1432. The human heart is heavy and hardened. God must give man a new heart.25 Conversion is first of all a work of the grace of God who makes our hearts return to him: “Restore us to thyself, O LORD, that we may be restored!”26 God gives us the strength to begin anew. It is in discovering the greatness of God’s love that our heart is shaken by the horror and weight of sin and begins to fear offending God by sin and being separated from him. the human heart is converted by looking upon him whom our sins have pierced:27
Let us fix our eyes on Christ’s blood and understand how precious it is to his Father, for, poured out for our salvation it has brought to the whole world the grace of repentance.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
368. When is an act morally good?
460. What are the duties of parents toward their children?
145. What does the Spirit do in the Church?
313. How was sickness viewed in the Old Testament?
249. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?
535. Why is there a universal call to prayer?
100. In what way is the spiritual motherhood of Mary universal?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the unchanging nature of God, according to Malachi 3:6?
What is the meaning of being “blameless” according to the 2 Peter 3:14 passage?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
What does the Bible say about the need to forgive, according to Colossians 3:13?
Understanding God’s sovereignty through the Psalms (Psalm 33:6-9)
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
