1823. Jesus makes charity the new commandment.96 By loving his own “to the end,”97 he makes manifest the Father’s love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples imitate the love of Jesus which they themselves receive. Whence Jesus says: “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.” and again: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”98
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410. How does one participate in bringing about the common good?
412. On what is human equality based?
306. Why can venial sins also be the object of sacramental confession?
238. What is the link between the actions and the words in the celebration of the sacraments?
79. What is the Good News for humanity?
14. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
470. What is forbidden by the fifth commandment?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
What was David’s attitude toward Mephibosheth, and what can we learn from this story?
How is prayer seen in the Psalms as an expression of dependence on God?
What does Hosea 7:14-16 reveal about God’s judgment against hypocrisy?
