Your inheritance as a child of Adam is sin and death, but in Christ you are made alive through His resurrection from the dead: as you have died with Him in Holy Baptism, so are you raised with Him to newness of life. God sent His Son to bear the cross and suffer death “to preserve life” and so provide a place for you within His Church. Live, therefore, as God’s children: instead of serving your desires and harming your neighbors, be merciful, and deal with others as you would have others deal with you.
