Catholic Companionship

Religion plays a significant role in people’s lives as it guides the relationship between God and man, as observed in the various doctrines found in the Quran, the Bible, and many other religious publications. One of Christian religions, the Roman Catholic Church, has used the Bible to show that Jesus is the Christ, son of God, and Lord. The Church is an old religious institution established long before the civilization of many nations on earth. Moreover, it has a huge followership on many continents all over the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church was promulgated by Pope John Paul II in the early 1990s. As a doctrine, it stipulates the beliefs that Catholic followers should observe. The arguments in this essay will seek to highlight …show more content…
The readings reiterate that the Son of God as designation was reserved primarily for angels and the chosen people of Israel (CCC 442). Additionally, the children of kings were also referred by such a name (CCC 441). Its implication is that it points out to the adoptive sonship and as such, highlights the intimate relationship between God and his creations. When Christ is called the “Son of God,” it implies the close relationship that a father would have with his son by any human standards. When Simon Peter confesses that Christ is indeed the Son of the Living God, Jesus responds by telling him that flesh and blood did not reveal such to him but divine grace from His Father. Paul, who was once a persecutor of the faithful Christians, finds Christ on his way to Damascus and later goes on to write that God revealed His grace to him, through His Son, to enable him to preach to the Gentiles. Additionally, in the synagogues, the apostle proclaims that Christ is God’s Son. Furthermore, it is believed that the acknowledgment of Christ divine sonship is important as it lays the foundation of the Apostolicity faith that Peter professed. According to him, the foundation is the starting point of where the Church has been