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A Chosen Race, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation
THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of himwho called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.1 Peter 2, 9 1 Peter Chapter 1 is set against the backdrop of the early Christian community…
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Children of God
DIVINE ADOPTION See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are.The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do…
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We Are God’s Fellow Workers
COOPERATIVE GRACE For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.1 Corinthians 3, 9 This verse emphasizes the collaborative relationship between believers and God in the work of His kingdom. In its primary signification, Paul articulates the notion that he and his fellow apostles are not merely servants but rather co-laborers actively…
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You Are the Body of Christ
THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to…
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There Is Sin that Is Mortal
MORTAL & VENIAL SINS If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a mortal sin, you will ask,and God will give life to such a one—to those whose sin is not mortal. There is sinthat is mortal; I do not say that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin,but there…
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You Will Do Greater Works than These
STEWARDSHIP OF GRACE Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and,in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.John 14:12 In John 14:12, Jesus delivers an assuring message to His disciples during the Last Supper—a pivotal moment…
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Hold Fast to the Traditions
THE DEPOSIT OF FAITH So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditionswe passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.2 Thessalonians 2, 15 The verse from 2 Thessalonians comes from a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the community in Thessalonica around A.D. 50-51. This…
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But Only as Through Fire
PURGATORY According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is…
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The Spirit Will Guide You to All Truth
The Development of Doctrine “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears and will declare to you the things that are…
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We Are the Aroma of Christ
SALVATION “For we are the aroma of Christ to Godamong those who are being savedand among those who are perishing.2 Corinthians 2, 15 In the Catholic context, 2 Corinthians 2:15, which states, “for we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved,” can be understood as deeply connected to the…
Scriptural & Traditional Catholicism
Being Catholic 