Can a man merit anything from God? Without grace, can anyone merit eternal life? May anyone with grace merit eternal life condignly? Is it chiefly through the instrumentality of charity that grace is the principle of merit? May a man merit the first grace for himself? May he merit it for someone else? Can anyone merit restoration after sin? Can he merit for himself an increase of grace or charity? Can he merit final perseverance? Do temporal goods fall under merit?| www.newadvent.org
The infinite, as the word indicates, is that which has no end, no limit, no boundary, and therefore cannot be measured by a finite standard, however often applied; it is that which cannot be attained by successive addition, not exhausted by successive subtraction of finite quantities| www.newadvent.org
Is vice contrary to virtue? Is vice contrary to nature? Which is worse, a vice or a vicious act? Is a vicious act compatible with virtue? Does every sin include action? The definition of sin proposed by Augustine.| www.newadvent.org
Discusses (1) the definition of 'person', especially with reference to the doctrine of the Incarnation; and (2) the use of the word 'persona' and its Greek equivalents in connection with the Trinitarian disputes.| www.newadvent.org
The incarnate Son of God and the redeemer of the human race| www.newadvent.org
This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer| www.newadvent.org
By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done| www.newadvent.org
The term church is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which the New Testament writers denote the society founded by Jesus Christ| www.newadvent.org
A moral evil| www.newadvent.org
In its ordinary and proper sense, signifiies the most important of the cardinal virtues| www.newadvent.org
How can you know that God exists? What is He really like? What is His relationship to the universe? What is the Blessed Trinity?| www.newadvent.org