"The mysteries of our Faith are always full of hidden depths, and the mystery of redemption is no exception. As soon as we probe into the mystery with our faith, we stir up these hidden depths and they tell us of unthought of treasures.
Christ became man and died for us on the cross in a sacrifice of expiation for our sins, by which He reconciled us with God, as St Paul expresses it: "He was appointed by God to sacrifice His life, so as to win reconciliation through faith." (Rom. 3:25)
But Christ's redemption contains more than just obtaining forgiveness of our sins, and even more than just obtaining our liberation of the slavery of sin. St. Paul speaks of the redemption often as a whole re-creation of man. Christ became the new Head of the human race, the great Image in which God remakes His creation (2 Cor. 5:17). For anyone who is in Christ, there is new creation, the old creation is gone and and the new one is here."
Fr G.M.A. Jansen. (Norbert Jansen OP). p 13, Pro Veritate Vol V No. 12. Baptism and Co-Existence. 15 April 1967
https://sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/PvApr67.pdf
Image courtesy of ChatGPT with CN Whittle "The Crucifixion - Unity in Faith"
"The mysteries of our Faith are always full of hidden depths, and the mystery of redemption is no exception. As soon as we probe into the mystery with our faith, we stir up these hidden depths and they tell us of unthought of treasures.
Christ became man and died for us on the cross in a sacrifice of expiation for our sins, by which He reconciled us with God, as St Paul expresses it: "He was appointed by God to sacrifice His life, so as to win reconciliation through faith." (Rom. 3:25)
But Christ's redemption contains more than just obtaining forgiveness of our sins, and even more than just obtaining our liberation of the slavery of sin. St. Paul speaks of the redemption often as a whole re-creation of man. Christ became the new Head of the human race, the great Image in which God remakes His creation (2 Cor. 5:17). For anyone who is in Christ, there is new creation, the old creation is gone and and the new one is here."
Fr G.M.A. Jansen. (Norbert Jansen OP). p 13, Pro Veritate Vol V No. 12. Baptism and Co-Existence. 15 April 1967
https://sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/PvApr67.pdf
Image courtesy of ChatGPT with CN Whittle "The Crucifixion - Unity in Faith"
