Catholic Mini Paper
Peter teaches us, followers of Christ, key things to truly follow Christ. In 1 Peter, he stresses that Christians are to be God 's obedient children, "chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation, God 's own people" (1:14). Us as Christians are striving to be a “human-like” Jesus if you will. We are God’s people on Earth doing his work for the work of Him. One example of a true believer is that you have encountered the true and living God and that you have undergone a change in your heart and soul. Another is realizing that the sacrifice of Christ alone for the forgiveness of his sins, then the Holy Spirit has come and lives in that person. The last example of being a true believer is that you are changed on the inside, not controlled from the outside. It means that your heart has been changed by the presence of God. These are just a couple of definitions that define a true follower. In the CCC 916 it states: “…to give themselves to God who is loved above all and, pursuing the perfection of charity in the service of the Kingdom, to signify and proclaim in the Church the glory of the world to come.” This paragraph supports Peter’s teachings about being a true follower of Christ. James 5 includes a review of two teachings from the two Gospels of Luke and Matthew. These two Gospels are both the same because they both state that if you lie you are essentially turning away from God. That is the point of there Gospel they are trying to get across. However, they are different in details. They are different because in Luke he is saying if you lie, you are turning away from God. In Matthew he states that if you lie, you are becoming a part of the devils work. James’ promise for those who “bring back sinners” is that God is and will always be there for you no matter what you do. You can not turn away from God unless it is your own choice. 1 John and John are very similar, but there is a slight change between the two. The change in the two is that in John, he says
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