Discovering and knowing the one true God
Compendium 36-43 Dt 6:4
1. "I believe in One God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible." This is the most fundamental key to our faith.
2. Without God, creation and humanity lose their dignity and nihilism abounds. Without God, life is a meaningless survival of the fittest and even that only briefly. Without God the world is a dark, violent, cruel, sad and stark place.
3. Faith does not destroy reason but enables it to look more competently beyond itself.
4. God revealed his name to Moses as "I Am Who Am" this indicates that he has always existed and will always exist beyond the universe and history. He is transcendent, omnipotent, eternal, personal, and perfect.
5. God is unconditional, joyful and everlasting Love.
6. We can know the existence of God by reflecting on the beauty and order of creation and the urgings of our conscience to do good and avoid evil and our insatiable desire for perfect love and fulfillment.
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