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Catechism:
Q. What do we mean when we say that Jesus is the only Son of God?
A. We mean that Jesus is the only perfect image of the Father, and
shows us the nature of God.
Q. What is the nature of God revealed in Jesus?
A. God is love.
Q. What do we mean when we say that Jesus was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit and became incarnate from the Virgin Mary?
A. We mean that by God’s own act, his divine Son received our human
nature from the Virgin Mary, his mother.
Q. Why did he take our human nature?
A. The divine Son became human, so that in him human beings might
be adopted as children of God, and be made heirs of God’s kingdom.
Q. What is the great importance of Jesus’ suffering and death?
A. By his obedience, even to suffering and death, Jesus made the
offering which we could not make; in him we are freed from the power of sin
and reconciled to God.
Q. What is the significance of Jesus’ resurrection?
A. By his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and opened for us the
way of eternal life.
Q. What do we mean when we say that he descended to the dead?
A. We mean that he went to the departed and offered them also the
benefits of redemption.
Q. What do we mean when we say that he ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father?
A. We mean that Jesus took our human nature into heaven where he
now reigns with the Father and intercedes for us.
Q. How can we share in his victory over sin, suffering, and death ?
A. We share in his victory when we are baptized into the New
Covenant and become living members of Christ.
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