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God is the Creator of all things
- Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created heaven, and earth."
- Job 26:13 "His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent."
- Psalms 148:5 "Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created."
- Proverbs 8:22-31 "The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning. I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived, neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out. The mountains, with their huge bulk, had not as yet been established: before the hills, I was brought forth: He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law, and compass, he enclosed the depths: When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters: When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth; I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times; Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men."(Here Wisdom is personified as the Blessed Virgin Mary.)
- 2 Machabees 7:28 "I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them, and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also"
- John 1:3 "All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made."
- Hebrews 11:3 "By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God: that from invisible things visible things might be made."
Man was created by God
- Genesis 1:26-27 "And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them."
- Genesis 2:7 "And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul."
- Job 33:4 "The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life."
- Eccles 12:7 "And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it."
- Wisdom 2:23, 10:1 "For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him. ... She preserved him, that was first formed by God, the father of the world, when he was created alone"
- Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 17:1 "God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image."
- 2 Machabees 7:28 "I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them, and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also"
- Saint Matthew 19:4 "Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female? And he said:"
- Saint Mark 10:6 "But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female."
Created man and woman
- Genesis 1:27 "And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them."
- Saint Matthew 19:4 "Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female? And he said"
- Saint Mark 10:6 "But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female."
- 1 Corinthians 11:8 "For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man."
Was created in an exalted state
- Genesis 1:26 "And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth."
- Genesis 2:8 "And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed."
The exalted state was forfeited by sin
- Genesis 3:5-6,17 "For God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil. And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat. ... And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work: with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life."
- Wisdom 2:24 "But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world"
- Ezechiel 28:15 "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day of thy creation, until iniquity was found in thee."
- Romans 5:12 "Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world and by sin death: and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned."
- 1 Corinthians 15:21 "For by a man came death: and by a man the resurrection of the dead."
- 1 Saint Timothy 2:14 "And Adam was not seduced; but the woman, being seduced, was in the transgression."
Prone to temptation
- Romans 7:15 "For that which I work, I understand not. For I do not that good which I will: but the evil which I hate, that I do."
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 "Defraud not one another, except, perhaps, by consent, for a time, that you may give yourselves to prayer: and return together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinency."
- Ephesians 6:11 "Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil."
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5 "For this cause also, I, forbearing no longer, sent to know your faith: lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you: and our labour should be made vain."
- 2 Saint Timothy 3:12 "And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
- 1 Saint Peter 2:11 "Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,"
- 1 Saint Peter 5:8 "Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour."
Man offends God by sin
- 2 Samuel 12:13 "And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die."
- Psalms 32:5 "He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord."
- Jeremias 2:29 "Why will you contend with me in judgment? you have all forsaken me, saith the Lord."
- Hosea/Osee 7:13 "Woe to them, for they have departed from me: they shall be wasted because they have transgressed against me: and I redeemed them: and they have spoken lies against me."
- Romans 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:"
- Romans 6:1 "What shall we say, then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"
- Galatians 5:17 "For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh: For these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would."
- Ephesians 5:3 "But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:"
- Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols."
Man is subject to death
- 2 Samuel/Kings 14:14 "We all die, and like waters that return no more, we fall down into the earth: neither will God have a soul to perish, but recalleth, meaning that he that is cast off should not altogether perish."
- Job 14:5 "The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed."
- Wisdom 2:24 "But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world"
- Romans 5:12 "Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world and by sin death: and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned."
- Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting in Christ Jesus our Lord."
- 1 Cor 15:21-22 "For by a man came death: and by a man the resurrection of the dead. And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive."
- Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment"
DEATH OF CHRIST
Foretold in the Old Testament
- Psalms 21:17-19 "Indeed, many dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers closes in upon me; they have pierced my hands and my feet. They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me. They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots."
- Wisdom 2:13 "He boasteth that he hath the knowledge of God, and calleth himself the son of God."
- Isaias 1:5-6 "For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad. From the sole of the foot unto the top of the head, there is no soundness therein: wounds and bruises and swelling sores: they are not bound up, nor dressed, nor fomented with oil."
- Isaias 53:3-4 "Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted."
- Jeremias 11:19 "And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a victim"
- Lamentations 1:12 "Lamed. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow: for he hath made a vintage of me, as the Lord spoke in the day of his fierce anger."
- Zacharias 11:12 "And I said to them: If it be good in your eyes, bring hither my wages: and if not, be quiet. And they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver."
For our Salvation
- Isaias 53:5-7 "But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray, every one hath turned aside into his own way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was offered because it was his own will, and he opened not his mouth: he shall be led as a sheep to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb before his shearer, and he shall not open his mouth."
- Mt 20:28 "Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many."
- Lk 24:46 "And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day"
- Jn 12:24-25 "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, Itself remaineth alone. But if it die it bringeth forth much fruit."
- Romans 5:9 "Christ died for us. Much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him."
- Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness."
- 1 Saint Peter 1:18 "Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers"
- 1 Saint Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed."
- 1 Saint John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world."
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10 "Who died for us: that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with him."
RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
Foretold in the Old Testament
- Psalms 15:10 "Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt thou give thy holy one to see corruption."
- Acts 2:30-31 "Whereas therefore he was a prophet and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne. Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell: neither did his flesh see corruption."
Foretold by Christ
- Saint Matthew 17:22 "And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they were troubled exceedingly."
- Saint Matthew 20:19 "And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified: and the third day he shall rise again."
- Saint Mark 9:9 "And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead."
- Saint Mark 14:28 "But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee."
- Saint Luke 9:22 "Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes and be killed and the third day rise again."
- Saint Luke 18:33 "And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death. And the third day he shall rise again."
- Saint John 2:19 "Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple; and in three days I will raise it up."
- Saint John 10:17-18 "Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself. And I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Guarantee of our Faith
- 1 Corinthians 15:17 "And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain: for you are yet in your sins."
His Resurrection signifies our new birth
- Romans 6:4 "For we are buried together with him by baptism into death: that, as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life."
- Colossians 2:12 "Buried with him in baptism: in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him up from the dead."
- 1 Saint Peter 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"
Proven by manifestations to disciples and others
- Saint Matthew 28:9 "And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him."
- Saint Mark 16:9 "But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen; out of whom he had cast seven devils."
- Saint Luke 24:27,30-31 "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he[Jesus] expounded to them in all the scriptures the things that were concerning him. ... 24:30. And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them. And their eyes were opened: and they knew him. And he vanished out of their sight."
- Saint John 20:26-29 "And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said: Peace be to you. Then he said to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither and see my hands. And bring hither the hand and put it into my side. And be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said to him: My Lord and my God. Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen and have believed."
- Saint John 21:1 "After this, Jesus shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he shewed himself after this manner."
- Acts 1:3 "To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God."
- l Corinthians 15:6 "Then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep."
His Resurrection is assurance of our own resurrection
- Romans 6:5 "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection."
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 "Therefore, as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us bear also the image of the heavenly."
- 2 Corinthians 4:14 "Knowing that he who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and place us with you."
- Philippians 3:21 "Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself."
ASCENSION OF CHRIST
He ascended into heaven
- Saint Mark 16:19 "And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God."
- Saint Luke 24:50 "And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them."
- Saint John 20:17 "Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God."
- Acts 1:3,9 "To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God. ... And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight."
- Ephesians 4:10 "He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens: that he might fill all things."
- 1 Saint Timothy 3:16 "And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory."
- 1 Saint Peter 3:22 "Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him."
He is exalted in glory
- Saint John 12:16 "These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him."
- Acts 2:32-33 "This Jesus hath God raised again, whereof all we are witnesses. Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.
- Acts 4:10-11 "Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here before you, whole. This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner."
- Acts 7:55 "But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God."
- Ephesians 1:20 "Which he wrought in Christ, raising him up from the dead and setting him on his right hand in the heavenly places."
- Philippians 2:9 "For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names"
- Colossians 3:1 "Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God."
Man is raised to new dignity by Christ
- Romans 8:11 "And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ, from the dead shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you."
- Ephesians 2:6 "And hath raised us up together and hath made us sit together in the heavenly places, through Christ Jesus."
- Colossians 2:12 "Buried with him in baptism: in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him up from the dead."
- Colossians 3:1"Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God."
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