Role-playing Scripture
The Luke 11:9 series: Role-playing Scripture Previous Next Introduction This post introduces a way to immerse yourself in Scripture using role-play, to get a deeper understanding of the word of God. During the 'Seeds of Contemplation' retreat held at St Simon's Church in October 2024, the pastor Fr Brendan McGuire introduced us to the understanding of scripture through the instrument of role-play. What the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) teaches us The Catechism teaches that Sacred Scripture is the Word of God revealed to humanity. Scriptures are divinely inspired, meaning that God worked through human authors to communicate His message. It is considered inerrant in matters of salvation, meaning that it is free from error when it comes to what God wants to reveal for the sake of our salvation ( CCC 107 ). Sacred Scripture is not just an ancient text, rather it is living and active, meaning that it continues to speak to the faithfu...