Saturday, December 20, 2008

Jesuit On The Christian Religion

The Christian religion presents three distinct phases, called (1) the patriarchal religion, from the time of Adam to that of Moses; (2) the Jewish religion, from the time of Moses to Jesus Christ; (3) the Christian religion from the time of Jesus Christ: this will remain unchanged even to the end of the world. These three form but one and the same revelation, which has become developed like a mysterious plant; they are all the same divine light; but it has risen over the world slowly and majestically, like the day passing through the gloaming of the aurora before arriving at its perfect brightness.

Link (here) to the selected portion of the Fr. Francis Xavier Schouppe, S.J. book entitled, Abridged Course of Religious Instruction, Apologetic, Dogmatic and Moral

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