285. Since the beginning the Christian faith has been challenged by responses to the question of origins that differ from its own. Ancient religions and cultures produced many myths concerning origins. Some philosophers have said that everything is God, that the world is God, or that the development of the world is the development of God (Pantheism). Others have said that the world is a necessary emanation arising from God and returning to him. Still others have affirmed the existence of two eternal principles, Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, locked, in permanent conflict (Dualism, Manichaeism). According to some of these conceptions, the world (at least the physical world) is evil, the product of a fall, and is thus to be rejected or left behind (Gnosticism). Some admit that the world was made by God, but as by a watch-maker who, once he has made a watch, abandons it to itself (Deism). Finally, others reject any transcendent origin for the world, but see it as merely the interplay of matter that has always existed (Materialism). All these attempts bear witness to the permanence and universality of the question of origins. This inquiry is distinctively human.
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48. How does the Church express her trinitarian faith?
465. When is a citizen forbidden to obey civil authorities?
356. What are the main moments in funerals?
33. What are the symbols of faith?
237. From where do the sacramental signs come?
88. What does the Council of Chalcedon (in the year 451) teach in this regard?
428. Are all called to Christian holiness?
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God’s Covenant with David: An Eternal Commitment (2 Samuel 7)
Who was Hezekiah in the Bible and how does his story teach us about the importance of trusting God?
What does James 5:7-11 teach us about patience in times of suffering?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
Love and friendship: the importance of relationships in life (Ecc 4:9-12)
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
