993. The Pharisees and many of the Lord’s contemporaries hoped for the resurrection. Jesus teaches it firmly. To the Sadducees who deny it he answers, “Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God?”540 Faith in the resurrection rests on faith in God who “is not God of the dead, but of the living.”541
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313. How was sickness viewed in the Old Testament?
406. When is authority exercised in a legitimate way?
579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
393. Is there a variety of sins?
199. In what way is the Blessed Virgin Mary the eschatological icon of the Church?
109. In the Kingdom, what authority did Jesus bestow upon his Apostles?
214. In what does the final judgment consist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
What does God’s sovereignty over human history mean, as described in Zephaniah 1:15?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
