Which term is defined as 'Moral law written in every human heart'?

Which term is defined as 'Moral law written in every human heart'?

• A. Beatitudes
• B. Conscience
• C. Prayer
• D. Natural Law

Answer: (D)

Natural law is the universal moral order that human reason can detect. The idea that this law is written in every human heart means there’s a standard of right and wrong accessible to everyone simply by being human, not because of a specific culture or tradition. The other options don’t fit this description as well: the beatitudes are Jesus’ teachings about blessedness and how to live, not a general, shared moral standard; prayer is about talking to God; conscience is the inner sense that helps us judge actions as right or wrong and apply the natural law, but the phrase points to the universal standard itself, which is natural law.

Natural law is the universal moral order that human reason can detect. The idea that this law is written in every human heart means there’s a standard of right and wrong accessible to everyone simply by being human, not because of a specific culture or tradition. The other options don’t fit this description as well: the beatitudes are Jesus’ teachings about blessedness and how to live, not a general, shared moral standard; prayer is about talking to God; conscience is the inner sense that helps us judge actions as right or wrong and apply the natural law, but the phrase points to the universal standard itself, which is natural law.