Books with author Mark C. Gembara

Divine Truth and Salvation provides a clear and simple explanation of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Chapter One discusses how the world came into being and the stark realities of Purgatory and Hell with the assistance of St. Maria Faustina's work. Yet the Christian's goal is Heaven and the means to get to Heaven is called sanctifying grace or holiness. To receive God's grace is a beautiful reality, a great gift, a treasure in and of itself called holiness. Imagine the vastness of God's Holy Spirit moving across the land near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers near the Garden of Eden, and the perfect sacrifice of slain lambs and goats causing sweet-smelling smoke to rise from the altar of Moses to God's Heavenly Throne. Remember the dozens of Old Testament prophets foretelling the coming of the Messiah. These prophesies were fulfilled on Christmas Day in Bethlehem when Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. Thirty years later John the Baptist preached a gospel of repentance for the forgiveness of sins in the wilderness. Jesus continued his ministry by revealing to us the holiness of God, the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, and our Divine Truth and Salvation contained within His Church.