GEC RE 001: GOD’S SAVING ACTIONS IN HISTORY,

OUR STORY: FROM ABRAHAM TO JESUS

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Religious Education Department
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1 Semester, School Year 2021 - 2022
JOEY M. CORTEZ, LPT, MARE - Instructor

GEC RE 001:
God’s saving Actions in
History, Our Story: From
Abraham to Jesus

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MODULE 2
MIDTERM (Weeks 3 and 4)

UNIT 1
GENESIS ACCOUNT CREATION
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module you are expected to:
 identify two creation accounts in the book of Genesis;
 develop your own story of creation based from the creation account from the Book of Genesis;
 identify and explain the key points of creation story in relation to their life;
 identify and explain the key points of creation story in relation to their life;
 explain their being created as an image and likeness of God;
 explain the cause of the fall of the first parents; and
 explain sin is and its consequences to man’s life.

Topic 1
Creation and The Fall of Man
Introduction

God creates nothing imperfect and that his Grace is always enough to fight against sin. That is how we are created
in his own image and likeness meaning, to love Him with all our hearts. At the same time, to love our neighbors
as we love ourselves.

Reflection Activity:

“Sin is an enough punishment to the sinner, for he has already separated himself from the love of God
and neighbors, through the sin he has committed”.
 Anonymous Theologian

Lectures:

Some non-Christian theories about the creation of the world:

a. Pantheism – everything is God. This is the belief that the mountain can be God, the rocks can be God, the
sea can be God. In short, everything we experience is God himself.
b. Gnosticism – the world comes from and returns to God, and is naturally evil. This is the belief that God
created the world and the world will soon go back to the same Creator. Moreover, it adheres to the belief
that the world is naturally evil so man must not question why suffering, evil, violence and sin are present
because the world naturally possesses evil.
c. Dualism/Manichaeism – permanent conflict of good and evil. This is the belief that the world is always in
constant motion of goodness overcoming evil and then evil overcoming goodness. This theory also
adheres to the belief that the world is naturally evil and full of suffering.

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d. Deism – God made the world and then left it to itself. This is the belief that God is the creator but God
also left the world after that. This theory believes that God does not care or get involved in the affairs of
man.
e. Materialism – world is an interplay of matter that has always existed. This is the belief that there is no
such thing as spiritual realities or if there is, the material realities have more value. This theory believes
that only those which can be perceive by the senses can be true. The world itself is a result of material
interaction, according to this theory.

Creation Story: Fundamental Belief

a. The world was created for the glory of God
b. God is the author and origin of life. He created the world in wisdom and love. Gen 1-2, CCC 279-354
c. The universe is not by chance. He created the universe out of nothing. CCC 290, 296, 318
d. Creation has its good origin (versus the idea that reality as dual nature: good and evil), CCC 339-342
e. God created a visible and an invisible world
f. Man was created according to His image and likeness
g. Man and woman: the summit of the Creator’s work. Because of this, human has three essential qualities:
o sanctity of human life, o sacredness of family love
o dignity of human labor; o union of body and soul
h. Man and woman have been created and willed by God: in perfect equality as human persons, yet in
their respective beings as man and woman.
i. By nature, we are God’s creatures and servants and are given sanctity of life, dignity of labor and
sacredness of family love, so we can live, work and love like God. Gen 1:26-27
j. Creation is not yet complete, but in a journey towards perfection.
Fall of Man: Disobedience and Pride
a. Sin is an abuse of the freedom God has given to man. Because we have the freedom to choose ―not
God‖, sin enters the world. Sin causes a break in our relationship with God.
b. Because we have the freedom to choose ―not God‖, sin enters the world. Sin causes a break in our
relationship with God.
c. The commandment: Thou shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
d. God made a covenant with man in creation: a sacred kinship bond having blessings and curses, rights
and responsibilities (―[God] invited them to intimate communion with himself and clothed them with
resplendent grace and justice).
Consequences of Adam’s and Eve’s Sin
a. Before the fall of man there are four harmonies in the world namely, (1) harmony between God and
man; (2) harmony between man and himself; (3) harmony between man and others; and (4) harmony
between man and nature. In other words God and man are reconciled and at peace. Similarly man with
himself, man with others and man with the nature are reconciled and at peace. But because of man’s sin,
all these harmonies were lost. Disharmony enters the world and the four kinds of relationship.
b. Before the fall, man would not experience pain, suffering and death. After man’s years of earthly life,
man would be brought by God to heaven. Before the fall, the gates of heaven were open for all human
beings. But after man committed disobedience to God, the heavens were closed to all human beings.

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c. Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden. They had to labor and plant in order to eat.
d. They became afraid of God, their Creator. They became wounded with ignorance, malice and
concupiscence.
e. Since they were now away from God, they were subject to suffering, pain, hardship (e.g. pain in
childbirth and toil in work) and even physical death.
f. After Adam and Eve died, all the rest of the generations to come would have inherited all the
misfortunes and punishments given to the first parents.

Fallen human nature is wounded, not intrinsically corrupted

Baptism ―washes‖ away original sin, imparts God’s divine life and begins to heal the wounds of
original sin.

READ GENESIS NARRATIVE: Genesis 1:1-30, Genesis 2:4-25

In the Old testament, The Genesis account of creation does not attempt to provide scientific explanation
or information of the origin of the world, but it gives us the truth that there is only one God who is the source of
everything. He created everything, and everything. He created is good. The greatest of his creation is man
whom He made in His own image and likeness.

Man is created in the Image and Likeness of God

Then God said, ― Let us make man in our image and likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea
and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth , and all over the creatures that moves along the
ground. ― So God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created Him; male and female He
created them.
The highest point of God’s creation is man: ― created in God’s image and likeness…‖does not mean
equal to God. But it says that God gives man the spiritual power of thinking and willing similar to His own
mind and will. In humanity God has developed a being that is capable of developing a personal, spiritual
relationship with Him. In all of creation, we alone have been blessed with this wonderful ability and opportunity
to have a unique personal spiritual relationships that bonds us with God.
Read CFC # 310-346, CCC # 279-379
CCC Catechism for Catholic Church, CFC Catechism for Filipino Catholic

Read Genesis 3; 4; 6:5-7:24; 11

The account describes in figurative language how man and woman began to turn away from God in
disobedience and pride and its consequences for humanity. This is a biblical religious explanation of the
presence of sin in human history and the experience of evil and suffering in the world. The account of the fall if
full of symbolism: The tree of life, The tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the fruit, the serpent, etc.

GENESIS:
What the book of Genesis present to us, then, is the story of the Fall of human race within God’s plan of
creation and redemption. Genesis is describes, how at the origin of our human race, man and woman turned
away from God their creator in disobedience and pride, thus rejecting God’s friendship. They wanted to be ―
like God ― ( Gn. 3:5 ), but ―without God, ahead of God and not according to God ― ( CCC 398 )
Behind the disobedient choice by our first parents, Scripture and Church Tradition see imaged in ―the
serpent‖ (Gn.3:1-5), an evil forced called ―Satan‖ or the ―devil.‖ Jesus himself was tempted by the devil (Mat.
4:1-11) whom he called ― murderer from the beginning . a liar and the father of lies.‖ ( Jn.8:44) The devil and
the other demons were indeed created naturally good by God, but they become evil their own doing. Scripture
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give witness to the disastrous influence of these created personal being called also ―fallen angels.‖ Their power
is limited by the providence of God who makes ―all things work together for the good of those who have been
called according to his purpose.‖( rom.8:28) (CCC391-39500
In rebelling against God, man and woman destroyed their original harmony with:
 Each other (―they realized they were naked‖)
 Others ( Cain murdered his brother Abel)
 The community ( Tower of Babel )
 Nature (― cursed be the ground )

Finally, since man and his wife were not excluded from partaking the fruit of the tree of
Life(Gen.3:22-24) death will be theirs, ―For you are dirt, and to dirt you shall return‖ (Ge.3:19)

The Genesis narrative presents three moments with which we are all very familiar:
temptation, sin and judgment. But we must not imagine that the author of genesis was somehow present in the
Garden of Eden. Rather his account is a divinely inspired interpretation of the situation of sin in the world of his
own day. Where did all this evil come from/ What is the origin of this condition of universal sinfulness? ( CCC
401 )
The Genesis narrative of ―The Fall‖ is the inspired Scriptural response to this fundamental human
question of every age. Not God, but the original man and woman are the source of moral evil. And not just ―
Everyman ― like the Medieval plays, but the first members, the origin, of our human race. This alone can
explain the universality of evil in our race, and the moral evil which we experience in our world today. Yet the
final biblical word is not that ― human being are evil‖ but that “God is Savior.”
In addition to Genesis account of the Fall, St. Paul insist strongly on the fact that ―All have sinned
deprived of the glory of God.‖( Rom.3:23 ). But he is equally insistent that ― Just as in Adam all die, so in
Christ all will come to life again.’( ! Cor.15:22 ). ― For if by the offense of the one person all died, much more
did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one person Jesus Christ abound for all. ― ( Rom. 5:15; cf. CCC
399-401 )

CHURCH TEACHING ON ORIGINAL SIN

From biblical source of the Church teaches that ― Adam, the first man, by transgressing God’s commandment in
paradise, at once lost the holiness and justice in which he had been constituted; and drew upon himself…death.‖
The holiness and justice received from God was lost not only for him but also for his descendants (CCC404).
We Filipino today, as members of the race of Adam, do not inherit his personal sin, but rather the sinful
condition started by his ―originating sin.‖ It is a condition in which each of us is personally involved. What we
inherit. The ―kasalanang mana,‖ is the state of sinfulness in which weall are born.

This is universal sinfulness is confirmed by the clear Gospel proclamation that all are redeemed by Christ. Put
briefly, it is a dogma of our Christian faith that we all need to be redeemed.
 First of all in describing original sin today we speak the ―sin of the world’ ( Jn.1:29; CCC 408 ). This
means that ― polluted atmosphere ― into which we all are born. It is a social dimension of original
sin; the ― sinful structure ― of injustice. Oppression and exploitation that PCP II so emphasizes today
in each thrust for social renewal and transformation. (cf.PCP II 261-271 )
 Second, there is the personal interior dimension of original sin, the ―heart of darkness within us‖
which is ― in all men proper to each.‖ We experience this aspect of original sin especially in one of
its effects that remains even after Baptism, called concupiscence.

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Concupiscence itself is not sin, but is rather the inclination which comes from sin and inclines to sin. ( CCC
405-406 ). This indicates that the sacred history narrated in the Bible is re-enacted in some way in each of us.
Through the grace of the redeeming Christ received in Baptism, we are called to wrestle with. Manfully resist
this situation and interior inclination to sin.

 Third, there is the ‖ ratification‖ of original sin by our personal sinful thoughts, words and deeds.
Our sins constituted a real part of the ― sin of the world‖ for others, just as their personal sins are part
of the ― sin of the world. ―

The sins usually identified as ―capital‖ include: pride – exalting oneself beyond what is due and true; lust –
disordered desire for, or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure; anger – destructive aggressiveness; gluttony
– excessive indulgence in food or drink, envy – begrudging others their talents, success and wishing them evil,
covetousness – desiring what belongs to others, leading to dishonesty, stealing and injustice, and sloth –
laziness and escape from exerting due effort.

DESCRIPTIVE DEFINITION OF ORIGINAL SIN

Original sin can be described as the state in which we are born as a members of the human race. We
are thus situated in a sinful history that affects our capacity to love God above all, to become our true full
selves and achieve our destiny.
 It is called original since it dates from the origin of our human race. This means it is universal: all
need to be redeemed.
 It is called ―sin ― not because it is personal sinful thought, word, or action on our part, but because it
is a state contrary to God’s will. It is an obstacle to that positive loving relation to Him and His
whole creation for which we are created.

MODULE 2 – ACTIVITY 1
GENESIS ACCOUNT CREATION (Creation and the Fall of Man)

Answer the following in seven to ten sentences:

1. Personally, what does it mean to you that we, human beings, are created in the ―image and likeness‖ of
God. How are we ―like‖ God? Explain your answer.
2. Is God's commission to the first couple, to be fruitful and multiply on the earth, is that still in place, or
has our present population explosion changed that (Gen. 1:28)?
3. Did Adam and Eve know what death was when God commanded them not to eat from the tree of
knowledge?"
4. Explain the causes of temptation committed by Adam and Eve?
5. As a student’s what particular temptation you commit /encounter? And how do overcome this
temptation?
6. How do we experience this ― heart of darkness ― within us due to original sin

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Topic 2
God’s Plan of Salvation
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module you are expected to:
 Discuss the correlation between these two big ideas: God’s attributes and the salvation of humanity.
 Discern their calling in life as part of God’s plan for them.

Introduction

Heaven is our one and only home to which we are in God’s pure and good loving presence. We suffer here on
earth simply because we are not yet in heaven. This is not our home, rather, we are now in the process of
going home.

Reflection Activity:
“Hell is when you are not at home and that is for the whole eternity”.
-Anonymous Theologian

Lectures:
Read and understand the following:

Since we are meant for God though Adam and Eve and the rest of humanity sinned against Him, He
has shown His infinite love to us. He has plans for us. The gates of heaven that were closed because of
Adam and Eve’s sin and disobedience would be opened again through Mary and Jesus’ obedience and
sacrifice. Thus, Jesus Christ is given the title “the second Adam” while Mary as the “second Eve” (who
gave birth to the Savior.

The Call and Promises: Patriarchs

Patriarchs means:
1. Head of family – a man who is the head of a family or group.
2. Respected Senior – a respected and experienced senior man within a group or family.
3. Biblical Ancestor – in the bible a figure mentioned as the ancestor of the whole human race.
4. Hebrew Leader – in the Hebrew Scripture especially the book of Genesis, an ancestor or religious leader
of the Hebrew people e.g. Abraham, Isaac or Jacob.

Open your Bible/ Bible Application and read the following:

Genesis 12: 1-20 ( Abraham’s call)

Genesis 18: 1-15 ( The birth of Isaac)
Genesis 37: 1-36 ( Call of Joseph )
Genesis 25: 27-34, Genesis 27:1-40 ( Call of Jacob )
The call of Abraham ( Gen. 12:1-20 )
God asks Abraham to leave his country and go to the land of Canaan. God makes 3 promises to him:
a. To make of him a great nation;
b. To make his ―name‖ great;
c. To bless ―all the families of the earth‖ through him.

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Faith is Tested ( Gen 22:1-14 )

God tests Abraham by asking him to offer Isaac on Mt. Moriah. Isaac carries the wood for the burnt offering.
Abraham assures Isaac that God will provide the lamb for the offering

“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his
only begotten son… concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead.” Heb. 11:17-19

FAITH – A gift from God, Act by which man entrust to God his whole self and offering. A whole submission.
Confidently entrusting one’s self to God saving love, present in the holy Spirit, and celebrating in prayer and
liturgical worship.

God’s Global Plan of Salvation

Christianity is a message of salvation for all people groups around the world. The heart of the
Christian gospel is rescue, for all peoples at all times. Yet this is often not understood. For example, a
common objection to Christianity in some parts of the world is that it is a ―white man’s religion‖ —it is the
religion of the missionaries, and therefore irrelevant. Some have raised the question of how an African, for
example, can relate to Jesus when Jesus is not from his own tribe. Yet the same cultures seek answers to the
questions that Christianity addresses. Everyone wants to know how man, who is a sinner, can relate to God,
who is holy.

Common to all mankind is the awareness that something is wrong with the world and in our personal
lives that cuts us off us from our Creator. The Bible explains that we are objects of God’s wrath ( Eph. 2:1–
3). Our greatest need is salvation from this just wrath (Col. 3:6). In his mercy, God has set in place a plan
to save us from his wrath. Through this plan of grace, God is restoring the world to the way it was
originally intended to be.

We will seek to understand God’s global plan of salvation from two perspectives: horizontally and
vertically. We will first consider the Bible horizontally, as an unfolding narrative down through history.
This will involve viewing God’s plan of salvation in terms of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation.
Then we will consider God’s plan of salvation vertically, looking down on the Bible from above. This will
be done by centering upon God, man, Christ, and repentance and faith, in that order.

Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation Horizontally

Creation.

God made the world and all that is in it (Gen. 1:1). He created Adam and Eve, the first man and the
first woman, in his own image (Gen. 1:26–28), giving them the task of populating the world and subduing
it (Gen. 1:28). All of God’s creation was ―very good‖ (Gen. 1:31). The world is neither a haphazard
collection of atoms, nor is it inherently bad. God created the world and it was good.

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Fall.
Adam and Eve rejected God’s good rule, determining to be their own lords (Gen. 3:1–7). This
rebellion plunged all of humanity into sin, darkness, misery, and death, for Adam represented, and thus
involved, the entire human race in his actions (Rom. 5:12; 1 Cor. 15:21–22). Since the fall, human history
has been ravaged with the carnage of sickness, selfishness, strife, and other manifestations of Adam’s
horrific rebellion—and we are unable, in ourselves, to set things right.

Redemption.

Even in Eden, God began to promise that sin and Satan would not get the last word ( Gen. 3:15). And
indeed, in the fullness of time, God sent his own Son to deliver his people from bondage to sin and death
(Gal. 4:4–5). Through the Son’s atoning death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, redemption
was accomplished and the decisive fulfillment of all the Old Testament promises has been launched ( Mark
1:14–15; 2 Cor. 1:20). Through the work of the Holy Spirit, opening the eyes of the spiritually blind and
bringing life, redemption is applied (Rom. 8:1–11; 1 Cor. 2:10–16).

Consummation.

One day God’s Son will come to earth again, this time openly and without any question as to who he
is (Phil 2:10–11; Rev. 19:11–16). He will come in final judgment and restore the earth to what it was
always meant to be, only this time without any threat of Satan, sin, and death (Rev. 21:1–22:5). What God
intended according to the first two chapters of the Bible appears as his final and glorious achievement in
the last two chapters of the Bible. Christ will establish what the Bible calls the new heavens and the new
earth (e.g., Isa. 65:17), where the original goodness and perfection of Eden will be restored and humanity
will flourish in a renewed creation that has been set free from its bondage to decay ( Rom. 8:21).

Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation Vertically

God.
God created human beings to bring him glory (Isa. 43:6–7; 1 Cor. 10:31). Anyone who seeks his
own glory, as Adam did, sins against God and is subject to God’s judgment (Acts 12:20–23). All things
happen according to God’s plan and serve to glorify him (Eph. 1:11–12). Every culture has a view of its
god or gods that affects how people conduct their lives, but the Bible says that there is only one true God
(Deut. 6:4; Jer. 14:22). It is idolatry to worship any other god (Ex. 20:3–6). God is the absolutely
transcendent governor of the universe.

God is also holy, meaning that he is utterly pure and incapable of sin or evil ( Isa. 6:1–5). He likewise
calls his people be holy (1 Pet. 1:15–16). God is just, meaning that he is unswerving in doing what is
morally right. The Bible expresses this absolute moral purity and righteousness by saying that ―God is
light‖ (1 John 1:5).

The Bible also teaches that ―God is love‖—lovingkindness is the very heart of who God is (Ex.
34:6–7; Matt. 11:29). He is ―the God of all grace‖ (1 Pet. 5:10). God is not only supremely other in purity
but also supremely merciful in impulse.

Recognizing who God is, we realize that there is a massive problem facing mankind. We can
understand the nature of this problem by looking at who man is in relation to who God is.
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Man.

Having been created in God’s image and yet having chosen to break free from trusting submission to
him, Adam rebelled, and through him sin entered the world (Rom. 5:12–14). All human beings continue to
bear the image of God in some sense (Gen. 9:5–6), though we are now marred by sin. As God-resisting
sinners we are born with an inherent spiritual blindness and hostility to God (Rom. 3:9–19). We are his
settled enemies,

We need, therefore, to be reconciled to him. We require a mediator to bridge the humanly

unbridgeable gap between our sinfulness and God’s holiness (1 Tim. 2:5–6). We are unable to glorify God
as he created us to do (Rom. 3:23). God is rightly angry with us, and we cannot save ourselves from his
wrath—that is, his judicial retribution (John 3:18; Eph. 2:1–3). If we are to be saved at all, it will have to be
by the work of someone else, someone who is qualified to save us. Sacrificing to spirits, appeasing
ancestors, and cultural rituals to ward off evil spirits cannot save us from the coming wrath.

Jesus Christ.

In his great mercy, God sent his Son to bear the wrath that must fall on human sin (John 3:16; 1 John
4:10). How is it that Jesus saves us from the wrath of God? Here we consider who Jesus is (his person)
and what he did (his work).

Jesus is fully God, equal with the Father. To see him is to see God the Father (John 10:30). It is
necessary that Jesus, if he is to save us, be fully divine because the payment for sin is one that mere mortals
cannot pay—for their sin is against an infinitely beautiful and glorious God, and so they are infinitely
guilty. As God, however, Jesus is qualified to pay the penalty for sins committed against God. Yet Jesus is
also fully man (Gal. 4:4). He became like us in every way, yet without sinning (Heb. 2:16–18). Jesus is
therefore uniquely fitted to pay the penalty we owe. This is who Jesus is.

What did Jesus do? As the second Adam, he succeeded where Adam failed (Rom. 5:12–19). This is
supremely seen in Jesus’ death and resurrection. On the cross, Jesus took our place, suffering and dying for
us, so that we might be restored to our Creator (Isa. 53:4–6; 1 Pet. 2:24; 3:18; 1 Cor. 15:3–4). God poured
out all his holy wrath on his beloved Son and judged him in our place so that we can be set free (2 Cor.
5:21; Gal. 3:13). United with him not only in his death but also in his resurrection, we are given new life
(Rom. 6:4; 1 Pet. 1:3). Jesus’ bodily resurrection means that the final resurrection has, in him, already
begun (1 Cor. 15:20–22). Jesus’ earthly life, too, is relevant to our salvation. For Jesus obeyed God
perfectly in our place (Heb. 4:15), so that God sees his obedience as our own. Because of Jesus’ perfect
righteousness, those who are in Christ stand righteous before God (1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 5:21).

Jesus is the Savior we need to rescue us from God’s wrath. How then does his saving work become reality
for any one of us?

Repentance and faith.

The proper response to the work of Christ on our behalf is repentance and faith ( Mark 1:15; Acts
2:37–38; 20:21). These twin heart-responses together form the healthy, biblical, Spirit-led activity of those
who have understood God, their sin, and Jesus as Savior.

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Repentance is a turning from sin and idolatry to serve the true and living God ( Ezek. 14:6; 1 Thess.
1:9). This does not mean that believers will not struggle with sin anymore but rather that sin no longer has
dominion over us (Rom. 6:12). Sin no longer sits on the throne of the believer’s heart.

If repentance is a turning from, faith is a turning to—from sin, to Christ. Faith is trusting Christ as
our Savior and confessing him as Lord (Rom. 10:9–10). It is believing that God exists and is near to those
who seek him wholeheartedly (Heb. 11:6). Faith is our glad receiving and resting in the work of Christ. It
means that we cast ourselves on Christ alone for the forgiveness of our sins and the fulfillment of all God’s
promises for us in Christ (Titus 3:4–7). Everyone must exercise faith in Christ to be saved. Even faith,
however, is a gift from God (Eph. 2:8–9; Phil. 1:29). True faith results in a life of loving obedience (Eph.
2:8–10; James 2:14–26) as the Holy Spirit produces Christlike fruit in the believer (Gal. 5:22–25). This
obedience never earns God’s approval, for Christ has already earned God’s approval for us. At the same
time, the Bible is clear that while obedience does not win our salvation, the absence of grateful obedience
indicates the absence of salvation (Eph. 5:1–2; Col. 3:1).

Conclusion
In the end, God himself is supremely glorified in his great plan of salvation. One day every knee will
bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:10–11). When the
plan of God is complete, we will surely see God as he is and will be like him (1 John 3:2). We will join
with millions of believers from all over the world, ―from every tribe and language and people and nation‖
(Rev. 5:9), who have put their faith in Christ for salvation. We will all worship God forever, with the
angels saying ―Amen‖ to our worship (Rev. 7:9–12). On that day, the glory of the Lord will fill the earth as
the waters fill the sea (Hab. 2:14).

The Promise of Salvation through all Generations

Salvation is not only the forgiveness of sin received at one point in time, but the restoration of man to
God’s image over a whole lifetime.

MODULE 2 – ACTIVITY 2
GENESIS ACCOUNT CREATION (God’s Plan of Salvation)

Answer the following in seven to ten sentences:

1. Explain why Jesus is the new Adam of the Salvation history of mankind. What are the similarities and
differences of Jesus and Adam?
2. Explain why Mary is the new Eve of the Salvation history of mankind. What are the similarities and
differences of Mary and Eve?
3. Genesis 12:4 makes it clear that Abraham obeyed. He knew that if he was going to live by faith it would
require obedience. And obedience meant action. So down into Canaan he went with his people and
possessions. Are there any steps of obedience you could take in your own life as you seek to live by
faith in Christ and the call He has put on your life?
4. The second part of Abraham’s call was to ―be a blessing‖. (Gen. 12:2b) We are called to get out not for
ourselves, but in order to be a blessing to others and honor God. Is God leading you in any way to step
out of your security zone and seek to be a blessing to others? If so, to who, and how?
5. When you are being called by God, What is your first mission to accomplish and Why?
6. If you are in the case of Joseph are you going to take revenge to your brothers in spite of being
experience abused to them, hardship and difficulties you encountered? Explain.

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UNIT 2
COVENANT AND LIBERATION
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module you are expected to:

 Explain which areas of their life-experience in need for transformation (as experience of liberation)
 Identify personal issues/obstacles (sinful actions) which hamper the progress in their spiritual journey.
 Observe their covenantal relationship with God by observing the Ten Commandments in the Old
Testament and the Beatitude and the Law of Love of Christ in the New Testament.

Topic 1
Liberation and God’s Covenant
Introduction

Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever. To Him alone does great wonders, His love
endures forever. With a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever. To Him who
divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures.

Preliminary Activity/Motivation

Is the scenario below a manifestation of a covenant? In what way? A fisherman and a farmer agreed
to share their products/harvest to each other. Typhoon came, and damages the crops but the
fisherman still manage to give/share something to the farmer.

Open your Bible/ Bible Application and read the following:

Lectures:

The Call of Moses (Read Exodus 20:1-17)

 After the Israelites multiply in Egypt, they are enslaved by Pharaoh who makes their lives bitter with
hard bondage. Ex 1:1-14
 Pharaoh orders that all Hebrew sons be cast into the river. Moses miraculously escapes death and is
adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter. Ex 15 – 2:10
 After killing an Egyptian, Moses flees to Midian, where he marries Zipporah, daughter of Reuel Ex
2:11-22
 The children of Israel cry out to God, and he remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. Ex 2:23-24
 God reveals himself to Moses at the burning bush and sends him and Aaron to Pharaoh to lead Israel
out of Egypt. Ex 3:1 – 4:17
 God afflicts the Egyptians with ten plagues, bringing judgment upon their gods: 1) the Nile turns to
blood; 2) frogs; 3) lice; 4) swarms of flies; 5) cattle dies; 6) boils; 7) hail; 8) locusts; 9) darkness Ex
7:14 – 10:29

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 The Passover and 10th plague: every Israelite family is to kill a lamb and spread its blood on the
doorposts of their house. The angel of death kills all the firstborn of Egypt. The Israelites are
protected by the blood on their doorposts. Ex 12
 Pharaoh releases the Israelites, after 430 years in Egypt. Ex 12:31

God’s story of his people Israel goes all the way back to his call of Abraham and his promise that he will
make him into a great nation and lead his descendants into the Mt. Horeb (Sinai) at the time. Having been
miraculously preserved at birth and having grown up in Pharaoh’s (the Promised Land (Genesis 12:1–3). Over
half a millennium later, however, we find Israel chafing in Egypt, oppressed as slave laborers for Pharaoh, King
of Egypt! So what happened to God’s promise? Had it been forgotten? At the outset of the story of Moses’ call,
we read, ―But God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob‖ (Exodus 2:24).Moses
is an 80 year-old man, advanced in age (see Acts 7:30 cf. v. 23) at the time of the call. He is a mere shepherd
living in exile, keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, priest of Midian, near oppressor’s) court, he later
identifies with his people by killing an Egyptian and thus becomes a fugitive sojourner in the land of
Midian.The angel of the LORD manifests God’s presence in a burning bush (a theophany; v. 1). The first
miracle we see is that the bush is aflame but doesn’t burn up (v. 2)! This certainly gets Moses’ attention (v. 3).
Even more miraculously, God calls Moses out of the bush—by name (v. 4)! God proceeds to impress upon
Moses his holiness, telling him to take off his sandals, because the ground on which he is standing is holy (v. 5).
Identifying himself to Moses as the ―God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob‖ (v. 6), he tell him that he is aware of
Israel’s affliction in Egypt. He has heard people’s cry and will deliver them and bring them to the Promised
Land—through Moses (vv. 7–9)!Moses responds by saying, ―Who am I … ?‖ (v. 11), but God counters, ―… I
will be with you‖ (v. 12). This indicates the importance, not of who Moses is in and of himself, but of who it
is who calls him! Moses then demands a second ID from the God of Israel’s forefathers: ―If … they ask me
what is his name, what shall I say to them?‖ God’s response is this: ―I AM WHO I AM.‖ Tell Israel: ―I AM has
sent me to you.‖

The Call of Moses: Some Insights

God’s Deliverer – Israel was powerless to save themselves. God sent Moses with signs and wonders to set
them free (Ex 7:1-7). Likewise, we too were powerless to free ourselves from sin and Satan’s grip. God saved
us by sending Christ who died and was raised from the dead (cf. Eph 2:4-10)

Delivered by blood - Moses told the people to slay a lamb and paint their door posts with the blood (Ex 12:21-
28). When they did, the death angel passed over them. Jesus Christ is our Passover Lamb. His sacrifice and
blood save us (cf. Heb 10:19-23)

God’s cloud led the way - the Holy Spirit manifested as a huge cloud that led Israel (at night it was a pillar of
fire). It stood between them and Pharaoh’s army to protect their exodus (Ex 14:19-22). The same Holy Spirit
can lead us too (Rom 8:14). Additionally, Paul compares passing through the Red Sea and the cloud, to water
baptism and baptism in the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 10:2 says, ―And they were all baptized unto Moses in the
cloud (the Holy Spirit) and in the sea (water).‖

The Israelites’ Journey in the Desert:

 And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your
faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness. According to the number of the

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days in which you spied out the land, forty days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity
forty years, and you shall know my displeasure. I the LORD have spoken; surely I will do thus to all
this wicked congregation gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to a full
end, and there they shall die. Num. 14: 33-35

General Insight:
Once Moses led the people out of Egypt, the next area in their journey was the WILDERNESS (see diagram).
In reality, they could have crossed the Wilderness in about 40 days -- but the Bible says they wandered in
circles for 40 years! The people were disobedient, lacked faith, and in general had rebellious attitudes. In
every way, the Wilderness describes the aimless life of a carnal Christian. It is a picture of ―self-effort” vs.
walking in the Spirit.

Further Insights:
1. God desires a covenant relationship - God led Israel to Mount Sinai where He declared His desire to
walk in covenant relationship (Ex 19:4-6). Israel failed to obey – thus, God sent the Messiah, Jesus
Christ, to establish a New Covenant based on His own obedience (cf. Hebrews 10
2. Delays due to sin - Paul tells us that Israel’s progress was delayed due to various sins. He lists
disobedience, lack of faith, rebellion, and sexual sins (1 Cor 10:5-14). These sins delayed Israel’s
progress and caused them to go in circles for 40 years. The Bible tells us to lay down our sins too, lest
they hold us back (cf. Hebrews 12:1)
3. Murmuring and complaining - Paul identifies these sins of Israel as important lessons (1 Cor 10:10).
Israel wearied God through their constant complaining. Complaining is a form of doubt and unbelief.
It’s like saying, ―God, I don’t think you’re going to come through in this situation.‖ You must guard
against this sin that will erode your faith (cf. James 3)
4. Miracle provision - Paul gives us an unusual insight. He says that a Rock followed Israel in the
wilderness, and that Rock was Christ (1 Cor 10:4). God provided water from the Rock and manna from
heaven. God has miracle provision for us today when we trust Him (cf. Ps 103:1-5)

Open your Bible/ Bible Application and read the following:

Exodus 20:2–17, Deuteronomy 5:6–21
 Ten Commandments of God

MODULE 2 – ACTIVITY 3
COVENANT AND LIBERATION (Liberation and God’s Covenant)

Answer the following in seven to ten sentences:

1. Enumerate the 10 Commandments of God. Afterwards, write down below each commandment the sins
that can be committed against it. For example for the Third Commandment, ―You shall keep holy the
Lord’s day,‖ the sins that can be committed against it are…missing the Mass on Sunday or Holy Day of
obligation; misbehaving during Mass, done or commanded service work during rest day on Sunday and
receiving the Eucharist without proper preparation.

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Reflections:
1. Why is it important to rest? It is obviously a commandment from God, why is it so important? (WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN?)
2. What is the second commandment? [Ex. 20:4-6] What images do we have today that might be
considered gods?
3. Differentiate between the commandments that describe behavior towards God and the commandments
that describe behavior towards others.
4. When you are being called by God, What is your first mission to accomplish and Why?
5. Watched the video The Ten Commandment of God. Explain. How does God reveals himself to his
Covenant to his people in the person of Moses?

Topic 2:
The Promise Land and the continuing struggles
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module you are expected to:

 Identify God’s promises fulfilled in their experience by charting personal timelines of significant
successes.

Introduction

The Promise Land is in the hearts of every one of us. It is manifested when we love while the world gets
colder; when we forgive while everyone choose to be unforgiving. The Promise land here on earth is a
continuing struggle. Embracing the struggle is faithfulness and Holiness.

Preliminary Activity:
Give a scenario where you think that the world is getting cold and indifferent.

Lectures:

Read along the lecture. Please open your Bible/ Bible Application and read the Bible verses I included in
the lecture. I cannot type everything here in your module. Maximize the use of your Bible.

God leads Israel to the promised land (i.e., Canaan)

 Joshua Succeeds Moses. Deuteronomy. 31:23, 34:9
 Joshua leads the conquest of the Promised Land in Canaan. Joshua 5
 Israelites Only Conquers Part Of The Promised Land. Numbers 33:51-56

PROMISED LAND: LESSONS OF FAITH

1. Land of milk and honey – God promised Israel a land abundant in all kinds of resources (Deut 6:4-12).
He called it a ―land of milk and honey‖ – which is an idiom for prosperity. In Christ, all the promises of
God are ―Yes‖ and ―Amen.‖ You have a rich inheritance in Christ! (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:20 / Romans
8:31-32) Read also Deuteronomy 6:4-12
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2. Enter by faith - this is one of the most important lessons. The first generation missed their opportunity
to enter the Promised Land because they lacked aggressive faith. Only Joshua and Caleb had faith
(Numbers 13 / 14:6). Because of it, God allowed Joshua and Caleb to survive the 40 years of wandering
and they eventually led the second generation in. Hebrews chapter 4 is dedicated to this comparison for
NT believers and warns us to use our faith to enter our Promised Land.

3. Giants in the land – though the land was ―promised‖ to Israel, they still had to ―possess‖ it. In other
words, it was a cooperative effort between God and Israel. The Bible says that there were various races
of large people living in the land that had to be driven out (Joshua 1). The lesson for believers is
obvious – we have to ―fight‖ the good fight of faith to lay hold of our inheritance. Just because God
promises something doesn’t mean that it will be easy. Hebrews 6:12 says that through ―faith and
patience‖ we inherit God’s promises.

4. Be strong and courageous - God commanded Joshua – ―Be strong and courageous‖ (Joshua 1:7). In
Josh 1:7Caleb said, ―Give me this mountain!‖ He said that when he was 85 years old! Your faith must
have an ―aggressive‖ aspect to it, like a soldier determined to win the battle. This will help you
accomplish your goals and win your battles.

POSSESSING YOUR PROMISED LAND: SOME INSIGHTS

1. Live by faith in God’s Word – one of the most important keys for possessing your Promised Land is
the habit of putting faith in God’s promises. God told Joshua that the source of His courage would be
meditating in God’s Word (Joshua 1:8). God’s Word is filled with awesome promises for every
imaginable need.

2. Walk in the Spirit – another vital key for possessing your Promised Land is walking in the Spirit vs. the
flesh (Romans 8:1-6). Walking in the ―flesh‖ is when you do what ―you‖ want, when you want, and
how you want. It includes everything from what some might call gross sins to an attitude of just ―doing
your own thing.‖

3. Let the grace of God increase more and more in your life – 2 Peter 1:3 says, ―Grace and peace be
multiplied unto you.‖ The concept of ―grace‖ can be defined in a number of ways. Here are two
definitions that I like: (1) Grace is God’s unmerited favor, and (2) Grace is God’s ability and enabling
power.

4. Trust in the promise of Heaven and Resurrection - as we conclude our study, let me say that the
biggest part of our Promised Land is heaven and the resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:49-58). Certainly
we want to experience God’s blessings in the ―here and now‖ – but the older I get the more I realize
what an awesome future awaits us! Christianity is not a ―self-help‖ program just to make us feel better in
this life. No, we have the promise of eternal life, resurrection, and heaven to look forward to! We are
promised to rule and reign with Christ over a new heaven and earth (Revelation 21-22).

GOD LEADS HIS PEOPLE THROUGH JUDGES

 The Lord raises up judges to deliver them from their oppressors.
 The Israelites live in Canaan under a loose tribal system ruled by judges for the next four hundred
years.

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ROLES OF JUDGES

 Deliverers: freedom fighters who overcome the enemies of God & of Israel and liberate their people
from oppression;
 Civil Rulers: acting as magistrates, settling disputes, dispensing justice, etc.

GOD CHOOSES DAVID AS KING

 After King Saul’s death, Samuel anoints David, a man after God’s own heart, to be King of Israel
 The tribes of Israel proclaim David as King of Israel in Hebron. 2 Sam. 5:1-5

GOD CHOOSES SOLOMON AS KING

 Solomon is anointed King of Israel by Nathan the prophet and Zadok the priest. His mother,
Bathsheba, reigns as Queen Mother beside him.
 Solomon pleases God by asking not for riches or earthly power, but for wisdom to rule the nations.
People from all the nations come to hear Solomon’s wisdom.
 Solomon builds the Temple and dedicates it to the Lord. The temple replaces the tabernacle as
Israel’s place of worship. It also becomes the place of worship for all the nations. 1 Kings. 5-7; 2
Chronicles 7

ISRAEL: THE DIVIDED KINGDOM

 Solomon breaks the Davidic covenant by violating the ―law of the king‖ and by building idolatrous
altars. God tells Solomon that He will take the kingdom away from him, from the hand of his son. 1
Kings. 11:5-8, 9-43

 After Solomon dies, the Davidic Kingdom is split. The ten northern tribes follow Jeroboam and form
the northern kingdom of Israel. The tribe of Benjamin stays with Judah in Jerusalem under the rule
of Rehoboam (southern kingdom). Civil war ensues.

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Unit 3
THE PROPHETIC LIFE OF VOCATION
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module you are expected to:
1. Name biblical prophets from the pre-exilic, exilic and post-exilic periods with corresponding dominant
prophetic themes; and
2. Discuss major theological and ethical themes in the prophetic literature and critically evaluate their
contemporary relevance.

Topic 1
Prophetic Vocation
Introduction

No one should be left behind in getting home. That is why, we were born with a prophetic mission, and our
mission is to proclaim the Love of God to all men. It is to show Mercy and Compassion.

Reflection Activity:
Should we all be our brother’s keeper? Why?
“Not being able to see someone very important to you in heaven is a different kind of pain”.
-Anonymous
Lectures:
Seven Themes of The Prophets
 Failure to keep the covenant will result in judgment and punishment in the form of exile.
 In 722 BC, Assyria conquers Samaria and deports the people of the northern kingdom. Samaria is
repopulated with foreigners who become the Samaritans
 King Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in 605 BC, takes king Jehoiachin into captivity in 597,
and destroys the city and deports the population in 586 BC.
 Jer. 1:14-16, 2 Kgs. 17, 2 Kgs. 24-25

The Remnant
God preserves and purifies a remnant to bring his salvation to others

The Messianic Hope

God will establish his kingdom in Israel and in the world and bring a state of perfect peace and happiness
through the coming Messiah. Is 11:1-9

The New Exodus

God will use the Messiah to bring about a new and greater Exodus, bringing the tribes of Israel out of all the
nations in which they have been scattered, with gentiles with them.

The Pilgrimage to Zion. Jer 16:14-15

The New Exodus will bring the 12 tribes with gentiles on an eschatological pilgrimage to Zion.

The Restoration of the Davidic Kingdom

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The return to Zion will bring a restoration of the Davidic kingdom that will reunite all 12 tribes and the
faithful from every nation under the Davidic messiah-king. Ezek 37:21-25

The Day of the Lord

God will judge his people. After he has purged them through suffering, he will restore them in glory.
Destruction and ruin will be followed by deliverance.

The Day of the Lord

God will judge his people. After he has purged them through suffering, he will restore them in glory.
Destruction and ruin will be followed by deliverance. Joel 2:1-2, 10-11

Crisis of Faith-Life
a. Unfaithfulness
b. Insecurity and doubt
c. Personal weaknesses
d. Social-structural influences
Consequences of Infidelity: The Kingdom Divided
 After Solomon dies, the Davidic Kingdom is split. The ten northern tribes follow Jeroboam and form
the northern kingdom of Israel. The tribe of Benjamin stays with Judah in Jerusalem under the rule
of Rehoboam (southern kingdom). Civil war ensues.
 Northern kingdom (Israel): Jeroboam erects golden calves. Every king in the northern kingdom is
evil, despite prophets such as Elijah who warn them.
 In 722 BC, Assyria conquers Samaria and deports the people of the northern kingdom.
 Samaria is repopulated with foreigners who become the Samaritans. 1 Kgs 12:28-33
 Southern kingdom (Judah): most kings are sinful, but some are righteous and bring religious reform
(Asa, Jehoshaphat).
 Hezekiah brings reform in Judah, but his son Manasseh does great evil, even sacrificing children to
Molech. Because of this God will bring disaster upon Jerusalem. King Josiah delays judgment by
destroying shrines to the pagan gods. 2 Kgs 18-23
 King Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in 605 BC, takes king Jehoiachin into captivity in 597,
and destroys the city and deports the population in 586 BC. 2 Kgs 24-25
List of Leaders of the Israelites, the People of God in the Old Testament
After Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he died even before they reached the Promised Land: Canaan.
Therefore, God assigned ―leaders‖ who will be called ―Judges‖. The following are the Judges of the Israelites:
1. Joshua 7. Abimelech 13. Abdon
2. Othniel 8. Tola 14. Samson
3. Ehud 9. Jair 15. Eli
4. Shamgar 10. Jephthah 16. Samuel
5. Deborah 11. Ibzan
6. Gideon 12. Elon
After the Judge Samuel, the Israelites requested God to give them Kings instead of Judges. So God assigned
Kings for the Israelites: But the Israelites were soon divided into two: the Northern Kingdom and the Southern
Kingdom. The following are the Kings of the Israelites
1. Saul 4. The Kingdom was divided, the following are
2. David the succeeding kings:
3. Solomon

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Southern Kingdom Kings Northern Kingdom Kings

a. Rehoboam a. Jeroboam I
b. Abijah b. Nadab
c. Asa c. Baasha
d. Jehoshaphat d. Elah
e. Jehoram e. Zimri
f. Ahaziah f. Tibni
g. Athaliah g. Omri
h. Joash h. Ahab
i. Amaziah i. Ahaziah
j. Azariah j. Joram
k. Jotham k. Jehu
l. Ahaz l. Jehoahaz
m. Hezekiah m. Jehoash
n. Manasseh n. Jeroboam II
o. Amon o. Zechariah
p. Josiah p. Shallum
q. Jehoahaz q. Menahem
r. Jehoiakim r. Pekahiah
s. Jehoiachin s. Pekah
t. Zedekiah t. Hoshea

Since not all Kings were good and faithful to God, God assigned prophets during the time of the reign of the
Kings to warn and to guide them. The following are the 4 Major Prophets and the 12 Minor Prophets:

MAJOR PROPHETS
1. Isaiah 3. Ezekiel
2. Jeremiah 4. Daniel
MINOR PROPHETS
1. Hosea 5. Jonah 9. Zephaniah
2. Joel 6. Micah 10. Haggai
3. Amos 7. Nahum 11. Zechariah
4. Obadiah 8. Habakkuk 12. Malachi

MODULE 2 – ACTIVITY 4
THE PROPHETIC LIFE OF VOCATION
Answer the following in five to seven sentences:
1. What is the meaning of prophet for you? Do you consider yourself a prophet? Why?
2. If you are the King of Israel and you have all the powers that God has given to you, are you going to
take advantage or abuse? Why? Explain.
3. After analyzing the lives of the Judges of the Israelites, evaluate who is the best and who is the worst of
them. Write the two names below and defend your answer.
4. After analyzing the lives of the Kings of the Israelites, evaluate who is the best and who is the worst of
them. Write the two names below and defend your answer.
5. After analyzing the lives of the Prophets of the Israelites, evaluate who is the best and who is the worst
of them. Write the two names below and defend your answer.

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