JESUS CHRIST

BECAME MAN FOR

OUR SALVATION
Christian Living 9
Jesus Christ Became man “for us and
our Salvation.”
■ When we speak of Jesus Christ as our
savior of the world, we basically affirm the
following truths:
– Jesus Christ is an offering for our sins.
Through his death on the cross, Jesus
Christ offered the perfect sacrifice for
the expiation of our sins.
Jesus Christ Became man “for us and
our Salvation.”
Jesus Christ revealed the Father’s
great love for us. He came so that
we may have eternal life through
Him.
Jesus Christ Became man “for us and
our Salvation.”
Jesus Christ is our model of sanctity. When
we live according to the teaching and
examples of Christ, we will “never stumble
and will be allowed to enter the eternal
kingdom.”
Jesus Christ Heals our Infirmities
■ Read Luke 4:16-21
■ Jesus never refused to cure anyone who sought his help.
The healing ministry of Jesus Christ always entailed the
forgiveness of sins, the healing of infirmities, and the
“saving faith” of the person.
■ In healing the blind man, Jesus fulfilled the prophesy of
Isaiah about the Messiah, brought glory to God, and moved
the blind man to a “mature faith.”
■ Faith and Forgiveness of sins figure prominently in the
healing of ministry of Jesus.
Jesus Christ Is Our Strength and
Consolation
■ There are people who are suffering from
severe sickness or disease. There are
other people also that are in the state of
being terminally ill. How about them?
Faith and hope become more
indispensable.
Jesus Christ Is Our Strength and
Consolation
■ CFC 184: On the other hand, sickness can bring us to a
more mature Faith, helping us to discern what is really
important in our life, against all the superficial, passing
attractions that so often dominate us. As Christians, our
Faith helps us to understand better the mystery of suffering
and to bear pain more bravely. From Christ’s words, we
know that sickness has meaning and value for our own
salvation and for others. We also know how Christ loved the
sick and often healed them of their infirmities.
The Anointing of the Sick
■ It is possible when a sick person to be healed and
yet still suffer from sickness. And it’s also possible
for a healthy man or woman to be sick.
■ Human beings are embodied spirits. This means
that there is unity in our body and soul.
■ CFC 1822: …this Sacrament of Anointing is healing
in a special sense: it brings Christ’s compassionate
loving healing to bear on those suffering serious
sickness.
The Anointing of the Sick
■ By healing, we do not necessarily mean a cure or
the eradication of the disease or defect, which the
medical profession pursues. While some diseases
and evils may be incurable in the medical sense,
there can be healing by holistic care that touches
the body, soul and spirit of the sick person. Healing,
then, means the process by which persons are
helped to realize their full potential before God and
their fellow men and women. The Good News is
primarily about healing, not “cure” in medical sense.