Rebellion & Our Mortal Wound (Kerygma Part 2)

It is easy to look at the world and see what a mess it is and to blame the world around us for the anxiety and fear we experience. However, we often fail to see the darkness and woundedness within ourselves. Dr. Edward Sri continues his five part series on the Kerygma by discussing the brokenness within each of us and how we must acknowledge it in order to know our need for Jesus Christ.

Snippet from the Show
God brought us into existence so that we could be one with him.

4 Harmonies

• Harmony with God
• Harmony between man and woman
• Harmony with creation
• Harmony within our souls

Because of Original Sin

These harmonies have been disrupted due to the fall and Original Sin. Our intellect was pure but now it is clouded. Our will was strong but now it is weakened. Our passion is now disordered.

Where We Are Now

Our culture is now in a place where many, in fact, reject the existence of Original Sin. There is an indifference to personal brokenness. This becomes a great hurdle to union with God because without knowing the good news, you cannot appreciate the good news.

What do You Seek? Encountering the Heart of the Gospel by Dr. Edward Sri

The Good News of Jesus Christ is known as the kerygma , based on the Greek word kerysso , meaning “to herald” or “to proclaim”. It is the core message of Christ that each of the Apostles, the original heralds of the Gospel, proclaimed to the world. It is Christ’s answer to his own penetrating question, “What do you seek?”

This is why the Catholic Church emphasizes the importance of what it calls the “First Proclamation”: the core Gospel of God’s love and the person and mission of Jesus Christ, which ideally we surrender ourselves to, so that a more in-depth, systematic presentation of the Faith can take deeper root in our soul.

Unfortunately, many Catholics today might know facts about Jesus and the Gospel, but they do not know him and this story of his love in a way that shapes their entire lives. How about you? In What Do You Seek?, Scripture scholar Dr. Edward Sri helps us enter more deeply into the Gospel, to ponder the mysteries of God’s love for us and his work of salvation, so that we can be transformed and join in Christ’s work of saving the world. Learn more here!

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