Read the Catechism in a Year
Day 218 - Intro to "How We Are to Have Life in Christ"
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.
Since God saw our misery, he “delivered us from the dominion of darkness” (Col 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. (YOUCAT question 279)
Dig Deeper: Corresponding CCC section (1691-1698) and other references here.
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