Christ Redeems Human Nature

Human attribute	Natural goodness	Damaged by sin	Supernatural goodness
Human action	Knowledge & Consent Gain something good	enemies of human action = less human Disordered action – don’t always attain good	Every action = cooperation with god Cooperation with grace Merit: Able to attain supernatural goodness (grace)
Human emotion	Human emotions help us to identify good and evil, and motivate us to attain good and avoid evil. Truly human emotions are understood and controlled.	Sin makes it more difficult for us to understand and control our emotions. Our emotions can deceive us and motivate us to avoid what is good and to attain an inferior or a false good.	Blessed are the sorrowful – we are able to experience emotions that reflect the heart of God – to rejoice in God’s love, to sorrow over sin and ignorance, to be motivated to conversion and love
Human freedom	True freedom is the ability to know and choose the best possible good	Sin makes it difficult for us to identify and to consistently choose the best possible good.	Christ frees us from sin and makes it possible for us to gain incredible intimacy with God, the greatest good.
Human interdependence	Human beings need each other to meet each other’s needs.	Sin makes relationships with each other difficult, making it more likely that we will take advantage of each other rather than truly love each other.	Christ binds us together into One Body, giving our love for one another a supernatural nature. We live in perfect Love.