Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 6 > Unit 6
Lesson 2: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Saul
Without faithful leadership and faith in God the people of God continually fall into temptation, sin, and idol worship, and chaos reigns.
Without faithful leadership and faith in God the people of God continually fall into temptation, sin, and idol worship, and chaos reigns.
God entered into a covenant with David that would be fulfilled by Jesus in the New Covenant.
The prophets were men and women who were called by God to experience deeply God’s saving presence in the historical situation of their times and who were given a mission to make known the message of God’s saving power.
Jesus is the truth, and He manifests the whole of God’s truth.
Divine revelation is the body of truths shown to us by God.
All Scripture is inspired by God, who is the primary author of Scripture.
The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.
The Gospels are the heart of Scripture since they convey the life, teachings, and Paschal Mystery of our Lord.
To understand Jesus better, it is helpful for us to consider the context in which He lived.
The Incarnation is a dogma of the Church that says that the Son of God assumed a human nature in the Person of Jesus Christ.
The Paschal Mystery is how Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection saved us from sin and death for new life as sons and daughters of God.
Matthew’s Gospel is an orderly and reliable historical account of Jesus’ life and teachings.
Mark’s Gospel is concerned with presenting the mystery of Christ.
The Gospel of Luke, known as the Gospel of Mercy, focuses on the mercy and forgiveness of Jesus.
The Gospel of John is very different from the other three Synoptic Gospels and is concerned with presenting Jesus as the Incarnate Word of God who has always existed with God.