2520. Baptism confers on its recipient the grace of purification from all sins. But the baptized must continue to struggle against concupiscence of the flesh and disordered desires. With God’s grace he will prevail
– by the virtue and gift of chastity, for chastity lets us love with upright and undivided heart;
– by purity of intention which consists in seeking the true end of man: with simplicity of vision, the baptized person seeks to find and to fulfill God’s will in everything;312
– by purity of vision, external and internal; by discipline of feelings and imagination; by refusing all complicity in impure thoughts that incline us to turn aside from the path of God’s commandments: “Appearance arouses yearning in fools”;313
– by prayer:
I thought that continence arose from one’s own powers, which I did not recognize in myself. I was foolish enough not to know . . . that no one can be continent unless you grant it. For you would surely have granted it if my inner groaning had reached your ears and I with firm faith had cast my cares on you.314
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
360. Why are the beatitudes important for us?
485. In case of war, what does the moral law require?
480. What does the Lord ask of every person in regard to peace?
245. What are sacred buildings?
350. Why is the Christian family called a domestic church?
549. How does the Holy Spirit intervene in the Church’s prayer?
73. How should we understand the reality of sin?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
What is the divine nature of Jesus Christ, as described in Mark 1:1?
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?
