Three Sources of Knowledge about Jesus Christ and

Salvation History

TraditionBibleMagisterium

Sources of Faith

TraditionThis refers to the unwritten Words of God, handed down from the Apostles and kept inviolate through the centuries by the Magisterium (the Teaching Authority) of the Church.

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It is the written Word of God, through the instrumentality of the evangelists under the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. These writings were compiled and preserved by the Church founded by Christ.

Bible

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MagisteriumThe church’s teaching authority, instituted by Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit, which seeks to safeguard and explain the truths of the faith.

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SALVATION HISTORY

The fall of man – Original sin ADAM & EVE

First Stage: through the life of Israel

1900 BC THE PATRIARCHS: ABRAHAM AND ISAAC ( start of salvation history of the Chosen People)

Faith Hagar / Ishmael

◦Your descendants as the stars of the heaven and the sand which is on the seashore

◦Your descendants shall come out with great possessions

◦You shall be the father of many nations

◦For Abraham – Circumcision & Obey God’s command

Covenant with Abraham

You shall be my special possession Kingdom of Priest Holy nation I will be an enemy to your enemies A merciful and gracious God, slow to anger

and rich in kindness and fidelity

Covenant with Moses

The Lord promised David that his kingdom would endure and his throne would be established forever (2 Samuel 7:16).

As a partial fulfillment of this promise, David and his descendants ruled Judah for over 400 years.

Jesus Christ was a direct descendant of David and was the ultimate fulfillment of this promise (Acts 2:22-36).

The Lord’s Promise to David

List of top major Messianic prophecies

Isaiah 52:13-53:12, 49:1-7, 42:1-9, 50:4-10 The Suffering and Exaltation of the Messiah, The Servant's Mission and Calling, Israel's Redeemer and a Light to the Nations, The Servant's Obedience,

Micah 5:2 A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7, 11:1-10 Messiah's birth to a

virgin, The Sign of Immanuel, To Us a Child Is Born Zechariah 9:9, 12:10-13:1 The Coming of Zion's

King Daniel 7:13-14 The Exalted Son of Man Jeremiah 23:5, 31:31-34 The Messiah would be a

descendant of King David, The New Covenant

Immaculate ConceptionAnnunciationVisitationBirth of Jesus – NativityPresentation at the templeFinding of Jesus in the Temple

Life of Jesus – Infancy Narrative

Hidden Life of Jesus Age 13 – 29 Life of Jesus is not

recorded in the Bible. Luke 2:52 And Jesus advanced

in wisdom and age and favor before God and man.

Baptism by John the BaptistCalled his disciplesPreaching, healing & perform miracles

Commissioning of his Apostles

Last Supper

Life of Jesus – Public Ministry

Pray at Garden of Gethsemane Arrest & sentence to death Carry of the CrossCrucified & Died

Life of Jesus – Suffering & Death

After 3 days – His resurrection His last instruction to his apostles Go therefore , and make disciples of all

nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age” Matt. 28:19 - 20

Ascension The Coming of the Holy Spirit - Pentecost

Life of Jesus – Glorious

Third Stage:

•God acts in the world through the life of Christians and the Church history of the Acts of the Apostles, Epistles and the History of the Church.

•It still continue even up to this time.•We as Christian have a role to perform!•We need to help the Church especially in its work of evangelization.

That’s all!