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The word THEOLOGY means “___ _____ __ ___”.T H E S T U D Y O F G O D

So the Theology of the Body =

The study of God as revealed through the human bodybody

study of God

*Timeline not drawn to scale.

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_______

Everything created is

__________.

Humans are the

____________ of all creation.

________

Humans, with

__________ __________,

reject ______.

Sin, suffering, and death

__________ the world.

_________

God becomes _________ to set us

free from ______,

rescue us from _________, and lead us to the

________________

we all long for.

(______________)

____________ ____________

A number of dangerous ideas become popular:

1. To be free and happy you need to __________

old school (traditional)

_________ and ideals.

2. If it ________ good, do it! (Hedonism)

(Do ____________ you

want, ____________ you

want, with ____________

you want.)

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CREATION

GOOD

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THE FALL

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God

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JESUS

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happiness

JOHN 3:16

THE SEXUALREVOLUTION

reject

rules

feels

whateverwhenever

whomever

_________ _________

______ gives

______ talks

about ______,

______,

______________,

and the ______________

of life.

The new _______________

begins. Blue events = GOOD! Red events = BAD

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Introducing The Theology of the Body

YOUR TASK: Count how many really inappropriate things you see and hear during this intro clip from the 1950s famous show, I Love Lucy.

https://youtu.be/_g4-FqbWh9w

1950s

2000s

Have things changed just

a bit?

FALLACY #1: To become free and happy you need to

reject old school (traditional) rules and ideals.

Good rules are like strong . (They protect you from and help keep you .)harm

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When you get rid of rules meant to keep you

safe and happy...

... You lead yourself AWAY from safety and happiness...safety happiness

... and sometimes into physical or spiritual destruction.

I don’t like your dumb old ____! Be quiet and

let me eat my ____!rules

rocks

Eat cookie dough all day

Shop til’ I drop Not work at work

Sleep in every dayHookup

Do drugs

Drink lots of beer, eat unhealthy food, and binge watch TV

Never do homework or study for tests Never exercise

FALLACY #2: If it feels good, do it! (Hedonism) (“Do whatever you want, whenever you want, with whomever you want!”)

Where in our culture can you find hedonism on display today?

Celebrities

MusicBooks

Magazines the Internet

Advertisements

The Hookup Culture

Drug UseAlcohol Use

Parties

College

TV Shows Movies

CommercialsVideo Games

Social Media

Pornography

“The world offers you . But you were not made for , you were made for .”

- Pope Benedict XVI

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GREATNESS

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THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY_________ _________

______ gives

______ talks

about ______,

______,

______________,

and the ______________

of life.

The new _______________

begins.

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lovesex

marriage

meaning

revolution

*Timeline not drawn to scale.

_______

Everything created is

__________.

Humans are the

____________ of all creation.

________

Humans, with

__________ __________,

reject ______.

Sin, suffering, and death

__________ the world.

_________

God becomes _________ to set us

free from ______,

rescue us from _________, and lead us to the

________________

we all long for.

(______________)

CREATION

GOOD

pinnacle

THE FALL

freewill

God

enter

JESUS

humansin

death

happiness

JOHN 3:16

Blue events = GOOD! Red events = BAD

A E

____________ ____________

A number of dangerous ideas become popular:

1. To be free and happy you need to __________

old school (traditional)

_________ and ideals.

2. If it ________ good, do it! (Hedonism)

(Do ____________ you

want, ____________ you

want, with ____________

you want.)

THE SEXUALREVOLUTION

reject

rules

feels

whateverwhenever

whomever

Introducing The Theology of the Body

Who am I? How should I live?

What will ultimately make me happy? What is love?

What does it mean to be a man or a woman? What can the story of Adam and Eve teach us today?

Why did God give us free will? What “language” does Jesus’ body speak on the cross?

What “languages” can we speak with our bodies?

Questions the Theology of the Body answers:

The sexual revolution left many people starving for authentic love and the fullness of the truth. The Theology of the Body is the answer to that hunger. Thankfully, more and more people are hearing this good news of the Theology of the Body every day.

Leah Darrow

ChastityProject.com

“The theology of the body is a theological time bomb set to go off with dramatic consequences...

- George Weigel

... perhaps in the 21st

century.”

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