What is Morality?

Doubt

Easiest thing to do In a way it is a compliment to God

The Starting Point of Christian Morality

Easter motivated How shall I love as Jesus loves?

Grace

God's presence in our life, God's life within us. Means we are open to allowing God to use and work through us. Is both comfort and challenge Is a gift freely given To live relying on nearness to God

Faith

Hardest thing to do It is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Natural Law

Humans have a natural inclination to be good.

Incarnational Spirituality

Jesus became flesh, so we must be Jesus' hand feet, eyes in this world.

Morality

Knowing the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, acceptable and unacceptable, human behavior.

Human Vocation

To act in ways that are human To be good, moral To be our best true selves

Christian Vocation

To act in ways that are human To be good, moral To be our best true selves Because we are created in God's image and because of Jesus and the power flowing from the Resurrection that is because of Easter (the paschal mystery). Therefore this is our universal call to love and serve God and God's people in imitation of Jesus.

Integrity

To authentically be who we are because it is who we are.

The Goal/Purpose of Morality

To do or cause the least harm To do or cause the most amount of good While doing the right-right thing Always in the most loving way

Humaness

We are human an good because we are created by God We have the natural inclination to be good

The Motivations of Christians to be Moral

We claim to be Christians Because we are inspired by the light of the Resurrection.

Essential Question

What does it mean to be good?