2809. The holiness of God is the inaccessible center of his eternal mystery. What is revealed of it in creation and history, Scripture calls “glory,” the radiance of his majesty.68 In making man in his image and likeness, God “crowned him with glory and honor,” but by sinning, man fell “short of the glory of God.”69 From that time on, God was to manifest his holiness by revealing and giving his name, in order to restore man to the image of his Creator.70
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
294. Why is the Eucharist a “pledge of future glory”?
34. What are the most ancient symbols (professions) of faith?
212. In what does hell consist?
279. What are the essential and necessary elements for celebrating the Eucharist?
36. Why does the Profession of Faith begin with the words, “I believe in God”?
10. What is the value of private revelations?
531. What is required and what is forbidden by the tenth commandment?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
What are 5 important lessons about wisdom found in Baruch 3:9-12?
What is the importance of gratitude and contentment according to the book of Ecclesiastes?
What does the promise of salvation and redemption in the midst of judgment in Micah 2:12-13 mean?
What is the message of Abdias 1:11 about Edom’s injustice and oppression of the weak?
