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FREEDOM

Breaking out of all the old structures of political oppression, racial

prejudice, economic injustice, and constricting cultural mores.


Since the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a message of freedom and a

force for liberation (ITL), we recognize here an authentic sign of Gods presence and purpose . . . for authentic freedom is an exceptional sign of the divine image within man (GS 11, 17).

Authentic freedom is not the right to say and do anything, but to do the good

The pillars of this freedom:


The truth about Jesus the Savior The truths about the Church The truth about man and his dignity

Freedom from Authentic human freedom has many aspects.


Ordinarily we become sharply aware of the value of our freedom only

when we are forced to do something against our will. Then we realize how much we long to be free from things imposed on us.
Authentic

freedom, therefore, involves first of all freedom from everything that opposes our true self-becoming with others in community. Such, for example, our interior obstacles and exterior forces.

Interior Obstacles:
Ignorance

Disordered passions
Fears Personality defects Bad habits

Prejudices or psychological disturbances

Exterior Forces:
Violent force or even the threat of violence

The greatest single obstacle to authentic freedom is SIN.

Liberation to true freedom means first and foremost liberation from the radical slavery of sin
Beyond being liberated from all the obstacles to authentic

freedom is the freedom for growing as full persons and children of God, sharing in the life of Christ our Liberator through his Spirit. It is the freedom found in authentic love.

Freedom of the Children of God- The goal of this process and task

of personal freedom is to be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God
Exercise of Responsible Freedom- As Christians, we come to know

what is moral good in the light of the Gospel and human experience. For faith throws a new light on everything and manifests Gods design for our total vocation, and thus directs the mind to solutions that are fully human

What is authentic human freedom?


A shared capacity with others in the community for choosing - not

anything at all - but what is the good, in order to become our true selves

It involves both:
Freedom from whatever opposes our true self-becoming with others

in community, and Freedom for growing as full persons before God and our fellow human persons, in authentic love.

How is human freedom experienced?


We experience freedom most naturally in our free choices to act or not to act, to do or not to do something. We accept responsibility for these acts. Beside our individual free acts there is the freedom of our very self formed gradually by our free acts. Often called fundamental freedom or option, it is not primarily a psychological term, but rather refers to our moral being as a human person.

What is meant by freedom of the children of God?


The freedom we share by the power of Christs Spirit within us, that liberates us from the enslavement of sin, the law, and death, for a life of loving service of our fellowmen. We have no sin, no laws to obey, and we will never die; but that the grace of God offers us the real possibility of: breaking out and overcoming the slavery of sin, living in true freedom as guided by law, and transcending our physical death by sharing in Christs eternal life.

OBLIGATION
Is a course of action that someone is required to take whether legal

or moral. There are also obligations in other noramtive contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled.
Vary from person to person are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights

or power.

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