2339. Chastity includes an apprenticeship in self-mastery which is a training in human freedom. the alternative is clear: either man governs his passions and finds peace, or he lets himself be dominated by them and becomes unhappy.125 “Man’s dignity therefore requires him to act out of conscious and free choice, as moved and drawn in a personal way from within, and not by blind impulses in himself or by mere external constraint. Man gains such dignity when, ridding himself of all slavery to the passions, he presses forward to his goal by freely choosing what is good and, by his diligence and skill, effectively secures for himself the means suited to this end.”126
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
8. What are the next stages of God’s Revelation?
592. What is the sense of the petition “Give us this day our daily bread”?
473. How does one avoid scandal?
397. How does sin proliferate?
191. How do they participate in the kingly office?
254. Who brought to fulfillment those prefigurations?
332. Who can confer this sacrament?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Malachi 4:1 say about the punishment of the wicked?
What is the importance of gratitude and recognition according to the book of Proverbs?
What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
How to deal with anger and anger, according to Proverbs 15:1-2?
What is the importance of fellowship with Christ according to 1 Corinthians 1:9?
