Paragraph 3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST’S LIFE
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The evangelists indicate the salvific meaning of this mysterious event: Jesus
is the new Adam who remained faithful just where the first Adam had given in to
temptation. Jesus fulfils Israel’s vocation perfectly: in contrast to those who
had once provoked God during forty years in the desert, Christ reveals himself
as God’s Servant, totally obedient to the divine will. In this, Jesus is the
devil’s conqueror: he “binds the strong man” to take back his
plunder.243 Jesus’ victory over the tempter in the desert anticipates
victory at the Passion, the supreme act of obedience of his filial love for the
Father.
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
- Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
- Paragraph 3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST’S LIFE
- Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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