SCRIPTURAL TEXT

EXPOSITION

SUMMARY

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

REFLECTION

HUMAN DIGNITY

Human persons are willed by God; they are imprinted with God's image. Their dignity does not come from the work they do, but from the

persons they are.

Centessimus Annus, 11

OBJECTIVES

LESSON OBJECTIVES:At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:

1. define human dignity2. distinguish between having and being3. enumerate 4 elements that give a

person dignity

Psalm 8

You formed my inmost being;you knit me in my mother's womb.I praise you, so wonderfully you made me;wonderful are your works!My very self you knew;my bones were not hidden from you,When I was being made in secret,fashioned as in the depths of the earth.Your eyes foresaw my actions;in your book all are written down;my days were shaped, before one came to be.

Hmmm . . .

Does someone who works as a

prostitute lose his or her dignity?

What is the basis of DIGNITY?

HAVING? BEING?

HAVING vs. Being

• Measured by what I have• Attitude is to accumulate or

possess• Everything is based on utility• Believes in the gospel of

secularism

Having vs. BEING

• Characterized by who I am• Attitude is to develop one’s

potentials• Everything is based on self-

actualization• Professes the gospel of the

Kingdom

The natural worth of a person as a creature formed in the image and

likeness of God

The dignity of the human person is inviolable and inalienable…

Human Dignity

The value of women?

This is the basis for the equality of all, regardless of creed, race, sex, age, color

It can never be taken away but may either be enhanced or diminished

The basic truth about the person

• Created by God out of love• Created in the image and likeness of God• Gifted with freedom• Redeemed by Christ

Created out of love. . .

• God’s love is his free choice, thus it is never merited

• The person becomes valuable (“mahal”) because of this love

Image and likeness of God. . .

• The person shares in God’s rationality and creativity

• These traits are exercised when people perform their duty as co-creators and stewards

Gifted with freedom. . .

• Person has capacity to determine his or her life

• Exercise of freedom is perfected in self-actualization

Redeemed by Christ. . .

• Jesus’ Incarnation united himself with each person (GS, 22)

Redeemed by Christ. . .

• His Public Ministry showed God’s solidarity with his people

“PAKIKIRAMAY” ng Diyos sa tao

Redeemed by Christ. . .

• On the cross, Christ showed that Each person is worth saving He is one with us in our sufferings

Think critically:

• Is respect something that you earn or demand from others?

CAUSE:CAUSE:

The person is created in the image and likeness of God

To achieve one’s self-actualizationPURPOSE:

essence

References

God help the outcast

References:Illustrations by Kenneth Camaro

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