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764 "This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ." ¹⁶³ To welcome Jesus' word is to welcome "the Kingdom itself." ¹⁶⁴ The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the "little flock" of those whom Jesus came to gather around him, the flock whose shepherd he is. ¹⁶⁵ They form Jesus' true family. ¹⁶⁶ To those whom he thus gathered around him, he taught a new "way of acting" and a prayer of their own. ¹⁶⁷

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

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Paragraph 1. The Church in God's Plan

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II. THE CHURCH'S ORIGIN, FOUNDATION AND MISSION

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163 LG 5.

164 LG 5.

165 Lk 12:32; cf. Mt 10:16; 26:31; Jn 10:1-21.

166 Cf. Mt 12:49.

167 Cf. Mt 5-6.

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