289. Among all the Scriptural texts about creation, the first three chapters of Genesis occupy a unique place. From a literary standpoint these texts may have had diverse sources. the inspired authors have placed them at the beginning of Scripture to express in their solemn language the truths of creation – its origin and its end in God, its order and goodness, the vocation of man, and finally the drama of sin and the hope of salvation. Read in the light of Christ, within the unity of Sacred Scripture and in the living Tradition of the Church, these texts remain the principal source for catechesis on the mysteries of the “beginning”: creation, fall, and promise of salvation.
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325. What are the degrees that make up the sacrament of Holy Orders?
144. What happened at Pentecost?
66. In what sense do we understand man and woman as created “in the image of God”?
589. How is the Name of God made holy in us and in the world?
396. When does one commit a venial sin?
306. Why can venial sins also be the object of sacramental confession?
145. What does the Spirit do in the Church?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
What is the significance of David’s song of thanksgiving to God in 2 Samuel 22?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
How does Ruth’s story teach us about integrity and honesty?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
