589. Jesus gave scandal above all when he identified his merciful conduct toward sinners with God’s own attitude toward them.367He went so far as to hint that by sharing the table of sinners he was admitting them to the messianic banquet.368But it was most especially by forgiving sins that Jesus placed the religious authorities of Israel on the horns of a dilemma. Were they not entitled to demand in consternation, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”369By forgiving sins Jesus either is blaspheming as a man who made himself God’s equal, or is speaking the truth and his person really does make present and reveal God’s name.370
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
302. What are the essential elements of the sacrament of Reconciliation?
354. What is the relationship between the sacraments and the death of a Christian?
133. How does the Lord Jesus now reign?
505. What is the purpose of private property?
242. What is the function of the liturgical year?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
What is the role of women in society, according to Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4?
What is the significance of the founding of the church in Ephesus described in Acts 19:1-10?
