15. Chastity with God 1: To love God above all else ["Theology of the Body" series]

Summary

Elisa's video explores the concept of chastity within the context of human relationships and love, drawing from Pope John Paul II's theology of the body. She explains that chastity, or purity in love, varies with each relationship, emphasizing the need to tailor love to the individual's needs and personality. The video delves into how one's perception of God shapes their chastity with Him, contrasting a fearful approach to a genuine, unconditional love. Elisa highlights the importance of understanding God's will and desires, as revealed in Christianity, particularly through the Ten Commandments and Jesus's teachings on love. She teases the next video's focus on becoming a sacrament of God, embodying His love for others.

Takeaways

• 😀 Chastity is defined as purity in love, varying according to the type of relationship and the individual involved.
• 👨‍👧‍👦 The nature of chastity changes with different relationships, such as the distinct love for one's children compared to friends.
• 🤔 Chastity with God is a concept that requires understanding who God is to the individual, as this perception shapes the relationship.
• 🙏 Two common perceptions of God are as an almighty, possibly intimidating figure, or as a genie-like figure who grants wishes.
• 👶 God's incarnation as a baby, as mentioned in Pope Benedict XVI's homily, demonstrates His desire to be loved unconditionally, akin to how we love babies.
• ❤️ True love involves three stages: attraction, desire, and goodwill, with the latter being crucial for a genuine and selfless love.
• 🤔 The question of chastity with God prompts us to consider how we can make God happy and serve Him, rather than focusing solely on what He can do for us.
• 📜 Christian revelation, including the Ten Commandments, provides insights into who God is and what He wants from us, emphasizing love for God above all else and love for our neighbors.
• 🙅‍♂️ Idolatry is a concept that extends beyond traditional worship to include not prioritizing material possessions or personal desires over love for God.
• 🌟 Becoming a sacrament of God involves living in a way that reflects God's image and love, allowing others to see and understand God's love through us.

Q & A

What is the main theme of the video script?

The main theme of the video script is the concept of chastity within the context of human relationships and love, as taught by Pope John Paul II in the theology of the body.

How does chastity change according to different relationships?

Chastity changes according to the type of relationship and the individual involved. For example, the love for a child is different from the love for a friend, and even among children, the expression of love varies based on their individual needs and personalities.

What is the first step in understanding chastity with God?

The first step in understanding chastity with God is to ask oneself who God is, as this understanding will shape how one perceives and practices chastity in relation to God.

What are the two types of relationships with God mentioned in the script?

The two types of relationships with God mentioned are: 1) viewing God as an almighty creator who is to be feared and appeased, and 2) seeing God as a loving entity who is known and used to fulfill personal desires.

Why did Pope Benedict XVI ask why God would become a baby in his first Christmas homily?

Pope Benedict XVI asked why God would become a baby to illustrate that God chose to be vulnerable and to be loved unconditionally, just as we love babies without expecting anything in return.

What are the three stages of true love according to the script?

The three stages of true love mentioned are attraction, desire, and goodwill. Goodwill is what makes love true and real, focusing on the other person's happiness and needs.

How does the concept of loving others relate to loving God?

Loving others is a way of loving God because God created us out of love, and any act of love towards others is an extension of that divine love.

What does it mean to 'love God above anything else' as per the script?

To 'love God above anything else' means to prioritize God over all other things, including material possessions, personal desires, and even loved ones, ensuring that God is at the center of one's life.

What is the significance of the Ten Commandments in understanding God's will?

The Ten Commandments are significant in understanding God's will because they provide a direct message from God on how to love Him and how to love one's neighbor, which are the two greatest commandments.

What is the concept of becoming a 'sacrament' in relation to God?

Becoming a 'sacrament' in relation to God means embodying and expressing God's love to others in such a way that they experience and recognize God's love through one's actions and being.

Outlines

00:00

🙏 Understanding Chastity and Love

In this opening paragraph, Elisa introduces the topic of chastity, rooted in Pope John Paul II's 'Theology of the Body.' She defines chastity as purity in love, emphasizing how it changes depending on relationships. Elisa explains that love must be adapted based on the person and relationship, comparing the love for children with the love for friends. She points out that the essence of love remains the same but must be tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, including in our relationship with God.

05:01

🤔 Who Is God to You?

Elisa discusses the varying perceptions of God, emphasizing that each person’s relationship with God is different. For some, God is a powerful, fearsome creator, while others see Him as a figure who grants wishes. However, Elisa argues that neither perception reflects true love. She references Pope Benedict XVI’s homily to illustrate how God became a vulnerable baby to inspire unconditional love, a love that does not expect anything in return. This serves as an example of how God desires to be loved unconditionally by humanity.

💓 The Three Stages of Love

In this section, Elisa expands on the idea of love’s stages: attraction, desire, and goodwill. Goodwill, she explains, is what makes love true and real. It focuses on what makes the other person happy rather than just fulfilling one’s own needs. When it comes to God, Elisa emphasizes that we should ask what God wants and how we can serve Him. Through divine revelation, God has communicated who He is and what He wants, particularly through the Ten Commandments, which outline the fundamental principles of loving God and others.

📜 Loving God and Avoiding Idolatry

Elisa highlights the core of loving God by following the Ten Commandments, which can be summarized into two main points: loving God above all else and loving others as oneself. She explains that true love for God means avoiding idolatry in all forms, including placing more trust in material things, like money or personal achievements, than in God. She concludes by pointing out that loving others is a way of loving God, as all human beings are made in God's image. This connection forms the basis of chastity with God.

🙏 Becoming a Sacrament of Love

Elisa introduces the idea of becoming a sacrament—a living image of God—through our love for others. By loving others selflessly, we reflect God’s love and help others recognize His presence in their lives. This concept ties back to God's intention when He created humanity in His image. She ends by teasing the next video, where she will delve deeper into the concept of being a sacrament and how it fulfills God’s plan for humanity. Elisa thanks the viewers for their time and encourages them to leave comments before signing off with blessings.

Keywords

💡Chastity

Chastity, as discussed in the video, refers to purity in love. It is the concept of loving as purely as possible, which changes according to the type of relationship one has with another person. In the context of the video, chastity is not static but dynamic, adapting to the unique needs and personalities of those we love, such as children or friends. The video emphasizes that chastity with God also involves understanding who God is to us and tailoring our love to align with His nature.

💡Theology of the Body

The Theology of the Body is a subject introduced at the beginning of the video, which is based on the teachings of Pope John Paul II. It is a comprehensive view of the human person, focusing on the dignity and purpose of the body in relation to God's plan for love and sexuality. The video uses this theological framework to explore the concept of chastity within various human relationships and with God.

💡Purity

Purity, in the context of the video, is closely linked to chastity and signifies the state of being free from moral corruption or sexual impurity. It is about loving in a way that is true and untainted, aiming for a high standard of moral and emotional integrity in one's relationships with others and with God.

💡Relationship

Relationship is a central theme in the video, as it discusses how the concept of chastity varies depending on the type of relationship one has. The video gives examples such as the love for one's children versus the love for friends, illustrating that chastity must be tailored to the unique dynamics and needs of each relationship.

💡God

God is a key concept in the video, as it delves into the idea of chastity with God. The video encourages viewers to consider who God is to them personally, which shapes how they approach their relationship with Him. It also touches on different perceptions of God, from a distant creator to a loving and personal deity.

💡Love

Love is a recurring theme throughout the video, with a focus on pure and true love. It is discussed in the context of different types of relationships and how chastity manifests in those relationships. The video also explores the idea of loving God and the importance of understanding what makes God happy as part of chastity with Him.

💡Idolatry

Idolatry is mentioned in the video as something to be avoided in the context of loving God. It is defined as the worship of false gods or the excessive love of material things over God. The video emphasizes that true chastity with God involves putting Him first above all else, including material possessions and personal desires.

💡Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are referenced as a source of understanding who God is and what He wants from us. The video points out that these commandments can be summarized by loving God above all else and loving one's neighbor as oneself, which are central to the concept of chastity with God.

💡Sacrament

A sacrament, in the context of the video, is discussed as a means of becoming a living symbol or channel of God's love. It involves fulfilling God's plan for us by loving others in a way that reflects God's love for them, making the concept of chastity with God a communal and outward expression of love.

💡Goodwill

Goodwill is described as a stage of true love, which involves thinking about the other person's wants, needs, and happiness. In the context of chastity with God, goodwill is about seeking to understand and fulfill God's desires, rather than focusing solely on our own needs and wants.

💡Unconditional Love

Unconditional love is highlighted in the video as the type of love God desires from us, comparing it to the love we have for babies, which is given freely without expecting anything in return. This concept is central to understanding chastity with God, as it involves loving Him without conditions or expectations.

Highlights

Chastity means purity in love, and it changes according to the relationship and the person.

Love for children is different from the love for friends, and chastity must be tailored to the needs and personality of each individual.

Understanding who God is for you personally is crucial for chastity with God.

Some view God as an almighty creator to be feared, attending mass to avoid angering Him.

Others see God as a genie that grants wishes, using faith for personal gain.

Pope Benedict XVI's first Christmas homily questioned why God became a baby, highlighting His desire to be loved unconditionally.

True love involves three stages: attraction, desire, and goodwill, with goodwill focusing on the other's happiness and needs.

Chastity with God involves asking how to make Him happy and serve Him, not just what He can do for us.

Christianity is a revealed religion, with God communicating His identity and desires through revelation.

The Ten Commandments are a key source of understanding who God is and what He wants.

Loving God above anything else involves avoiding idolatry, both traditional and modern forms.

Being a sacrament of God means fulfilling His plan for us, as created in His image.

Loving others as a sacrament involves being an image of God and showing them His love.

The concept of being a sacrament and its role in chastity will be further explored in the next video.

The video concludes with an invitation for questions and comments, and a promise to continue the discussion in future videos.

Transcripts

hello everybody and welcome to the true

love talk channel

here we want to learn about human

sexuality and love

based on the teachings that pope john

paul ii left in the theology of the body

i am elisa and today we're going to talk

about what

does chastity with god entail so let's

begin

okay so let's start by remembering that

chastity means purity

in love that we're going to love as

purely as possible

and that means that chastity is going to

change

depending on the relationship that we're

we're having and whom

is it that we're going to love first of

all it's going to change according to

their relationship

the love and the way of having pure

and true love for our children for a

child

yes for a son or a daughter it's

completely different

from the kind of love that i have for my

friends

right it's going to change according to

the relationship but it is also going to

change according to the person so

if i have 20 children i cannot love

love them all exactly the same of course

the essence of this chastity

of this love is going to be the same but

i have to tailor

the love so it answers to the needs and

actually to the personality of each of

each and every one of my children right

the same happens with god if we're going

to talk about

chastity with god we need to ask

ourselves who is god

and this is the first thing we want i

want us to think about on this video

whom is god for me because for some

people god

is that almighty creator of the universe

and that means that he is very big and

he is very powerful

and he is very scary so basically what

do i have to do

to ensure that he's not going to kill me

or that he's not going to

be enraged with me and want to do

bad things to me because he's capable of

it right

and these people is the kind of people

who go to mass every sunday

because they don't want to risk getting

god angry

or something like that then there's the

second

type of faith or relationship with god

which is basically people who ask um who

think of god as

they understand that god knows loves

them and knows them

and they basically use that right and

they think okay

so i go to mass i tell him that i love

him that he's so very

important for me but then

i do whatever i want and i ask him

for whatever i want and he has to say

yes right so god is basically a

genie that grants wishes or something

like that but

if you notice this is not real love

this that is why we i like

so much these the first

christmas homily that pope benedict 16

gave as a pope on his first christmas he

asked

a in the homily why would god

become a baby because of course he

thought

it is quite possible because he's

omnipotent he could have

easily made up a man that

it was 25 year old 30 year old

body of a man and just get incited right

he wouldn't have needed a mother virgin

mary he wouldn't have been

vulnerable or being in at risk of being

killed by the king if the king got angry

and so on and yet he did

the entire nine months of of being

a virgin mary being pregnant

and then learning to talk and to walk

and he looked like a normal kid and the

thing is why why would god

want this for himself and pope

benedict's answer was

because he wanted to be loved

unconditionally

by us we love babies unconditionally

we don't ask babies to give us

to help us get in a car or get us

helping a job

or please hear our our children because

we know they're babies and they cannot

do

it also we don't ask them to be nice

people you don't have to be the soul of

the party

or be so nice with me or let me money

nothing

we give everything without expecting

anything in return when it comes to

babies

and that is the kind of relationship

that god wanted with us

and that is why he became a little baby

and the here we have to ask ourselves

do i love god this way and this means

remember that

i told you that true love has

basically three stages right attraction

desire

and then good will goodwill is what

makes

love true and real and here's the point

goodwill is about

thinking what does the other person want

what makes the other person happy what

does the other person need

and this is the kind of questions that

we have to ask ourselves

when we are in front of god when we ask

what is chastity with god that is what

we ask have to ask ourselves

god how do i make you happy what do you

want what do you need

not only what can you do for me or how

are you going to love me

but god how do i love you how do i

serve you what do you want and for that

we have revelation

let's remember that christianism it's a

revealed

relation a religion and that means that

god basically stood in front of a person

and told him or her

please write this down right i'm going

to talk to you and i'm going to tell you

who i

am so please write it down for everybody

to know

and that tells us whom is god and what

he wants

the first thing that tells us or not

actually the first thing but one of the

very important things that tells us who

god is are the ten commandments

here he talks and let's remember

that these ten commandments can be

summarized in the two of god love

above anything else and love thy

neighbor as you love yourself

right that is the answer that jesus gave

this very

yes illustrated a jewish

jewish person who asked him which is

the most important a law right

and he says well to god love as you love

yourselves

to god love above anything else and to

love the other person

as you love yourself and these

two things go together because

first of all god created each and every

one

one of us as uh because he loves us

so actually loving somebody else any

other kind of relationship and any other

kind of

love actually is a way of loving god

himself

that is why any other kind of chastity

is also chastity with god

but then a and that is what we are going

to analyze in the following videos

but then we have the idea of

how do we love god above anything else

and

that means no to idolatry

right idolatry idolatry no to idolatry

so first of all no to the

common or traditional sense of idolatry

right

not to other gods to

paying tribute to angels or other

spirits or anything else i mean having

him as the actual god of the universe

nobody

different from him but then we also have

the don't love your credit card more

than you

love god don't trust your bank account

more than you trust god

don't love yourself don't love your

beauty don't love your children don't

love your family

more than you love god always put god

first right

but then it is also the idea of

a as i told you loving the other person

and that

loving the other person means becoming

a sacrament of god right what is a

sacrament

that is what we're going to analyze in

the next video

by being a sacrament basically it is

going to

fulfill that plan that god had for us

when he created us remember that when he

created men

he said let's create men in our image

and basically that is what being a

sacrament

is being an image of god and especially

loving others so much that they

understand that there is a god that

loves them

that is basically what being a sacrament

is

so um as i told you this is going to be

the topic of the next video i'm very

glad that you chose to stay until the

end of the video if you have any

questions or any comments please write

them

write them down in the comment section

below i will try to answer them as soon

as possible

and well see you in the next video have

a nice day lots of blessings for

everybody

bye