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A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 17: Qualities of the Catholic Church
OLRL ^ | Fr. William J. Cogan

Posted on 08/01/2007 3:31:53 PM PDT by NYer

Lesson 17: Qualities of the Catholic Church

"And He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:  Until we all meet into the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ; that henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive.  But doing the Truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in Him who is the head, even Christ."  (Ephesians 4:11-15)

  1. What kind of church did Jesus intend to establish?
       A church that would be universal, united and holy, one that could not teach error and that could not be destroyed.

FALSE SLOGANS

  1. "All religions are good."
    Answer:  There is only one religion, as far as God is concerned, since He established only one, not three hundred.  All other religions were established by men who had no authority from God to start them.  A religion is either true or false, just as a dollar bill is either genuine or counterfeit.  Although a religion may have some truth, it is a false religion if it was established by a man.

PRACTICAL POINTS

  1. You have an obligation to join the Catholic Church; otherwise, you cannot go to Heaven.  However, joining the Church is a very serious step, because in so doing, you place yourself completely and forever under the authority of the Church in all things concerning religion.  This means that you promise to believe everything the Church teaches, to worship the way the Catholic Church worships, and to obey all the laws of the Church.



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Theology
KEYWORDS: briefcatechism

1 posted on 08/01/2007 3:31:58 PM PDT by NYer
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Lesson 17 of 43.


2 posted on 08/01/2007 3:33:08 PM PDT by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: All

The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

3 posted on 08/01/2007 3:37:04 PM PDT by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: NYer

Lesson 17 of 43?

You have 26 more?

LOLOL


4 posted on 08/01/2007 3:38:07 PM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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To: NYer

Good follow-up lesson!


5 posted on 08/01/2007 4:18:16 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Petronski; NYer

That’s dedication, isn’t it?


6 posted on 08/01/2007 4:18:51 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: NYer
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 1: Religion
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 2: The Bible and Tradition
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 3: God and the Holy Trinity
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 4: Prayer
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 5: Public Worship of God

A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 6: Angels and Devils
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 7: Human Beings and the Purpose of Life
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 8: Sanctifying Grace
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 9: Heaven
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 10: Mortal and Venial Sin

A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 11: Hell
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 12: Purgatory
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 13: Original Sin
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 14: Jesus Christ, Our Savior
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 15: Jesus Christ, True God and True Man

A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 16: The Catholic Church is the Only True Church
A Brieft Catechism for Adults - Lesson 17: Qualities of the Catholic Church

7 posted on 08/01/2007 4:26:02 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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BTTT!

One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic


8 posted on 08/01/2007 9:06:56 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: NYer; All

Pray for the conversion of the United States!


9 posted on 08/01/2007 9:08:03 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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