The Centrality of Salvation
When Christ speaks of the love the Father has for the world, He merely echoes the first affirmation in the Book of Genesis which accompanies the description of creation: “God saw how good it was…He found it very good” (Genesis 1:12-31). But this affirmation in no way constitutes the absolute assurance of salvation. The world […]
The Joy of Creation
While re-reading “Crossing The Threshold of Hope” by His Holiness John Paul II, I came across the following: The Gospel, above all else, is the joy of creation. God, in creating saw that His creation was good (Genesis 1: 1-25), is the source of joy for all creatures, and above all for humankind.