LAW

a) Law
b) Eternal law
c) Natural law
d) Human law
e) Christian law
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a) Law

        In our lives, we are able to see that everything has a purpose and a use, and everything needs to have their correct order to work better. Everything within, outside and everything that best suits us require some mechanisms which we call law.

        The law is a group of mechanisms which makes things work better. In order for something to become a law, it must fulfill 3 rules or levels of precepts:

-primary precept. It must be universal and evident to everyone ("Do unto other as you would have others do unto you");
-secondary precept. It must be almost known almost effortlessly ("Everyone gets what he deserves");
-remote principle. It m
ust draw conclusions which come from previous cases and with reasonable cause ("Taking revenge is evil").

b) Eternal law

        God created universal order when he created the world. The eternal law:

-belongs to God,
-decides the destiny of the universe and the order of all things,
-is never changing.

        One example which we have is the gigantic and perfect functioning of all the stars. Although there are more than 200,000 billion known stars, everything keeps its balance… speed, gravity, never getting ahead of it-self or getting confused.

c) Natural law

        Apart from the law which God gave to the entire universe, he also wanted each and every thing its own working rules. These rules which are withing natural things are called natural law, and they are invisible. They are written in the heart of every natural creature and show themselves by always following the same rules.

        Natural law:

-belongs to nature,
-decides what it can and can’t do,
-never changes.

        One example which we have is the way a river flows. Nobody knows why, but it always flows the same way. Or a person’s birth we always have 2 arms, 2 eyes, 2 feet…

d) Human laws

        These have been promulgated by the legitimate authority, for the common good. The legitimate authority must be chosen democratically, and should not be too different from its competitor. And the common good must be the result of reasoning, and not of a personal whim.

        Human laws:

-belong to the governments,
-decide what is reasonable and what is not,
-can and should change with the times.

        One example we have are traffic signs. Today, one politician in power planes a stop sign in me place, but tomorrow another places it in another place.

        All human laws must be respected and obeyed. There are only two justifiable cases of non-fulfillment:

-conscientious objection, only when it violates my private or religious privacy;
-disobedience, o
nly if it acts against natural or eternal law.

e) Christian law

        This is the Decalogue that God dictated to Moses, which have been perfected little by little in the revelation and which came to a peak with Christ coming to Earth and his double commandment of love.

        Christian law:

-belongs to Jesus Christ,
-decides what is right and what is wrong,
-is applied by the Church.

        The 10 commandments are the nucleus of the Christian law. As they were dictated by God, no authority can ever change them, and the church is in charge of watching over, explaining and updating them.

 

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