1584. Since it is ultimately Christ who acts and effects salvation through the ordained minister, the unworthiness of the latter does not prevent Christ from acting.76St. Augustine states this forcefully:
As for the proud minister, he is to be ranked with the devil. Christ’s gift is not thereby profaned: what flows through him keeps its purity, and what passes through him remains dear and reaches the fertile earth…. the spiritual power of the sacrament is indeed comparable to light: those to be enlightened receive it in its purity, and if it should pass through defiled beings, it is not itself defiled.77
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516. What is the task of business management?
38. With what name does God reveal Himself?
47. Who is the Holy Spirit revealed to us by Jesus Christ?
354. What is the relationship between the sacraments and the death of a Christian?
417. Is such a law perceived by everyone?
75. What was the first human sin?
245. What are sacred buildings?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the unchanging nature of God, according to Malachi 3:6?
What is the spiritual battle mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, and how can a Christian fight it?
How important is the supremacy of Christ according to Colossians 1:15-20?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
The Dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem: Analysis of the Ceremony (1 Chronicles 22-29)
