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Where do all these come from?

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Anthropology – the understanding of the human being can’t be understood without going back to its root which is the COSMOS.

Existence:

1)COSMOS – 15 billion years old

2)Anthropos – 40,000 years old

Conclusion:

The planet is not only for us. We evolved in this planet. To understand the anthropos, we have to start from the cosmos, that is, that we come from the stars, the NOVA, the BIG BANG, until we become human beings.

COSMOLOGY

1)There’s a BIG BANG, and there’s concentrated energy that breaks into stars.

2)Then, there’s a lot of elements that made up different kinds of realities including human beings.

Conclusion:

THE HUMAN WORLD IS CREATED THROUGH EVOLUTION.

So, what is the source of all these including me and my existence?

AHHHHHHHHHHH…………….??????????

DEITY?

SUPREME BEING?

GOD?

GOD is perfect

GOD’S REFLECTIONS-Man and other creatures and things..- “by taking as our starting

point the perfections of man and the other creatures which are a reflection, albeit a limited one of the infinite perfection of God, we are able to speak about God with all people.”

(Compendium of the CCC#5)

So, what is His plan for ushumans?

“God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. In the fullness of time, God the Father sent his Son as the Redeemer and Savior of mankind, fallen into sin, thus calling all into his Church and, through the work of the Holy Spirit, making them adopted children and heirs of his eternal happiness.”(Compendium of the CCC#1)

MAN’S HUMAN CONDITION

GOD

MAN

-happiness

-pre-natural gift (immortality)

GOD

MAN

*Due to sin, we lost our opportunity to be with Him.

*Due to sin, we lost the capacity to go back to HIM

OUR CRY:

“Is there anyone to lead us the way to HIM?”

GOD’S REALIZATION

I LOVE HUMAN BEINGS MORE THAN I LOVE

MYSELF.. I WILL BRING THEM BACK AT ALL

COST!!!!

GOD

MAN

GOD’S REDEMPTIVE ACTIONS:

1.) CONDESCENDING LOVE

-a kenosis : He emptied Himself just to be with humans

2.) Conciliatory Compassion

-God shares the sufferings of His people just to understand their condition and, in effect, grants them forgiveness.

3.) Fidelity

-a mark of a covenant, i.e., the binding relationship between Him and humans which knows no condition.

Reflection: (1/4 size of paper)AMIDST THESE REALITIES, HOW DO YOU SHARE IN GOD’S CONDESCENDING LOVE, CONCILIATORY COMPASSION AND FIDELITY?

(Do your reflection in a form of prayer)

Research Work: (1 whole size of paper)I.) On Divine Revelation

a.) What is revelation?b.) What is Divine Revelation?c.) How does God reveal Himself?d.) Why is Jesus Christ considered the fullness of God’s revelation?

II.) The Transmissions of Divine Revelationa.) Why and in what way is divine revelation

transmitted?b.) What is Apostolic Tradition?c.) In what ways Apostolic Tradition occurs?d.) What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?