that caused Adam and Eve to prefer themselves to God. this is the root of all moral evil in the world
historical man
The period that begins with orignial sin and ends when Christ returns. Historical men and women are simultaneously fallen and redeem in Christ
Original Happiness
a happinesss that was rooted in the perfect gift of love that was initiated by God, received in love, and shared in love
chastity
an exercise of the will, to choose what is good. it is a refusal to allow the desire for pleasure to displace the call to love
John Paul II
said the word "chastity" needs to be rehabiliated
