“You should know how to behave in the household of God,which is the church of the living God,the pillar and foundation of truth.”First Letter of Paul to Timothy 3:15 The point of origin and central figure of the Christian faith is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God. This page reviews the transmission …
When Jesus saw his mother,and the disciple whom he loved standing near,he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!”And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.Gospel of John 19:26-27 Jesus Christ our Redeemer is dying on the Cross and tells “the disciple” to …
“Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together,she was found with child through the holy Spirit.And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly.Such was his intention when, …
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable,whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtueand if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.Letter of Paul to the Philippians 4:8 A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to …
“So God created man in his own image,in the image of God he created him;male and female he created them.And God blessed them, and God said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.”Genesis 1:27-28 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they …
“A life is begun which is neither that of the father nor the mother; it is rather the life of a new human being.The human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception.”The Gospel of Life, 1995 “The embryo is a new human life which is genetically distinctand …
INTRODUCTION Western medicine was founded on our Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman heritage, where the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person are paramount for decision-making in patient care. Patients place their trust in physicians and nurses to care for them in a compassionate and ethical manner, and we have a moral obligation to properly fulfill that role. Although the majority of …
THE BOOK OF GENESIS Genesis is the first book of Hebrew Scripture, our Old Testament of the Bible. It also serves as the first book of the Torah or Law of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch. The Torah expresses the Divine revelation of God and his will. The Law of Moses includes the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Hebrew Scripture or Tanakh is …
THE PROTOEVANGELIUM OR “FIRST GOSPEL” Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament of the Bible, also serves as the first book of the Torah or Pentateuch, spoken of by Jesus as the Law, the specific expression of God’s will. The Torah or תּוֹרָﬣ comprises the first five books of Hebrew Scripture (our Old Testament) – Genesis, Exodus, …
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai to serve as principles of moral behavior for the human race. The Ten Commandments of God are the foundation of the moral code and legal system of justice for Western Christian civilization. The architecture of the U. S. Supreme Court building reflects this biblical foundation. At …
