Achieving Life's Purpose Through Spiritual Transformation Sheen, Fulton J. Primary Author mixed material bibliography San Francisco Ignatius Press 2014 Inggris

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13,5 x 20,5 cm / 198 pg When asked, What's wrong with the world?, G.K. Chesterton famously replied simply, I am. People who reflect on life's problems find many of them of to be of their own making. We want to be happy and yet we often seem to be the source of our own unhappiness--as well as that of others. Even when that is not the case, our lives, as blessed as they may be, have their share of disappointments, shocks, and disillusionments. How do we respond? Do we become cynical and try at all costs to get as much pleasure as we can? Or do we recognize we were made for more? In this classic work, Fulton Sheen explains the secret of authentic happiness: being spiritually remade. A genuinely spiritual life, Sheen contends, consists in more than obeying a set of commands, submitting to certain laws, reading the Bible, or even following the example of Jesus. Before all else, it consists in being re-created and incorporated into a new, higher kind of life--the supernatural life of grace--and brought into a new kind of spiritual relationship--as a child of God through Jesus Christ. What does it mean to be a Christian? Christianity is not a system of ethics; it is a life. It is not good advice; it is Divine adoption. Being a Christian does not consist in being kind to the poor, going to Church, reading the Bible, singing hymns, or serving on parish committees, though it includes all of these. It is first and foremost a love relationship with Jesus Christ. Teologi Moral Etika Kristen Kebahagiaan Sejati 241 / SHE / r 9781586177836 Perpustakaan Ordo Karmel Indonesia Indonesian Carmelite Order Library A22784 A22784-C1 My Library A22784 36.665..jpg.jpg 206000 2017-05-12 11:00:26 2024-09-10 14:25:46 machine generated