367. Sometimes the soul is distinguished from the spirit: St. Paul for instance prays that God may sanctify his people “wholly”, with “spirit and soul and body” kept sound and blameless at the Lord’s coming. The Church teaches that this distinction does not introduce a duality into the soul. “Spirit” signifies that from creation man is ordered to a supernatural end and that his soul can gratuitously be raised beyond all it deserves to communion with God.
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308. To whom is the absolution of some sins reserved?
463. How should authority be exercised in the various spheres of civil society?
338. For what ends has God instituted Matrimony?
140. What does it mean that the Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”?
100. In what way is the spiritual motherhood of Mary universal?
511. How should social and economic life be pursued?
578. What is the origin of the Our Father?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
What is the Final Judgment according to Joel 3:14-16?
How important is wisdom in mate selection and marriage according to Proverbs 18:22?
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
