Theological Foundations new file

TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Abbreviations .........................................................................7 Foreword ..........................................................................................11 Introduction......................................................................................13 CHAPTER ONE: GOD IN THE CENTER OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ........................................25 1. The Call of Everlasting Love .............................................25 2. An Answer to God’s Call......................................................35 a) Caring about the Glory of God ........................................35 b) Total Submission to God ..................................................40 CHAPTER TWO: LIFE IN CHRIST..............................................55 1. The Theological Foundations of Life in Christ ....................55 2. Christ’s Call to Repentance ..................................................65 3. The Idea of Imitating Christ .................................................71 CHAPTER THREE: THE ROLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CHRISTIAN FORMATION ........................................95 1. The Coming of the Spirit as Comforter................................95 2. The Work of the Holy Spirit in Human Life ......................100 a) The Presence of the Holy Spirit .....................................100 b) Dispensing of the Sevenfold Gifts .................................105 CHAPTER FOUR: THE ECCLESIAL DIMENSION OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.............................................115 1. The Biblical Vision of the Church ......................................115 2. Love of the Church .............................................................118 3. Respect for the Pastors of the Church ................................120 4. Supporting the Church in Its Pastoral Work ......................125 CHAPTER FIVE: MARIAN CHARACTER................................139 1. Mary in the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception .........139