NATURAL LAW IN OUR LIVES… Class 15, Q3—RS3 NATURAL LAW IN OUR LIVES…

JOURNAL QUESTION: If you alone could make up a new law that would make our country more fair, what would it be? Why?

Inclination to Know the Truth We all seek to have our biggest questions answered Science, wisdom, knowledge help us answer these questions Human speech is either in accord with or in opposition to God who is Truth itself. SUPPORT: THREATEN:

Inclination to Establish a Just Society It describes how humans are social and are drawn to “associate with others.” We need each other to survive. The natural sign of this is LANGUAGE: in order to survive with others we need to communicate with them This deals with the rights each person is due by virtue of being human (UDHR) SUPPORT: THREATEN:

Inclination to Have a Family This is not JUST about our sexual desires People want to start a family Our first experience of life is within the family God created us in his image as sexual beings (Genesis 1:27-28). One clear evidence of this is kids SUPPORT: THREATEN:

Inclination for Self-Preservation Desire to exist and love of your health Right to legitimate self-defense Pushes us to thrive and develop It “also underlies the advancement in medicine and healthcare that play an important role in our society.” SUPPORT: THREATEN: torture, abortion, suicide, euthanasia