Theo Module 1
Theo Module 1
LESSON 3
DIVINE REVELATION, THEOLOGY FAITH AND BELIEFS - Sources of Beliefs in the Catholic Christian Tradition
THEOLOGY OF GRACE
a. The Bible
- Centers on the gratuitiousness of God as Creator to - Latin term gratia = Greek word charis, bears similar - Father almighty power is the re-creating
all of the creations meaning “favor”, “gratuitious gift”, “benefit” personal energy of non-violent love
- This graciousness of God is evident from the time of - Grace literally means favor, gratuitous gift or a - This loving power of the father, His
creation and in the entirety of the history of the benefit “kagandahang-loob” is revealed especially
world - In Christian experience, Grace, is a divine favor, a in Christ our Lord , present among us in the
- The God of creation is the God of history gratuitous gift from God and unmerited benefit Spirit.
- God’s grace infused in nature by the Holy Spirit bestowed by the transcendent being - God keeps us as his “segullah” –the apple
sustains all the creative activities, beauty and life of his eye
ithe world. Who is the source of Grace? - His almighty love is forever yearning to do
- Bestowed with the highest faculty of intellect and - In the Catholic Christian tradition, the Trinitarian more for us , in the spirit of malasakit as
will, appointed to be stewards of the rest of creation (Triune) God is the source of all grace Christ pictured for all in his parable of the
are called to participate in the divine life of grac 1. Father - work of creation is attributed to Good Shepherd.
and to be channels of God’s blessing to other 2. Son - the redeemer 3. MYSTERY - Something we may understand but not
creatures 3. Holy Spirit - the sanctifier fully grasp
- However, the sublime potentials of humans, the - In the Catholic Christian faith, “all three Divine - God's being almighty is a mystery because
intellect and will are oftentimes misused to pursue Persons act together as one God in creating, if he is powerful , why is evil existing ?
human disordered passion contrary to the goodwill redeeming and sanctifying” - It seems that God's power appears as
of God - Catechism for the Filipino Catholics powerlessness as thus manifested in the
- So humans maybe agents of the proclivity of love passion and death of Jesus
when they do according to the will of God or may Why does God bestow grace? - Yet St. Paul says “ Proclaim Christ crucified,
be perpetrators of sin in the human society and in The Catholic Creed proclaims God Almighty a stumbling block to the Jews and
the natural world 1. UNIVERSAL - God is Almighty or Omnipotent foolishness to Gentiles , but to those who
- Christian Theology which is centered on the faith of because His power is universal are called…
the resurrection of Jesus firmly believed that the - Pantokrator, the creator and ruler of all - Christ the power of god and the wisdom of
mercy of God is greater than human weakness things, the infinite Father beyond human god… for the foolishness of God is wiser
- When sin abounds, grace abound all the more experience than human wisdom, and the weakness of
- Creates out of His divine goodness, to share God is stronger than human strength
His goodness with others; creates by a free,
intentional and purposeful act
- God creates out of nothing, that is not from
any matter or existing