God’s Goodness

Question 1

What do Catholic’s believe about God’s goodness?

Answer 1

-Christians believe that God is omnibenevolent (all-loving and all-good) as the Bible says “God is good”
-Everything that God made was good, reflecting his own goodness as “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good”

Question 2

What do Catholic’s believe about God’s goodness in the world today?

Answer 2

• Catholics do not believe that God created the world and then just sat back and watched it from a distance.
  -For Catholics, the miracles and answered prayer that people have today are examples of how God is a force for good in the world.
• God gave humans the gift of his son, Jesus. God became man to teach people how to achieve eternal life. This is also a sign of God’s goodness-“This is my Son”

Question 3

How does the goodness of God influence a Catholic’s life?

Answer 3

Catholics will pray God to thank him for sending his Son Jesus and try to follow the example of Jesus through applying his teachings like “love thy neighbour’ in their lives today