Subject: Legal Philosophy (Law 193)

Professor: Atty. Julius M. Concepcion

Student: Jerson V. Chavez

1. Where did you come from?

For me, I came from the love of God as per “(KJB) Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” We all have our
own beliefs and life and basis on it why we believe in it. Some believe that we came from
monkeys and evolution brought us here today. The reason why I believe that I came from God
the Father is because my God, the one I worship is not limited with time, space or matter. The
god that the scientist usually believes in does not enter the category of the God that I believe in
because their god has many limits.

Up until now, no scientist can create an artificial hair of human out of all the resources they
have here on earth. But my God created our hair for free and no science can explain how it is
created or how to even create it. Yet they question the existence of a higher being who created
everything but believes in a simple big bang theory that we were created from bacteria’s that
evolved into something what we call now ‘human’.

Humans fear what they can’t understand. That’s the basic defense mechanism of mankind and
that’s also our greatest weapon why humanity has somewhat survived up until now.

2. What's your greatest good?

For me, the greatest good will always be what’s best for the majority of the people I live with.
Since I am a human being then it should only be fair for me to think of the greatest good that
would benefit mankind the most. The greatest good that I could believe in when it comes to my
personal opinion is my faith in God and my human mind that can think rational ways on how to
co-exists with the words of God and the words of mankind.

For example:

God told us to love our enemies, as per (KJV) Matt. Chapter 5 Verses 43 to 47. The verse in the
Bible tells us about forgiveness, understanding and acceptance for those who have sinned
against us. But when it comes to reality. Can we really forgive and forget easily the people who
have sinned against us? For me? It’s a No. ‘But’ we have what we call ‘conscience’. Wherein if
we human beings do not forgive or forget our enemies then we will never have eternal peace in
our hearts. We will wake up every day with a thought that we could be a better person if we just
learn to forgive and forget the sins of our enemies.

War happens because both sides a just. That’s true in so many ways and I could not stress
myself even more. There is no right or good side when it comes to war. The winner is usually the
 good one because history can be re-written by the winners and the losers have no power to
voice out their side. Without the teachings and guidance of God that’s is written in the holy
Bible then we will have no guide at all on how to build a peaceful world. For when the power of
love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

There we have it, my greatest good is my trust and faith in the lord to guide my human
conscience in making decisions on what is right and wrong.

3. Absolute Authority?

As a human being who lives and abides by the laws of the state. I also have the free will to
choose the moral guidance that I want to follow. The laws of the state may be absolute for as
long as I am alive but I also believe in the heavenly laws written in the Bible. So far, I have not
seen any laws of the state that makes me feel bad just by following it.

All of the laws within the Philippines have been carefully drafted and inspired by the Holy Bible
which is the teaching of God through the Apostles and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches
us how to become a holy person. A person who lives by the unchangeable commands of God,
while the laws of the state can be changed anytime depending on the needs of the People. I will
follow the laws for as long as it’s morale and purpose does not destroy the commands of God
that’s written in the Bible. If it comes to a time that the laws are against the morale of what I
believe has the absolute authority then maybe that’s the time I would stand my ground and
fight for what is right.