Why did God reveal himself to us?
He did it out of love
Divine Revelation
It means that God makes known to man Himself and the mysterious plan for man and the world.
God reveals himself to us in the world of creation and through the use of natural reason.
Natural Revelation
- deeds of God are His intervention in human
history – dealings with first parents in the
Garden of Eden
Supernatural Revelation
Two types of Revelation
-General (or indirect) revelation
-Special (or direct) revelation
because it is available to everyone. This is often used to
describe the way God is revealed through the natural world, conscience, people, awareness of morality, scripture or reason.
-General (or indirect) revelation
’ because it is
revelation directly to an individual or sometimes a group. This is
often used to describe the way God is revealed through a dream, a vision, a miracle, experience, or prophecy. The scriptures of some religions are regarded as the result of special revelation
-Special (or direct) revelation
What is the True Story of Our Lady of Fatima?
The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd
children in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal, on the 13th
day of the month from May to October.
The final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima
The final apparition on October 13th concluded with the
spectacular “Miracle of the Sun” and was witnessed
by over 70,000 people.
The three Shepherd Children of Fatima, Portugal
Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia
Is a solemn agreement or contract between God and His people
Covenant
Means to rest
Noah
Father of multitude of nations
Abraham
Means to draw out
Moses
Covenant of Abraham
It can be found in Genesis 12:1-3, where God promises to bless Abraham and all of his
descendants.
the promised land.
the promise of the descendants.
the promise of blessing and redemption.
Two source for coming to know Jesus Christ
Oral Form (Sacred Tradition)
Written Form (Sacred Scripture)
Combining the Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition, you get:
Deposit of Faith
“Teaching authority:
Pope & bishops in union with him
Magisterium
is a truth central to this
teaching that Catholics are obliged to
Dogma
The Old Testament has __ books, including the Pentateuch, historical
books, wisdom literature, and the prophetic books.
46
The New Testament has __ books, including the four
Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, 21 Epistles or letters,
27
deuterocanonical books.
Baruch
Judith,
1 and 2 Maccabees
Sirach
Tobit
Wisdom
give us our information about the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus.
The Gospels
The Gospels were formed
in three main stages:
- The life and
teaching of Jesus - Oral Tradition
- The written Gospels
