Part 10/13:
Dr. Steve underscores that authentic freedom cannot be divorced from virtue and faith. Virtue is described as the right ordering of love, aligning desires with what is true, good, and beautiful. This echoes biblical teachings and the understanding that true freedom resides in mastering oneself—loving what is rightly desirable and rejecting lower desires that distort our purpose.
The biblical narrative illustrates this through the story of Adam and Eve, where desire is misplaced—desiring knowledge and aesthetic pleasures over full trust in God's plan. The fall exemplifies how desires, when misaligned, overturn the natural order, leading away from divine truth and harmony.