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996 From the beginning, Christian faith in the resurrection has met with incomprehension and opposition. ⁵⁵⁰ "On no point does the Christian faith encounter more opposition than on the resurrection of the body." ⁵⁵¹ It is very commonly accepted that the life of the human person continues in a spiritual fashion after death. But how can we believe that this body, so clearly mortal, could rise to everlasting life?

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 11: "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"

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I. CHRIST'S RESURRECTION AND OURS

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550 Cf. Acts 17:32; I Cor 15:12-13.

551 St. Augustine, En. in Ps. 88, 5: PL 37, 1134.

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