“God ‘desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth’: that is, of Christ Jesus.” Photo by abcdz2000 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Article 2 THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION 74 God “desires all men to be saved Read more…
The God we see in the Old Testament is only partially revealed. In Christ, that slow, progressive revelation came to fruition, and there is no additional revelation to follow. Photo by youraddresshere is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes IN BRIEF 68 Read more…
First and foremost, the Catholic Church affirms that as God incarnate, Jesus Christ is the full revelation of God. Through Christ, God has said everything. Nothing supplements this final word. Photo by patsw is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes III. Christ Read more…
The stories of biblical heroes embody and consequently represent larger narratives about the various stages of revelation. Photo by tom chandler is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes II. The Stages of Revelation In the beginning God makes himself known 54 “God, Read more…
Humanity could only begin to grasp the mystery of the Trinity after millennia of previous gradual revelation. Photo by midiman is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Article 1 THE REVELATION OF GOD I. God Reveals His “Plan of Loving Goodness” 51 Read more…
In this article, I discuss whether contradictions and errors in Scripture affect the theological concept of inerrancy and whether we should redefine the term itself. Photo by r.j.wagner is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes For centuries, the authority and nature of Read more…
We worship a God who meets us where we are. This demonstrates divine condescension. We worship a loving God who pursues gently and without coercion. Photo by Camocon is licensed under CC0 1.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN 50 Read more…
“Man is by nature and vocation a religious being…[He] lives a fully human life only if he freely lives by his bond with God.” Photo by Kevin Gessner is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes IN BRIEF 44 Man is by nature and vocation a Read more…
We can know God, but “since our knowledge of God is limited, our language about him is equally so.” Photo by lisa-skorpion is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes IV. How Can We Speak about God? 39 In defending the ability of human reason to Read more…
“In the historical conditions in which he finds himself, however, man experiences many difficulties in coming to know God by the light of reason alone.” Photo by Uwe Niederberger is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church Read more…