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Good Law guides human freedom; protects us from license which leads to wrecked lives Law "An ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by one who is in charge of the community"; serves as an objective standard outside of ourselves against which we can measure what we want to do; warns us of pitfalls and harmful, dehumanizing actions Moral Law Source = Blessed Trinity; the work of Fod's wisdom, power and goodness; God's fatherly instruction for us - presecribed rules of conduct that lead to eternal happiness and ban evil that leads us away from God and his love Elements of Law Reasonable For The Common Good From Competent Authority Laws Must Be Promulgated Reasonable law is reasonable; a participation in God's providence; humans have reason, conduct themselves with freedom and understanding,obeying God example - gun ordinance - forbids thendiscriminate shooting of firearms in a crowd Common Good laws are for the common good; god wants us to take care of eachother; good laws: fair income tax law - provides basic human services; enhance society and respects dignity of people in society; laws provide for the poor From Competent Authority all law derives from God's loving plan for his creatures; duly appointed civil and church leaders derive their authority to make and enforce laws from God 4 Interrelated Expressions Eternal Law: source = God; Natural Law: the light of understanding that god placed in us; Revealed Law: the old law and the law of the gospel; Civil and Church Law: get authority from god, the source of all authority Laws Must Be Promulgated laws should be announced so people can be expected to know to know them; Civil and Church authorities have the duty to advertise rules and regulations so prudent people can know them; example - a school taking away ur cell phone when they never said or printed that cell phones werent allowed during school Jesus Christ fullness of the law; moral law finds unity in him; shows us how to be perfect; teaches and bestows God's jsutice; he is the end of law; faith in him brings justification Natural Law the reasoned participation of humans in God's eternal law that reveals what God intends us to do and to avoid according to his wise and loving plan; refers to what human reason can discover about human nature and its moral duties independent of God's gift of revelation; corresponds to 3 basic human drives and needs: 1) preserving life 2) developing as individuals and communitites 3) sharing life with others; implanted in our hearts; help us discover the norms by which we can achieve these; expresses human dignity; serves as basis for all human rights; universal and extends to all men; universal, peramanent and unchanging Old Law the law of moses; first stage of revealed law; The Ten Commandments; holy, good, spiritual, but imperfect; reveals and condemns what is sinful