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The Catechism in Questions & Answers
- Introduction
- Contents
- 1. What is the source of our belief in God?
- 2. How does God reveal Himself?
- 3. How does God reveal Himself in nature?
- 4. How does God reveal Himself in history?
- 5. How does God identify Himself?
- 6. Where are revelations of God recorded?
- 7. Does God also provide revelations about the future?
- 8. Are there any other insights into God’s actions?
- 9. How are human beings to conduct themselves with respect to God’s revelations?
- 10. What do we understand by the idea of faith as a response to God’s revelations?
- 11. How do human beings come to believe?
- 12. What is Holy Scripture?
- 13. Who is the author of Holy Scripture?
- 14. Have the texts of the biblical books been handed down in a reliable manner?
- 15. How did the biblical books come to be collected?
- 16. What is the structure and content of Holy Scripture?
- 17. What is the content of the Old Testament?
- 18. What is the content of the New Testament?
- 19. How are the books of the Old Testament organised? How many of them are there and in what order do they appear?
- 20. What books of the Bible are numbered among the Apocrypha?
- 21. What value does the New Apostolic Church assign the Apocrypha?
- 22. How are the books of the New Testament organised? How many of them are there, and in what order do they appear?
- 23. What is the significance of Holy Scripture for the New Apostolic Church?
- 24. Who is commissioned to interpret Holy Scripture?
- 25. What is meant by the expression: “Jesus Christ is the centre of the Scripture?”
- 26. What is the significance of Holy Scripture for believers?
- 27. What are contributing factors in strengthening the believer’s faith through the study of the Bible?
- 28. What is the foundation and content of Christian faith?
1. What is the source of our belief in God?
The source of our belief is in God Himself. He allows human beings to recognise Him: He “reveals” Himself.
The knowledge that God exists has been given by God Himself. God does not conceal Himself, but rather allows Himself to be recognised by human beings such that human beings can speak of God and believe in God.
“Because what may be known of God is manifest in them [human beings], for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.”
Romans 1: 19-20