614- What is meant by natural law?
“Natural law is the law of God. It is the only law that is truly necessary for human beings to be happy. It shows them what they should or should not do, and they only suffer misfortune when they depart from it.”
615- Is God’s law eternal?
“It is as eternal and immutable as God is.”
616- Can God prescribe to humankind in one age what would be prohibited in another?
“God does not err. Humans are the ones who must modify their laws because they are imperfect, but God’s laws are perfect. The harmony regulating both the material and moral universe is founded upon laws that God has established forever.”
617- What do the divine laws encompass? Do they apply to anything other than moral conduct?
“All the laws of nature are divine because God is the author of all things. Scientists study the laws of matter, whereas moral individuals study and practice the laws of the soul.”
– Do humans have the ability to master both the laws of nature and the laws of matter?
“Yes, but a single existence is not enough to do so.”
If we consider only the distance separating the primitive from the civilized individual, what, indeed, are a few years for acquiring everything that comprises a perfected being? The longest life possible is insufficient, and all the more so when it is cut short, as happens with a large number of people.
Among the divine laws, some regulate the movement and workings of inert matter. These are the physical laws and studying them belongs to the domain of science.
Others specifically concern humans and their relations with God and their fellow beings, encompassing the rules of the life of the body and the soul. These are the moral laws.
618- Are the divine laws the same for all worlds?
“Reason tells us they must be appropriate for the nature of each world and proportioned to the degree of advancement of the beings that inhabit them.”
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