natural law
This idea goes back to the previous era of Greek philosophy. The first use of the term is Sophocles' Antigone (fourth century BC), which compared to the punishment of her uncle Creon, not allowing his brother to be buried, Antigone appeals to another unwritten rule that is before and higher than that dictated by the king, comes after Antiphon as opposed to the civil law to natural law, Epictetus formula and rule of conduct proposed as the first principle of natural law: we must do good and avoid evil, Cicero said that there is a law that is true to nature, known to all, constant and eternal, which is not lawful to usurp or waived or something, is a law of human nature itself, is the law of man, it corresponds to the rational structure of human beings.
In Christian thought natural law is interpreted as the divine law written by God in human nature. In this regard Justin says there are general laws, natural and eternal. Tertullian and the Jews found in the Law of Moses the fullness of the natural law, so Christians are like the law of Christ the development of Jewish law. St. Jerome says that the former is the natural law, common to all men, then the Mosaic Law given by God to his people, to hear the Jews, who boast that they alone have received the Law of God: all men the orb of the earth were the principle of natural law. Augustine says that this law is written in the hearts of men, even the thief can steal, sin is to disobey that law written on the inside of men. St. Gregory the Great says that the Lord gave man intelligence so that natural law is obligated to know if their works are good or bad. Origen argues, natural law is superior to all other human laws. And the reason is its origin: it is written on the nature of all men. Consequently, he adds, the Church can not be subjected to unjust laws of the State. Parents emphasize three key aspects 1. The goodness of God to men by giving them the law. 2. The responsibility of the person using it. 3. The degradation to which man can reach when not fulfilled.
Contemplation of the natural law in the Revelation: Several authors inquire about this issue to give an answer, we have that says Diez Macho is not explicit but implicit in the New Testament. Chiavacci natural law that says it is not a biblical concept originally, but Greek, but all the wisdom literature is a moral reflection, we have for example the Decalogue, which states moral precepts contained in the natural law. The Bible is not a philosophy book or a manual of morals, hence the term we can not find it expressly. moral theological doctrine of natural law, double critique of natural law: metaphysics has greatly influenced the moral theological reflection, which makes re-evaluate the concept of natural law in relation to both discernment of Christian values, as in the argument for their content. Another criticism is that modern theology is increasingly leaving out the concept of natural law in their submissions and justifications. Several documents have been released from the teacher explaining the concept as a means to recover to establish budgets act rationally some of Christian ethics, the forerunner of this is Leo XIII created the Rerum Novarum in which proposes the subordination of human law to the wisdom of God, this is the highest ratio of divine lawgiver, which is printed on the man in the force of law consists in imposing duties, to confer rights and punishing behaviors, this shows that the same natural law is the eternal law eggs in beings endowed with reason, that inclines to action and end it for them, is the eternal reason of the Creator and Ruler of the universe. Concepts Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1. It expresses the dignity of the person and determines the basis of their rights and duties. 2. Sets the sense of its historicity, its implementation and its continuity over time. 3. Is unchanging, subsists under the flux of ideas and customs, and supports their progress. 4. Provides a solid foundation on which man can build the structure of moral rules that govern it.
