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The Gospels Paint A Beautiful Picture Of The Life And Story Of Jesus

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The Gospels paint a beautiful picture of the life and story of Jesus. Galations gives a brief recap of God’s purpose in Christ: “But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (Gal 4:4-5). This is the job description of Jesus, who came to fulfill what was said in the Old Testament, and redeem mankind. Let us now look at the different titles and distinctions for Jesus.

I. The Name of Jesus

A. The name Jesus means “God saves” in Hebrew. As His name suggests, Jesus’ mission is to save people from their sins. Because God is the only one who can forgive sins, He operates through His truly divine and truly human son to redeem His people (CCC 430).

B. The name of Jesus shows that God’s name itself is present in His Son. Therefore, Jesus’ name can be praised and invoked, for “Jesus united himself to all men through his Incarnation, so that “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, CCC 432).

B. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church puts so succinctly and precisely, “Jesus’ Resurrection glorifies the name of the Savior God, for from that time on it is the name of Jesus that fully manifests the supreme power of the ‘name which is above every name’” (CCC 434). After Jesus’ resurrection, God is sufficiently praised and glorified through the name of His Son.

II. Jesus, the Christ

A. The title “Christ”

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