Bible Question: What is it about Christ that uniquely qualifies him to be our reconciler |
Bible Answer: Cyndie, His divine nature. "518. "Christ's whole life is a mystery of recapitulation. All Jesus did, said and suffered had for its aim restoring fallen man to his original vocation: When Christ became incarnate and was made man, he recapitulated in himself the long history of mankind and procured for us a 'short cut' to salvation, so that what we had lost in Adam, that is, being in the image and likeness of God, we might recover in Christ Jesus.[St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3, 18, 1: PG 7/1, 932.] For this reason Christ experienced all the stages of life, thereby giving communion with God to all men.[St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3, 18, 7: PG 7/1, 937; cf. 2, 22, 4.]" To view the context, please visit http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/creed4.html#WHOLE 668. "'Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.'[Rom 14:9 .] Christ's Ascension into heaven signifies his participation, in his humanity, in God's power and authority. Jesus Christ is Lord: he possesses all power in heaven and on earth. He is 'far above all rule and authority and power and dominion', for the Father 'has put all things under his feet.'[Eph 1:20-22 .] Christ is Lord of the cosmos and of history. In him human history and indeed all creation are 'set forth' and transcendently fulfilled.[Eph 1:10 ; cf. Eph 4:10 ; 1 Cor 15:24, 27-28 .]" To view the context, please visit http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/creed9.html#THENCE Emmaus |
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