257. “O blessed light, O Trinity and first Unity!” God is eternal blessedness, undying life, unfading light. God is love: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God freely wills to communicate the glory of his blessed life. Such is the “plan of his loving kindness”, conceived by the Father before the foundation of the world, in his beloved Son: “He destined us in love to be his sons” and “to be conformed to the image of his Son”, through “the spirit of sonship”. This plan is a “grace [which] was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began”, stemming immediately from Trinitarian love. It unfolds in the work of creation, the whole history of salvation after the fall, and the missions of the Son and the Spirit, which are continued in the mission of the Church.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
548. How did the first Christian community in Jerusalem pray?
384. What are the theological virtues?
423. What is the grace that justifies?
50. What does it mean to say that God is almighty?
477. What practices are contrary to respect for the bodily integrity of the human person?
379. What are the principal human virtues?
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 does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
The Woman and the Dragon: The Struggle Between Good and Evil (Revelation 12:1-17)
What does the mutual admiration between loved ones mean in the book of Songs?
What does the phrase “we live by faith, not by sight” in 2 Corinthians 5:7 mean?
