Catechism index

201 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD To Israel, his chosen, God revealed himself as the only One: "Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one LORD; and you shall love the LORD your God with all your …
202 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD Jesus himself affirms that God is "the one Lord" whom you must love "with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength". …
203 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD God revealed himself to his people Israel by making his name known to them. A name expresses a person's essence and identity and the meaning of this person's life. God has a …
204 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD God revealed himself progressively and under different names to his people, but the revelation that proved to be the fundamental one for both the Old and the New Covenants was the revelation …
205 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD God calls Moses from the midst of a bush that burns without being consumed: "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God …
206 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD In revealing his mysterious name, YHWH ("I AM HE WHO IS", "I AM WHO AM" or "I AM WHO I AM"), God says who he is and by what name he is …
207 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD By revealing his name God at the same time reveals his faithfulness which is from everlasting to everlasting, valid for the past ("I am the God of your father"), as for the …
208 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD Faced with God's fascinating and mysterious presence, man discovers his own insignificance. Before the burning bush, Moses takes off his sandals and veils his face in the presence of God's holiness. 13 …
209 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD Out of respect for the holiness of God, the people of Israel do not pronounce his name. In the reading of Sacred Scripture, the revealed name (YHWH) is replaced by the divine …
210 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD After Israel's sin, when the people had turned away from God to worship the golden calf, God hears Moses' prayer of intercession and agrees to walk in the midst of an unfaithful …
211 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD The divine name, "I Am" or "He Is", expresses God's faithfulness: despite the faithlessness of men's sin and the punishment it deserves, he keeps "steadfast love for thousands". 21 By going so …
212 Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD Over the centuries, Israel's faith was able to manifest and deepen realization of the riches contained in the revelation of the divine name. God is unique; there are no other gods besides …
213 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. The revelation of the ineffable name "I AM WHO AM" contains then the truth that God alone IS. the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, and following it the Church's Tradition, …
214 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. God, "HE WHO IS", revealed himself to Israel as the one "abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness". 27 These two terms express summarily the riches of the divine name. In all his …
215 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. "The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever." 30 "and now, O LORD God, you are God, and your words are true"; 31 this …
216 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. God's truth is his wisdom, which commands the whole created order and governs the world. 33 God, who alone made heaven and earth, can alone impart true knowledge of every created thing …
217 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. God is also truthful when he reveals himself - the teaching that comes from God is "true instruction". 35 When he sends his Son into the world it will be "to bear …
218 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. In the course of its history, Israel was able to discover that God had only one reason to reveal himself to them, a single motive for choosing them from among all peoples …
219 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. God's love for Israel is compared to a father's love for his son. His love for his people is stronger than a mother's for her children. God loves his people more than …
220 In God "there is no variation or shadow due to change." 26 God is "HE WHO IS", from everlasting to everlasting, and as such remains ever faithful to himself and to his promises. God's love is "everlasting": 41 "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you." 42 Through Jeremiah, God declares to his people, …