Recently, I came across this in the Cathecism of the Catholic Church under the heading “The Image of God”:
Being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone. He is capable of self-knowledge, of self-possession and of freely giving himself and entering into [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Bearing the Image of God: The Meaning of Imago Dei
Posted in Christian life, Discipleship, God, Ministry on April 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ministry: Solidarity with (Broken) Humanity
Posted in Ministry on April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Like Christ, we are to involve ourselsves in and with people in their characteristic sinfulness and brokenness. We are called to serve as He served – and this cannot be done from a position of moral superiority or a stance of detached judgment. Believers do not stand over against sinners as antagonists, but among [...]
