994. But there is more. Jesus links faith in the resurrection to his own person: “I am the Resurrection and the life.”542 It is Jesus himself who on the last day will raise up those who have believed in him, who have eaten his body and drunk his blood.543 Already now in this present life he gives a sign and pledge of this by restoring some of the dead to life,544 announcing thereby his own Resurrection, though it was to be of another order. He speaks of this unique event as the “sign of Jonah,”545 The sign of the temple: he announces that he will be put to death but rise thereafter on the third day.546
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66. In what sense do we understand man and woman as created “in the image of God”?
390. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
420. What is the New Law or the Law of the Gospel?
554. In what does the prayer of intercession consist?
167. Is the particular Church catholic?
163. How are non-Catholic Christians to be considered?
498. What are immoral means of birth control?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Love and friendship: the importance of relationships in life (Ecc 4:9-12)
The story of Daniel in the lions’ den (Daniel 6)
What is the message of Nahum 1:7-8 about God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos?
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
