Catechism of the Catholic Church · Part One › Section Two · Chapter Two (§§422–682)
Contents
- Article 2 · "And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord"Article · §§430–455
- Article 3 · "He Was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and Was Born of the Virgin Mary"Article · §§456–570
- Article 4 · "Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died and Was Buried"Article · §§571–630
- Article 5 · "He Descended into Hell. on the Third Day He Rose Again"Article · §§631–658
- Article 6 · "He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father"Article · §§659–667
- Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Article · §§668–682
Paragraphs · 8
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The Good News: God has sent his Son
- §422 — ' This is 'the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God': God has visited his people. He has fulfilled the promise he made to Abraham and his descendants.vatican.va
- §423 — We believe and confess that Jesus of Nazareth, born a Jew of a daughter of Israel at Bethlehem at the time of King Herod the Great and the emperor Caesar Augustus, a carpenter by trade, who died crucified in Jerusalem under the procurator Pontius Pilate…vatican.va
- §424 — ' On the rock of this faith confessed by St. Peter, Christ built his Church. "To preach. . the unsearchable riches of Christ"vatican.va
- §425 — The transmission of the Christian faith consists primarily in proclaiming Jesus Christ in order to lead others to faith in him. From the beginning, the first disciples burned with the desire to proclaim Christ: "We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."vatican.va
- §426 — "At the heart of catechesis we find, in essence, a Person, the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son from the Father. who suffered and died for us and who now, after rising, is living with us forever."vatican.va
- §427 — In catechesis "Christ, the Incarnate Word and Son of God,. . is taught - everything else is taught with reference to him - and it is Christ alone who teaches - anyone else teaches to the extent that he is Christ's spokesman, enabling Christ to teach with his lips.vatican.va
- §428 — Whoever is called "to teach Christ" must first seek "the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus"; he must suffer "the loss of all things. ."vatican.va
- §429 — From this loving knowledge of Christ springs the desire to proclaim him, to "evangelize", and to lead others to the "yes" of faith in Jesus Christ.vatican.va
Scripture cited · 25 verses
Matthew 16:16 · Matthew 16:18 · Mark 1:1 · Mark 1:11 · Luke 1:5 · Luke 1:68 · John 1:14 · John 1:16 · John 3:13 · John 6:33 · John 7:16 · John 13:3 · Acts 4:20 · Galatians 4:4 · Galatians 4:5 · Ephesians 3:8 · Philippians 3:8 · Philippians 3:9 · Philippians 3:10 · Philippians 3:11 · 1 John 1:1 · 1 John 1:2 · 1 John 1:3 · 1 John 1:4 · 1 John 4:2