Reading Assignment:
Read Chapter 17 of Theology and Sanity, “The Redeemer”—pp. 242--268.
Questions:
- Why was it the Second Person of the Trinity who was chosen for the redemption of the world? (p. 242-3)
- How is Jesus more of a man than we are? (p. 243)
- What’s the significance of Jesus being conceived of a human mother? Couldn’t he have just suddenly appeared among us with a human body and human soul? (p. 243-4)
- Does Christ’s sinlessness diminish his humanity? Why or why not? (p. 244)
- How could Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, grow in wisdom? (p. 245).
- Does the fact that Jesus had infused knowledge and the Beatific Vision contradict his humanity? (p. 246)
- How did the Holy Spirit help Jesus in his ministry? (p. 247)
- Did Christ have faith, hope, and charity? (p. 247)
- If Christ was God, in what sense was he praying to God? (p. 247)
- Why must we look closely at Christ in the Gospels? (p. 248)
- What does it mean to know Christ personally? Why is it important? Where do we meet Him? (p. 249-50)
- What is the particular modern error about Christ that Sheed mentions on page 250? How does this misperception of Christ differ from real love? (p. 250-1)
- Explain how Jesus could say both “I and the Father are one and the Father is greater than I”? (p. 253)
- How did Jesus teach? (p. 254)
Reflection Questions:
- Have you ever dismissed Christ as “meek and mild”? What can you do during this Lent to improve your understanding of him?
- If we are related to Jesus through Mary (c.f. question 3 above), what kind of relationship with Our Lady do you think would be most pleasing to Christ? What can you do to develop a relationship like that?
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