256. St. Gregory of Nazianzus, also called “the Theologian”, entrusts this summary of Trinitarian faith to the catechumens of Constantinople: Above all guard for me this great deposit of faith for which I live and fight, which I want to take with me as a companion, and which makes me bear all evils and despise all pleasures: I mean the profession of faith in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I entrust it to you today. By it I am soon going to plunge you into water and raise you up from it. I give it to you as the companion and patron of your whole life. I give you but one divinity and power, existing one in three, and containing the three in a distinct way. Divinity without disparity of substance or nature, without superior degree that raises up or inferior degree that casts down. . . the infinite co-naturality of three infinites. Each person considered in himself is entirely God. . . the three considered together. . . I have not even begun to think of unity when the Trinity bathes me in its splendour. I have not even begun to think of the Trinity when unity grasps me. .
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582. Why can we dare to draw near to God in full confidence?
357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
365. Why does everyone have a right to exercise freedom?
339. How does sin threaten marriage?
395. When does one commit a mortal sin?
208. What is the particular judgment?
337. What is the plan of God regarding man and woman?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the desire to always be with a loved one from Songs 3:1-5 and 6:1-3?
What can we learn from Edom’s pride described in Abdias 1:3?
How is God’s justice manifested in the midst of suffering, according to Job 34:10-12?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
How important is Esther’s purpose and mission in Esther 4:14?
What is the significance of the founding of the church in Ephesus described in Acts 19:1-10?
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
