299. Because God creates through wisdom, his creation is ordered: “You have arranged all things by measure and number and weight.” The universe, created in and by the eternal Word, the “image of the invisible God”, is destined for and addressed to man, himself created in the “image of God” and called to a personal relationship with God. Our human understanding, which shares in the light of the divine intellect, can understand what God tells us by means of his creation, though not without great effort and only in a spirit of humility and respect before the Creator and his work. Because creation comes forth from God’s goodness, it shares in that goodness – “and God saw that it was good. . . very good”- for God willed creation as a gift addressed to man, an inheritance destined for and entrusted to him. On many occasions the Church has had to defend the goodness of creation, including that of the physical world.
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290. When must one receive Holy Communion?
22. What importance does the New Testament have for Christians?
447. How does one respect the holiness of the Name of God?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
591. Why pray “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”?
554. In what does the prayer of intercession consist?
278. Who is the minister for the celebration of the Eucharist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Titus 2:7-8 teach about the standard of conduct for the church?
What does the book of Hosea teach us about God’s unwavering love for his people?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
What does the Bible say about divine justice in Deuteronomy 32:4?
What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?
What is the divine nature of Jesus Christ, as described in Mark 1:1?
What can we learn about divine wrath and protection of the righteous from the book of Nahum?
