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1. Talk about the best rules in the school. 2. Infer what would happen if they are not followed. 3. Define what a law is. Give some examples.
Making Connections
WE HAVE RULES IN SCHOOL, LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY. WHAT IS A LAW? WHY DO WE HAVE LAWS?
Making Connections
Ordinarily, a law could be defined as a set of rules that a country or a community reinforces for the good of every citizen. Laws are created to protect certain values that are important to a community.
How did these laws come to be? Let us go through the Sacred Scriptures to know more about them.
For an Israelite then to show His great faith in God, one must be very obedient to the laws of the Covenant. Any sin that were committed meant that they were not able to follow the commandments of God. (CFC 807, b). However, some of the Israelites focused too much on following the laws without knowing the value behind them.
WE RESPOND
Can we still follow the Ten Commandments today? Why should we follow them?
WE PRAY
We thank God for the gift of laws in our school, in our country and in the Church as our guides in doing what is good to help us enter the Kingdom of God. We also ask God for guidance and strength so we would be able to follow these rules faithfully and wholeheartedly.
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
Why do we need to follow rules in school and in our country? Why do we have laws in the Church? What were the Ten Commandments for?
Review Test
1. We have laws because they protect values that are important to a community. 2. Christian laws help us to show our love for God, others and ourselves. 3. The Law in the Old Testament is called the Law of Friendship.
Review Test
4. In the Old Testament, faith in God would usually mean being able to follow His commandments. 5. Not being able to follow the commandments would mean committing a sin in the Old Testament.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT? From the Ten Commandments
Law of Love
We Pray
God, my Father, may I love You in all things and above all things. May I reach the joy which You have prepared for me in Heaven. Nothing is good that is against Your Will, and all that is good comes from Your Hand. Place in my heart a desire to please You and fill my mind with thoughts of Your Love, so that I may grow in Your Wisdom and enjoy Your Peace.
DISCUSSION
The second commandment is like this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself (cf Mt 22:37-40).
DISCUSSION
In this commandment, Jesus clearly tells us that aside from loving God, we also need to love the people around us. As persons, we are part of a family or of a community. We interact and relate to them. In every action that we do, must able to show our love and concern for them.
DISCUSSION
One cannot say I love God, yet hates his fellow human. Jesus said whoever loves God must also love his fellow man (1 John 4:19-21). Jesus also gave a new meaning to neighbor. Neighbor now refers to everyone: those in need (read parable of the Good Samaritan), and even our enemies (Mt 5:44).
REMEMBER!!!
Christ made it clear that whatever we do the least of my brothers and sister, you did it to me (Mt 25:40) (cf CFC 817).
We Respond:
What does it mean to having a loving faith? How can we show a faith that loves?
We Pray Come, Holy Spirit! Help us to show our love to our fellow men, who are in need. Give us humility also to show our love even to the persons who have hurt or caused us pain. Inspire us to go out of our way to love them. Amen.