Catholic Belief

Essay # 99208

Religion and Theology > Christianity

Catholic Belief

This paper discuses, based on Catholic belief, the ways Jesus expresses God.

1,775 words () | 9 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Catholic belief states that Jesus did not divide himself into three different parts--the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit--but rather Jesus continually reflected the wishes of his Father. The author points out that beginning with the first miracle Jesus performed until his last miracle on earth, the purpose of each miracle was to glorify God and to show that his authority came from God. The paper relates that Jesus agreed to come to earth as a baby, perform a ministry and to be crucified to express the glory of God, which continues today. The paper includes several quotations.

Table of Contents:
Miracles of Jesus and How They Expressed God
Jesus' Love Reflects God
Jesus Reflects God by His Ministry

From the Paper:

"Jesus expresses his love for mankind by becoming a human. "At the same time the Church has always acknowledged that in the body of Jesus 'we see our God made visible and so are caught up in the love of the God we cannot see." The church recognizes the love Jesus had for mankind because the human form of Jesus was created as a gift of love to mankind. The human form of Jesus showed the individual characteristics God has toward people including his great love. Jesus as a human expresses the divine nature of God."

Sample of Sources Used:

"Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Profession of Faith. First Edition." 6 Aug 2006 <http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/profess5.html>.
"Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Profession of Faith Section Two." 6 Aug. 2006 <http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/creed2.html>.
"Catechism of the Catholic Church - Second Edition." 6 Aug. 2006 <http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a3p1.htm>.
Crossings Devotional Bible King James Version. New York: CrossAmerica Books, 2001.
"Misunderstanding Jesus # 25." Voice of Jesus. 1 July 2006. 6 Aug. 2006 <http://www.voiceofjesus.org/>.