Dignity of the Human Person

• CFC 387 tells us that God created human beings out of His divine goodness and love, to share His goodness with others, not because of any need or imperfection. He created us so we can experience His love and goodness. This means that God is a loving God and that He is good.
• The main requirement of the Church in the Sacrament of Marriage is that both spouses love each other. Because of this love for each other, the husband and wife are given the right and privilege to procreate.
• Since human beings are created because of love, humans are by nature loving persons. If we do evil, then we act contrary to our nature. This means that the only way for us to be truly human is to be loving persons.
• Human Dignity is the intrinsic worth or value of a human person, simply put, halaga ng tao sa mata ng Diyos.
• Imago Dei is the doctrine that said human beings were created in the image of God
• Sanctify means to make something holy, and the process of sanctification is based on the rites or materials used.
• In a theological sense, in the redemption of Jesus Christ himself, we were sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• • Genesis 1:26-27, 31

  Then God said: Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the tame animals, all the wild animals, and all the creatures that crawl on the earth. God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed—the sixth day.
• What are the main points of Genesis 1:26-27, 31?

  1. Imago Dei
  2. Stewardship and Responsibility
  3. Destined Goodness
• imago → image

  dei → God
• What does being created in the image and likeness of God mean?

  It means that God gave the human person a spiritual and immortal soul, intellect (understanding), freedom, and free will—destining him for eternal beautitude.
• Intellect


  God gave humans the ability to think and understand.
• Freedom is a state of self-determination, not concerned in choice of action.
• Free will is the ability to choose.
• Because of freedom and free will, humans can choose between good and evil.
• Through the soul, the human person is the image of God, since God is Spirit and the soul is spiritual.