2549. It remains for the holy people to struggle, with grace from on high, to obtain the good things God promises. In order to possess and contemplate God, Christ’s faithful mortify their cravings and, with the grace of God, prevail over the seductions of pleasure and power.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
519. In what way do Christians participate in political and social life?
183. What is the competence of the college of bishops?
512. What would be opposed to the social doctrine of the Church?
219. What place does the liturgy occupy in the life of the Church?
340. What does the Old Testament teach about marriage?
124. In what condition was the body of Christ while it lay in the tomb?
244. Does the Church need places in order to celebrate the liturgy?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How is prayer seen in the Psalms as an expression of dependence on God?
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
How important is Esther’s purpose and mission in Esther 4:14?
What does the image of the river of life in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47) represent?
What is the Final Judgment according to Joel 3:14-16?
How is God’s sovereignty portrayed amidst the chaos in Lamentations 2:8-9?
