Christian Ethics

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Christian Ethics
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Jesus His Life and Teaching

• Born into poverty and obscurity
• Gathered a large group of followers- and
  opponents
• Was executed by crucifixion- the punishment
  reserved for revolutionaries

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Jesus His Life and Teaching

• Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the
  kingdom of God.
• Luke 620
• Love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting
  nothing in return. Be merciful
• Luke 635-6

Oscar Romero Bishop and Martyr
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Jesus His Life and Teaching

• Do you know what I have done to you? You call me
  Teacher and Lord- and you are right, for that is
  what I am. So if I, you Lord and Teacher, have
  washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
  anothers feet.
• John 1312-14

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Jesus His Life and Teaching

• Come, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
  the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and
  you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me
  something to drink, I was a stranger and you
  welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me
  clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I
  was in prison and you visited me. Just as you
  did it to the least, you did it to me.
• Matthew 2535-40

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Jesus His Life and Teaching

• If a member of the church sins against you, go
  and point out the fault when the two of you are
  alone.
• Matthew 1815
• Lord, how often should I forgive? Seven times?
• Not seven, but seventy times seven times.
• Matthew 1821-22

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Christian Ethics

• Values and Virtues of the Christian Life
• Human Dignity respect for all human life
• Compassion loving service to the community
• Option for the Poor care for the neediest
• For the Christian, the good life is embodied by
  Jesus, who lived a life of prayer, service of God
  and others and care for the neediest in society.

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Saint Ignatius

• Born into wealth and privilege in the 15th
  century
• Underwent a radical conversion
• Gave his life to service of God- and others, in
  imitation of Christ
• Gathered a group of companions
• Founded a society dedicated to service of God-
  and others

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Ignatian Values and Virtues

• Cura Personalis Personal care for the whole
  individual
• Character education
• Spiritual formation
• The Service of Justice
• The promotion of justice (causes rather than
  symptoms- systemic change)
• Men and women for and with others
• Prayer
• The Examen, Discernment of Spirits, The
  Spiritual Exercises

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Christian Ethics
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is
from God -1 John 47