908. By his obedience unto death,444 Christ communicated to his disciples the gift of royal freedom, so that they might “by the self-abnegation of a holy life, overcome the reign of sin in themselves”:445
That man is rightly called a king who makes his own body an obedient subject and, by governing himself with suitable rigor, refuses to let his passions breed rebellion in his soul, for he exercises a kind of royal power over himself. and because he knows how to rule his own person as king, so too does he sit as its judge. He will not let himself be imprisoned by sin, or thrown headlong into wickedness.446
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394. How are sins distinguished according to their gravity?
56. How do we collaborate with divine Providence?
579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
549. How does the Holy Spirit intervene in the Church’s prayer?
298. When did he institute this sacrament?
158. Why is the Church called the “Bride of Christ”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
How important is wisdom in mate selection and marriage according to Proverbs 18:22?
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
How is prayer seen in the Psalms as an expression of dependence on God?
What is the importance of faith in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, described in Matthew 20:29-34?
