YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic
youth
How We Are to Have
Life in Christ
Section One: Why we
are put on earth; what we are supposed to do; and how God’s Holy Spirit helps
us to do it.
279 Why do we need faith and the sacraments
in order to live a good, upright life?
If we were to rely only on ourselves and our own strength,
we would not get far in our attempts to be good. Through faith we discover that we are God’s
children and that God makes us strong.
When God gives us his strength, we call this “grace”. Especially in the sacred signs that we call
the sacraments, God gives us the ability actually to do the good that we want
to do. [1691-1695]
Since God saw our misery, he “delivered us from the dominion
of darkness” (Colossians
1:13) through his Son, Jesus Christ.
He granted us the opportunity to make a new start in fellowship with him
and to walk the path of love. 173-178
“Apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
”Let nothing trouble you.
Let nothing frighten you.
Everything passes. God never
changes. Patience obtains all. Whoever has God wants for nothing. God alone is enough.” St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
1691-1695
PART THREE
LIFE IN CHRIST
…….1691
"Christian, recognize your dignity and, now that you
share in God's own nature, do not return to your former base condition by
sinning. Remember who is your head and of whose body you are a member. Never
forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into
the light of the Kingdom of God."(St. Leo the Great, Sermo 22 in
nat. Dom., 3:Patrologia Latina 54,192C.)1 –Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
…….1692
The Symbol of the faith confesses the greatness of God's gifts
to man in his work of creation, and even more in redemption and sanctification.
What faith confesses, the sacraments communicate: by the sacraments of rebirth,
Christians have become "children of God,"(John 1:12; 1 John 3:1.)2 "partakers of the divine nature."( 2 Peter 1:4.)3 Coming to see in the faith their
new dignity, Christians are called to lead henceforth a life "worthy of
the gospel of Christ."( Philippians 1:27.)4 They are made capable of doing so by the
grace of Christ and the gifts of his Spirit, which they receive through the
sacraments and through prayer. –CCC
…….1693 Christ Jesus always did
what was pleasing to the Father,( Compare John 8:29)5 and always lived in perfect communion with
him. Likewise Christ's disciples are invited to live in the sight of the Father
"who sees in secret,"( Matthew 6:6.)6 in order to become "perfect
as your heavenly Father is perfect."( Matthew 5:48.)7- --CCC
…….1694
Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, Christians are "dead
to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus" and so participate in the life of
the Risen Lord.( Romans 6:11 and
compare Rom 6:5; compare Colossians 2:12.)8 Following Christ and united with him,( Compare John 15:5.)9 Christians can strive to be "imitators
of God as beloved children, and walk in love"( Ephesians 5:1-2.)10 by conforming their thoughts, words and
actions to the "mind . . . which is yours in Christ Jesus,"(Philippians 2:5.)11 and
by following his example.( Compare John 13:12-16.)12 –CCC
…….1695
"Justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in
the Spirit of our God,"( 2 Corinthians 6:11.)13 "sanctified . . .
[and] called to be saints,"( 1 Corinthians 1:2.)14 Christians have become the temple
of the Holy Spirit.( Compare 1 Corinthians 6:19.)15 This
"Spirit of the Son" teaches them to pray to the Father(Compare Galatians 4:6.)16 and, having become their life,
prompts them to act so as to bear "the fruit of the Spirit"( Galatians 5:22,25.)17
by charity in action. Healing the wounds of sin, the Holy Spirit
renews us interiorly through a spiritual transformation. (Compare Ephesians 4:23.18 He enlightens and strengthens us
to live as "children of light" through "all that is good and
right and true."( Ephesians 5:8, 9.)19
--CCC
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