Allegory Of The Cave

God's Presence

There are a multitude of powerful messages that exist within Catholic teachings and readings. There are four major claims that are all represented through Catholic Intellectual Traditions. These claims include that “human beings exist in relation to a Triune God, God’s presence in the world is mediated through nature and reality, faith and reason are compatible and the dignity of the human being is inviolable and the commitment to justice for the common good is necessary.” Throughout the readings of Plato, Genesis and the Gospel of Matthew, the claim “God’s presence in the world is mediated through nature and reality” proves itself to be true. This claim is present throughout the reading of Allegory of the Cave. The story

Everything that he tries to tell them, they reject because it is not what they are accustomed to in their everyday lives. Although he attempts to explain this newfound nature, he is unable to convince them. They are unable to accept the fact that there is more beyond the cave walls and they begin to revolt against him. They eventually plot against him and try to kill him, but fail to do so. As a result, he has to force them out of the cave to see what they are missing which is this ultimate reality that he is trying to teach them about. This can be related to our lives today, with nature and reality, when it comes to kids not wanting to go to school, or go to mass. Our parents force us to attend both so that we can expand our knowledge. By being forced to experience this nature and reality that we are not accustomed to, our minds expand, and our experiences become richer. Doing things that we are not comfortable with doing, but are forced to do can help us by teaching us more about the world, and about our faith. Sometimes other people must serve as our guide to new and richening

Matthew is about the life of Christ, and God’s mediation through Jesus and his teachings. The Gospel According to Matthew is about Jesus’ life from beginning to end, and even after death. God is mediated through Jesus because Jesus is the human-form of God. Jesus has a group of 12 Pharisees that preach his teachings along with him. Although many people reject Jesus and his teachings, he forgives everyone. That seems like his biggest lesson that he enforces—forgiveness. One of Jesus’s most fundamental characteristics is his ability to forgive. Jesus preaches the Beatitudes and tries to teach the Ten Commandments as well. This is an example of how he expresses God’s word in a more humane way. He preaches, “Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus, as the human-form of God, tries his best to make sure that his people find their way to the kingdom of heaven. Our eternal goal is to inevitably join God in his kingdom of heaven, and Jesus attempts to preach in order to assist his followers in their attempts to achieve that eternal salvation. That was Jesus’ whole purpose on Earth-- to spread God’s word through nature and reality. He worked as God’s middleman, and was created