- Moses is Lawgiver
- Through whom the Mosaic Law was revealed
- Commandments of God for the Israelite/Jewish people
- Moses said the Law “is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out.”
- Through whom the Mosaic Law was revealed
- We learn what is right or wrong from the Law of God written on our hearts
- Law is the desire for unity with God and follow His commands
- Natural Law
- Children have a sense of right or wrong
- Don’t always follow it
- Even those who don’t believe in God know this law
- Law is the desire for unity with God and follow His commands
- Good Samaritan is the example of living according to God’s Law
- Knew that the right thing was to help
- Priest, Levite possibly wanted to maintain ritual purity
- Contact with blood required ritual cleansing before performing religious rites
- May have had other good reasons similar to our own
- In a hurry
- Didn’t know what to do
- Good Samaritan may or may not known Mosaic Law
- Followed the law in his heart to love one another
- Christ teaches us His law through His body, the Church
- Sin has corrupted our ability to listen and understand this law
- Office of the Magisterium
- Pope
- Bishops in union with him
- NOT individual priests, theologians
- Gives us the tools to understand and follow God’s Law
- CCC
- Documents and letters of Pope, bishops
- Preaching and exhortation of Pope, bishops, priests in union
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