Human freedom is beautiful, fascinating, somewhat mysterious, and, as some might say, even dangerous. It distinguishes us markedly from irrational animals that act mainly by instinct. As far as we know, angels and men are the only creatures in the universe whose powers include the ability to make free will choices. What is the source of this power? Where did it originate?

God bestowed us with the gift of freedom so that we could freely choose the true good and thereby point our lives toward him. It’s a gift of love given for the sake of love. Although our freedom can be used in many excellent ways, the most excellent of them all is to deliberately use it to love God. 

By the use of human freedom, we have the power to shape our life in either positive or negative ways, including the lives of others. Obviously, it’s an immense gift with far reaching consequences. 

Objective: In this course, students will learn about freedom and sin. Students will learn how to explain that our power to make free will choices distinguishes man from all other animals and how to explain what the highest, most excellent use of freedom is.

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