154. Believing is possible only by grace and the interior helps of the Holy Spirit. But it is no less true that believing is an authentically human act. Trusting in God and cleaving to the truths he has revealed is contrary neither to human freedom nor to human reason. Even in human relations it is not contrary to our dignity to believe what other persons tell us about themselves and their intentions, or to trust their promises (for example, when a man and a woman marry) to share a communion of life with one another. If this is so, still less is it contrary to our dignity to “yield by faith the full submission of… intellect and will to God who reveals”, and to share in an interior communion with him.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
527. What is required by the ninth commandment?
25. How does man respond to God who reveals himself?
340. What does the Old Testament teach about marriage?
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
72. What was the original condition of the human person according to the plan of God?
369. Are there acts which are always illicit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The Tower of Babel: What Does This Story Teach Us About God’s Sovereignty? (Genesis 11:1-9)
What does the Song of Songs teach us about the search for the loved one?
What is the true nature of evil, according to the story of Job described in Job 2:1-13?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
