CL (God shares Himself to Mankind) Flashcards
One very significant act of sharing Himself is God’s generosity of
Creating humanity in His own image and likeness
Christian faith teacher
that man is the crwn and key to God’s creation/
What are the three personal aspects of creation:
God’s continuing creativity, Responsibility, Solidarity
What kind of personal asppect:
“God creating and sustaining each of us in existence, now”
God’s continuing creativty
What kind of personal aspect:
“God puts purpose into creation, and human persons contitute its organizing fore”
Responsibility
Whar kind of aspect:
“We are called to exercise responsible STEWARDSHIP over all creation. “We are not in compettition of God””
Solidarity
Man occupies a unique place in creation
- he is “in the image of God”
- in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds
- he is created “male and female”
- God established him in his friendship
Being in the image of God:
2.He is capable of SELF KNOWLEDGE, SELF POSSESSION, freely giving himself and entering into COMMUNION with other persons
3.Has FAITH and LOVE