Christology, Set Forth by John the Baptist
In the Gospel we learn at least five things about Jesus.
In the Gospel we learn at least five things about Jesus.
COMMENTARY: The first ecumenical council made a landmark profession of Christ’s divine identity that continues to anchor the Church today.
Father Antonio María Domenech Guillén, a priest of the Diocese of Cuenca, Spain, harshly criticized a tweet of ‘nonsense’ about Christ on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Recommended books about Our Lord by Rudolf Schnackenburg, Bishop Robert Barron and others.
No real study of Christology can afford to be without three basic texts.
Peter “did not understand the path of suffering” and “began to rebuke” Jesus — until Jesus rebuked Peter in no uncertain terms.
Our answer to the question asked by Our Lord — “Who do men say that I am?” — changes everything for us.
“Jesus Christ is true God and true man, in the unity of his divine person; for this reason he is the one and only mediator between God and men.” (CCC 480)
“At the time appointed by God, the only Son of the Father, the eternal Word, that is, the Word and substantial Image of the Father, became incarnate; without losing his divine nature he has assumed human nature.” (CCC 479)
When we speak of the glories of Mary, we are also speaking of her Son!
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