Grace of repentance

What plunder does Jesus reclaim?

1. The enemy, "the strong man," cannot steal our chance for heaven.
2. Deacon Alfonsus Magnus reviewed Romans 8:38-39. Nothing can separate us from the love of God.
3. We discussed the process of repentance and Sal spoke up about the thief on the cross next to Jesus. Even at the last moment, God's power to save was 100% available to the "good" thief.
4. Sal also brought up an example from Bishop Fulton Sheen.

It makes one think: Just how powerful IS the Holy Spirit?

CCC 539

The evangelists indicate the salvific meaning of this mysterious event: Jesus is the new Adam who remained faithful just where the first Adam had given in to temptation. Jesus fulfils Israel's vocation perfectly: in contrast to those who had once provoked God during forty years in the desert, Christ reveals himself as God's Servant, totally obedient to the divine will. In this, Jesus is the devil's conqueror: he "binds the strong man" to take back his plunder. Jesus' victory over the tempter in the desert anticipates victory at the Passion, the supreme act of obedience of his filial love for the Father.

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