“I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification were through the law, then Christ died to no purpose” (Galatians 2:21). With these words, St. Paul challenges St. Peter, who at Antioch obeyed the Mosaic Law but
“I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). In these words, spoken to St. Thomas, Jesus assures us that He has come to guide us in every way that we need:
“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.” (1 Jn 4:9-10)
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). In these words, Christ provides for us the model of Christian life. This is what He did for us, and this is what He asks us to do for Him and for all who belong to Him.