865. The Church is ultimately one, holy, catholic, and apostolic in her deepest and ultimate identity, because it is in her that “the Kingdom of heaven,” the “Reign of God,”380 already exists and will be fulfilled at the end of time. the kingdom has come in the person of Christ and grows mysteriously in the hearts of those incorporated into him, until its full eschatological manifestation. Then all those he has redeemed and made “holy and blameless before him in love,”381 will be gathered together as the one People of God, the “Bride of the Lamb,”382 “the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God.”383 For “the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”384
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297. Why is there a sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism?
451. How did Jesus act in regard to the Sabbath?
473. How does one avoid scandal?
5. How can we speak about God?
4. Is the light of reason alone sufficient to know the mystery of God?
65. What is the relationship between the work of creation and the work of redemption?
140. What does it mean that the Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How does Ruth’s story teach us about integrity and honesty?
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
How do the Psalms teach us to be more sensitive to God’s presence (Psalm 139:1-4)?
What is David’s example of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:32-40?
The story of Daniel in the lions’ den (Daniel 6)
What are the characteristics a Christian leader should have according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7?
