654. The Paschal mystery has two aspects: by his death, Christ liberates us from sin; by his Resurrection, he opens for us the way to a new life. This new life is above all justification that reinstates us in God’s grace, “so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Justification consists in both victory over the death caused by sin and a new participation in grace.526 It brings about filial adoption so that men become Christ’s brethren, as Jesus himself called his disciples after his Resurrection: “Go and tell my brethren.”527 We are brethren not by nature, but by the gift of grace, because that adoptive filiation gains us a real share in the life of the only Son, which was fully revealed in his Resurrection.
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364. What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
236. How is the liturgy celebrated?
310. What are the effects of this sacrament?
256. In what does the essential rite of Baptism consist?
138. What are the names of the Holy Spirit?
237. From where do the sacramental signs come?
208. What is the particular judgment?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
What is the role of women in society, according to Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
What is the significance of the founding of the church in Ephesus described in Acts 19:1-10?
What is the significance of David’s song of thanksgiving to God in 2 Samuel 22?
