Catholic: Profession of Faith
Human capacity for God
The Catholic Church teaches that "The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself."[13] While man may turn away from God, God never stops calling man back to him.[14] Because man is created in the image and likeness of
God, man can know with certainty of God's existence from his own human reason.[15] But while "Man's faculties make him capable of coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God," in order "for man to be able to enter into real intimacy with him, God willed both to reveal himself to man, and to give him the grace of being able to welcome this revelation in faith."[16]
In summary, the Church teaches that "Man is by nature and vocation a religious being. Coming from God, going toward God, man lives a fully human life only if he freely lives by his bond with God."[17]
God comes to meet humanity
The Church teaches that God revealed himself gradually, beginning in the Old Testament, and completing this revelation by sending his son, Jesus Christ, to Earth as a man. This revelation started with Adam and Eve,[18] and was not broken off by their original sin;[19] rather, God promised to send a redeemer.[20] God further revealed himself through covenants between Noah and Abraham.[21][22] God delivered the law to Moses on Mount Sinai,[23] and spoke through the Old Testament prophets.[24] The fullness of God's revelation was made manifest through the coming of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.[25]
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