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What is Gods plan for us?
To live in communion with him
The first universal witness to God's love is...
Human beings are,"__ ____ __ _____", religious beings because we are "coming from God" and "going toward God."
"by nature and vocation"
When did salvation history begin?
The dawn of the universe and continues through all the events of the Old Testament.
God wanted to connect with us through love since the beginning, through the ages of _______.
Patriarchs
God wants us to be in union with all his creation especially
Human beings
Revelation makes it possible for humanity to respond to God's plan of ____ ____ __ ___.
loving goodness for us.
The fullness of God’s loving plan for humanity will be revealed by...
The end of time.
The life of _____ _____ __ _____ says how God never fails to seek us out, even when we are lost, confused, or burden.
Saint Augustine of Hippo
God acts within...
historical events.
God would not place the ___ ___ ___ within our hearts and then leave us to our own devices to figure out how to reach God.
Desire for him
The Old Testament tells the story of God’s loving relationship with all
Humanity
Jesus’ saving mission shows us how much God loves us by...
God becoming one of us in order to save us.
What 2 events does God use to redeem and save humanity?
The events of the world and the events of our own daily lives.
God's self-disclosure has been fulfilled in the ______ is the ultimate work of Divine, Eternal Son, Jesus Christ.
Incarnation
What was it called when Adam and Eve disobeyed God?
It was called the Fall.
Saint Augustine spiritual autobiography, ___ _______ , is considered a classic of western literature.
The Confessions
We call the unfolding of God’s plan for us,
Salvation History
In _____ we become adopted daughters and sons of the Divine Father, as we enter into the life and death of Jesus.
Baptism
God established a covenant with ____ and, later, with the ______ ______.
Noah, Ancient Isrealites