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Come Holy SpiritCome Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.


V. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.


R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.


O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.


Prayer for Enlightenment

O Holy Spirit, divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to Thee my understanding, my heart and my will, my whole being for time and for eternity. May my understanding be always obedient to Thy heavenly inspirations and the teachings of the holy Catholic Church, of which Thou art the infallible Guide; may my heart be ever inflamed with love of God and of my neighbor; may my will be ever conformed to the divine will, and may my whole life be a faithful following of the life and virtues of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom with the Father and Thee be honor and glory for ever. Amen.




Monday, July 9, 2012

HOW CAN JESUS BE THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN IF HE IS GOD HIMSELF? by Gregor Alfonsin Pondoyo

The magnificent architecture of the Catholic Church in Lagos, Nigeria


Out of the blue itong comment ko pero & I always encounter this kind of reasoning among INC adherents so I will try to connect it here po. INCs always assert that because it is written:

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus [1 Timothy 2:5]

Jesus then is NOT God because how can one be a mediator at the same time the God- according to INCs.

It is good to note that common sense tells us that "PERFECT mediation requires PERFECT representation."

1) As God
Christ is Perfect mediator between God & man because HE perfectly represents GOD as such He is the IMAGE of the invisible God [Colossians 1:15] & that the fullness of God is in Him [Col. 2:9]. He is the Word of God [John 1:1-18 & Rev. 19:16] who came down & became human [Philippians 2:6-7].

2) As Man
Because He became flesh [Jn 1:14 & Philippians 2:6-7] or man He has completely & perfectly represented us men before the Father & is able to become a perfect sacrifice for our sins because NO MERE human can take away humanity's sins except if He is DIVINE [Mark 2:7].

Because being a Perfect Mediator means perfect REPRESENTATION then we can say that Jesus is indeed ONE with the Father [John 10:30] as such ALL that belongs to the Father is Jesus' also [John 16:15]. That's why WORSHIPING Christ is not blasphemy [Matthew 28:17] because it is good to worship God ONLY [Luke 4:8].


Source: HOW CAN JESUS BE THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN IF HE IS GOD HIMSELF? by Gregor Alfonsin Pondoyo

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