1874. To choose deliberately – that is, both knowing it and willing it – something gravely contrary to the divine law and to the ultimate end of man is to commit a mortal sin. This destroys in us the charity without which eternal beatitude is impossible. Unrepented, it brings eternal death.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
146. How do Christ and his Spirit act in the hearts of the faithful?
19. How is Sacred Scripture to be read?
243. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
344. What is matrimonial consent?
92. Did Christ have a true human body?
457. What place does the family occupy in society?
584. Why do we say “our” Father?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the story of Uzziah and how was he punished for disobeying God?
How does the conquest of Canaan in the book of Joshua demonstrate God’s faithfulness?
What does it mean to choose godliness over the flesh, according to 1 Peter 4:1-6?
What can we learn about divine justice from the Lord’s vengeance mentioned in Abdias 1:15?
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
