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==The Work of God== | ==The Work of God== | ||
[[File:CAPPELLA SISTINA Ceiling.jpg|thumb|Ceiling painting of Sistine Chapel | [[File:CAPPELLA SISTINA Ceiling.jpg|thumb|Ceiling painting of Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, c. 1473–1481: Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes depicting the Genesis narrative, including the creation of heaven and earth by God.]] | ||
God is the Creator and [[Redeemer]] who carries out the work of redemption for the salvation of mankind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ephesians+1%3A4-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Ephesians 1:4–6|quote= }}</ref> God’s work of redemption is also a spiritual creation process that transforms human life, which is doomed to death in the ''image of the earthly man'', into the ''image of the heavenly man'' with eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+15%3A48-49&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 15:48–49|quote= }}</ref> Through the love and sacrifice manifested in the work of redemption, humanity obtains salvation in the [[Last Judgment]] and receives the blessing of entering [[heaven]]. | God is the Creator and [[Redeemer]] who carries out the work of redemption for the salvation of mankind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ephesians+1%3A4-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Ephesians 1:4–6|quote= }}</ref> God’s work of redemption is also a spiritual creation process that transforms human life, which is doomed to death in the ''image of the earthly man'', into the ''image of the heavenly man'' with eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+15%3A48-49&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 15:48–49|quote= }}</ref> Through the love and sacrifice manifested in the work of redemption, humanity obtains salvation in the [[Last Judgment]] and receives the blessing of entering [[heaven]]. | ||