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How does sin have power over us?
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Sin has power over us because we lose our liberty when our relationship with God is distorted.
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What is redemption?
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Redemption is the act of God which sets us free from the power of evil, sin, and death.
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How did God prepare us for redemption?
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God sent the prophets to call us back to himself, to show us our need for redemption, and to announce the coming of the Messiah.
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What is meant by the Messiah?
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The Messiah is one sent by God to free us from the power of sin, so that with the help of God we may live in harmony with God, within ourselves, with our neighbors, and with all creation.
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Who do we believe is the Messiah?
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The Messiah, or Christ, is Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son of God.
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God the Son
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What do we mean when we say that Jesus is the only Son of God?
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We mean that Jesus is the only perfect image of the Father, and shows us the nature of God.
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What is the nature of God revealed in Jesus?
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God is love.
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What do we mean when we say that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and became incarnate from the Virgin Mary?
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We mean that by God’s own act, his divine Son received our human nature from the Virgin Mary, his mother.
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