Baltimore Catechism, Lesson 7: The Incarnation

⁣Here on the next lesson of the Ecu-Men, we are going to cover the Incarnation. This discussion looks at how the 2nd Person of the Holy Trinity took on Flesh and was made man. We will look at why God did this for us and how important this event is to every Christian alive. Thanks for listening!

77. Did God abandon man after Adam fell into sin?
God did not abandon man after Adam fell into sin, but promised to send into the world a Saviour to free man from his sins and to reopen to him the gates of heaven. (John 3:16)

78. Who is the Saviour of all men?
The Saviour of all men is Jesus Christ. (I Timothy 2:5-6)

79. What is the chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ?
The chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ is that He is God made man. (John 1:1)

80. Why is Jesus Christ God?
Jesus Christ is God, because He is the only Son of God, having the same Divine nature as His Father. (Matthew 26:63)

81. Why is Jesus Christ man?
Jesus Christ is man, because He is the son of the Blessed Virgin Mary and has a body and soul like ours.

82. Is Jesus Christ more than one Person?
No, Jesus Christ is only one Person; and that Person is the second Person of the Blessed Trinity.

83. How many natures has Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ has two natures: the nature of God and the nature of man.

84. Was the Son of God always man?
The Son of God was not always man, but became man at the time of the Incarnation. (Galatians 4:4-5)

85. What is meant by the Incarnation?
By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His Divine nature, took to Himself a human nature, that is, a body and soul like ours. (Luke 1:35)

86. How was the Son of God made man?
The Son of God was conceived and made man by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

87. When was the Son of God conceived and made man?
The Son of God was conceived and made man on Annunciation Day, the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God.

88. Is Saint Joseph the father of Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ had no human father, but Saint Joseph was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the guardian, or foster father, of Christ.

89. When was Christ born?
Christ was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Christmas Day, in Bethlehem, more than nineteen hundred years ago.

89a. How many years did Jesus Christ live on earth?
Jesus Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years.

89b. How did Jesus Christ spend His life on earth?
Jesus Christ spent His childhood, youth and early manhood in the home of His mother Mary and His foster father Joseph, working as a carpenter in the village of Nazareth in Palestine; He spent His last years in the work of His public ministry.

89c. What work did Jesus Christ perform in the course of His public ministry?
In the course of His public ministry Jesus Christ gave us an example of great virtue, preached the message of salvation, proved the truth of His message through miracles and prophecies, and established the Church with its sacrifice and sacraments for the salvation of men until the end of time.
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Baltimore Catechism, Lesson 7:
https://www.catholicity.com/ba....ltimore-catechism/le

Islam on Jesus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam

Nestorianism:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10755a.htm

Arianism:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01707c.htm

Taylor Marshall - December 25th:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZKidBymj3A

Restoring the Faith - December 25th:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJ5L-b1NUM

Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine:
http://www.newmanreader.org/wo....rks/development/inde

To “Put Away” (definition):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054c.htm

Hebrew Matrimony/Betrothal:
https://www.chabad.org/library..../article_cdo/aid/477

Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ:
https://www.ignatius.com/Life-of-Christ-P1538.aspx