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Lesson 2 Rs1 Gods Revelation in Salvation

The document discusses God's revelation to humanity through salvation history. It explains that God first revealed himself to Adam and Eve, promising salvation after the Fall. God later revealed himself through Noah, Abram, Moses, and the prophets. The full revelation of God came through Jesus Christ, who demonstrated through his life, death, and resurrection that he is both human and divine. The key is for people to immerse themselves in Christ by hearing his word and keeping it in order to discover God and his loving plan to bring all people to himself.

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Lesson 2 Rs1 Gods Revelation in Salvation

The document discusses God's revelation to humanity through salvation history. It explains that God first revealed himself to Adam and Eve, promising salvation after the Fall. God later revealed himself through Noah, Abram, Moses, and the prophets. The full revelation of God came through Jesus Christ, who demonstrated through his life, death, and resurrection that he is both human and divine. The key is for people to immerse themselves in Christ by hearing his word and keeping it in order to discover God and his loving plan to bring all people to himself.

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Lesson 2: God’s Revelation in Salvation

LEARNING TARGET:

At the end of the lesson, the students can;


Doctrine: Discuss and describe how God fulfils His promise of salvation
Moral: Demonstrate practical ways relating to one’s role in salvation
Worship: Articulate prayer of thanks for the gift of salvation

GOD’S REVELATION THROUGH HUMAN BEINGS

In Gaudium et Spes document of the Catholic Church,it is stated that human beings have
a kind of deep memory of having been created by God.  Vatican II’s Pastoral Constitution on the
Church in the Modern World also states that from “the very circumstance of his origin man is
already invited to converse with God” (No. 19), and the Catechism teaches that God invited the
first humans “to intimate communion with himself and clothed them with resplendent grace and
justice” (No. 54). This deep memory is the very source for humanity’s search for meaning and
for believers’ desire to be reunited with God. But if an individual’s existence speaks of God’s
existence, then why are there some people who do not believe?

The answer is that something went wrong — the Church calls it the first sin, when
humanity turned from their creator in a fruitless effort to become gods themselves. The irony is
that because human beings are made in the image and likeness of God, they cannot completely
obliterate their connection to him even though they can (and do) make the effort.

From the very beginning, God manifested himself to our first parents, Adam and Eve,
and invited them to intimate communion with Himself. After their fall, He did not cease his
revelation to them but promised SALVATION for all their descendants. After the flood, He
made a covenant with Noah, a covenant between Himself and all living beings (CCC, 54-58).

In order for God to fulfill his promise of salvation (CCC, 59-64):

 God chose Abram, calling him out of his country, making him “the father of
a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5), and promising to bless in him “all the
nations of the earth” (Genesis12:3).
 God called Moses to formed Israel as his chosen people, freeing them from
slavery in Egypt, establishing with them the covenant of Mount Sinai, and,
giving them the law.
 God called individuals as prophets and proclaimed a radical redemption of
the people and a salvation which would include all nations in a new and
everlasting covenant. They proclaimed that from the people of Israel and from
the house of King David, would be born the Messiah, Jesus.

GOD’S REVELATION THROUGH JESUS

To make the offer of universal salvation unequivocal, God extends his revelation from
creation and the Jewish people to one man, Jesus Christ. Through Jesus, the revelation of God
reaches its fullness, because Jesus demonstrates through his life, death and resurrection that he is
God in the flesh, both truly human and divine.

The full and definitive stage of God’s revelation is accomplished in his Word made flesh,
Jesus Christ, the mediator and fullness of Revelation. He, being the only-begotten Son of God
made man, is the perfect and definitive Word of the Father. In the sending of the Son and the gift
of the Spirit, Revelation is now fully complete, although the faith of the Church must gradually
grasp its full significance over the course of centuries (CCC, 65-66)

Jesus gives access to God in a way that builds upon, but far surpasses, the other stages of
revelation: “By revealing himself God wishes to make [men and women] capable of responding
to him, and of knowing him and of loving him far beyond their own natural capacity” (CCC, 52).

To conclude:
God’s revelation as it unfolded in time and in different stages brought forth the fullness
of his love, incarnated in Jesus. We are invited to share in God’s love by immersing ourselves in
Christ, which begins by hearing his word and then keeping it (Lk 11:28). Jesus has provided the
means through the sacraments and promises to abide with us through his Holy Spirit. As we
unite ourselves to him, we not only discover the source of everything but also find the person
God intended us to be. The key is to abide in God’s revelation, for the Lord has made known his
loving plan to bring all mankind to him.

LET US LEARN MORE:

Activity 1

A. As a son or daughter, ask two members of your family on how they were saved by God.
Ask a particular experience of their encounter with God.
Name Experience of God’s Encounter
B. Look for two friends or two classmates and ask them how they were saved by God. Use
the table below to help you organize your data.

God’s Revelation in Salvation


Learnings from the lesson Learnings from my family Learnings from my friends

Activity 2

A. Complete the statements below by supplying the referred terms. Choices are given in the
word-bank below.

 Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World


 First Parents
 Abram
 Moses
 Jesus
 Gaudium et Spes
 Deep Memory
 Catechism
 Salvation
 Noah

1. In _________________ document of the Catholic Church, it is stated that


human beings have a kind of deep memory of having been created by God. 

2. Vatican II’s ______________________________also states that from “the very


circumstance of his origin man is already invited to converse with God”.
3. The _________________________ teaches that God invited the first humans “to
intimate communion with himself and clothed them with resplendent grace and
justice”.
4. This _________________________ is the very source for humanity’s search for
meaning and for believers’ desire to be reunited with God.
5. From the very beginning, God manifested himself to our _________________, and
invited them to intimate communion with Himself.
6. After their fall, He did not cease his revelation to them but promised
_____________________ for all their descendants.
7. After the flood, He made a covenant with _______________, a covenant between
Himself and all living beings.
8. God chose ________________, calling him out of his country, making him “the father
of a multitude of nations”.
9. God called ______________ to form Israel as his chosen people, freeing them from
slavery in Egypt.
10. Through________________, the revelation of God reaches its fullness, because Jesus
demonstrates through his life, death and resurrection that he is God in the flesh, both
truly human and divine.

B. Make a thanksgiving prayer for God’s saving acts.


References

LibreriaEditriceVaticana. 2015. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: God


Comes to Meet Man. Retrieved from http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_cc/
documents/archive_ 2005 compendium-ccc_en.html#

Nay, R. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in Question and Answer Form. Retrieved
fromhttp://www. catholic-catechism.com/level_10.htm

Werning, D. (2017). Foundations of the Faith Part 2: God Revealed. Retrieved from https://
www. osv. com
/OSVNewsweekly/InFocus/Article/TabId/721/ArtMID/13629/ArticleID/
21669/Foundations-of-the-Faith-Part-2-God-Revealed.aspx

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