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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:BEARING WITNESS TO THE TRUTH \nFrom the Document on Religious Freedom of the Second Vatican Council3 \n◊◊◊ \nWhen Christ completed on the cross the work of redemption whereby he \nachieved salvation and true freedom for all\, he brought his revelation to \ncompletion. For he bore witness to the truth\, but he refused to impose the truth \nby force on those who spoke against it. Not by force of blows does his rule assert \nits claims. It is established by witnessing to the truth and by hearing the truth\, \nand it extends its dominion by the love whereby Christ\, lifted up on the cross\, \ndraws everyone to himself. \nTaught by the word and example of Christ\, the apostles followed the same \nway. From the very origins of the church the disciples of Christ strove to convert \nothers to faith in Christ as Lord; not\, however\, by the use of coercion or of \ndevices unworthy of the gospel\, but by the power\, above all\, of the word of God. \nSteadfastly they proclaimed to all the plan of God our Savior\, “who wills that \nall should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.” At the same time\, \nhowever\, they showed respect for those of weaker stuff\, even though they were \nin error\, and thus they made it plain that “each one of us is to render an account \nto God\,” and for that reason is bound to obey one’s conscience. \nLike Christ himself\, the apostles were unceasingly bent upon bearing \nwitness to the truth of God\, and they showed the fullest measure of boldness in \n“speaking the word with confidence” before the people and their rulers. With a \nfirm faith they held that the gospel is indeed the power of God unto salvation \nfor all who believe. Therefore they rejected all “carnal weapons”: they followed \nthe example of the gentleness and respectfulness of Christ and they preached \n3 see Christian Readings\, vol. IV\, p.227.7 \nthe word of God in the full confidence that there was resident in this world itself \na divine power able to destroy all the forces arrayed against God and bring all \npeople to faith in Christ and to his service. As the Master\, so too the apostles \nrecognized legitimate civil authority. “For there is no power except from God\,” \nthe Apostle teaches\, and thereafter commands: “Let everyone be subject to \nhigher authorities…He who resists authority resists God’s ordinance.” \nAt the same time\, however\, they did not hesitate to speak out against \ngoverning powers which set themselves in opposition to the holy will of God: “It \nis necessary to obey God rather than men.” This is the way along which the \nmartyrs and other faithful have walked through all ages and over all the earth.
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