Rev. Of God In The OT PDF

TOPIC OUTLINE 1. To liberate men and women III. MEANING AND PURPOSE OF from everything that REVELATION oppresses them (salvation) i. Revelation 2. To give us a new dignity;...

TOPIC OUTLINE 1. To liberate men and women III. MEANING AND PURPOSE OF from everything that REVELATION oppresses them (salvation) i. Revelation 2. To give us a new dignity; ii. The Purpose of Revelation and, iii. The Ways of God’s Revelation 3. To unify all scattered iv. Two Sources of God’s Revelation children of God [NCDP] v. The Bible SIN- started in temptation; reason why MEANING AND PURPOSE OF we are scattered REVELATION SALVATION- being friend with God REVELATION THE WAYS OF GOD’S REVELATION ✓ God disclosed himself through: 1. CREATION - Psalm 19:1- The heavens ❖ REVELATION declare the glory of God; and - God’s personal loving the firmament showeth His communication to us of who He handiwork. (beauty order and is and His plan to save us all in celestial body of the world) His love [CFC, 101] - Firmament- appreciate and - Because of God’s love, He recognize His creation; expanse revealed Himself personally of the universe - Revealed for the benefit of the - All creation of God has been people affected by sin - Romans 5:11- And not only so, Friendship but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom ✓ It is God reaching out to us in we have now received the friendship- so we get to know atonement. and love Him. [CFC,101] - Sin entered the world - 1st commandment- appreciate Friendship begins with one hello and recognize all His creation or hi, but different approaches. God is reaching out to us 2. HISTORY through friendship- the signs He - The 3 covenants (Noah, Moses, is giving us are His way to Abraham) communicate - Exodus 34:6- "The Lord, the Lord, God addresses man as His a God merciful and gracious, friend and moves along them slow to anger, and abounding to invite company in steadfast love and faithfulness." THE PURPOSE OF REVELATION - God ordered Moses to get the 10 commandments ✓ God’s revelation is an act of God’s love whose purpose is 3. JESUS CHRIST man’s salvation. - Hebrews 1:2- Jesus Christ is God ✓ God’s purpose of revelation: PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 10  - John 1:18- ”No one has ever Old And New Testament seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, He has ❖ TESTAMENT made Him known.” - Latin word “testamentum” - By becoming man like us, we covenant- close bond understand the message of His relationship between God and Father, He descended into hell His people - Final Judgment - Old Testament- God revealing - Saved people in the purgatory through Himself - Perfect prayer: Our Father - New Testament- God revealing through Jesus 4. CHURCH - To listen to the word of God ✓ Catholic bible: 73 books - Through worship ✓ Non-Catholic: 66 books - 1 Timothy 13:16 ✓ God was the author of the bible Himself ✓ God is the 3 Trinity (The Father, 5. NON-CHRISTIAN the Son, the Holy Spirit) - Spreading good news ✓ Human Authors- division between chapters and verses PURPOSE- wants us to be saved; wanted us to be with Him until the final BIBLE, TRUTH AND SALVATION- free from judgment. any errors CORE- always put God in the center of your life. Old Testament TWO SOURCES OF GOD’S REVELATION PENTATEUCH/ TORAH/ BOOKS OF MOSES (5) 1. SACRED SCRIPTURE- a record of how 1. Genesis God deal with His people; written by 2. Exodus people through the Holy Spirit; books 3. Leviticus e.g., Bible- best source of our daily 4. Numbers prayer and spiritual support 5. Deuteronomy 2. SACRED TRADITION- process by HISTORICAL BOOKS (12) which divine revelation is 1. Joshua communicated and unfolded in the 2. Judges community of the Church; or the 3. Ruth processes on how the Lord reveals 4. 1 Samuel Himself 5. 2 Samuel 6. 1 Kings THE BIBLE 7. 2 Kings 8. 1 Chronicles ❖ BIBLE 9. 2 Chronicles - Greek word “Ta biblia” means 10. Ezrah “Books” 11. Nehemiah - Latin “Ta Biblos”, means 12. Esther “Book” PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 11 WISDOM/ WRITINGS (7) 4. Luke 1. Job 2. Psalm ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (1) 3. Proverbs 4. Ecclesiastes LETTERS OF PAUL (13) 5. Song of songs 1. Roman 6. Wisdom of Solomon 2. 1 Corinthians 7. Sirach 3. 2 Corinthians 4. Galatians PROPHETS (17) 5. Ephesians 1. Isaiah 6. Philippians 2. Jeremiah 7. Colossians 3. Lamentations 8. 1 Thessalonians 4. Ezekiel 9. 2 Thessalonians 5. Daniel 10. 1 Timothy 6. Hosea 11. 2 Timothy 7. Joel 12. Titus 8. Amos 13. Philemon 9. Obadiah 10. Jonah OTHER EPISTLES (8) 11. Micah 1. James 12. Nahum 2. 1 Peter 13. Habakkuk 3. 2 Peter 14. Zephaniah 4. 1 John 15. Haggai 5. 2 John 16. Zechariah 6. 3 John 17. Malachi 7. Jude 8. Letters to Hebrews DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS (7) 1. Tobif REVELATION (1) 2. Wisdom of Solomon 3. Baruch ✓ There is a total of 27 books in 4. Judith the New Testament 5. Sirach 6. 1 Maccabees 7. 2 Maccabees ✓ Deuterocanonical books are not normative standards ✓ There is a total of 46 books in Old Testament New Testament GOSPEL (4) 1. Mark 2. Matthew 3. John PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 12  TOPIC OUTLINE we pray ourselves, neighbor, and IV. REVELATION nature. i. Faith ii. Prayer Apostles’ Creed iii. Characteristics of Faith iv. Dimensions of Faith I believe in God, v. Paradoxical Characteristics of Faith the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, REVELATION and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, FAITH who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, FAITH- believing in God suffered under Pontius Pilate, CHRISTIAN FAITH- believe in God was crucified, died and was buried; through/revealed by Jesus Christ He descended into hell; CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN FAITH- believe on the third day He rose again from the that Christ reveals God to us and dead; through the Catholic Church, the body He ascended into heaven, of Christ, united in the Holy Spirit. and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; ✓ Faith in God is our total from there He will come to judge the response to God’s revelation living and the dead. PRAYER I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, ❖ PRAYER the communion of saints, - how Christians communicate the forgiveness of sins, to follow teaching the resurrection of the body, - how Christians grow a deeper and life everlasting. relationship with Christ and how they know the direction He Amen. wants their lives to go in The Lord’s Prayer Types/ “ACTS” Method Of Christian Prayer Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. 1. ADORATION- first attitude of human Thy Kingdom come. being in acknowledging our creator. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. 2. CONTRITION- we acknowledge our limitations before God. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 3. THANKSGIVING- we extend gratitude as we forgive those who trespass to Him for all the bountiful blessings. against us. And lead us not into temptation, 4. SUPPLICATION- we ask, plea, invoke, but deliver us from evil. Amen. entreat and cry out to God for help; Hail Mary PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 13 Hail Mary, V/. The Angel of the Lord declared Full of Grace, unto Mary, The Lord is with thee. R/. And she conceived of the Holy Blessed art thou among women, Spirit. and blessed is the fruit Hail Mary… of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, Mother of God, R/. Be it done unto me according to pray for us sinners now, Thy Word. and at the hour of our death. Hail Mary… Amen. V/. And the Word was made flesh, R/. And dwelt among us. Glory Be To The Father Hail Mary… Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, V/. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the R/. That we may be made worthy of beginning, is now, and ever shall be, the promises of Christ. world without end. Amen. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech Fatima Prayer Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the Incarnation of O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us Christ Thy Son was made known by the from the fires of hell, lead all souls to message of an Angel, may by His Heaven, especially those in most need Passion and Cross be brought to the of Thy mercy. Amen. glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Hail Holy Queen Act Of Contrition Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To O my God, thee do we cry, poor banished I am heartily sorry for having offended children of Eve. To thee do we send up Thee, our sighs mourning and weeping in this and I detest all my sins, valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious because I dread the loss of heaven, advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward and the pains of hell; us, and after this our exile show us the but most of all because they offend blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O Thee, my God, clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Who are all good and deserving of all my love. (Verse) Pray for us, O Holy Mother of I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy God. grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, (Response) That we may be made and to amend my life. worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen. Angelus Prayer PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 14  CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH - Commitment to follow or obey God’s will for us 1. FAITH AS TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE- calls for a total and absolute adherence 3. FAITH AS WORSHIPPING/ ENTRUSTING (WORSHIP) 2. FAITH AS TRINITARIAN- an adherence - To surrender/ entrust our whole to the Triune God revealed through life to God Jesus Christ our Lord - Recognizing our duty as creatures to worship God in 3. FAITH AS LOVING, MATURING, spirit and truth MISSIONARY- our faith makes us loving and maturing Christians hence impels PARADOXICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF us new mission FAITH ✓ Loving- to love your neighbor, CERTAIN YET OBSCURE to show love to God, to love - Certain enough to die for yet a your enemies, to forgive your mystery because like love there enemies are always more to learn ✓ Maturing- deepen relationship with God FREE YET MORALLY OBLIGING ✓ Missionary- share Him to other - Faith is both free and morally people through our actions. obliging 4. FAITH AS INFORMED AND REASONABLE YET BEYOND NATURAL COMMUNITARIAN- transmit word of REASON God - Beyond natural ways of knowing ✓ Through Sacred Scriptures- believe Jesus’ words AN ACT YET A PROCESS ✓ Sacred tradition- deepen - An individual act of our graces relationship with community reasons yet also a lifelong process 5. FAITH AS INCULTURATED- relationship with God can be deepen; uses A GIFT YET OUR DOING indigenous methods, language, and - A gift from God through symbols revelation and interior inspiration yet something we do DIMENSIONS OF FAITH nobody can believe from us 1. FAITH AS KNOWING (DOCTRINE) PERSONAL YET ECCELESIAL - Knowledge of faith - A personal individual response - Doctrine- religious education yet only possible as member of - Basic truths that you have to the Church, the Christian understand Community. - 2. FAITH AS DOING (MORAL) - Application, living out the doctrine PRINCE KYLE HARVEY N. RAMIRO | BSN 1H 15