Section One: I Believe—We Believe

Divine Revelation

Chapter Three: Man's Response to God

Sources from Scripture and the Church

The following portion of the Catechism draws from these sources of Sacred Scripture and the Church. See the Index of Citations for a complete list of citations.

Old TestamentCited in the Catechism
GenesisCCC 145, 146, 148
PsalmsCCC 150
JeremiahCCC 150
New Testament
MatthewCCC 151, 153, 161
MarkCCC 151, 156, 161, 162
LukeCCC 148, 149, 162
JohnCCC 151, 161
RomansCCC 143, 146, 162, 165
1 CorinthiansCCC 152, 163, 164
2 CorinthiansCCC 164
GalatiansCCC 153, 162
EphesiansCCC 158
1 TimothyCCC 162
2 TimothyCCC 149
HebrewsCCC 145-147, 156, 161, 165
JamesCCC 162
1 JohnCCC 163
Ecumenical Councils
Trent (1545-1563)CCC 161
Vatican I (1869-1870)CCC 154-156, 159, 161
Vatican II (1962-1965)CCC 142, 143, 153, 158-160, 165
Pontifical Documents
John Paul II (1978-2005)CCC 165
Canon Law
Code of Canon LawCCC 160
Ecclesiastical Writers
St. Anselm of CanterburyCCC 158
St. AugustineCCC 158
St. Basil of Caesaria in CappadociaCCC 163
Bl. John Henry Cardinal NewmanCCC 157
St. Thomas AquinasCCC 155, 157, 163

Words to Know

The following portion of the Catechism includes these important words to know. See the Glossary for definitions.

TermsCited in the Catechism
AbrahamCCC 145
FaithCCC 142, 150
Holy SpiritCCC 152
MaryCCC 148
ObedienceCCC 144
Our LadyCCC 148
SpiritCCC 152
142

By his Revelation, “the invisible God, from the fullness of his love, addresses men as his friends, and moves among them, in order to invite and receive them into his own company.” The adequate response to this invitation is faith.

143

By faith, man completely submits his intellect and his will to God. With his whole being man gives his assent to God the revealer. Sacred Scripture calls this human response to God, the author of revelation, “the obedience of faith.”

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