2517. The heart is the seat of moral personality: “Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication….”304 The struggle against carnal covetousness entails purifying the heart and practicing temperance:
Remain simple and innocent, and you will be like little children who do not know the evil that destroys man’s life.305
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
83. In what sense is Jesus the Only Begotten Son of God?
29. Why is there no contradiction between faith and science?
445. What does God prohibit by his command, “You shall not have other gods before me” (Exodus 20:2)?
188. What is the vocation of the lay faithful?
234. Who celebrates the heavenly liturgy?
294. Why is the Eucharist a “pledge of future glory”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Who was Hezekiah in the Bible and how does his story teach us about the importance of trusting God?
How did a woman’s faith heal her of a hemorrhage, according to Matthew 9:20-22?
What is the significance of Aeneas’ healing and Dorcas’ resurrection in Acts 9:32-43?
What is the image of God as shepherd in Ezekiel 34?
What is the Final Judgment according to Joel 3:14-16?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
