Sunday, September 27, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC - Question n. 75 - Part III.
(Youcat
answer - Repeated) “You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I
am” (Jn 13:13).
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 450)
From the beginning of Christian history, the assertion of Christ's lordship
over the world and over history has implicitly recognized that man should not
submit his personal freedom in an absolute manner to any earthly power, but
only to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Caesar is not "the
Lord" (Cf. Rev 11:15; Mk
12:17; Acts 5:29). "The Church…
believes that the key, the centre and the purpose of the whole of man's history
is to be found in its Lord and Master" (GS 10 § 3; cf. 45 § 2).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) The early
Christians spoke as a matter of course about Jesus as “Lord”, knowing that in
the Old Testament this title was reserved as a form of addressing God. Through
many signs Jesus had shown them that he had divine power over nature, demons,
sin, and death. The divine origin of Jesus mission was revealed in his
Resurrection from the dead. Thomas confessed, “My Lord and my God!” (Jn 20:28).
For us this means that since Jesus is “the Lord”, a Christian may not bend his
knee to any other power.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 451)
Christian prayer is characterized by the title "Lord", whether in the
invitation to prayer ("The Lord be with you"), its conclusion
("through Christ our Lord") or the exclamation full of trust and
hope: Maran atha ("Our Lord,
come!") or Marana tha
("Come, Lord!") - "Amen Come Lord Jesus!" (1 Cor
16:22; Rev 22:20). (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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