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== Catechism of the Catholic Church == | == Catechism of the Catholic Church == | ||
; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a2.htm#2016 CCC #2016] | |||
: The children of our holy mother the Church rightly hope for the '''grace of final perseverance''' and the recompense of God their Father for the [[Faith that works|good works accomplished with his grace]] in communion with Jesus.<ref>Cf. Council of Trent (1547): DS 1576.</ref> Keeping the same rule of life, believers share the "blessed hope" of those whom the divine mercy gathers into the "holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."<ref>Rev 21:2.</ref> | |||
; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p4s1c1a1.htm#2592 CCC #2592] | |||
: The prayer of Abraham and Jacob is presented as a battle of faith marked by trust in God's faithfulness and by certitude in the victory promised to '''perseverance'''. | |||
; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p4s1c3a3.htm#2753 CCC#2753] | |||
: In the battle of prayer we must confront erroneous conceptions of prayer, various currents of thought, and our own experience of failure. We must respond with humility, trust, and '''perseverance''' to these temptations which cast doubt on the usefulness or even the possibility of prayer. | |||
== Fortitude == | == Fortitude == | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 30 January 2012
"Once saved, always saved"
Calvinist doctrine that those who have been predestined for Heaven cannot be lost.
Scripture
Ezekiel: man who renounces goodness vs. man who renounces sin.
- Fear and trembling
- 1 Cor 9:27 "I discipline my body ..."
- Phil 3:13-14
Catechism of the Catholic Church
- The children of our holy mother the Church rightly hope for the grace of final perseverance and the recompense of God their Father for the good works accomplished with his grace in communion with Jesus.[1] Keeping the same rule of life, believers share the "blessed hope" of those whom the divine mercy gathers into the "holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."[2]
- The prayer of Abraham and Jacob is presented as a battle of faith marked by trust in God's faithfulness and by certitude in the victory promised to perseverance.
- In the battle of prayer we must confront erroneous conceptions of prayer, various currents of thought, and our own experience of failure. We must respond with humility, trust, and perseverance to these temptations which cast doubt on the usefulness or even the possibility of prayer.
Fortitude
Fortitude is a natural, cardinal virtue. Without fortitude (enduring patience or patient endurance), we will not continue to be just, temperate, or wise (prudent).
Catechism
- Human virtues acquired by education, by deliberate acts and by a perseverance ever-renewed in repeated efforts are purified and elevated by divine grace. With God's help, they forge character and give facility in the practice of the good. The virtuous man is happy to practice them.
- It is not easy for man, wounded by sin, to maintain moral balance. Christ's gift of salvation offers us the grace necessary to persevere in the pursuit of the virtues. Everyone should always ask for this grace of light and strength, frequent the sacraments, cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and follow his calls to love what is good and shun evil.
- The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts, and perseverance in struggle. Divine grace purifies and elevates them.