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What an astonishing mystery! There is one Father of the universe, one Logos of the universe, and also one Holy Spirit, everywhere one and the same; there is also one virgin become mother, and I should like to call her "Church." 262.
Christian character begins with faith in Christ. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is what separates Christian character from mere civility or secular morality. There are many reasons for a person to do an outwardly good or moral act (Matthew 5:46-48; 6; 7:11).
Stated differently, God is one in essence and three in person. These definitions express three crucial truths: (1) The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons, (2) each Person is fully God, (3) there is only one God.
12 Αυγ 2021 · In the New Testament, teaching on the fruit of the Spirit, the Beatitudes, and the Lord’s Prayer reveals the essential elements of Christian character. The Christian life is lived in the imitation of Christ. Through union with Christ, believers receive the fruit of Christ’s own character.
Charisms are especially necessary for the apostolic and missionary activity of the Church. As members of the Church, we are called to evangelize by spreading the Gospel far and wide. To do this effectively, and in accord with God’s plan, we need His grace and action in our lives.
The answer is given in Galatians 5:22–23: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” The fruit of the Spirit is the Christlike character: a character that reveals what Jesus is like. It is the outward expression of the holy nature of God in the believer.
1 Φεβ 2021 · “I believe in one God.” This is the first line of two of the most succinct and profound statements of faith in the history of the Church, and it is a line that immediately sets Christianity apart from so much that came before or has come since.
