400. The harmony in which they had found themselves, thanks to original justice, is now destroyed: the control of the soul’s spiritual faculties over the body is shattered; the union of man and woman becomes subject to tensions, their relations henceforth marked by lust and domination. Harmony with creation is broken: visible creation has become alien and hostile to man. Because of man, creation is now subject “to its bondage to decay”. Finally, the consequence explicitly foretold for this disobedience will come true: man will “return to the ground”, for out of it he was taken. Death makes its entrance into human history.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
359. How do we attain beatitude?
251. How is Christian initiation brought about?
279. What are the essential and necessary elements for celebrating the Eucharist?
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
67. For what purpose did God create man and woman?
578. What is the origin of the Our Father?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the promise of salvation and redemption in the midst of judgment in Micah 2:12-13 mean?
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
The Tower of Babel: What Does This Story Teach Us About God’s Sovereignty? (Genesis 11:1-9)
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?
How can Christ’s return be a comfort in the midst of pain, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18?
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
