4 Commandment Family, State and Church

4TH COMMANDMENT
FAMILY, STATE AND CHURCH

What are the Three Basic Social Institutions?
❑ They are: Family, State and Church.
❑ The Fourth Commandment requires honoring them
because they were established by God for the
good of the individual and of society.
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THE FAMILY
What is the Family in God’s plan?
In God’s plan, the family is defined with five
characteristics:
1) a permanent,
2) communion of love,
3) between a man and
a woman,
4) intended for the
good of the
spouses,
5) and for the
procreation and
education of The Holy Family is the
children. model for all families.

THE FAMILY
For what reason must the Family be Permanent?
❑ The family must not be broken by illegal separation
or divorce, because Jesus commanded: “What God
has joined together,
no human being
must separate”
(Mark 10:9).
❑ The
indissolubility
of marriage is
essential for the
good of the family,
of the society,
and of the Church. A strong family is essential for the well-
being of the children.
THE FAMILY
In what sense is the Family a Communion of Love?
❑ The family is a communion of love because it is

based on the love of the spouses.
❑ Engaging
into
marriage for
any other
reason, such
as social or
financial
gains, is a
recipe for
disaster. The communion of love of a family
is an image of the Trinity.

THE FAMILY
Why can Marriage be established only
between a Man and a Woman?
God has established the family as monogamous and
heterosexual, as opposite to polygamous and homosexual.
CHRISTIAN FAMILY: MONOGAMOUS SINFUL RELATIONSHIP: POLyGAMOUS

(one man with one woman) (one man with many women)
CHRISTIAN FAMILY: HETEROSEXUAL SINFUL RELATIONSHIP: HOMOSEXUAL

(between members of the opposite sex) (between members of the same sex)

THE FAMILY
What is the Primary Purpose of Marriage?
❑ The primary
purpose of
marriage and
family is the
mutual good
of the
spouses; as
God pointed
out: “It is not
good for man
to be alone”
(Genesis
Foster conjugal love is the first
priority of a Christian couple. 2:18).

THE FAMILY
What is the Secondary Purpose of Marriage?
❑ The secondary purpose of marriage and family is the
procreation and education of children; because God
commanded to Adam and Eve: “Be fertile and multiply”
(Genesis 1:28).
❑ Children have
the right to
be born within
a family, in a
natural way, and
not from in vitro
fertilization,
artificial
insemination,
or surrogate Children are gifts from God, to be accepted with gratitude
and responsibility.
motherhood.
THE STATE
What is the State in God’s Plan?
In God’s plan, the State is defined with three

characteristics:
1) a sovereign,
2) society,
3) intended for the
common good.
The Rizal Monument is the emblem of the Philippines.

THE STATE
What does Sovereign mean?
❑ The State is sovereign because its legitimacy does
not depend on external institutions, but on the
agreements of its members.
❑ For instance, the Reenactment of the Declaration of
Philippines was Independence in Kawit, Cavite.
freely
established on
June 12, 1898
among the
Filipinos with the
Declaration of
Independence.

THE STATE
Why is the State a Society?
❑ The State is
a society
because it is
an
organized
and stable
communion
of
individuals,
that support
each other
for their The Bayanihan is the perfect
basic needs. actualization of a human society.

THE STATE
What is the Primary Purpose of the State?
❑ The State’s primary purpose is to provide for the
common good of its citizens.
❑ The Common
Good is defined
as, “the social
conditions
allowing people
to reach their
life fulfillment;”
such as security,
housing,
education, food The EDSA Revolution was meant for the common
and health. good of the people.

THE CHURCH
What is the Church in God’s Plan?
The Church is defined with four characteristics:
St. Peter’s Basilica is the
1) the Center of the Catholic Church.
assembly,
2) of those who
believe in
Jesus Christ,
3) who are
baptized,
4) and who are
in
communion
with the Pope.
THE CHURCH
For what reason is the Church an Assembly?
❑ The Church is not simply a building or an institution, but
a community of believers. The term Church comes
from the Greek word ekklesia, meaning “assembly.”
The Church is a Community of believers.

THE CHURCH
What is the First Requirement to join the Church?
❑The first
requirement to
join the Church
is to believe
that Jesus is
the Christ.
St. Peter first professed that
Jesus is the Christ.

THE CHURCH
What is the Second Requirement to join the Church?
❑ The second
requirement to
enter the Church is
to be baptized; as
Jesus said:
“Whoever believes
and is baptized will
be saved” (Mark
16:16).
❑ We must baptize
the infant as soon
as possible, and
Baptism is the sacramental door to promote Baptism for
enter the Church. the adults.
THE CHURCH
What is the Third Requirement to join the Church?
❑ The third requirement to belong to the Church is to

be united with the Pope.
❑ Jesus appointed
Simon Peter as
the First pope,
when he
declared: “You
are Peter, and
upon this rock
I will build my
Church”
(Matthew
16:18). The Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth.

SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
PRIVATE PROPERTY & COMMON GOOD
What is the purpose of the Seventh Commandment?
❑ The purpose of the Seventh
Commandment is to
establish a flourishing and
peaceful society, where
people can pursue their
happiness in peace with others
and in harmony with Mother
Nature.
❑ Switzerland is the happiest
nation on earth: because of
the perfect balance between
private property and common
good; individual productivity
and social welfare;
development and respect for
nature.
9. SUMMARY OF THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT

STEALING
What are the three basic forms of Stealing?
1) TAKING UNJUSTLY 2) RETAINING 3) CAUSING
WHAT BELONGS TO OTHER’S PROPERTY WRONGFUL LOSS TO
OTHERS: This includes ILLEGALLY : This OTHERS: Including
dishonest employees, comprises those who hooligans, smugglers of
unfair employers, accept stolen goods, who imported goods, digital
fraudulent businessmen, deliberate retain lost or pirates who debilitate
unjust judges, and borrowed items, and who the entertainment and
corrupt politicians. do not pay debts on time. publishing industry.
The best time to plant a tree

was twenty years ago.
The second best time is now.

VOLUNTARY IDLENESS
Why is Voluntary Idleness a sin?
❑ The deliberate refusal to work is immoral because it deprives
the individual of a gainful employment and the family of
material support. Excluded, of course, are those unable to
work for serious reasons.
❑ Idlers disobey God, who said: “By the sweat of your brow
you shall eat bread” (Genesis 3:19); and: “The one who is
unwilling to work shall not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10).

The
Habitual idlers steal from their second and
relatives bestthe
time is now.
state.

GAMBLING
Is Gambling against the Seventh Commandment?
❑ Gambling becomes morally unacceptable when the
money involved was stolen from the public funds, or
taken from the family assets intended for the well-
being of the spouse and the children.
❑ Aside the fact that Gambling is more addictive than drugs,
gambling dens and alcohol, and smoking, combined.
public casinos are
breeding grounds
for vices and
illegal activities,
addicted gamblers
leave behind
bankruptcy, broken The best time to plant a tree
families, and The second best time is now.
destitution.
GAMBLING
What are the dreadful consequences of Gambling?
1) PERSONAL 2) FINANCIAL 3) INCREASED
DEGENERATION: DESTITUTION: CRIMINALITY:
Gambling disrupts Gamblers’ financial status Gambling is a hotbed
physical and social life; quickly deteriorates into for any sort of
increases the use of bankruptcy and debauchery and
tobacco, alcohol, and impoverishment. Those criminal activities:
drugs; fosters depressive suffering most are the such as prostitution
disorders and suicides. spouse and the children. and money laundering.


PRODIGALITY AND AVARICE
Why is Prodigality a sin against the Common Good?
❑ Prodigality, which is the extravagant lifestyle centered on
excessive spending and disregard for the poor’s basic needs,
is against the virtues of temperance, justice, and solidarity.
❑ Prodigality includes the so-called one-day millionaire, who
dilapidate their salary in a few hours of shopping and
entertainment, surviving the rest of the month by borrowing.

Extravagant luxury is against temperance,
justice, and solidarity
Thewith thebest
second needy.
time is now.

PRODIGALITY AND AVARICE
Why is Avarice against the Seventh Commandment?
❑ Avarice, which is greed for wealth and stinginess

with the needy, is against the Seventh because we
have the moral obligation to help the poor.
❑ Avarice’s punishment is
eternal damnation,
as Jesus explained in
the Parable of the
Rich Man and
Lazarus: where the
greedy and stingy man
was damned for not
sharing his blessing The best time to plant a tree
with the poor (cf. Luke was twenty years ago.
16:19-31).
EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
TRUTH
What is the Truth?
❑ The truth is the conformity of an idea (subject) its
object (predicate). There are three kinds of objects:
LOGICAL TRUTH: FACTUAL TRUTH: ETHICAL TRUTH:
When referring to When referring to the When referring to a
correct reasoning; objective reality; E.g., standard ideals; e.g.,
e.g., “Three plus two “The capital city of “Honest persons do
is equal five.” Italy is Rome.” not steal.”

TRUTH
What is the difference between Error and Lie?
ERROR: It is a false judgment LIE: It is a false judgment due
due to ignorance; such as: to bad intention; like “smoking is
“Diesel engines run on healthy.” It can be fabricated by
gasoline.” It is not a sin, unless withdrawing information or by
caused by culpable ignorance. stating the false.

8. SUMMARY OF THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT

TRUTHFULNESS
What is Truthfulness?
❑ Truthfulness is the attitude of being sincere in words and
upright in actions. Deceitful persons, like the Pharisees,
contradict with their deeds their words; as Jesus commented:
“They do not practice what they preach” (Matthew 23:3).
God is the absolute truth, because he knows all things and never contradicts
himself; hence, more truthful we are, the closer we go to God.

HONESTY AND DISCRETION
Why are Honesty and Discretion complementary?
❑ Honesty, which is the attitude of being straightforward in words
and actions, must be complemented with discretion, which is
the quality of avoiding offenses or revealing private information.
HONESTY without discretion is a DISCRETION without honesty is

fire without control; like revealing culpable cowardice; like married
the addresses of those on Witness spouses removing their wedding
Protection Program. rings in public.

EVANGELIZATION AND MARTYRDOM
Are all Christians called to evangelize?
❑ All of us Christians are called to preach the Gospel by words and
deeds; as commanded by Jesus: “Go into the whole world
and proclaim the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
Blessed Romero was credible Bishop Franz-Peter Elst was suspended

because he practiced because his luxury living contradicted the
what he preached. Gospel.

EVANGELIZATION AND MARTYRDOM
Why is Martyrdom the supreme testimony of Faith?
❑ Martyrdom is the greatest gift of God for two reasons: first,
because it is the supreme witnessing of faith in God and in the
resurrection; second, because it guarantees eternal salvation.
“Lord Jesus Christ” - were the last words

of the 21 Martyrs of Libya of 2015.

LYING
What is Lying?
❑ Lying is to conceal the
truth for an evil purpose:
this can be done by testifying
the false or by hiding the
facts. Liars are the Devil’s
children, as Jesus said: “He
is a liar and the father of
lies” (John 8:44).
❑ The so-called white lies,
which conceal the truth for a
good purpose, such as in
diplomacy or in preventing
scandal and harm, are
innocent forms of discretion Lucifer is the supreme deceiver
and prudence. and the Father of Liars.

LYING
What are the two basic forms of Lying?
1) FALSE TESTIMONY: 2) HIDING THE TRUTH:
Those bearing false witness, Those concealing the necessary truth
especially in a court of law, deserve hinders justice and promotes
God’s wrath, because they have the wrongdoings; as by the maxim: “The
innocents condemned and the guilty only thing necessary for the triumph of
exonerated. evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Raymond
Cardinal Joseph Towler
Bernardin spent 27 accused
was falsely years The Process of Nuremberg condemned also
of in jail for being
molestation; falsely
he forgave convicted
his accuser after the those who deliberately kept silent about the
latterofconfessed
rape; hethe was
truth. compensated Hitler’s extermination camps.
with $3 million.

RASH JUDGMENT, DETRACTION, AND CALUMNY
What are Rash Judgment, Detraction, and Calumny?
❑ These are the mortal sins against Good Reputation:
1) RASH JUDGMENT: It 2) DETRACTION: It is to 3) CALUMNY: It is to
is to presume a person’s disclose a person’s faults attribute faults to an
fault without sufficient without a valid reason and innocent person with
evidence. for the sake of gossip. slanderous intent.
Rash judgments are Gossip is the greatest Slander slays the

based on prejudices entertainment of humankind. speaker, the spoken
and stereotypes. to, and the spoken of.

FLATTERY AND COMPLAISANCE
What are the Two Sins that prevent a sinner’s conversion?
1) FLATTERY: It is the 2) COMPLAISANCE: It is the

excessive and insincere adulation disposition to please a person in
intended to further one’s own immoral circumstances,
interests. It is the first step to an precluding his repentance and
adulterous affair, or as a false conversion. When a crime is
prophet’s device. involved, it becomes connivance.
Flattery corrupts both the The Three Wise Monkeys: hear no

receiver and the giver. evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

DUPLICITY AND HYPOCRISY
What are the Two Offenses against Sincerity?
1) DUPLICITY: It is the act of 2) HYPOCRISY: It is the

deceiving a person by having a pretense of holding beliefs and
double deal; such as the case of virtues that one does not
a married man keeping a secret possess; such as the Scribes and
mistress. the Pharisees in the Gospel.
The Devil is represented as a The mask of hypocrisy hides

snake because of the split-tongue. one’s true identity and feelings.

MOCKERY AND IRONY
What are the sins against Human Respect?
1) MOCKERY: It is to caricature, 2) IRONY: It is to criticize a
by words or actions, a person’s person with harsh and sardonic
aspect or behavior with malicious words; this is particularly
intent. rampant in the political world.
Bullying affects emotional Social media may become an arena

stability and may cause suicide. for unbridled offenses and insults.

REPARATION FOR LYING
What are we to do when facing Detraction and Calumny?
❑ We are forbidden to
actively listen to
detraction and calumny,
much more to repeat
the stories to others.
❑ First, it is our duty to
stop the conversation;
second, if this is not
possible, to change the
topic in another
direction; third, as the
last resort, to remain
silent and showing no
pleasure or interest in it.
THE CONCUPISCENCE OF THE HEART
Why are the Ninth and Tenth Commandment combined?
❑ In the Bible the Ninth and

Tenth Commandments are
combined (cf. Exodus
20:17), because they deal
with the sin of coveting.
❑ It was St. Augustine
(354-430 AD) who split
the one in two for
catechetical purposes:
because the Ninth
Commandment refers to
lustful concupiscence; The catechetical arrangement
of the Ten Commandments
the Tenth, to greedy
was done by St. Augustine.
covetousness.
What is the difference between Thought, Desire, and Action?

How can one overcome Evil Thoughts and Desires?
1) CULTIVATING 2) REGULAR 3) RESISTANCE
THE FEAR OF GOD: PRAYER LIFE: TO TEMPTATIONS:
It consists of the As the body weakens We must willingly
awareness of his holy and dies without constrain our
presence everywhere, substantial nutrition, intellect to resist all
and of the so the soul succumbs temptations, so that
ineluctability of his to temptations without they might
final judgment. a regular prayer life. disappear.

PURITY OF MIND
What is Purity of Mind?
❑ The mind is considered pure when engaged in chaste
and holy thoughts; as Jesus declared: “Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8).
❑ The children
possess the
purity of mind
by nature,
since they
know no
malice; while
the adults must
conquer it by
willpower and
self control. A childlike innocence is a wellspring
of holy thoughts and desires.
TEMPERANCE AND MODESTY
What is Temperance?
❑ Temperance is the
virtue of living in
moderation and of
avoiding any excess,
especially in
connection with food,
drinks, and
entertainment.
❑ Temperance is
essential for
keeping the purity
of heart and
Not surprisingly, most drunkards controlling evil
are also lustful and immoral. thoughts and desires.
CARNAL THOUGHTS AND DESIRES
What are the Carnal Desires?
❑ Carnal desires are any lustful thoughts concerning
immoral sexual activity.
❑ Jesus equated
them with Immoral acts always begin
adulterous with lustful thoughts.
acts, when he
admonished:
“Everyone who
looks at a
woman with lust
has already
committed
adultery with her
in his heart”
(Matthew 5:28).
INDECENCY
What is Indecency?
❑ Indecency is the
Immodesty
attitude of often
encouraging sexual instigates
attraction by immodest sexual
harassment,
clothing, obscene or worst.
conversation, and
dissipated behavior.
❑ According to the New
Testament, we should
cultivate inner beauty
instead of external
clothing and make-up
(cf. Peter 3:3-4).
CONTENTMENT
What is Contentment?
❑ Contentment is the state of being grateful and satisfied
for one’s possessions and condition in life; in line with the
maxim: “Count your blessings instead of your crosses; count
your gains instead of your losses.”
❑ Jesus taught us to Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you
be satisfied with want, but the realization of how much you already
what we have, and have.
to trust in God’s
providence; as he
said: “Seek first the
kingdom of God and
his righteousness,
and all these things
will be given you
besides.” (Matthew
6:33).

CONTENTMENT
Do Material Possessions grant happiness in themselves?
❑ Neither abundance nor scarcity of material possessions grants
happiness or sadness in themselves: lest all the rich
should be happy; and the poor sad - and that is not the case.
❑ Happiness consists of being satisfied with what we have;
while sadness in craving for more.
Not all rich people Not all poor people

are happy. are sad.

ALTRUISM
What is Altruism?
❑ Altruism is the selfless
concern for the well-being
of others; as opposite to
egoism, which is the selfish
attitude of valuing
everything only in
reference to one’s personal
interest.
❑ An altruistic person is
glad about other people’s
material possessions;
whereas, an egoist is Mother Teresa of Calcutta was
envious and covetous for always on a serene mood
them. because of her selflessness.

ALTRUISM
Does Altruism beget happiness?
❑ Altruism begets happiness in itself, because sharing
and caring give joy; as Jesus declared: “It is more
blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).
“The Lord loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7)

GREED
What is Greed?
❑ Greed is the excessive
attachment and
pursuit of material
possessions, which
makes a person
constantly discontented
with his assets.
❑ Greedy thoughts and
desires come from the
recesses of the heart, as
Jesus said: “Where your
“There is a sufficiency on the world for
man’s needs but not for man’s greed” treasure is, there will
- Mahatma Gandhi. your heart be also”
(Matthew 6:21).
ENVY
What is Envy?
❑ Envy is the feeling of sadness and resentment for the
material possessions of others.
❑ The Tenth Commandment forbids coveting the goods of
others, for it is the root of conflicts, fraud, and theft.
“Envy is the ulcer of the soul” – Socrates.

THE TWO WAYS
What are the
Two Ways of Man?
❑ As we conclude this book,
we find ourselves at the
crossing: on the left, the
road of sin and vices that
lead to perdition; on the
right, the road of grace
and virtues that lead to
salvation.
❑ Under whatever
circumstances we might
have reached this
crossroad, it is our
personal responsibility
now to make the right
choice.

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4TH COMMANDMENT

FAMILY, STATE AND CHURCH

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❑ The family is a communion of love because it is

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CHRISTIAN FAMILY: MONOGAMOUS SINFUL RELATIONSHIP: POLyGAMOUS

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