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in christ we live through faith, because we love god and seek his glory. we live in hope because we have this lord, through whom we can be saved and reach the perfection for which we were created. if we suffer, it is because we are loved by god. if we are in pain, it is because we love him more, and because this is the fruit of our faith. the suffering is a testimony to the love god has for us, because he is father and we are his children.
faith is the key that opens the garden of paradise. we believe that christ is the way of salvation. we believe that in his name we can draw near to god, and that by his grace he can also save us. this is what the christian lives. this is what i want to tell you. all that is hidden from you, hear me: this is the mind of faith, which apprehends the things of god in christ. and i ask you, in the fullness of time the word became flesh and triumphed over sin and death. in him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge were revealed to us. he was with god, who is superior to all things, and so all was made subject to him. god, in his mercy, condescended to be with us as our merciful father. through him all things were made and brought to life. he sat at the right hand of god in order to save us through the redemption that has come.
in christ there are two dimensions. in faith we hope to reach a level that is beyond space and time, the perfection of god and our own, which is called heaven, where only god lives, and to which only god may go. but in the word, through which we draw near to god, who is superior to all, and in the name of the one who is superior to all, we offer the sacrifice of praise, adoration, and thanksgiving to the father, our unique god who is above all the past and future. the son of god was incarnate, so that he might be with us, save us, redeem us, suffer with us, lead us, and provide for us. jesus is therefore superior to heaven.