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the approximately three years following his baptism in which Jesus publicly preached the Good News of salvation

allegorical stories with hidden truths or meanings that question commonly held perspectives and were used by Jesus to provide insights into the Kingdom of God

Jesus' compliance with God the Father's plan for salvation

taking something that was once potential and putting it into action or making it actually happen

in a broad sense, actions or events that convey meaning by pointing to something other than themselves

in Christology, the union of the divine and human natures in the one divine person of the Son of God, Jesus Christ

members of "the nations," that is, anyone not belonging to the Jewish community

the act by which God alone, from nothing, brought into being all that exists outside of himself freely, directly, and without any help

Christ's work in freeing us from the domination of evil and sin

the emotions and passions of the heart which are not directed toward their proper objects

our participation in the life of God and his free help that allows us to respond to his call to become his children

God's gift of forgiveness of sins and the restoration of friendship with God

God's gracious action that "[cleanses] us from our sins" and communicates "to us the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ" (Romans 3:22) (CCC, 1987)

the work of the Holy Spirit to make human individuals holy with our cooperation

money or goods given to the poor out of love

the lifelong process guided by the Holy Spirit involving a fundamental reorientation of life toward God and away from sin

the perfection of charity

the study and understanding of what it means to be human in relationship to God

someone who takes on the responsibility God gave humans to take care of the Earth and everything in it

the spiritual principle of a human person; each human soul is individual and immortal, and created by God immediately

the judgement of each individual at the moment of death by Christ that determines the immediate entrance of the soul into Heaven, Purgatory or Hell

Christ's work of Redemption accomplished through his Passion, death, Resurrection andAscension