604. By giving up his own Son for our sins, God manifests that his plan for us is one of benevolent love, prior to any merit on our part: “In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.”408 God “shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”409
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
564. How are the saints guides for prayer?
194. What is the meaning of the “communion of saints”?
598. What is the meaning of the final Amen?
186. How do Bishops exercise their ministry of sanctification?
202. What is the meaning of the term “body” (or “flesh”) and what importance does it have?
163. How are non-Catholic Christians to be considered?
361. What is the relationship between the beatitudes and our desire for happiness?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
What are Daniel’s visions of the golden image and the four beasts?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
