2085. The one and true God first reveals his glory to Israel.6 The revelation of the vocation and truth of man is linked to the revelation of God. Man’s vocation is to make God manifest by acting in conformity with his creation “in the image and likeness of God”:
There will never be another God, Trypho, and there has been no other since the world began . . . than he who made and ordered the universe. We do not think that our God is different from yours. He is the same who brought your fathers out of Egypt “by his powerful hand and his outstretched arm.” We do not place our hope in some other god, for there is none, but in the same God as you do: the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.7
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
337. What is the plan of God regarding man and woman?
565. Who can educate us in prayer?
127. What are the signs that bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus?
183. What is the competence of the college of bishops?
487. What responsibility do human persons have in regard to their own sexual identity?
209. What is meant by the term “heaven”?
306. Why can venial sins also be the object of sacramental confession?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the criticism against relying on military force instead of God in Amos 2:14-16?
God’s Law and Justice: Exploring Their Relationship (Deuteronomy 16:18-20)
What is the significance of the founding of the church in Ephesus described in Acts 19:1-10?
How to deal with anger and anger, according to Proverbs 15:1-2?
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
What was David’s attitude toward Mephibosheth, and what can we learn from this story?
