4 Revelation

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Prepared by:

Richard G. Pazcoguin UST-IR

Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true

God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ.

John 17:3


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FRIENDSHIP BEGINS WITH ONEHELLO

It is impossible to love or to have arelationship with someone who isnot known.

Introducing ones self to another inbasic in initiating friendship. Thisintroduction should be sustainedby constant communicationthrough which the unfolding of self

takes place.


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God, in his desire to enter into aloving relationship with humanity,took the initiative of introducinghimself to us, and of communicatingwith us both through natural andsupernatural means.

GODS DISCLOSURE OF HIMSELF IS CALLED:

Revelation is Gods personal loving communication to us of

who Heis and His planto save us allin His love. It is Godsreaching out to us in friendship, so we get to know and loveHim.

CFC no.101


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THE LIMITATION OF HUMAN REASON:The fact that natural reason can proveGods existence is in itself revelation.

But while human reason can tell us that

God exists, it cannot tell us WHO GOD IS.

In order for us to know who God is,we have to pay attention to thedifferent avenues by which Godcommunicates with us.
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Rev. Fr. Ian Knox, C.S.Sp.

PERSONS

EVENTS CREATION

HISTORY

PROPHETS

JESUS CHRIST

CHURCH


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The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament

proclaims His handiwork Psalm 19:1

The beauty of nature awakens our religioussense. Realizing that we cannot beresponsible for the grandeur of creation,we end up concluding: there must be aGod who is the cause of everything.

CREATION IS THE FIRST ACT OFGODS REVELATION.

Ever since the creation of the world, his eternal power and

divine nature, invisible though they are, have beenunderstood and seen through the things he has made.

Romans 1:19-20
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For history to be revelatory, we have to learn

looking at history with the eyes of faith.

We have to realize that God is not merelywatching us from a distance. Rather, he isactively involved in the story of our lives,both as individuals and as a people.

Even the most secular historical events,when seen with faith, become evidences ofGods divine plan gradually unfoldingthrough time.


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Historians enable us to remember significant

events. The PROPHETS of God, both ancient andmodern, help us to see historical events with Godsown eyes.

While prophets may tell future events, prediction ofthe future is just incidental to prophecy. The main

task of a prophet is to convey the message of Godby interpreting the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

The meaning of historical events as revealed byGod through the prophets are at times unpalatable.Often, prophets speak the uncomfortable truth,

hence they are often persecuted.


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No one has ever seen God, but the only Son, who is the

same as God, made Him known John 1: 18

In times past God spoke in varied ways to our fathers

through the prophets; in this, the final age, He hasspoken to us through His Son Hebrews 1:1-2

JESUS CHRIST IS THE FULLNESS OFGODS REVELATION

By becoming man like us, he revealed to us everythingwe need to know about God, using a language that wecan understand and relate to.


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As goal, Jesus is the key, the center and the purposeof the whole of mans history (GS 10), in whose imagewe all are to be conformed (cf. Rom 8:29).

But Christ is not only the goal of Gods revelation, He is also its

content, the Revealed One. In himself, Jesus reveals both Godand ourselves. Christ, the new Adam, in the very revelation of the

mystery of the Father and of His love, fully reveals man to himself

and brings to light his most high calling (GS 22).

Christ is revealer through his part in creation, through hisbecoming man, through his hidden and public life, andespecially through his passion, death and resurrection. Afterhis resurrection, the Risen Christ continues his revelation by

sending us his Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth (cf. DV 4).CFC nos. 77-79


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God speaks to us in and through the life of

the church. God speaks to us through the

lives of holy people who have evidently takenJesus message to heart and serve as an

example to all. As we participate in the life ofthe church, we participate in revelation. Webelieve that Jesus is still speaking and actingthrough the church, that is through us and ourparticipation in the life of the community. Webelieve that we as a church, continue Jesus

preaching and mission to the world.

Fr. Ian KnoxTHEOLOGY FOR TEACHERS,p.88


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GODS REVELATION IS CONTAINED IN:

God, the one and only source of revelation, so willed that his revelationbe transmitted to us through two modes: Sacred Scriptures and SacredTradition, two phases of the same revelation forming one sacred deposit

of the word of God entrusted to the Church


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OUR RESPONSE TO REVELATION IS

Many of the truths revealed by God to us are beyond the power of ourhuman comprehension. Yet because we believe that God, who is allgood "cannot deceive nor be deceived we say AMEN even to thingswe do not fully understand.

ACT OF FAITH

O MY GOD, I FIRMLY BELIEVEALL THE TRUTHS WHICH

THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHESBECAUSE YOU HAVE REVEALED THEM

WHO NEVER DECEIVE,NOR CAN BE DECEIVED.

AMEN.
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Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ

Each model presents a definition forrevelation and faith, and presents therole of God and the recipients ofrevelation.


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REVELATION Divinely authoritativedoctrine inerrantly proposed by Gods

word in the Bible or by official churchteaching

FAITH Firm assent to the revealed truthscontained in the written or transmittedword of God

ROLE OF GOD TEACHER whocommunicates knowledge by speech orwriting

ROLE OF RECIPIENTS Pupils who areexpected to be attentive and docile
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REVELATIONManifestation of Godssaving power by His great deeds in

historyFAITH Trust in God as the Lord of history

who has repeatedly proven his power,goodness and fidelity on those who relyon Him

ROLE OF GOD TRANSCENDENTAGENT who brings about revelatoryevents of signs to his people

ROLE OF RECIPIENTS Discernmentand interpretation of signs given in

salvation history


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REVELATION Self-manifestation of Godby His intimate presence in the depthsof the human spirit

FAITH Prayer of the heart, piousaffections, or some such loving anddevout response

ROLE OF GOD DIVINE VISITOR, theguest of the soul

ROLE OF RECIPIENTS Openness toGods presence.


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REVELATIONGods address to thosewhom he encounters with His word inScripture and Christian proclamation

FAITHPersonal acceptance of onesstatus as a forgiven sinner, thanks toGods mercy in Jesus Christ

ROLE OF GOD MERCIFUL JUDGE whopronounces sentence of condemnationand pardon

ROLE OF RECIPIENTS Obedient

submission to the power of the word


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REVELATION A breakthrough to ahigher level of consciousness as

humanity is drawn to a fullerparticipation in the divine creativity

FAITH A commitment to / andparticipation in, the movement where thedivine Spirit continually leads creation

forward to its ultimate fulfillment.ROLE OF GOD ATTRACTING the

imagination to envision the world in anew way

ROLE OF RECIPIENTS Responsive to

the call to build a fully human world


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Revelation is both agift and a task.

Revelation is Gods free, undeserved act oflove by which he enables us to haveknowledge of him and of the salvation thathe offers.

Revelation likewise challenges us to interpretthe events in our lives in the light of thelife-changing Gospel of Jesus, that wemight know and obey Gods will and thusbecome tangible signs of Gods lovingpresence.


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Fr. Ian Knox, C.S. Sp.

THEOLOGY FOR TEACHERSOttawa: Novalis Press, 1994

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines ECCCE

CATECHISM FOR FILIPINO CATHOLICSMakati: Word and Life Publications, 1997

Erlinda Bragado and Arnold Monera

KALOOB: Interweavings on the Christian StoryManila: De La Salle University Press, 1998

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