1615. This unequivocal insistence on the indissolubility of the marriage bond may have left some perplexed and could seem to be a demand impossible to realize. However, Jesus has not placed on spouses a burden impossible to bear, or too heavy – heavier than the Law of Moses.108 By coming to restore the original order of creation disturbed by sin, he himself gives the strength and grace to live marriage in the new dimension of the Reign of God. It is by following Christ, renouncing themselves, and taking up their crosses that spouses will be able to “receive” the original meaning of marriage and live it with the help of Christ.109 This grace of Christian marriage is a fruit of Christ’s cross, the source of all Christian life.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
400. What are structures of sin?
221. In what way is the Father the source and the goal of the liturgy?
39. Is God the only One who “is”?
231. What is sacramental grace?
327. What is the office confided to a Bishop in a particular Church?
597. Why do we conclude by asking “But deliver us from evil”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible say about loving and serving your brothers and sisters?
What does the Bible say about the need to forgive, according to Colossians 3:13?
What is the message of Abdias 1:11 about Edom’s injustice and oppression of the weak?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
What is the Blood Moon prophecy of Joel 2:30-31 in the Bible?
What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?
