tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post5221945587098110245..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: The Essence of ChristianityFr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-45405883697861757102012-01-31T22:37:52.825-05:002012-01-31T22:37:52.825-05:00Gees.Gees.catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-39014145725082649402012-01-31T12:00:59.120-05:002012-01-31T12:00:59.120-05:00I think you're introducing categories (natural...I think you're introducing categories (natural law) that, in context of what I wrote, complicate things a bit. Jesus did not change the precepts of the moral law (which is the natural law - the law of God known to us by reason). He introduced the element of personal communion with Him, which becomes the font of our own behavior and lifts up the whole task of morality to the level of communion of love. It doesn't change what we 'can and cannot do' so much, as puts it into its deepest expression: entering the life of God through union with Christ in the Spirit.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-66678724429219979322012-01-31T11:50:35.516-05:002012-01-31T11:50:35.516-05:00Thank you for taking the time to post every day. ...Thank you for taking the time to post every day. <br /><br />What I hear then is we should follow the new law which is natural law not the old law?? In other words, we should follow God who calls us to his own beatitude. <br /> <br />Catechism says: 1716 The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus' preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. The Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a territory, but to the Kingdom of heaven: <br />Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. <br />Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. <br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. <br />Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. <br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. <br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. <br />Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <br />Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. <br />Rejoice and be glad, <br />for your reward is great in heaven.12<br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c3a1.htm<br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a2.htm<br /><br />Thanks for letting me share.<br />God Bless,<br />LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com