2608. From the Sermon on the Mount onwards, Jesus insists on conversion of heart: reconciliation with one’s brother before presenting an offering on the altar, love of enemies, and prayer for persecutors, prayer to the Father in secret, not heaping up empty phrases, prayerful forgiveness from the depths of the heart, purity of heart, and seeking the Kingdom before all else.64 This filial conversion is entirely directed to the Father.
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525. How is one to use the means of social communication?
416. In what does the natural moral law consist?
225. What is the relationship of the sacraments to Christ?
73. How should we understand the reality of sin?
173. In what sense is the Church missionary?
232. What is the relationship between the sacraments and everlasting life?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about divine wrath and protection of the righteous from the book of Nahum?
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
What does the Bible say about God’s judgment and justice?
What does 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 teach us about generosity and prosperity?
