The Christian Faith
This section of the website provides more extended teaching on larger content areas, such as the Creed and the Sacraments. It begins with Introduction·to the Christian Faith. More content will be added in due course.
The section entitled Short Talks comprises stand-alone talks and articles on different aspects of the Christian Faith, including the teaching of Jesus, the seasons of the Church’s Year and Feasts and Festivals.·
God's plan of salvation
Meaning of salvation
Imagine that someone is drowning in a river. Saving that person will mean:
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bringing the person back to the bank (saving him or her from the water on the outside);
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making the person better – giving first aid, which will include getting the water out of the airway (saving him or her from the water inside).
When we talk about God’s plan of salvation we mean the process of being:
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brought back to God;
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made better (in other words saved from evil without and within).
Abraham to Moses
Moses to the divided kingdom
The Covenant
After the Israelites had escaped from Egypt, Moses led them south into the wilderness (desert), where they had no enemies to attack them, until they came to Mount Sinai (see map). There they halted for a time and something very important happened: God and the Israelites made a covenant or alliance together.