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The Wri0ng of the Bible

“‘...Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mt. 22:39)
Canon of Scriptures
Brief Review Refresher What is a canon?
TCE 111 Chris0an Educa0on - A Greek word, referred to a “stalk of reed” that was
used to measure.
Body of knowledge/science - Later, known to be “a standard concept of
❖Holy Scriptures – Old and New Testaments – Bible measurement”.
*Biblically based
❖Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ Canon of the Old Testament
❖Teachings/Doctrines/Dogmas of the Church
❖TradiOon of the Church

What is the Bible?

• Word of God
• Testament/Covenant
• Holy/Sacred Book or Scripture
• Ta Biblia
• Revealed Word of God
• Book of books
• Mini-library

- There is no single definiOon and meaning of the

Bible. Either a person defines it technically or
according to his/her personal convicOon.
SO FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR DEFINITION.
- The Bible was originally wri\en in Hebrew, Aramaic
and Greek

Divisions of the Bible

1. The Old Testament
2. The New Testament

The Old Testament: Total Number of Books

39 books = Protestants and other Churches
46 books = Roman Catholic Church

Why the different number of books?

*For the Protestants = Apocryphal Books
Apocrypha = “things that are hidden” (Greek word)

*For the Roman Catholics = Deuterocanonical Books

1. Tobit
The Apocryphal Books or Deuterocanonicals
2. Judith
3. The Wisdom of Solomon 15 Books = TradiOonal Number
4. EcclesiasOcus 14 Books = Present Form
*Le\er of Jeremiah became the final chapter of Baruch.
5. Baruch
6. The First Book of Maccabees
The 15 Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books
7. The Second Book of Maccabees
1. The First Book of Esdras
2. The Second Book of Esdras
Deuterocanonicals = second set of standard or
3. Tobit
authorized/accepted books.
4. Judith
*Deuterocanonico
5. The AddiOons to the Book of Esther

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6. The Wisdom of Solomon

7. EcclesiasOcus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach
8. Baruch
9. The Le\er of Jeremiah (This le\er is incorporated as
the last chapter of Baruch)
10. The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young
Men
11. Susanna
12. Bel and the Dragon
13. The Prayer of Manasseh
14. The First Book of Maccabees
15. The Second Book of Maccabees

The Septuagint Bible

- This is the Old Testament Bible translaOon from the
Hebrew language into the Koine Greek language.
Septuagint
- it means The translaOon of the Seventy.
- LXX: Roman Numerals commonly used abbreviaOon
- The Septuagint contains the Apocryphal books
- In the course of Ome The Septuagint became known
as the Greek Version of the Bible (Old and New
Testaments)
The Canon of the New Testament
The WriOng of the New Testament
The Intertestamental Period
- “Silent Years” = 400 years
- only silent/quiet in the sense that there were no
prophets from God who were wriOng Scripture
- Koine’ Greek = original language
- 27 total number of books use by all churches
In the passing of centuries, the Church/ChrisOanity
conOnued to spread and gained power, the Bible also
undergone changes.
The LaOn language became the official language of the
church and also widely used by the Western Church.
Vulgate - the LaOn version of the Bible
1517: The ReformaOon
*MarOn Luther – a German Reformer
English Version of the Bible (translaOon)
*Tyndale Bible – 1526 *Bishop’s Bible - 1568
*Great Bible – 1539 *King James Version - 1611
*Geneva Bible – 1560 *etc.
Philippine Church History
1521: The discovery of the Philippines and the spread of
ChrisOanity

*Friars
*Vulgate Bible

1898: The coming of the Americans and introducOon of

ProtestanOsm

*Missionaries
*English Bible
- American Standard Version
- New InternaOonal Version

The Words of God translated into the common language/s of

the Filipinos

1905: The Filipino Bible

*Ang Biblia
*Magandang Balita Biblia

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The Philippine Bible Society is one of the primary movers of - most general type of love in Scripture, encompassing
translaOng the Bible into different Regional love for fellow humans.
Languages/Dialects - PLATONIC, means “without physical a\racOon.”

What official version of the Bible is used by the Church? STORGE

Example of versions officially use by the Roman Catholic - describes family love, the affecOonate bond that
Church and the Protestant Churches: develops naturally between parents and children,
PROTESTANT CHURCH, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH and brothers and sisters (kinship).
OTHERS - love of family.
• King James Version • The Living Bible Catholic - Although it closely resembles philia (a love without
• Revised Standard Version Ed. physical a\racOon).
• Geneva Bible. • The New American Bible - natural form of affecOon that oten flows between
• New InternaOonal Version • Revised Standard Version parents and their children, and children for their
– Catholic Ed. parents.
• Jerusalem Bible
AGAPE
Each version of the Bible has its own literary style that is - the highest of the four types of love in the Bible.
unique from the others. - God's immeasurable, incomparable love for
humankind.
We modern-day ChrisOans, believed that the Bible contains - It is the divine love that comes from God. Agape love
everything that is necessary to salvaOon. However, we can is perfect, uncondiOonal, sacrificial, and pure.
only achieved it by using the Bible meaningfully, that is, we
read, pray, study, reflect and live the words of God with faith. Other kinds of love

“LUDUS” OR PLAYFUL LOVE

MASTER WHAT IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT? - a feeling when a person go through the early stages
of falling in love with someone, like the affecOon
"LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL between young lovers.
AND MIGHT" (Ma\hew 22:37-38)
“PHILAUTIA” OR SELF LOVE
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" - form of self-love is not the unhealthy vanity,
(Ma\hew 22:39) selfishness or, self- obsession that is focused on
personal fame, gain and fortune. It is understood
What is Love? that to love others, we must first learn to love
- intense feeling of deep affecOon. ourselves.
- A\racOon base on sexual desire.
- Love is one of the most powerful emoOons a human “PRAGMA” OR ENDURING LOVE
can experience. - a love that has aged, matured, and developed over
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Ome.
- beyond the physical, it has transcended the casual,
Love in the Bible and it is a unique harmony that has formed over
Types of love Ome.

EROS LOVE “MANIA” OR OBSESSIVE LOVE

- is the Greek word for sensual or romanOc love. - a type of love that leads a partner into a type of
- The term originated from the mythological Greek madness and obsessiveness.
god of love - EROS. - A person can become possessive and jealous lovers,
- In the Roman Culture counterpart is CUPID. feeling as though they desperately “need” their
partners
PHILIA
- an inOmate love in the Bible that most ChrisOans
pracOce toward each other.
- describes the powerful emoOonal bond seen in deep
friendships.
- considered a love between equals
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WHO IS MY/OUR NEIGHBOR?
- A person who lives nearby, normally in a house or
apartment that is next door or, in the case of houses,
(people living) across the street.
- Social context: family members/relaOves and friends
- Biblical context: sick people, needy and helpless,
sinners and enemies
- The whole of mankind is our neighbor.
How to love our neighbors?
- Love can be realized or consummated primarily
through our words, thoughts, acOons, or works.
- Like simple acts of kindness, showing compassion
and mercy, etc.
- Jesus, within his ministry showed love to the
different members of the community regardless of
their race, social status, and situaOon in life. He
treated them all as neighbors – loving them equally.
5 ways to love our neighbors.
So what does loving our neighbors look like? In
acOon: Loving our neighbor goes far beyond peering over the
fence. To love our neighbor means to serve our communiOes
in ways that is appropriate to the needs of Ome. A conOnuous
flow of goodwill and peaceful
intent.
1. Be Generous - There are many things we can give
away and all but one of them are free. Our Ome,
talents, kindness, compassion, joy, and prayers are all
free-flowing things meant not for hoarding but
conOnuous sharing. We should be generous with our
material wealth as well, even when it is small.
2. Be Ethical - Being ethical means conforming to
accepted moral standards. It is doing the right thing,
even when no one else is around to witness it. It is
choosing to not lie, cheat, steal or hurt others. It
includes also stepping up to intervene when you are
a witness to wrongdoing.
3. Be Fair - Judge all things and people honestly. We
aren’t to show parOality to a poor man just because
of his situaOon, but the same applies to a rich man as
well. Only a person’s character should determine
what judgment we render. Be fair in all that we do.
4. Be Kind - Being kind means having empathy and/or
sympathy. Feeling what the other person is feeling.
Understanding someone else's suffering. Kindness
improves our quality of life at home and the
community. It brings people together.
5. Be Peaceful - Man is capable to hate others. We
someOmes held grudges and anger inside of us. We
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may have even plo\ed revenge at one point or
another in life. Forgive. Let it go. Forgive and move
on...
“A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but
for neglecOng his neighbors.”
= Richard Whately, BriOsh Theologian 1787-1863
The Giving of the 10 Commandments
- From Egypt, the Israelites made a stop-over at Mt.
Sinai/Horeb.
- Moses went up the mountain and received the 10
Commandments.
- The Hebrews were given the choice to accept or
reject it.
- The People Accepted the 10 Commandments
The Ten Commandments/Decalogue/The Ten Words [ Ex.
20:1-17; Dt. 5:1-22 ]
Purpose and Relevance of the Commandments
- given to the Israelites to guide them in their daily life
as they journey towards Canaan and onwards when
they eventually possessed the land.
- The commandments is oten misunderstood. People
think of them as a negaOve list of “Thou shalt not”.
- God is sezng limitaOons to man’s freedom within
which people are to live freely. Within those
boundaries there is freedom, not imprisonment,
because the commandments (synonymously laws,
rules and regulaOons) protect the society from
behavior which would destroy it.
- The primary command is the first: Thou shall not
have other gods before me. "Monotheism" - the
belief in and the worship of one God only - is the
very heart of the covenant.
- In the Protestant Church List the first four
commandments regulate/define man's relaOonship
with God, while the Roman Catholic Church List, the
first three. The next six/seven other commandments
define our relaOonship with our fellowmen. They are
a concrete example on how to show our love to Him.
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THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other
gods before Me” (Exodus 20:2-3).
MONOTHEISM VS POLYTHEISM
- There is only One God. He is the source of all that we
are. The First Commandment teaches us to know and
love only One God (MonotheisOc belief). To
gratefully accept His Lordship and worship Him
above everything.
- We should allow nothing to come before Him and
prevent us from serving and obeying Him, either an
object or a human being. Nothing and nobody is
more important than our creator.
- "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not
worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter
more than Me is not worthy of Me” (Ma\ew 10:37)
Some AcOons and PracOce Against the First Commandment
• Idolatry – The worship of images, idols and other
material things
• Adhering to supersOOous beliefs and pracOces – The
use of charms or spells, believes in dreams and folk
pracOces.
• The pracOce of divinaOon: the seeking knowledge of
the future or to supposed to “unveil” the future by
Supernatural means.
- Fortune-telling or having one’s fortune told. God
does not reveal to anyone, anybody’s future. He is
the author of life; He alone knows the future of a
person.
- Conjuring up the dead
- ConsulOng Horoscope, Astrology and mediums.
*These acOons and pracOces contradict the honor, respect,
and loving fear that we owe to God alone.
THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the
earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth”
(Exodus 20:4).
- The first commandment emphasized that there is
nothing more important than God, including human
being. The second commandment is closely linked
with the first. We must not reduce God to a likeness
of a physical object. Doing so is unquesOonably
unacceptable to God.
- It explicitly forbids the use of any type of inanimate
or lifeless imagery, “any likeness of anything that is in
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heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,...” in
the worship of the living God.
What Is God Like, Physically/How God LOOK like?
- Only God can reveal what He is like. Seemingly, in the
Second Commandment God tells mankind: “Don't try
to tell Me what I am like. I will tell you what I am like!
It is important that you correctly understand that I
will accept no representaOons of Me.” This is, to put
nothing in the place of God.
- Jesus made this clear when He said, “God is Spirit,
and those who worship Him must worship in spirit
and truth” (John 4:24). We are not to worship God
with images and meaningless rituals.
- Yet God did create on earth a likeness of Himself in
humans. He specifically tells us that “God created
man in his own image;... male and female created he
them.” Genesis 1:27
- And we have perfect pa\ern of God’s character.
Jesus Christ, as a human being, so perfectly
represented what God is like that He told His
disciples, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father”
(John 14:9).]
AcOons and PracOces Against the Second Commandment
- The Second Commandment explicitly forbids the use
of any type of inanimate or lifeless imagery.
- IDOLATRY = Although no single biblical passage
contains a complete definiOon of idolatry, the subject
is addressed in numerous passages, so that idolatry
may be summarized as the worship of idols or
images; the worship of polytheisOc gods by use of
idols or images; the worship of created things (trees,
rocks, animals, astronomical bodies, or another
human being); and the use of idols in the worship of
God.
- MarOn Luther taught that whatever a person places
their trust or prioriOes in, other than God, can
become an idol.
- The Second Commandment reminds us that God is
far greater than anything we can see or imagine . We
must never let that knowledge be pushed aside using
some image or likeness in our worship of God!
THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for
the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in
vain” (Exodus 20:7).
The Purpose And Meaning Of The Third Commandment
- God is idenOfied with his name. Therefore, we
should use his name with the greatest respect.
- Respect for God’s name is respect to God Himself
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- Respect is the cornerstone/basis/foundaOon of good
relaOonships.
- The quality of our relaOonship with God depends on
the love and regard we have for Him. It also depends
on the way we express respect for Him in the
presence of others. Having a relaOonship with God
demands that we represent Him accurately, sincerely
and respec|ully by using His name appropriately. We
are expected always to honour who and what He is.
What the 3rd Commandment Forbids
- The use of God's name in a degrading or in any way
disrespec|ul manner
- To insult God’s name is to insult and show disrespect
to the person of God. When we use the name of
God, we should do it with honour and respect.
- Conversely, the use of God's name in a humorous
and degrading manner.
- Abuse of God’s name or improper use of the name of
God, e.g. expression (OMG!) and comment (“alam ng
Diyos”).
- Profanity = defiling the name of God, like curse,
swear word, bad language, sacrilege, blasphemy.
- Making promises and oath not meant to be fulfilled
are also common sin committed.
- We must always remember that the Lord’s name is
Holy.
- We must take it to heart and it is clear that God
Himself does not take it lightly the acts of
disrespecting his name; “for the LORD will not hold
him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
- “In essence, God must not be subject of ridicule nor
disrespect by “abusing” His name of anyone least of
all those He has created out of nothing, i.e man.”
THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall
labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath
to the LORD your God;...” (Exodus 20:8-11).
The Beginning, Purpose And Meaning Of The Fourth
Commandment:
- The word “Sabbath” from the Hebrew verb Shabbat,
means "to rest from labor", the day of rest. In
Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath is a day set aside
for rest and worship. According to the Book of
Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh
day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of
rest, as God rested from creaOon.
- God's acOon in creaOon is the model for human
acOon. If God "rested and was refreshed" on the
seventh day, man too ought to "rest" and should let
himself and others, "be refreshed." The sabbath
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brings everyday work to a halt and provides a “break
for relaxaOon” of both mind and body.
How Do We Observe The Sabbath:
- On Sabbath, the faithful are to refrain from engaging
in work or acOviOes that hinder the worship owed to
God. A day for man to relax, and recuperate both
body and soul, that as an end, we may be\er serve
Him and our neighbor.”
- As a Family: Once a week, we devote Ome and care
to our families and relaOves (family bonding).
- Sabbath is a Ome for reflecOon, silence, and
meditaOon which deepen the growth of spiritual life.
Types Of Work/AcOviOes
1. Servile Work = work that is physical in nature and
generally forbidden on Sabbath Day. These are heavy
manual works, or such work as in a given society
people commonly associate with strenuous
effort/work.
2. Liberal Works = work that is recreaOonal, relaxing or
performed out of charity for others. Examples:
Singing in choir, reading, studying, wriOng, painOng.
Human AcOviOes and Necessary Servile Work on Sabbath Day
• Charity (altruism) is always allowed on the Lord’s
Day.
• Family needs or important social service can
legiOmately excuse from the obligaOon of Sunday
rest. The faithful should see to it that legiOmate
excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial (harmful) to
sabbath, family life, and health.
• Necessary servile work is also permi\ed: police,
firemen, medical personnel, taxis, gas staOons,
restaurants and feeding live stocks.
• Also playing at a\ending sporOng events or leisure
trips are both fine, as long as they are kept with the
proper perspecOve of the Lord’s day and not seen as
more important than the Lord or Holy Eucharist.
The ChrisOan Sabbath
- Majority of ChrisOans Churches, the observance of
the Sabbath is transferred to Sunday, the day that
Jesus rose from the dead – the ResurrecOon. Jesus
rose from the dead "on the first day of the week.
- It symbolizes the new creaOon ushered in by Christ's
ResurrecOon. For ChrisOans it has become the first of
all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord's Day.
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
“Honor your father and your mother,..” (Exodus 20:12).
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The Purpose And Meaning Of The Fith Commandment
- The commandment is addressed explicitly to a
person in relaOonship to his/her parents - father and
mother.
- The commandment requires us to do the following
to our Parents: To give respect, show graOtude,
recognize their dignity and authority, and to offer
assistance in their difficulOes when they grow old.
Other Individuals Included In The Commandment:
1. Members of the extended family, i.e. including
grandparents, aunts, uncles, other relaOves and even
our ancestors.
2. The commandment extends to the members of the
society vested with due authority like relaOonship of
students to teachers, employees to employers, and
ordinary ciOzens to those who govern.
The FoundaOon Of Giving Honor To Parents
1. The Divine Fatherhood (i.e. we are all children of
God). God gave us human parents to take care of our
physical, emoOonal and spiritual needs. In honoring
our parents we honor God.
2. Parental Love. From the beginning, the capability of
the person to love are first awakened by parental
love. It is an innate a\ribute of man to reciprocate
the love given him by his parents - father and
mother. A concrete manifestaOon of that love is
honoring them.
What the 5th commandment forbids
- DISRESPECT
- ISOBEDIENCE
- SHAME
- HATRED
- ABUSE OF AUTHORITY AND POWER
- CHILD ABUSE
LimitaOons of The Commandment
- Parental authority is limited by the rights of the
children. Children are not their parents’ property.
They owe obedience to their parents in the context
and understanding that they are not yet capable of
making their own decisions and taking full
responsibility for their own acOons.
- Parents must not a\empt to limit or influence their
children’s wills except as far as is necessary in the
children’s interest and welfare. Parental authority is
limited by the rights of the children.
- Parents should and must not interfere on the
following:
• Such as choice of career/profession and
marriage
• Even includes unimportant ma\ers like
fashion.
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When does the commandment end?
- As the child grow up he conOnue to respect his
parents unOl emancipated (set free) through
marriage.
- This is the Ome that he/she form his/her own family.
- In marriage a person does not stop observing the
commandment. As long as a person lives he is
morally connected to his parents, and thus, obey the
commandment.
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Thou shall not kill (Ex. 20:13)
The Meaning Of The Sixth Commandment And What It
Forbids
- THE COMMANDMENT COMMANDS NOT TO KILL, it
demands the utmost respect for human life and its
sacredness both in one self and in others. The central
prohibiOon is the condemnaOon of any direct,
intenOonal killing of innocent human being.
THE SANCTITY OF LIFE (Gen. 1:27)
- “Human life is sacred because from its beginning it
involves the creaOve acOon of God and it remains
forever in a special relaOonship with the Creator,
who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from
its beginning unOl its end: no one can under any
circumstance claim for himself the right directly to
destroy an innocent human being.”
- We believe that human beings are created by God in
His image. Therefore, every person, from concepOon
to natural death, possesses inherent dignity and
immeasurable worth—including preborn children,
elderly individuals, those with special needs and
others marginalized by society. We are called to
defend, protect, and value all human life.
Human AcOons and Thoughts Forbid By The Commandment
• It denounced murderous anger and hatred as
immoral.
• It also forbids any indirect act, or failure to act, that
brings about a person’s death. For example, refusing
to help a person in mortal danger.
• Other acOons that put people in danger or lead to
the loss of life are equally against the
commandment.
LimitaOons Of The Commandment
KILLING is ending the life of another living being.
MURDER = to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with
premeditated malice
HOMICIDE = Homicide is a broad term that can apply to both
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intenOonal and unintenOonal killing. JUST = refers to acOng or
being in conformity with what is morally upright or good
When is the lost of life permissible and JusOfied?
JUST = refers to acOng or being in conformity with what
is morally upright or good
1. Self-defense (JusOfiable Homicide). “When one is
force to defend his life, he is not guilty of murder
even if one gives the aggressor a lethal blow that led
to death.”
2. For the good and welfare of the society. In grave
cases punishing an aggressor that may even extend
to capital punishment so that he cannot inflict harm
again.
What does the Scriptures say about the Commandment?
- Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by
man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in
his own image.
- LeviOcus 24:17 “‘Anyone who takes the life of a
human being is to be put to death.
- RevelaOon 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the
faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the
sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars,
their porOon will be in the lake that burns with fire
and sulfur, which is the second death.”
“Respect for a person’s life, his bodily and mental integrity
and health belongs to the fundamental rights of man. To this
rights corresponds the duty of respecOng the health and life
of others as well as of one’s own person.”
THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery (Ex. 20:14)
Understanding the 7th Commandment
- The dicOonary defines “ADULTERY” as voluntary
sexual intercourse between a married person and a
person who is not his or her spouse.”
- Adultery refers to marital infidelity (unfaithfulness).
When two partners, of whom at least one is married
to another party, have sexual relaOons, even
transient (temporary) ones – they commi\ed
adultery.
- Fidelity = “faithful or loyal”.
- Jesus broadened the meaning of Adultery.
- Ma\hew 5:28 “But I say to you that everyone who
looks at a woman with lus|ul intent has already
commi\ed adultery with her in his heart.”
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Why Adultery is Wrong?
The Commandment And The Scriptures
- LeviOcus 20:10 “If a man commits adultery with the
wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the
adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among
all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God
will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NIV Or do you not know that
wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do
not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor
idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with
men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor
slanderers nor swindlers will inherit
The 7th commandment and the Scriptures forbid adultery
absolutely.
The CommandmentAnd Church Teachings
The Church being the authority on morals and faith
emphasizes:
- That sexual love must be done only under the
sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Conjugal/Marital Love
takes away the place of sexual love (eroOc love) in
marriage.
- Marriage must be Monogamous. One spouse at a
Ome.
- Thomas Aquinas taught that ChrisOan marriage is a
sacrament contracted before the Church, has God as
the witness to the bond of fidelity, and legiOmates
conjugal sexual contact between a man and a
woman.
- In order to protect and sustain marriage, husband
and wife have to respect both the marriage bond
they freely made and the conjugal act prosper and
exclusive to them.
The Marriage Vow
"In the name of God, I, _____, take you, _____, to be
my wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day
forward, for be\er, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, unOl
parted by death. This is my solemn vow."
The Commandment: Sexuality and SancOty of Marriage
- Sexuality is a git from God. Its primary purpose
according to Gen. 1:28 is the bearing of
children(procreaOon).
- God established the union of man and
woman:Therefore a man shall leave his father and
mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh” (Gen.2:24).
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The Second Great Commandment

- Jesus confirmed the holiness of marriage in the New

Testament when He said, “So they are no longer two,
but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined
together, let no one separate” (Ma\. 19:6).

The 7th Commandment was designed to protect the sancOty

of marriage and show the importance of faithfulness (fidelity).

ProhibiOons And ViolaOons Of The Commandment

- Porneia from Greek word which means "generally,
every kind of extramarital, unlawful or unnatural
sexual intercourse/acOvity".
- Premarital sex- sexual acOvity pracOced bypeople
before they are married.
- ProsOtuOon- the sale of sexual services for a fee.
- BesOality- sexual acOvity between a person and an
animal.
- Incest- carnal union between members of the same
family.
- MasturbaOon- the deliberate sOmulaOon of the
genital organs for pleasure.
- Rape- sexual violence against a defenseless person.
- Homosexuality- sexual behavior between members
of the same sex or gender.

NegaOve Effects of Adultery

- Adultery is an act of injusOce.

- He/she transgresses the rights of the other spouse,
and undermines the insOtuOon of marriage by
breaking the contract on which is based.
- A person who commits adultery fails in his/her
commitment. He/she does injury to the sign of the
covenant which the marriage bond is.
- He/she compromises the good of human generaOon
and the welfare of children who need their parents’
stable union

Let us always remember:

-When God created man and woman. He gave them personal

dignity (self-worth) equally to the one and the other. In this
essence man and woman must treat each other fairly and
justly.
-God designed man and woman in creaOon to be together
and to need each other. Through Marriage they are united.
The Divine Laws and in parOcular the Seventh
Commandment sancOfied the marriage relaOonship and
establish it as the foundaOon of the family, which in turn
stands also as the foundaOon and most important building
block of society

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