Class 4: Salvation History: Why do we need to be saved?
Only the light of divine Revelation clarifies the reality of sin and particularly of the sin committed at mankind's origins. Without the knowledge Revelation gives of God we cannot recognize sin clearly and are tempted to explain it as merely a developmental flaw, a psychological weakness, a mistake, or the necessary consequence of an inadequate social structure, etc. Only in the knowledge of God's plan for man can we grasp that sin is an abuse of the freedom that God gives to created persons so that they are capable of loving him and loving one another. (CCC 387)
Class 3: Creator of Heaven and Earth
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Holy Scripture begins with these solemn words. The profession of faith takes them up when it confesses that God the Father almighty is "Creator of heaven and earth" (Apostles' Creed), "of all that is, seen and unseen" (Nicene Creed). We shall speak first of the Creator, then of creation and finally of the fall into sin from which Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to raise us up again. (CCC 279)
Class 2: The Bible: God speaks to us
How do we encounter God? How does God reveal himself to us? Bible • Word of God • Faith • Reason • Divine Revelation • Deposit of Faith Magisterium • Scripture • Apostolic Tradition
Class 1: How do we know God?
I believe in One God: Our search for God: The quest for meaning in life. Who am I? Why am I here? What is the purpose of my life? Our desire for God, God’s desire for us.