Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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Most importantly, He told us about God, His Father
(and ours). Then, He suffered and died on the
cross for us, so that we might have eternal life.
By His own power, He rose from the dead. Though
He is God, He did all this in the flesh, in an
ordinary human body, taking upon Himself every
human limitation (except for sin).
By His life and example He showed mankind the
way to heaven. He conquered sin for us by being
totally obedient to the will of His Father. He
overcame death for us by His glorious
resurrection. The Redeemer’s name is JESUS.
In Hebrew, JESUS means YAHWEH’S SAVIOR.
Jesus is the only name by which man may be saved. (Acts 4:12)
No one comes to the Father except by Him. (John 14:6)
Before He returned to heaven, Jesus established the Holy Catholic Church. He
left us His Church so that people from every generation would have the means
to come to know and love God, to learn to keep His Commandments, to accept
His sacrifice, and to obtain eternal life.
Jesus is the head of the Church. We are
the body. He is our eternal High Priest and
heavenly Advocate.
Jesus is the bridegroom. The Church is
His bride. He has prepared a place for us
in heaven.
We will all appear before Jesus at the
moment of our death, when He will
personally judge the conduct of our life
and determine the course of our eternal
destiny.
At the end of this age He will return in
glory as King of Kings and Lord of Lords
to judge the living and the dead, and to
replace the present, corrupt system of
things with a new, holy, and eternal
government of God.
Coming Up In Part 8: Proof That Jesus Is God
The Christ. The Anointed
One. The Messiah.
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