208. Faced with God’s fascinating and mysterious presence, man discovers his own insignificance. Before the burning bush, Moses takes off his sandals and veils his face in the presence of God’s holiness. Before the glory of the thrice-holy God, Isaiah cries out: “Woe is me! I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips.” Before the divine signs wrought by Jesus, Peter exclaims: “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” But because God is holy, he can forgive the man who realizes that he is a sinner before him: “I will not execute my fierce anger. . . for I am God and not man, the Holy One in your midst.” The apostle John says likewise: “We shall. . . reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.”
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
430. Why does the Magisterium of the Church act in the field of morality?
316. Who can receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick?
300. What is interior penance?
421. Where does one find the New Law?
487. What responsibility do human persons have in regard to their own sexual identity?
157. Who is the Head of this body?
373. What does the dignity of the human person imply for the moral conscience?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The Dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem: Analysis of the Ceremony (1 Chronicles 22-29)
What is the message of Nahum 1:7-8 about God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos?
What is the importance of faith in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, described in Matthew 20:29-34?
What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?
