588. Jesus scandalized the Pharisees by eating with tax collectors and sinners as familiarly as with themselves.364Against those among them “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others”, Jesus affirmed: “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”365He went further by proclaiming before the Pharisees that, since sin is universal, those who pretend not to need salvation are blind to themselves.366
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239. What are the criteria for the proper use of singing and music in liturgical celebrations?
3. How is it possible to know God with only the light of human reason?
511. How should social and economic life be pursued?
275. What are the names for this sacrament?
343. How is the sacrament of Matrimony celebrated?
594. Why do we say “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
What is the relationship between love and obedience according to the Bible?
What was David’s attitude toward Mephibosheth, and what can we learn from this story?
The Story of Moses: How did God choose and prepare Moses to lead his people? (Exodus 1-4)
What is the significance of David’s song of thanksgiving to God in 2 Samuel 22?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
