2572. As a final stage in the purification of his faith, Abraham, “who had received the promises,”13 is asked to sacrifice the son God had given him. Abraham’s faith does not weaken (“God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering.”), for he “considered that God was able to raise men even from the dead.”14 and so the father of believers is conformed to the likeness of the Father who will not spare his own Son but wiLl deliver him up for us all.15 Prayer restores man to God’s likeness and enables him to share in the power of God’s love that saves the multitude.16
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
96. What does the “Immaculate Conception” mean?
220. In what does the sacramental economy consist?
512. What would be opposed to the social doctrine of the Church?
97. How does Mary cooperate in the divine plan of salvation?
511. How should social and economic life be pursued?
513. What is the meaning of work?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the relationship between love and obedience according to the Bible?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
