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The Ten Commandments are engraved by God in the human heart. 2073 Obedience to the Commandments also implies obligations in matter which is, in itself, light. Thus abusive language is forbidden by the fifth commandment, but would be a grave offence only as a result of circumstances or the offenders intention. Apart from me you can do nothing 2074 Jesus says: I am the vine, you are
the branches. He who abides in me, and lin him, he it is
that bears much fruit, for apart
is the holiness of a life made fruitful by
union with Christ. When
commandments, the Saviour himself comes
to love, in us, his Father and his brethren, our Father and
our brethren. His person becomes, through the Spirit, the
living and interior rule of our activity. This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved
you.34 2075 Whatgood deed must I do, to have eternal life? If you would enter into life, keep the commandments (Mt 19:161 7). 2076 By his life and by his preachi ngJesus
attested to the permanent validity of the Decalogue. 2077 The g~fl of the Decalogue is bestowed
from within the covenant concluded by God with his people.
Gods commandments take on their true meaning in and
through this covenant. 2078 In fidelity to Scripture and in conformity
with Jesus example, the tradition of the Church has
always acknowledged the primordial importance and
sign~ficance of the Decalogue. 2079 The Decalogue forms an organic unity in which
each word or commandment refers to
all the others taken together. To transgress one commandment
is to infringe the whole Law (cf.Jas 2:1011). 2080 The Decalogue contains a privileged
expression of the natural law. It is made known to us by
divine revelation and by human reason. 2081 The Ten Commandments, in their fundamental
content, state grave obligations. However, obedience to
these precepts also implies obligations in matter which is,
in itself, light. 2082 What God commands he makes possible by his
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