Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Fourth Book The Church

 I. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST  ....................... 53 

Art. 1. The Formation of the Church ......................... 53 

Art. 2. The Primacy of St. Peter ................................ 54 

  

II. THE MARKS AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST ........ 55 

Art. 1. The Marks of the Church ............................... 56 

Art. 2. The Attributes of the Church ......................... 57 

  

III. THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST ........ 59 

Art. I. The Catholic Church the Church of Christ  ........ 59 

Art. 2. The Necessity of the Catholic Church ........... 63

The Indefectibility of The Catholic Church


Third Book Christ

 CHAPTER PAGE 

I. JESUS CHRIST, THE REDEEMER ........................ 36 

Art. 1. The Redemption ............................................. 36 

Art. 2. The Redeemer  ............................................... 40 


 II. JESUS CHRIST, TRUE GOD .................................. 41 

Art. 1. Jesus Christ Claimed to Be God .................... 41 

Art. 2. Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Personal Character  ........ 43 

Art. 3. Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Wondrous Works ........... 46 

Art. 4. Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Prophecies  ..................... 51 

  

III. JESUS CHRIST, TRUE MAN  .............................. 52

Second Book Religion

 I. THE NATURE OF RELIGION  .................................... 25 

Art. 1. The Meaning of Religion .................................... 25 

Art. 2. The Necessity And Universality of Religion ......................................... 26 

Art. 3. The Origin of Religion  ....................................... 28 


II. SUPERNATURAL REVELATION IN RELIGION  ................ 30 

Art. 1. The Meaning, Possibility, and Necessity of Supernatural Revelation ........................... 30 

Art 2. The Fact of Supernatural Revelation ................... 32

First Book God


I. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD ............................................ 1 

Art. 1. The Argument from Cause ................................... 1 

Art. 2. The Argument from Motion ................................. 4 

Art. 3. The Argument from Design .................................. 6 

Art. 4. The Argument from the Moral Order  ................ 10 

Art. 5. The Argument from History ............................... 12 


II. THE NATURE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD .......... 14 

Art. 1. The Nature Of God  ........................................... 14 

Art. 2. The Attributes of God  ....................................... 15 


III. THE ACTION OF GOD UPON THE WORLD ........ 18 

Art. 1. The Production of the World  ............................. 18 

Art. 2. The Preservation of the World  ........................... 21 

Art. 3. The Government of the World  ........................... 22 

Fourth Book The Church

 I. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST  ....................... 53  Art. 1. The Formation of the Church ......................... 53  Art. 2. The Pr...