Reflection on The Teen Timeline by Logos

Here is a snapshot of what I've learnt during Logos.

1) Why did the Isrealites keep losing their way in the desert for 40 days? Because Man was leading themselves and did not ask for directions from God. (so, basically, it relfects upon our daily life, that we have to depend on God not just on our own abilities. With God, the impossible becomes possible!)

2) The bible is a collection of books and it consists of 46 Old Testaments and 26 New Testaments. 14 narrative books and 59 supplemental books. The bible is the word of god, which is what God inspired.

3) With great power comes great responsibility (if I finished the whole T3 bible study with Logos, I'll be more knowledgeable in scriptures than 95% of the people attending mass in church! (That is what Mark Hart said in the video) Wow, so I have to live God's ways through my actions and deeds and to spread his Word! :)

4) Sin is death. Hence we have to ask God for guidance in prayer and in humility.

5) How much does God loves us? God would rather die than spend enternity without us.

6) The goal of our catholic faith is " because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in him." (Peter 1:9) Our goal is not only to receive salvation of our souls but also for others. (Let us all go to heaven! :)

7) As parents, they always want their kids to be with them. Same as God, our Father. He wants all his children to be with him in heaven. God wants to use us and we have to put ourselves in a position to be used by God.

8) The Trinity is a symbol of perfect love. Why does God create men? So that we can be receivers of His love. An object and desire of His love. Perfect love requires an object of love and we are the object of love.

9)Bereshith: means "in the beginning" in Hebrew

10) All the different books in the bible in Hebrew is named after the first few words of the first chapter of each book. Similarly, the magistarium, the documents of the Vatican are also named after the first few words of every document.

11) The Church is seen as a family. The whole life of the family is seen in the church. and the big church is a reflection of the little church, that is our own family.

12) The Old Testament is generally written in Hebrew. The New Testament is written mostly in Greek and a little bit in Hebrew.

13) Shalom means 'peace' in Jewish.

14) St Paul's Hebrew name is Saul. Paul is his Roman name. Before his conversion to God, Saul was the name commonly used in the bible. After his conversion, Paul is widely used so as to mark the time of his conversion. Paul was used as an instrument of God to convert the Greeks, using his Hebrew background. At that time, the Romans conquered a majority of the Greeks. The Greek culture is seen as the most pre-dominant language used and they are seemed to be elite people. So much so that when the Romans conquered the Greeks, they too wanted to be like the Greeks in culture and language and started speaking in Greek instead. In order to convert the Greeks to God, Paul compared God to the unknown god that the Greeks used to worship.

15) Readings on 2 Kings 17:29-32 "But the people who settled in Samaria continued to make their own idols, and they placed them in the shrines that the Israelites had built. Each different group made idols of the god Succoth Benoth; the people of the Cuth, idols of Nergal; the people of Ivvah, idols of Nibhaz and Tartak; and the people of Sepharvaim sacrificed their children as burnt offerings to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech. These people also worshipped the Lord and chose from among their own number all sorts of people to serve as priests at the pagan places of worship and to offer sacrifices for them there." (Basil will explain what this means at the next session . I'm still clueless about it, but I think it just shows Man's ignorance about God and how they continue worshipping their own idols.)

That basically sums up the things that caught my attention during Logos. If you think it inspires you further to want to know more about the bible, drop down to San Damiano Friary in the Youth office every tuesday 8-10pm. If it did not inspire you the slightest bit, then contact Basil (our learned facilitator) and he'll update you on all the things we have learnt last week. haha :)

With lots of love,
Priscilla