SCRIPTURE PASSAGES FOR VARIOUS TOPICS IN THE CATECHISM

HUMAN CAPACITY FOR GOD

Rom. 1:19-20

Heb. 1:1-2

NATURE AND CHARACTER OF GOD I believe in God

Ex. 3:6, 13-15; Jn. 8:28

Love

Ps. 103; 1 Jn. 1:5; 4:8

Motherhood

Is. 66:13; Ps. 131:2

Providence

Mt. 6:31-33; 10:29-31

CREATION

Gen. 1:1; 2:7

Job 38:1-39:30

2 Macc. 7:22-23, 28

Ps. 104

Jn. 1:1

Col. 1:16-17

THE FALL

Gen. 3

Rom. 5:12-21

CHRIST AND SALVATION

Incarnation: Jn. 1:1-14

Kenosis and Death: Phil. 2:1-11

Cosmic Redemption: Eph. 1:3-23, 4:10; 1 Cor. 14:20-28; Col. 1:15-20; Rev. 21:1-8

Relations with Father: Jn. 8:58; 10:30; 14:28

Relations with Holy Spirit: Jn. 15:18-16:16

HOLY SPIRIT

Jesus, conceived by Holy Spirit: Lk. 1:35

Baptism of Jesus: Mk. 1:10

And Jesus in Wilderness: Mk 1:12

Jn. 15:18-16:16; 20:19-23

1 Cor. 3:16; 6:17; 12:4-11

Acts 2:1-13

Rom. 8:11; 26ff

CHURCH

Body of Christ: 1 Cor. 12:12-30; Rom. 12:3-8

Marriage Union: Eph. 5:21-33

Sheepfold: Jn. 10:6-18; Isa. 40:11; Ezek. 34:11-31; 1 Pet. 5:4

Vine and Branches: Jn. 15:1-17

People of God: Jer. 31:31-34; 1 Peter 2:9-10

Cultivated Field: 1 Cor. 3:9; Rom. 11:13-26; Mt. 21:33-43; Isa. 5:1-7; Jn. 15:1-5

Building of God: 1 Cor 3:9-11; Mt. 21:42; Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:5-7; Ps. 118:22; 1 Tim. 3:15; Eph. 2:19-22; Rev. 21:1-3

Jerusalem Above: Gal. 4:26; Rev. 12:17; 19:7; 21:2, 9; 22:17; Eph. 5:25-26, 29

FORGIVENESS OF SINS

Jn. 20:22-23

2 Cor. 5:18-19

Mt. 26:26-29

Lk. 15:11-32

Mk. 16:15-16

RESURRECTION OF THE BODY

2 Macc. 7:9-29

Dan. 12:1-13

Jn. 11:25

Col. 2:12; 3:1, 4

Eph. 2:6

1 Cor. 6:13-15, 19-20; 15:1-58

EVERLASTING LIFE

Particular Judgment: Lk. 16:22; 23:43; Mt. 16:26; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; Heb. 9:27; 12:23

Heaven: Rev. 21:1-6

Purgatory: Mt. 12:31; 1 Cor. 3:15; 1 Pet. 1:7; 2 Macc. 12:46; Job 1:5

Hell: Mk. 9:43-48; Mt. 5:22, 29; 10:28; 13:42, 50

Last Judgment: Mt. 25:31-46; Jn. 5:28-29

New Heaven and New Earth: Rev. 21:1-5; Rom. 8:19-23