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WHO EXACTLY IS JESUS?
" 'But you — who do you say that I am?' He asked them." —Luke 9:20
Jesus addressed the twelve apostles, asking them who He was (Lk 9:20). The twelve apostles are the foundation of the Church (Eph 2:20; Rv 21:14). So, who does the Church say that Jesus is?
Many people have various experiences of Jesus and have their own opinions about who He is for them. However, the Church, of which Jesus is the Head (Eph 1:22), has gone to great lengths to tell the world objectively Who Jesus is. There is much written in the Catechism of the Catholic Church about what the Church says about Who Jesus is (see sections 422-682 for a sample). The Church is “the pillar and bulwark of truth” (1 Tm 3:15), and possesses and teaches the fullness of truth about Jesus (see Catechism, 889-890). Jesus is Lord, Savior and God, “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Rv 19:16), “the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11:25), and infinitely more.
Jesus has gone to great lengths to reveal Who He is through His Church. He said that those who listen to His apostles and their successors, the bishops of the Church, are listening to Him, and that those who don’t listen are rejecting Him (Lk 10:16).
Do you want to know as much as possible about Jesus, your Lord? Learn what the Church says about who Jesus is. Then love Him even more, with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind (Lk 10:27).
Prayer: Father, "I wish to know Christ" (Phil 3:10). Give me an insatiable thirst for Jesus.
Promise: "My Spirit continues in your midst; do not fear!" —Hg 2:5
Praise: Sts. Cosmas and Damian, brothers and physicians, imitated Jesus, the Divine Physician (Lk 4:23), by travelling throughout the land, treating the sick free of charge, and converting them to belief in the Lord.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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