Economy of Salvation (Divine Economy)

From a Greek word oikonomia literally "management of a household" or "stewardship", “economy of salvation” refers to God's “management of His household, His creation”. The Economy of salvation deals with God’s revelation and communication to mankind throughout history, for the sake of the salvation of all; hence the term “economy of salvation”. The Fathers of the Church distinguished oikonomia from theologia; the latter term referring to the mystery of the internal life of the trinity (often called ‘ad intra’, Latin for “inside”,”internal”). The economy of salvation, on the other hand, refers to God's activity “ad extra” (external): creating and governing the world, particularly with regard to God’s plan for the salvation of the world in the person and work of Jesus Christ, a plan which is being accomplished through his Body the Church, in its life and sacraments; hence, the "sacramental economy". Evangelization is the proclamation of the Good News that the time has come when God’s “economy of salvation” has reached its climax. God accomplishes His salvation for us in Jesus Christ, His son, our Saviour.