3. LearningObjectives
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1. to define religious liberty as freedom
for truth and from coercion
2. to explain that religious liberty is the
first freedom of the human person who
must search for religious truth and be free
to follow God
3. articulate ways and means in growing
to making moral decisions.
4. 06
What is your understanding of the
term “religious freedom”?
7. Religious Freedom
Every person has the right to seek the
true God,and finding Him, to order
one’s life to moving toward Him,
obeying His laws,embracing His truth,
goodness, and beauty.
8. Itis the freedom ofhuman persons to
fulfilltheir obligation to seekGod and
order their morallife to God. Rooted in
the dignity ofthe human person, who
isendowed with reason and free will,
religious liberty isan expression ofthe
human person’s abilityto take
Religious Freedom
responsibility for hisor her actions.
9. God has told us through His
prophets that we are free to
choose between good and evil.
We may choose liberty and
eternal life by following Jesus
Christ. We are also free to choose
captivity and death by following
Satan.
God Grants Freedom
10. 3WaysOurFreedomCanBeRestricted
Desires of the flesh
Many of us live under the power
of our appetites, namely
hunger, thirst, and sex.
Therefore, some of us struggle
with overeating or abusing
alcohol because we use these
things to pacify deeper wounds
in our lives.
11. 3WaysOurFreedomCanBeRestricted
Unforgiveness
Deep feelings of unforgiveness,
especially against people who are
closest to us (who as luck would have
it, often hurt us the most), can trap us
in a cycle where we find ourselves
frequently just stewing in the anger,
bitterness, resentment, etc, against
the people who offended us.
12. 3WaysOurFreedomCanBeRestricted
Paralyzingfear/Shame
These fears can range from a fear of
rejection or ridicule, or shame from
bad habits, and so on.
Some of us are ashamed of how we look or believe that
we are too fat/thin/short/tall/ugly/stupid. And these
beliefs are sometimes paralyzing because they can
destroy our self-confidence and self-image.
13. What are some internal threats
to our freedom?
addiction
mentalillness
ignorance
14. What are some external threats to
our freedom?
beingabused
objectofprejudices
16. Galatians 5:1
ItisforfreedomthatChrist
hasset usfree.
We can serve others in the
name of the Lord and reap
the reward of joy that
comes from it (Galatians
5:13-15)
It means that we are free to
follow the Spirit and produce
good works that last forever
because we have faith in God
and obey God's word
(Galatians 5:16-26).
17. Religious Freedom based ontwo sources
- RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FROM REASON
- RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FROM REVELATION
18. Religious Freedom fromReason
Human nature recognizes that each person has an
intellect which seeks and is fulfilled by truth and a
will which is free to choose what is good. The highest
truth is God. The person must be free to seek this
Truth, embrace it, and live his or her life in a way that
will bring him or her to union with God.
19. Religious liberty fromRevelation
The Church as the community of
believers has the right to religious
freedom to carry out the
mission of Christ to proclaim the
Gospel. The Church affirms the
religious liberty of all persons.
While not every person knows the
true God, he has the right to seek
the true God according to his
own conscience
