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Chapter 2: Human Beings: The Summit of Creation
Human beings are the crown jewel of creation, alone out of all of Gods creatures made in His image and likeness.
Human beings are the crown jewel of creation, alone out of all of Gods creatures made in His image and likeness.
The sin of Adam and Eve caused them to lose sanctifying grace, and Original Justice and Holiness, and brought sin, suffering, and death into the world.
Christs Death is a perfect act of redemptive love and suffering in Gods plan of Salvation.
The eternal life of Heaven, to which we are destined, is a gift from God offered to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Reason and free will separate us from animals and are how we are made in the image and likeness of God.
In order to be a disciple of Jesus we must love Him as our Savior and imitate Him.
Having faith requires us to put our trust in another. Faith is an essential part of being human.
The Church is a community of disciples. All disciples are called to evangelize.
Through the Incarnation, God the Son became fully human while remaining fully divine.
We can only fully understand Catholicism by following Jesus and striving to live like saints.
Every human person desires to know God.
Every vocation must be lived in communion with others because it is a sign of God’s love and mercy towards us.
Discernment is the process for hearing and answering a call by God to some work or ministry and to our particular vocation.
Pope John Paul II offered a reflection on the origins of humankind based upon the story of creation found in Genesis 1-3, which has come to be known as Theology of the Body.
Marriage is the perfect and complete form of human friendship.