Father Smith Instructs Jackson (Noll Library). Archbishop John Francis Noll, D.D., LL.D.

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      father smith instructs jackson

      father smith instructs jackson

      John Francis Noll

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      Dedication

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      Contents

      Preface by Michael R. Heinlein

      Introduction by Scott P. Richert

      Introduction by Archbishop John Francis Noll

       Part I

       God’s Church and her teachings

       Getting acquainted

       Instruction 1

       The fundamentals of the Christian Faith

       Instruction 2

       The Fall of Man and original sin

       Instruction 3

       God’s plan to save man after the Fall

       Instruction 4

       The principal events in Christ’s life

       Instruction 5

       Proof that Christ was truly God

       Instruction 6

       Jackson receives a correct concept of God’s Church

       Instruction 7

       The relation of the Bible to the Church

       Instruction 8

       The Church of Christ was to be “one fold under one shepherd”

       Instruction 9

       The true Church must be infallible

       Instruction 10

       The “Bible only” theory has proved a failure

       Instruction 11

       If the Catholic Church cannot decide, none can

       Instruction 12

       Heaven a reward for definite service of God