Chapter 5 Truth and Freedom 1. Freedom is the ability to desire and choose the good. It means accepting responsibilities of authentic love. 2. Freedom is not about escaping rules, responsibilities, or external constraints. Authentic freedom involves accepting and living out the truth of who we are (children of God) and for what we are created (love and communion). 3. Once we choose God and allow him to transform our desires, then the moral life becomes a life not about rules, but about love. 4. Living for ourselves leaves us unfulfilled. 5. God gives us free will. Chart pg. 74 6. Concupiscence=inclination to evil. 7. Lust is self-gratification at the expense of another. 8. Who heard “The truth will set you free” The words that proceed are “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth and….. 9. Sacrament of Reconciliation Truth is more than learning what is right or wrong It is about being with Jesus 10. Pg. 78 true or false 11. Scripture quotes pg. 79
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