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Catechism: Sin and History
Catechismal References to: History CCC 386 Sin is present in human history; any attempt to ignore it or to give this dark reality other names would be futile. To try to understand what sin is, one must first recognize the profound relation of man to God, for only in this relationship is the evil of sin unmasked in its true identity as humanity’s rejection of God and opposition to him, even as it continues to weigh heavy on human life and history. CCC 390 The account of the fall in Genesis 3…
Catechism: God, the Lord and Master of history
Catechismal References to: History CCC 269 The Holy Scriptures repeatedly confess the universal power of God. He is called the "Mighty One of Jacob", the "LORD of hosts", the "strong and mighty" one. If God is almighty "in heaven and on earth", it is because he made them. Nothing is impossible with God, who disposes his works according to his will. He is the Lord of the universe, whose order he established and which remains wholly subject to him and at his disposal. He is master of history, governing hearts and events in keeping with…
Catechism: Prayer and History
Catechismal References to: History CCC 2568 In the Old Testament, the revelation of prayer comes between the fall and the restoration of man, that is, between God’s sorrowful call to his first children: "Where are you? . . . What is this that you have done?" and the response of God’s only Son on coming into the world: "Lo, I have come to do your will, O God." Prayer is bound up with human history, for it is the relationship with God in historical events. CCC 2591 God tirelessly calls each person…
History Vs. The Bible: Written Language
History Vs. The Bible: Written Language Many archaeologist dismissed Moses’ authorship of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) believing written language did not exist at the time of Moses (approximately 1400 BC). However, they have since discovered examples of written language within Babylon dating to the time of Moses. Archaeological quote dismissing written language at the time of Moses (1885): “We have so far no other evidence than Moses’ books for Hebrew writing at that time [1400 BC].” Julius Wellhausen’s, Biblical and Orentalist Scholar - Prolegomena to the History of Israel London, A. & C. Black, 1885) “…the…
Catechism: Church and history
Catechismal References to: History CCC 759 The eternal Father, in accordance with the utterly gratuitous and mysterious design of his wisdom and goodness, created the whole universe and chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life, to which he calls all men in his Son. "The Father . . . determined to call together in a holy Church those who should believe in Christ." This "family of God" is gradually formed and takes shape during the stages of human history, in keeping with the Father’s plan. In fact, "already present in…
Catechism: Providence in History
Catechismal References to: History CCC 303 The witness of Scripture is unanimous that the solicitude of divine providence is concrete and immediate; God cares for all, from the least things to the great events of the world and its history. The sacred books powerfully affirm God’s absolute sovereignty over the course of events: "Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases." And so it is with Christ, "who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens". As the book of Proverbs states: "Many are the plans in the…
Catechism: Sin in the history of Israel
Catechismal References to: Israel CCC 401 After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain’s murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. And even after Christ’s atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians. Scripture and the Church’s Tradition continually recall the presence and universality of sin in man’s history: What…
Catechism: Consummation of history and creation in Christ
Catechismal References to: Consummation CCC 668 Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Christ’s Ascension into heaven signifies his participation, in his humanity, in God’s power and authority. Jesus Christ is Lord: he possesses all power in heaven and on earth. He is "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion", for the Father "has put all things under his feet." Christ is Lord of the cosmos and of history. In him human history and indeed all creation are "set forth" and…
Catechism: Grasping the ultimate meaning of history
Catechismal References to: History CCC 388 With the progress of Revelation, the reality of sin is also illuminated. Although to some extent the People of God in the Old Testament had tried to understand the pathos of the human condition in the light of the history of the fall narrated in Genesis, they could not grasp this story’s ultimate meaning, which is revealed only in the light of the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We must know Christ as the source of grace in order to know Adam as the source of sin. The…
Catechism: Universality of evil in the history of man
Catechismal References to: Evil CCC 401 After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain’s murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. And even after Christ’s atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians. Scripture and the Church’s Tradition continually recall the presence and universality of sin in man’s history: What…