We are going into the mind and heart of our Founder, Frank Padilla, and learning even more about the Charism of Missionary Families of Christ.
What is the best way to do that? By going through all of his 52 books.
We are going to discuss one book a week over the course of a year. We encourage you to watch, and share these videos. If you have read the books, you don’t need to watch. If you have not read the book, you must watch. It is the way to get into our Charism more.
A COVENANT WITH GOD
Our relationship with God as Christians is covered by a covenant.
What is a covenant?
It is not just an agreement. It is much more of a solemn promise, involving one’s very being. But in relation to the covenant between God and us, it is even more. A covenant is a deep intimate personal relationship, where God promises to be our God and accept us as His people.
Throughout the Old Testament, we see that God initiated covenants with man.
With Noah (Gn 9:9)
With Abram (Gn 17:7)
With Isaac (Gn 17:19)
With Israel (Ex 19:5-6)
God’s original intent in creating man was to share His life and His love. God created Adam and Eve, and gave them dominion over the rest of His creation (Gn 1:28). However, they failed God and paradise was lost.
God now sought to continue with His original intent, to share His life and love with humanity. This time, God would impress upon man the importance of His relationship with them. In calling Noah in preparation for a new humanity, God told him of what was to come, that He was starting over, and that He would establish His covenant with him (Gn 6:18).
After the flood, God gave Noah and his sons the same commission He gave to Adam and Eve. “Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.” (Gn 9:1b). “Be fertile, then, and multiply; abound on earth and subdue it.” (Gn 9:7). Then God established His covenant with Noah and his descendants after him.
Covenant is all about God’s original plan and intent for the world!
