Gospel of the day

In Ephesians 2:4, with what expression does Saint Paul present the reason why God has saved us?

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1. aGod, rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us
2. bGod, a just judge, in reward for our works
3. cGod, jealous for his Law, to demand its fulfillment
4. dGod, distant and unknown, who had to be appeased

Do you know how we are saved according to the letter to the Ephesians?

Before God's action, the recipients were dead through their trespasses and sins.

True or false?

According to Ephesians 2:1, in what condition were the recipients before God's saving action?

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1. aThey were dead through their trespasses and sins
2. bThey were sick, but alive thanks to the Law
3. cThey lived holy lives awaiting the Messiah
4. dThey had already been sealed with the Holy Spirit

According to Ephesians 2:8, how does Saint Paul describe the way in which we are saved?

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1. aBy grace through faith, and this is not from us: it is the gift of God
2. bBy faith and the works of the Law, which complete each other
3. cBy the faithful fulfillment of the commandments received
4. dBy our effort, which God then confirms with his grace

According to Ephesians 2:9, why does salvation not come from works?

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1. aSo that no one may boast
2. bBecause works have no value at all before God
3. cBecause the Law had already been completely abolished
4. dSo that each one may claim his merited reward

According to Saint Paul, salvation comes from our works, so that each one may boast of having merited it.

True or false?

When Eph 2:3 says that “by nature we were children of wrath”, it teaches that the condition of enmity with God arises both from original sin, transmitted to all by generation, and from the personal sins and present rebellion of man.

True or false?

According to Ephesians 2:10, what place do good works have in the life of the one saved by grace?

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1. aWe are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God assigned to us
2. bGood works are the cause for which God decides to save us
3. cGood works are meaningless once grace has been received
4. dGood works replace faith in the Christian life

According to Ephesians 2:1-6, arrange the steps of the movement of salvation, from the starting situation to its culmination.

Put them in order

1. 1He raised us up with Christ▲▼
2. 2We were dead through our trespasses and sins▲▼
3. 3He seated us with him in heaven▲▼
4. 4But God, rich in mercy, loved us with great love▲▼
5. 5He made us alive together with Christ▲▼

According to Ephesians 2:8-9 and the Navarre Bible commentary, which cites St. Jerome, why does St. Paul stress that faith too is a gift of God?

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1. aSo that no one thinks we are saved by some means of our own, since even free will has God as its author and everything is to be attributed to a favor of his
2. bBecause man lacks free will and therefore cannot in any way desire the good
3. cBecause faith replaces works as a new merit by which man earns salvation
4. dBecause it is enough to believe in order to be saved, without any need for grace or good works

According to Ephesians 2:8-10 and the Navarre Bible commentary, which of the following statements correctly express salvation by grace through faith? Select all the correct options.

Select all that are correct

In Eph 2:5-6 St. Paul three times joins our lot to that of Christ: he makes us alive with him, raises us up with him, and seats us with him in the heavens. What does he mean to emphasize by this insistence?

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1. aThat believers accompany Christ only at the moment of death.
2. bThat by grace we already share in the exaltation of Christ: in his resurrection, his ascension, and his enthronement at the right hand of the Father.
3. cThat Christ needs our company to complete his work.
4. dThat salvation is only a future hope, with no effect whatsoever in the present.

Match each psalm of the Lord's kingship with the distinctive trait that biblical study underscores in it.

Match each item

In the parable of the rich fool, after pulling down his barns to build larger ones and saying to himself, “Soul, you have ample goods; rest, eat and drink,” what does God say to him?

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1. a“Fool, this night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?”
2. b“Well done, good and faithful servant; enter into the joy of your master”
3. c“Sell what you have and give it to the poor”
4. d“One thing you still lack: follow me”

“Beware of all covetousness.” What reason does Jesus give?

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1. aBecause money does not really exist.
2. bBecause the inheritance must always be shared out equally.
3. cBecause, even when one has plenty, one’s life does not depend on one’s possessions.
4. dBecause the rich cannot pray.

Put the moments of the parable of the rich fool in chronological order.

Put them in order

1. 1He decides to pull down his barns and build larger ones▲▼
2. 2The land of a rich man produces a great harvest▲▼
3. 3God says to him: “Fool, this night your soul is required of you”▲▼
4. 4He wonders where to store his crops, since he has no room▲▼
5. 5He says to himself: “Soul, you have ample goods; rest, eat and drink”▲▼

In the parable, the rich man enlarges his barns for years ahead. What does God say to him?

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1. a“Well done: rest easy.”
2. b“Fool, this very night your soul is demanded of you”: he stored up for himself and was not rich toward God.
3. c“Share out half and keep the rest.”
4. d“Build even larger barns.”

“Being rich toward God” — what does it mean in the light of the Gospel?

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1. aHaving many possessions and praying as well.
2. bOwning absolutely nothing.
3. cPlacing the heart and the true treasure in God: living charity and generosity, storing up in Heaven, which Christ opens to us.
4. dGiving only what is left over.