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Summary I. The life of man - to know and love God
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I. The life of man - to know and loveGod
1 God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer
goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed
life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws
close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him
with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and
divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To
accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his
Son as Redeemer and Saviour. In his Son and through him, he
invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and
thus heirs of his blessed life.
2 So that this call should resound throughout the world, Christ sent
forth the apostles he had chosen, commissioning them to proclaim
the gospel: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."4
Strengthened by this mission, the apostles "went forth and
preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and
confirmed the message by the signs that attended it."5
3 Those who with God's help have welcomed Christ's call and freely
responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good
News everywhere in the world. This treasure, received from the
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