2852. “A murderer from the beginning, . . . a liar and the father of lies,” Satan is “the deceiver of the whole world.”165 Through him sin and death entered the world and by his definitive defeat all creation will be “freed from the corruption of sin and death.”166 Now “we know that anyone born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.”167
The Lord who has taken away your sin and pardoned your faults also protects you and keeps you from the wiles of your adversary the devil, so that the enemy, who is accustomed to leading into sin, may not surprise you. One who entrusts himself to God does not dread the devil. “If God is for us, who is against us?”168
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
529. How does one reach purity of heart?
104. What does the hidden life of Jesus in Nazareth teach us?
535. Why is there a universal call to prayer?
487. What responsibility do human persons have in regard to their own sexual identity?
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
456. What is the nature of the family in the plan of God?
575. How may we strengthen our filial trust?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
The power of community: the unity of the Jewish people in Esther (Esther 9:1-5)
What is the meaning of David’s song of gratitude to God?
What is the role of church leaders according to Ephesians 4:11-12?
What did Jesus teach about loving your neighbor? (Matthew 22:39)
