Grade 10 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
Grade 10 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
Grade 10 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
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Sunday School Curriculum <strong>Grade</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
Medically: Immorality is dangerous to both mental and physical health. Since satisfying <strong>the</strong><br />
instinct creates more desires and more hunger as instincts are never satisfied. This destroys <strong>the</strong><br />
physical and mental health <strong>of</strong> man.<br />
Biologically: Immorality contradicts <strong>the</strong> natural law for example immorality contradicts<br />
marital loyalty as one spouse may deviate and be unfaithful saying that it is necessary for <strong>the</strong><br />
desires to be released.<br />
ii) Repression: This is <strong>the</strong> outcome <strong>of</strong> so many desires being rejected by <strong>the</strong> will, <strong>the</strong>refore<br />
man lives as a prey to his suppressed desires and he tries to prevent <strong>the</strong>m from seeing light so<br />
he becomes at a loss and suffers from tensions as <strong>the</strong>re is a distance between what he wants to<br />
do and what he really does. If <strong>the</strong> case becomes more serious, <strong>the</strong> repressed vapor explodes<br />
and destroys <strong>the</strong> container <strong>of</strong> life and may lead to immorality with all its disadvantages or for<br />
psychiatric disorders.<br />
iii) Control: Control, as a Christian concept is ano<strong>the</strong>r thing, as grace causes radical changes<br />
in <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> human self.<br />
Desires: The Holy Spirit weakens physical desires and fills <strong>the</strong> heart with o<strong>the</strong>r holy desires<br />
such as prayer, service and love for o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
Will: The Holy Spirit supports <strong>the</strong> will ―God is at work in you, both to will and to work for<br />
His good pleasure‖ (Philippians 2:13). The will does not feel <strong>the</strong> heaviness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evil desires<br />
(because <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit has weakened <strong>the</strong>m) so <strong>the</strong>re is no more repression, but <strong>the</strong>re is easy<br />
control with <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> grace.<br />
Conscience: The Holy Spirit increases its sensitivity, but conscience becomes perfectly clear<br />
as life goes on in <strong>the</strong> right way and <strong>the</strong> forgiveness <strong>of</strong> sins are fulfilled by <strong>the</strong> blood <strong>of</strong> Christ.<br />
Thus Christianity gives us <strong>the</strong> chance to build up <strong>the</strong> good and sound personality. This is not<br />
<strong>the</strong> case with immorality and repression, which are destructive factors.<br />
Domains <strong>of</strong> Inner Control<br />
The young man must control himself in many domains, such as:<br />
He must not look for his own interest, but for <strong>the</strong> interest <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. He must not be<br />
selfish. (In bro<strong>the</strong>rly love, have tender affection for one ano<strong>the</strong>r. Take <strong>the</strong> lead in<br />
showing honor to one ano<strong>the</strong>r,).<br />
He sublimates his instincts with <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> grace so he directs <strong>the</strong> powers <strong>of</strong> his<br />
emotions into spiritual sacrificing love, and <strong>the</strong> combat instinct into struggle against<br />
sin and <strong>the</strong> energy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> life instinct to looking forward to eternity.<br />
He struggles against sin, in all its forms whe<strong>the</strong>r in his private life or in his relations<br />
with o<strong>the</strong>rs. ―In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to <strong>the</strong> point <strong>of</strong><br />
shedding your blood.‖ (Hebrews 12:4)].<br />
He keeps <strong>the</strong> commandment.<br />
<strong>10</strong> FILLER LESSONS