CHAPTER 22 THE CHURCH PROCLAIMS THE TRUTH

CHAPTER 22: THE CHURCH PROCLAIMS THE TRUTH

JESUS TEACHES THE TRUTH

THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION

CCC 74 God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth":29 that is, of Christ Jesus.30 Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach to the ends of the earth:

God graciously arranged that the things he had once revealed for the salvation of all peoples should remain in their entirety, throughout the ages, and be transmitted to all generations.31

I. THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION

CCC 75 "Christ the Lord, in whom the entire Revelation of the most high God is summed up, commanded the apostles to preach the Gospel, which had been promised beforehand by the prophets, and which he fulfilled in his own person and promulgated with his own lips. In preaching the Gospel, they were to communicate the gifts of God to all men. This Gospel was to be the source of all saving truth and moral discipline."32

THE CHURCH REMAINS FAITHFUL TO THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST

Read 2 Timothy 4 :1-8

EVANGALISATION

RESPECT FOR LIFE

RESPECT FOR FAMILY

Thou shall not commit adultery Exodus 20:14

Q1.WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE CHURCH TO SPEAK ON ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,HEALTH ETC  INSTEAD OF JUST FOCUSING ON SPIRITUAL MATTERS?

Q2. WHY DOES THE CHURCH TEACH AGAINST DIVORCE AND ADULTERY?

Q3. IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK THE GIFT OF SEXUALITY CAN BE ABUSED OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE? WHAT PROBLEMS CAN ARISE AS A RESULT ?

Q4.WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE CHURCH TO EVANGALISE- TO PROCLAIM THAT JESUS CHRIST IS SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD?