Lesson 6 - Christ Foretold

Hello Post-TMIY Sheeners!

We’ve had a long stretch of being off – March was a Lenten wipeout for me for various reasons. PLEASE stick around after TMIY so we can listen and discuss this great lesson on Christ Foretold by Bishop Sheen.

Here’s an excerpt from this great lesson:

Divine Truth

After all, divine truth might be looked upon as a circle. There is not a religion in the world, I care not what it is, even though it is one starting this afternoon in Los Angles, or New York or Paris, that does not have some segment of the circle of truth. It may be only two percent, but at any rate it is part of the circle. Now some would have more degrees than others of this complete circle of truth. Some might have twenty degrees, fifty degrees, one hundred and fifty degrees, and so forth.

But that we recognize what is good in every single religion. And then, too, as we will suggest later on, some of them are yearning for a redeemer. Or it may be argued that there are likenesses in all religions; therefore, they are all very much the same.

It is true, first of all, that there are natural truths that are the same. This is bound to be simply because every human being in the world has reason. So he is bound to arrive also, at certain conclusions in the ethical order, which will guide both himself and society. We are, therefore, not to be surprised that many of the ethical principles are the same. But to argue that all religions have similarities and therefore the same cause, namely, the dreams of mankind, is quite untrue. When you go into a picture gallery, you will notice that every one of the paintings has certain basic colors. Simply because they have the same colors, you do not conclude that therefore they were painted by the same artist. Simply because there are similarities in religions, we are not therefore to argue that therefore man made them all.

Look forward to seeing a lot of you on Saturday!

God love you!

Phil