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• Incarnation is the term used to describe the concept of God becoming human in the person of Jesus Christ
• The Gospel of Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus, tracing his lineage back to David and Abraham
• Emmanuel is the title often used to describe Jesus as the anticipated Messiah according to the New Testament
• The initial step in preparing to establish a presence in a remote village with a different cultural background is to conduct a thorough cultural assessment
• When a missionary congregation faces resistance from the local community due to unfamiliar religious practices, the most appropriate response is to seek dialogue and understanding
• Establishing schools and educational programs is in line with a mission to restore dignity and empower communities
• Education and Preaching have a strong emphasis on the Dominican Order, founded by St. Dominic
• The Jesuits were founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola
• Poverty, chastity, and obedience emphasize the missionary works of the Augustinians following the Rule of St. Augustine
• Preaching and teaching are the focus of the missionary works of the Dominicans
• The life and mission of the Jesuits revolve around missionary work and education
• The official name of the Jesuit Order is the Society of Jesus
• The message of the story of creation and/or order of creation is that everything is beautiful and created with a purpose and function
• According to God's message, humans need to be mature, complete, and whole until creation reaches its perfection
• God's message is that He wants nothing but the best for us, as seen when He said that everything He had made was very good
• The interaction of reason, conscience, and free will guides choices based on rational and moral considerations
• Responsible stewardship over the Earth's resources while promoting human flourishing is emphasized in the verse "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it"
• The difference between conscience and reason is that conscience is an innate moral sense of right and wrong, whereas reason is the ability to analyze and make decisions
• The devil distorts the reality of being like God to deceive Adam and Eve by exaggerating the benefits of disobedience
• The specific temptation that enticed Adam and Eve to disobey God's command was the allure of forbidden knowledge
• Adam and Eve's neglect of reasoning led to their failure to properly reflect on the consequences of their actions
• In modern scenarios, disputes over family inheritance can emphasize conflicts between siblings similar to the rivalry between Cain and Abel
• The involvement of people in building the Tower of Babel and disobedience to God's plan demonstrated their attempt to reach the heavens independently
• The aspiration of the people to challenge God's authority led them to build a tower with its top in the heavens
• The reason why God decided to flood the earth and instruct Noah to build the ark was to cleanse the world from sin and corruption
• The motto of CICM Missionaries is "One Heart, One Soul"
• The main reason behind changing the names of the people whom God called in the Old Testament was to establish a new identity
• The original mission of the human person since the creation of everything is to be the steward
• The main reason why the people wanted to build a tall tower in the story of the Tower of Babel was to make a name for themselves
• Conscience guides and reminds us always to do good
• The Dominicans are the oldest missionary group in the Philippines
• The CICM missionaries originate from Belgium
• In 1907, the CICM missionary congregation arrived in the Philippines on November 2nd
• Pride was depicted in the story of the Tower of Babel
• The Augustinians were the first missionaries to arrive in the Philippines and started with no specific founder in Italy
• The Dominicans were known for building massive brick churches in Cagayan Valley and establishing the first university in Asia which predates Harvard University by 60 years
• The Jesuits were oppressed and expelled by many leaders in Europe.
• The Divine Word Missionaries are known for their method of prophetic dialogue and training of a native clergy has been a major work of these missionaries in their entire mission
• Jesuits refocused the order with a preferential option for the poor