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1186. Finally, the church has an eschatological significance. To enter into the house of God, we must cross a threshold, which symbolizes passing from the world wounded by sin to the world of the new Life to which all men are called. the visible church is a symbol of the Father’s house toward which the People of God is journeying and where the Father “will wipe every tear from their eyes.”65Also for this reason, the Church is the house of all God’s children, open and welcoming.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

166. Why is the Church called “Catholic”?

256. In what does the essential rite of Baptism consist?

432. What are the precepts of the Church?

385. What are the theological virtues?

321. What are the sacraments at the service of communion and mission?

125. What is the “hell” into which Jesus descended?

378. What are the human virtues?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?

What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?

What is the main message of Jonah’s story and how does it reveal God’s grace?

How can wisdom protect us from evil, as revealed in Wisdom 7:28-29?

How to experience communion with God?

The power of community: the unity of the Jewish people in Esther (Esther 9:1-5)

What does it mean to choose godliness over the flesh, according to 1 Peter 4:1-6?