WHO IS THIS MAN, WHO WAS NAILED TO DEATH ON A CROSS AS A CRIMINAL, BUT IS NOW THE CENTRAL FIGURE OF CHRISTIANITY?.... Jesus Christ, understood by Christians to be the Son of God and the long-awaited Messiah proclaimed in the Hebrew Bible, is the central figure of Christianity. Like the Trinity, Jesus’ existence as both God and man is a mystery of faith. It is essential to the study of Catholicism to be thoroughly grounded in the teachings associated with Christ and how these developed into the dogmas that are so fundamental to Catholicism today. ---- Richard Gribble, CSC, The Everything Guide to Catholicism By following Jesus as our model, we find the motivation we need to endure suffering with courage and patience. Jesus was silent and uncomplaining when he was criticized, rejected and falsely accused. By his sufferings Jesus gained our eternal salvation; by uniting our sufferings with his, we can more easily walk in his footsteps. ----- David E. Rosage, Rekindle Your Love for Jesus …Jesus not only reveals to us the nature of God, but the nature of the human person as well. If God is willing to become a man and suffer and die for us, then we’re worth something infinitely valuable. God loves us because He sees us as He intended us to be: children of beauty, light, and truth. God doesn’t make junk. He doesn’t make losers. Yes, our sins are very real. We’re responsible for our own actions. Yet they don’t subtract anything from God’s love for us. ----- Charles J. Chaput, OFM, Living the Catholic Faith
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