795. Christ and his Church thus together make up the “whole Christ” (Christus totus). the Church is one with Christ. the saints are acutely aware of this unity:
Let us rejoice then and give thanks that we have become not only Christians, but Christ himself. Do you understand and grasp, brethren, God’s grace toward us? Marvel and rejoice: we have become Christ. For if he is the head, we are the members; he and we together are the whole man…. the fullness of Christ then is the head and the members. But what does “head and members” mean? Christ and the Church.230
Our redeemer has shown himself to be one person with the holy Church whom he has taken to himself.231
Head and members form as it were one and the same mystical person.232
A reply of St. Joan of Arc to her judges sums up the faith of the holy doctors and the good sense of the believer: “About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they’re just one thing, and we shouldn’t complicate the matter.”233
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
2. Why does man have a desire for God?
329. How does a priest carry out his proper ministry?
568. What are the expressions of the life of prayer?
92. Did Christ have a true human body?
316. Who can receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick?
245. What are sacred buildings?
7. What are the first stages of God’s Revelation?
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What is the meaning of the “True Vine” metaphor in John 15:1-8?
What does the promise of salvation and redemption in the midst of judgment in Micah 2:12-13 mean?
God’s Law and Justice: Exploring Their Relationship (Deuteronomy 16:18-20)
What does “giving thanks in all circumstances” mean in 1 Thessalonians 5:18?
What is the importance of caring for the weak according to James 1:27?
How to deal with anger and anger, according to Proverbs 15:1-2?
