Monday, June 15, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 39 – Part VI.
(Youcat answer - repeated) Jesus of Nazareth is the Son,
the second divine person mentioned when we pray, “In the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mt 28:19).
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 452) The name Jesus means "God saves". The
child born of the Virgin Mary is called Jesus, "for he will save his
people from their sins" (Mt 1:21): "there is no other name under
heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). (CCC 453)
The title "Christ" means "Anointed One" (Messiah). Jesus is
the Christ, for "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power" (Acts 10:38). He was the one "who is to come" (Lk
7:19), the object of "the hope of Israel" (Acts 28:20).
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
Jesus was either an imposter who made
himself Lord of the Sabbath and allowed himself to be addressed with the divine
title “Lord” — or else he was really God. The scandal came when he
forgave sins. In the eyes of his contemporaries, that was a crime deserving
death. Through signs and miracles, but especially through the Resurrection, his
disciples recognized who Jesus is and worshipped him as Lord. That is the faith
of the Church.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 454) The title "Son of God" signifies the
unique and eternal relationship of Jesus Christ to God his Father: he is the
only Son of the Father (cf. Jn 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18); he is God himself (cf. Jn
1:1). To be a Christian, one must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
(cf. Acts 8:37; 1 Jn 2:23). (CCC 455)
The title "Lord" indicates divine sovereignty. To confess or invoke
Jesus as Lord is to believe in his divinity. "No one can say 'Jesus is
Lord' except by the Holy Spirit'" (1 Cor 12:3).
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