Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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Temptation of Adam
Yahweh’s Savior
(Volume 1 - Part 7) - Commentary By: Doug Lawrence
When Yahweh, (I AM) the Eternal God, who knows the
end from the beginning, chose to create all things, He
knew that man would sin (separating himself from God).
He also knew that, left to our own devices, mankind
would never be able to make things right again.
We would need a Redeemer or Savior to make it
possible for us to overcome sin and its' consequence,
death. Only then could we once again hope to dwell
eternally in the presence of the Most High God.
To qualify as Redeemer, one would need to possess
a dual nature that was both human and divine. The Savior would also have to be
impeccable, (without sin of any kind) completely innocent of any transgressions
against God or man. One more thing; the Redeemer would need to die, to
voluntarily lay down His life to satisfy a debt that He didn’t owe, the debt of sin that
mankind could never pay.
Recognizing our need for such a One, God
chose to send us His only begotten Son.
Just as people bring forth (beget) children
who are made of the same human “stuff”
they are, so the Son of God was begotten
of the divine Person of the Father. God
from God, Light from Light, True God from
True God. The literal expression of God’s
love and the image of His Father, our
Redeemer is not a created being. He, like
His Father, is God, eternal. Through Him,
all things were made and through Him, all
things have been reconciled in heaven and
on earth. Scripture tells us that our
Redeemer is the sacrificial Lamb slain
before the foundation of the world.
For the salvation of mankind He came down from heaven.
Divinely conceived, He was born of the Virgin Mary and became one of us, a
mortal man. He lived a life of virtue; full of grace and truth. He never sinned. He
worked numerous miracles and revealed many of God’s secrets.
The Birth Of Jesus
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