2009. Filial adoption, in making us partakers by grace in the divine nature, can bestow true merit on us as a result of God’s gratuitous justice. This is our right by grace, the full right of love, making us “co-heirs” with Christ and worthy of obtaining “the promised inheritance of eternal life.”60 The merits of our good works are gifts of the divine goodness.61 “Grace has gone before us; now we are given what is due…. Our merits are God’s gifts.”62
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580. Why is it called the “Lord’s Prayer”?
174. Why is the Church apostolic?
149. What is the origin and the fulfillment of the Church?
316. Who can receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick?
478. What care must be given to the dying?
564. How are the saints guides for prayer?
324. What place does the sacrament of Holy Orders have in the divine plan of salvation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible teach us about asserting personal identity within a loving relationship?
What is the true nature of evil, according to the story of Job described in Job 2:1-13?
What does James 5:7-11 teach us about patience in times of suffering?
What does the Bible teach about the importance of humility and modesty?
