Photo: Picabay. The New Testament emphasizes that God is primarily interested in a relationship with us based on obedience, loyalty, and truth. This means that we should strive to obey God's commands and live according to His will, rather than focusing on external rituals or offerings.
Photo: Clay Banks. Right from the start it became clear what Jesus expected of His people. He Himself saw His mission first to offer salvation to the Jewish people. He demands faith from His listeners, without evidence and without conditions. Where He did not find faith, all He could do was "go"; then grace becomes judgment.
Photo: Pixabay. What the disciples saw and heard on the Mount at the moment of the Transfiguration they will only understand after the resurrection of Jesus. Light clouds and voices from clouds confirm Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God (cf. Mt 16:17).
Photo: https://praxistipps.chip.de. It must remain clear that Mary was born naturally as the child of her parents and that she also received all graces through Jesus Christ, through His death on the cross.
Anyone who doesn't believe in God and doesn't know Jesus Christ will never understand what it really means: to be a child of God. Photo: Pixabay