JESUS MESSIAH
Catechism # 422-658
Outline
1. Jesus - His Nature and Teachings
2. Historical Records of Jesus' Life
3. Early Years
4. Public Life
5. Titles Ascribed to Jesus
6. Fathers of the Church and General Councils
7. Jesus as a Teacher
8. Message of Jesus
9. Passion, Death and Resurrection
10.
Legacy of Jesus
11.
Our Response to Jesus
12.
Meaning of Being Saved
13.
Suffering
1. Jesus
- His Nature and Teachings
Jesus Is True God and True Man
The Second Person of the Trinity
He
has a Divine Nature and a Human Nature
'I
Am the Way, the Truth and the Life' Jn 14:6-7
In
this presentation we will survey what we know about Jesus,
and what He has done for us
We
will stress His Teachings,
the Way of Life that
He Proposed,
and His Love for
us as Messiah and Redeemer
2. Historical Records of Jesus' Life
Early
historians Tacitus and Pliny the Younger,
plus the Jewish
historian Josephus, refer to Jesus
Jesus
fulfilled prophesies of the Old Testament
Most
of what we know about Jesus comes from the
Gospels and Epistles of the New Testament
(NT)
Mark
wrote 65 AD, Mat & Luke 75-85, John 95 AD
New
Testament Apocrypha (e.g. the Gospel of Thomas)
are much less
reliable
3. Early Years
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke provide short
genealogies and facts about Jesus’ Early Life
They recount His Birth by His Mother Mary,
His escape to and return from
They tell about Joseph, His trade of Carpentry,
His obscure home town of
Visits to
The
12 year old Jesus astounded temple teachers
4. Public Life
The Public Life began with the Baptism by John and
the Miracle at the
Jesus was a healer, compassionate with outcasts; he
denounced hypocrisy
He was Humble and Poor, had no Possessions
He spent 3 years traveling around
He spent much of his time training the Apostles
By Tradition references to brothers and sisters are to
near relatives; the Greek word can mean cousins
5. Titles Ascribed to
Jesus:
Jesus or Yehoshua means God Saves
Christos means Anointed One (refers to Messiah)
At his baptism we heard: "This is my beloved Son"
Jesus Is referred to by other titles such as
Rabbi, Teacher. Master, Word of God, Son of God,
Son of Man (used
by Ezekiel), Suffering Servant,
Prophet, Anointed One of God, Lamb of God
Pilate Asked "Are you the King of the Jews"
and Jesus replied in the affirmative
6. Fathers of the Church and General Councils
Early Christian writers, quoted the Old and New
Testaments, preserved and explained the early
Faith
They comment on and clarify all our main beliefs
Thousands of their homilies have been preserved
The first four Ecumenical Councils
Clarified our beliefs about God, the Trinity, and Jesus
They affirmed Jesus as both True God and True Man
They attested to Mary as the Mother of God
7. Jesus as a Teacher
Jesus taught individuals, small groups like the
Apostles, and large crowds
He taught by Example, as well as by Healing
He asked and answered questions well
He pointed out hypocrisies, that is preaching one way
and acting the opposite,
One main task was preparing Apostles for leadership
He taught both directly and in Parables
8 Message of Jesus
The Sermon on Mount (Mt Ch 5-7) summarizes the
Message
Jesus denounced Justice without Mercy
He taught that the
God Is Merciful, God loves all of us,
God redeemed all of us from our sins, He will be with us
always,
He sends us the Holy Spirit
Jesus urged us to love each other, even our enemies, to
have faith, renounce
possessions, lead a humble life
Jesus taught us how to pray (the Our Father)
9. Passion, Death, and Resurrection
At the Last Supper Jesus gave us His Body and Blood for
our nourishment
He suffered and died on the Cross to Redeem us from our
sins
Jesus went to the abode of the dead
Jesus rose from the dead on the 3rd day
He remained on Earth 40 days,
then He ascended into Heaven
He fulfilled many prophesies about the long promised
Messiah and Redeemer.
10. Legacy of Jesus
To follow Jesus we must
Obey the
Commandments
Love God and one
another
We must develop a personal relationship with Jesus.
We must live our lives to save our souls.
Jesus' final Commission was (Matth
28:19)
Make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit
11. Our Response to Jesus
We should develop a personal relationship with Jesus
We should do what Jesus asked, we must Love God
and love our neighbor (and our enemies) as ourselves
We should read and meditate on the scriptures often
and apply them to our daily lives
We should worship Jesus, by attending Mass often
and by receiving the Eucharist
Jesus should be the Center of our Lives!
12. Meaning of Being
Saved
Saved means transformed by a Loving God
from leading a sinful life to living a real Christian Life
Accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior
Developing a personal relationship with Jesus
We must still fight concupiscence, our fallen nature,
our inner desires to give in to sin
13. Suffering
Jesus suffered and died to atone for our sins
Suffering is a consequence of original sin
Suffering can bring us closer to God and keep us humble
We must comfort others in their suffering
CPPoole