EFFICACY 0F THE WORD 0F GOD IN CATECHESIS

32 This sentence from Sacred Scripture is pertinent also to catechesis: "indeed, God’s word is living and effective" (Heb. 4,

12).

The divine word becomes present in catechesis through the human word. So that it may bear fruit in man and generate inner movements which expel indifference or uncertainty and Lead him to embrace the faith, catechesis ought to express the word of God faithfully and present it suitably. Furthermore, the witness given by the life of both the catchiest and the ecclesial community contributes very much to the efficacy of catechesis (cf. n. 35).

Catechesis, therefore, should convey the word of God, as it is presented by the Church, in the language of the men to whom it is directed (cf. DV, 13; OT, 16). When God revealed himself to the human race, he made the human word the sign of his word, expressing his word in a language that belonged 10 a particular culture (cf. DV, 12). The Church, 10 whom Christ entrusted the deposit of revelation, strives until the consummation of the world to transmit, explain, and interpret this word in a lively manner for the peoples of every culture and for men of every condition.