Anthonio Oglesby Mr. Sherman Theology February 8, 2015 Natural Law The Natural Law or also referred to as the law of nature is known to be a system of law that is determined by nature; but some would say that natural law is the kind of “reason” which “faith” informs. Natural Law is central to Roman Catholic moral theology, and over hundreds of years there has been many brilliant philosophers who all had different ideas and opinions of what Natural Law is and where in our bodies do it come from our heart (nature) or our minds (reason). Richard M. Gula, S.S. was one who emphasize that Natural Law doesn’t consist of nature but deals more with reasoning. The advantage of using natural law is that that the church presents respect for human goodness and trusts their capacity to know what is right and what is wrong. The church can also determine the rightness or wrongness of certain actions to all people of good will not just the people who share similar religious views. However, the big disadvantage to this view is that it can lead to handling Christian mortality over to moral philosophy, where religious beliefs do not …show more content…
The first three commandments state that God is the only source of power and nothing should be placed above him. The rest of commandments are “do not’s” or “neighbourly rules” that are already engraved in our hearts not to do, this is where the consciousness plays a big part in right and wrong. Although, some may say that there is some reasoning behind following God’s commandments; but the only reason we feel there is reasoning behind the commandments is that it seems so simple because it is already instilled in our hearts as our conscious. In conclusion, Natural Law is the “Law of Hearts” where goodness flows out the nature of God. If we follow our natural law and take care of one another as God suggests we can be closer to