CLE Grade 10 Notes

CLE FIRST QUARTER NOTES
A. CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

- Is necessary for each member of the Church; as a way of carrying out the Social
mission of the Church.
- Our response to Christ to help in social transformation.
- It is an INTRINSIC (natural or essential) factor in following Jesus in His saving
mission on earth, through the grace of the Holy Spirit.
B. ON HUMAN SUFFERING: STORY OF JOB IN RELATION TO OUR CSR
SUMMARY OF THE STORY OF JOB
Job is a wealthy man living in a land called Uz with his large family and extensive
flocks. He is “blameless” and “upright,” always careful to avoid doing evil (1:1). One
day, Satan (“the Adversary”) appears before God in heaven. God boasts to Satan
about Job’s goodness, but Satan argues that Job is only good because God has
blessed him abundantly. Satan challenges God that, if given permission to punish the
man, Job will turn and curse God. God allows Satan to torment Job to test this bold
claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job’s life in the process.
In the course of one day, Job receives four messages, each bearing separate
news that his livestock, servants, and ten children have all died due to marauding
invaders or natural catastrophes. Job tears his clothes and shaves his head in
mourning, but he still blesses God in his prayers. Satan appears in heaven again, and
God grants him another chance to test Job. This time, Job is afflicted with horrible
skin sores. His wife encourages him to curse God and to give up and die, but Job
refuses, struggling to accept his circumstances.
Three of Job’s friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, come to visit him, sitting with
Job in silence for seven days out of respect for his mourning. On the seventh day,
Job speaks, beginning a conversation in which each of the four men shares his
thoughts on Job’s afflictions in long, poetic statements.
Job curses the day he was born, comparing life and death to light and darkness.
He wishes that his birth had been shrouded in darkness and longs to have never
been born, feeling that light, or life, only intensifies his misery. Eliphaz responds that
Job, who has comforted other people, now shows that he never really understood
their pain. Eliphaz believes that Job’s agony must be due to some sin Job has
committed, and he urges Job to seek God’s favor. Bildad and Zophar agree that Job
must have committed evil to offend God’s justice and argue that he should strive to
exhibit more blameless behavior. Bildad surmises that Job’s children brought their
deaths upon themselves. Even worse, Zophar implies that whatever wrong Job has
done probably deserves greater punishment than what he has received.
Job responds to each of these remarks, growing so irritated that he calls his
friends “worthless physicians” who “whitewash [their advice] with lies” (13:4). After
making pains to assert his blameless character, Job ponders man’s relationship to
God. He wonders why God judges people by their actions if God can just as easily
alter or forgive their behavior. It is also unclear to Job how a human can appease or
court God’s justice. God is unseen, and his ways are inscrutable and beyond human
understanding. Moreover, humans cannot possibly persuade God with their words.
God cannot be deceived, and Job admits that he does not even understand himself
well enough to effectively plead his case to God. Job wishes for someone who can
mediate between himself and God, or for God to send him to Sheol, the deep place
of the dead.
Job’s friends are offended that he scorns their wisdom. They think his questions
are crafty and lack an appropriate fear of God, and they use many analogies and
metaphors to stress their ongoing point that nothing good comes of wickedness. Job
sustains his confidence in spite of these criticisms, responding that even if he has
done evil, it is his own personal problem. Furthermore, he believes that there is a
“witness” or a “Redeemer” in heaven who will vouch for his innocence (16:19,
19:25). After a while, the upbraiding proves too much for Job, and he grows
sarcastic, impatient, and afraid. He laments the injustice that God lets wicked people
prosper while he and countless other innocent people suffer. Job wants to confront
God and complain, but he cannot physically find God to do it. He feels that wisdom is
hidden from human minds, but he resolves to persist in pursuing wisdom by fearing
God and avoiding evil.
Without provocation, another friend, Elihu, suddenly enters the conversation. The
young Elihu believes that Job has spent too much energy vindicating himself rather
than God. Elihu explains to Job that God communicates with humans by two ways—
visions and physical pain. He says that physical suffering provides the sufferer with
an opportunity to realize God’s love and forgiveness when he is well again,
understanding that God has “ransomed” him from an impending death (33:24). Elihu
also assumes that Job must be wicked to be suffering as he is, and he thinks that
Job’s excessive talking is an act of rebellion against God.
God finally interrupts, calling from a whirlwind and demanding Job to be brave and
respond to his questions. God’s questions are rhetorical, intending to show how
little Job knows about creation and how much power God alone has. God describes
many detailed aspects of his creation, praising especially his creation of two large
beasts, the Behemoth and Leviathan. Overwhelmed by the encounter, Job
acknowledges God’s unlimited power and admits the limitations of his human
knowledge. This response pleases God, but he is upset with Eliphaz, Bildad, and
Zophar for spouting poor and theologically unsound advice. Job intercedes on their
behalf, and God forgives them. God returns Job’s health, providing him with twice as
much property as before, new children, and an extremely long life. In the end, Job
never completely gave up hope or faith in God as an inspiration to everyone
enduring suffering of their own.
ANALYSIS OF JOB’S STORY ON HUMAN SUFFERING
BASED ON CHAPTERS 38–40 OF THE BOOK OF JOB.
A. what forms of suffering Job Experienced?

He lost his possessions, his servants, and his whole family… and he even suffered a
wound that stretched from his head to his feet.
B. how his friends tried to explain his suffering, and

A couple of friends even went to him to comfort him, but there was nothing they
could say to appease his sorrow or to explain all that was happening to him. The
confusion caused by all the things he lived through was so great that even his friends
were at a loss.
C. what Job learned from his whole experience of human suffering?

TRUST in GOD.
*The Catechism, paragraph 27 says: “The desire for God is written in the human
heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw
man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops
searching for.”
 NOT ALL SUFFERINGS ARE CONSEQUENCES OF A FAULT OR HAVE THE NATURE

OF A PUNISHMENT.
 GOD WILLS NOTHING BUT OUR GOOD, WELFARE AND AUTHENTIC JOY.
SUFFERING DOES NOT COME FROM GOD BUT FROM THE WORLD.
CHRISTIAN VIEW OF SUFFERING IN RELATION TO JESUS CHRIST

 TRUST IN GOD’S LOVE
JOHN 1: 14
God the son came down to us to become human like us in Jesus Christ.
MEANING: Jesus, God’s eternal word made flesh - is God-with-us, Immanuel,
sent by the Father to save us.
LUKE 4: 18-19, 21 The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
MEANING: Jesus offered liberation (e.g. The Parable of the Good Samaritan)
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IS THE LACK (PRIVATION) OF LOVE IN OUR HEARTS.
 Without love – we grow proud, selfish, and insecure.
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

 A message of freedom and a force for LIBERATION (e.g. The Story of Zacchaeus)
THE CALL OF CHRISTIANS

 Can be seen in The Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-8)
TWO KINDS OF LISTENING

1. Following, Obeying
Mk 12:29-31
(The Two Great Commandments) – Love God and Love Others
2. Attentiveness & Alertness
“Ubi Caritas Et Amor, Deus Ibi Est.”

- Where there is charity, there is God.
 Our FAITH IN CHRIST provides us with a solid reason and deep motivation to
persevere in helping others (Our Social Responsibility).
C. NATURE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH
WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

- THE CHURCH = THE PEOPLE OF GOD
- (Gk.) Ekklesia - the people of God called together or assembly convoked by God.
- Home sinners & saints
- Community of believers
- Family of all people
- Organic society
CONTINUING CHRIST’S MISSION

THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH
- In proclaiming their faith in Jesus, all members of the Church are called to
struggle against human frailty and focus on their interrelationships and mutual
helpfulness as children of God.
1. The Church is both human and divine.
- The divine dimension of the church is provided by Christ who is the
Head of the body and by the Holy Spirit who is the life of the body.
- The human dimension is constituted by saved sinners who are baptised
by the Holy Spirit into the body as members.
2. The Church is the Sacrament of Christ.

- The Church is called the sacrament of Christ because it is a visible reality
which Christ has formed in this world as a sacred sign of His presence. It
is the sign and also the means He uses to give us the unity and holiness
He actually confers through it. It is a sacrament of His presence because
He is really present in it.
THE GOAL/MISSION OF THE CHURCH

- MISSION = Lt. “MITERE” (TO SEND)
- is dynamic & alive
- is a catalyst of change
- is a continuous journey
- “THE MARK OF A GREAT CHURCH IS NOT ITS SEATING CAPACITY, BUT SENDING
CAPACITY”
- “EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A SENT ONE NO SUCH THING AS UNSENT CHRISTIAN”
CHURCH MISSION: CHARITY

 BASED ON OUR LOVE OF GOD AND OF NEIGHBOR
- Not giving dole-outs, but giving what we have.
- Not getting what we want, but sharing our life.
- Not just friendship but dying for the beloved.
CHARITY: FOR ALL AND PREFERENTIAL LOVE FOR THE POOR

 CHARITY: is reaching out to others living at the periphery; the outcast;
it is witnessing to the power of God’s Love; it is sharing the mercy of God
to others.
CHARITY: FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

 TRANSFORMATION = CHANGE OF PRACTICE, ATTITUDE, &
PERSPECTIVE
- Starting with yourself.
- Begin with small, ordinary things.
IN SUMMARY, THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH…

1. ACTS OF CHARITY
The Church’s approach of serving the least, the last, and the lost. Simply
to hand out temporary aid to the victims was not enough. There were other
basic human needs that were not met by the generous immediate actions of
individuals. Thus, society and the Church came to realize that more was needed
in order to respond systematically and effectively to modern problems of social
injustice.
2. STRUCTURAL CHANGE
The Church deals with social structures and social issues that cause harm
to people. It speaks out against unjust socio-economic and political systems, and
works for social transformation as part of its total commitment to helping the
needy.
CHRISTIAN MESSAGE
As members of the Church, we must do our part in fulfilling our mission.

Jesus’ parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16: 19-31) shows us how to
exercise social responsibility. In his parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Jesus
tells us to be alert to the suffering of others, consider our gifts and present
circumstances, and listen to and believe in the Word of God in the Scripture and
the Church’s teachings.

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CLE FIRST QUARTER NOTES

A. CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

B. ON HUMAN SUFFERING: STORY OF JOB IN RELATION TO OUR CSR

SUMMARY OF THE STORY OF JOB

ANALYSIS OF JOB’S STORY ON HUMAN SUFFERING

BASED ON CHAPTERS 38–40 OF THE BOOK OF JOB.

A. what forms of suffering Job Experienced?

B. how his friends tried to explain his suffering, and

C. what Job learned from his whole experience of human suffering?

 NOT ALL SUFFERINGS ARE CONSEQUENCES OF A FAULT OR HAVE THE NATURE

CHRISTIAN VIEW OF SUFFERING IN RELATION TO JESUS CHRIST

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

THE CALL OF CHRISTIANS

TWO KINDS OF LISTENING

“Ubi Caritas Et Amor, Deus Ibi Est.”

C. NATURE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH

WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

CONTINUING CHRIST’S MISSION

2. The Church is the Sacrament of Christ.

THE GOAL/MISSION OF THE CHURCH

CHURCH MISSION: CHARITY

CHARITY: FOR ALL AND PREFERENTIAL LOVE FOR THE POOR

CHARITY: FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

IN SUMMARY, THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH…

As members of the Church, we must do our part in fulfilling our mission.

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