Catechism Lessons - 12

CLASSROOM CONFESSION, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA - 1953

INDEX TO OTHER LESSONS

On God and His Perfections.

Is God just, holy, and merciful?
God is all just, all holy, all merciful, as He is infinitely perfect.
How is God all just?
God is all just in rewarding the good and in punishing the wicked, partly on earth, but chiefly after death.

How is God all holy?
God is all holy in loving what is good and in hating what is evil. 

How is God all merciful?
God is all merciful in willing to avert evil and to forgive sinners who are sorry for their sins.

Advanced Catechism of Catholic Faith and Practice, 1922.

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