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It would be great to know how a intelect like yourself will tell a person that Jesus is the only way.
My human intellect allows me to believe that if I am to attain to the vision of God with its resulting eternal and perfect happiness, then I have to meet the requirements of God. That vision is not something due to human creatures. It is a divine gift to the Creator to the created.
God has told us that He sent His Son, the divine and human Jesus Christ, to show us the way and to be the source of the help [grace] needed to attain the good of heaven.
For what I cannot do myself, I need the saving help of Jesus.
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He wills that all people come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved.
If you would like more, please read in The Cathechism of the Catholic, paragraphs, 51, 65-67, 257, 294, 2634. The text is available online at: www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm
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With my prayers and best wishes.
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Edward Bode
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A scholar of Jewish and Christian scripture (biblical studies), I hold graduate degrees from three universities in Rome [Italy]: Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Biblical Institute, and the University of St. Thomas. I also have a master's degree in English. My special interests are the gospels of the New Testament and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Experience
I have taught at three universities and two colleges. My published works include one book, several articles in scholarly journals, and numerous book reviews.
I hold a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Thomas in Rome, Italy; a license in sacred scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome; a license in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.Additionally, I earned a master's degree in English from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., and a bachelor of journalism from the same university.
I have been a member of the Catholic Biblical Association of America for 40 years. I am a former member of Society of Biblical Literature.I have spoken on academic topics to local, national, and international groups.
Education/Credentials
I hold graduate degrees from three universities in Rome [Italy]: Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Biblical Institute, and the University of St. Thomas.
I also have a master's degree in English.
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