Reflection About Jesus

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About Christ…
The mystery of the incarnation means that our humanity cannot comprehend the way Jesus Christ was fully divine and fully human. Within the person of Christ, there is a perfect union between two distinct essences, one is divine and one is human. For Christ to be the perfect human means he suffered and died, for Christ to be the perfect deity means he resurrected and conquered death for all. Christ, through the Spirit, is the way in which our humanity experiences the presence of God. We are able to stand in the presence of God because of Christ. God took on the form of a servant and was without sin. But because of his servant-taken-form, he was able to fully understand humanity. Jesus did not take away from or detract the glory of God in the incarnation, but in the form of a servant, He was able to grasp the sinfulness of man and became an offering for our sin.

About atonement…
Atonement, salvation, reconciliation, and redemption are all words used to describe the work Christ did to bring God and humanity together despite humanity’s attempts to run away. The Bible is one story from beginning to end of God putting his family back together. Atonement, Christ’s sacrifice, is the way in which God puts his family back …show more content…

Through the sacraments we see God, united with Christ, through the Spirit dwelling and moving within creation. We participate in the sacraments out of love and obedience, but our obedience is not the point. We participate in the sacraments through the power of the Holy Spirit, to encounter the grace of God. This is something God does, not us. Experiencing God through baptism, common meal, and gathering as the church happens because of God’s grace, not because of anything human-focused. The sacraments are moments with God along the journey which move us along and are not meant to substitute discipleship or

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