THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Part 1: The Profession of Faith Section 2: The Credo
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PART 1: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION 2: THE CREDO CHAPTER ONE: - I Believe in God the Father Paragraph 1 - "I Believe in God" I - I Believe in One God II - God Reveals His Name III - God, "He Who is", Is Truth and Love IV - The Implications of Faith in one God Paragraph 2 - The Father I - "In the Name of the Father" II - The Revelation of God as a Trinity III - The Holy Trinity in the Teaching of the faith IV - The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Mission Paragraph 3 - The Almighty Paragraph 4 - The Creator I - Catechesis on Creation II - Creation - Work of the Holy Trinity III - "The World Was Created for the Glory of God" IV - The Mystery of Creation V - God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence Paragraph 5 - Heaven and Earth I - The Angels II - The Visible World Paragraph 6 - Man I - "In the Image of God" II - "Body and Soul but Truly One" III - "Male and Female He Created Them" IV - Man in Paradise Paragraph 7 - The Fall I - Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded More II - The Fall of the Angels III - Original Sin IV - "You did not Abandon Him to Power of Death" CHAPTER TWO: - I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST Article Two - "And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son" I - Jesus II - Christ III - The Only Son of God IV - Lord Article Three - "He Was Conceived the Holy Spirit" Paragraph 1 - The Son of God Became Man I - Why did the Word Become Flesh? II - The Incarnation III - True God and True Man IV - How is the Son of God Man? Paragraph 2 - "Conceived by Power of Holy Spirit" I - Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit II - .... Born of the Virgin Mary Paragraph 3 - The Mysteries of Christ's Life I - Christ's Whole Life is Mystery II - The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life III - The Mysteries of Jesus' Public Life Article Four - "Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pilate, Paragraph 1 - Jesus and Israel I - Jesus and the Law II - Jesus and the Temple III - Jesus and Israeli's Faith in the One God Paragraph 2 - Jesus Died Crucified I - The Trial of Jesus II - Christ's Redemptive Death in God's Plan III - Christ Offered Himself to Father for Our Sins Paragraph 3 - Jesus Christ was Buried Article Five - "He Descended Into Hell" Paragraph 1 - Christ Descended Into Hell Paragraph 2 - On the Third Day He Rose I - The Historical and Transcend ant Event II - The Resurrection - a Work of the Holy Trinity III - Saving Significance of the Resurrection Article Six - "He Ascended Into Heaven Article Seven - "From Thence he Will Come Again" I - He Will Come Again in Glory II - To Judge the Living and the Dead CHAPTER THREE: - I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT Article Eight - "I Believe in the Holy Spirit" I - The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit II - The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit III - God's Spirit and Word IV - The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time V - The Spirit and the Church in the Last Days Article Nine - "I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church" Paragraph 1 - The Church in God's Plan I - Names and Images of the Church II - The Church's Origin, Foundation and Mission III - The Mystery of the Church Paragraph 2 - The Church I - The Church - People of God II - The Church - Body of Christ III - The Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit Paragraph 3 - The Church I - The Church is one II - The Church is Holy III - The Church is Catholic IV - The Church is Apostolic Paragraph 4 - Christ's Faithful I - The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church II - The Lay Faithful III - The Consecrated Life Paragraph 5 - The Communion of Saints I - Communion in the Spiritual Goods II - The Communion of the church Paragraph 6 - Mary, Mother of Christ and of Church I - Mary's Motherhood With Regard to the Church II - Devotion to The Blessed Virgin III - Mary - Eschatological Icon of the Church Article Ten - "I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins" I - One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins II - The Power of the Keys Article Eleven - "I Believe in the Resurrection " I - Christ's Resurrection and Ours II - Dying in Christ Jesus Article Twelve - "I Believe in life Everlasting" I - The Particular Judgment II - Heaven III - The Final Purification, or Purgatory IV - Hell V - The Last Judgment VI - The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth
