2840. Now – and this is daunting – this outpouring of mercy cannot penetrate our hearts as long as we have not forgiven those who have trespassed against us. Love, like the Body of Christ, is indivisible; we cannot love the God we cannot see if we do not love the brother or sister we do see.136 In refusing to forgive our brothers and sisters, our hearts are closed and their hardness makes them impervious to the Father’s merciful love; but in confessing our sins, our hearts are opened to his grace.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
368. When is an act morally good?
453. How does one keep Sunday holy?
264. What is the meaning of the Christian name received at Baptism?
194. What is the meaning of the “communion of saints”?
345. What is required when one of the spouses is not a Catholic?
307. Who is the minister of this sacrament?
208. What is the particular judgment?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of holiness in our Christian life according to 1 Corinthians 6:19-20?
How does Esther’s story tell the Jewish people’s story of redemption?
What does Titus 2:7-8 teach about the standard of conduct for the church?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
What is the importance of faith in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, described in Matthew 20:29-34?
The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
What are the characteristics a Christian leader should have according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7?
