609. By embracing in his human heart the Father’s love for men, Jesus “loved them to the end”, for “greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”425 In suffering and death his humanity became the free and perfect instrument of his divine love which desires the salvation of men.426 Indeed, out of love for his Father and for men, whom the Father wants to save, Jesus freely accepted his Passion and death: “No one takes [my life] from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”427 Hence the sovereign freedom of God’s Son as he went out to his death.428
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
525. How is one to use the means of social communication?
365. Why does everyone have a right to exercise freedom?
441. Is it possible to keep the Decalogue?
65. What is the relationship between the work of creation and the work of redemption?
293. When is it possible to give Holy Communion to other Christians?
156. In what way is the Church the body of Christ?
409. Where can one find the most complete realization of the common good?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Malachi 4:1 say about the punishment of the wicked?
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
How important is the reorganization of the Jerusalem temple described in 2 Maccabees 10:1-9?
What can we learn from Edom’s pride described in Abdias 1:3?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
How important is God’s love to our lives, according to 1 John 4:8?
