Q. 1399. {421} What words should we bear always in mind?  A. We should bear always in mind these words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ:  “What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul, or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then will He render to every man according to his works.”

Q. 1400.  Name some of the more essential religious truths we must know and believe.  A. Some of the more essential religious truths we must know and believe are: 

(1) That there is but one God, and He will reward the good and punish
    the wicked.
(2) That in God there are three Divine Persons:  the Father, the Son, and
    the Holy Ghost, and these Divine Persons are called the Blessed
    Trinity.
(3) That Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, became
    man and died for our redemption.
(4) That the grace of God is necessary for our salvation. (5) That the human soul is immortal.