Topic: Jesus

Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.

Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.

Christ is the image of God and our goal is that all grow to maturity in the image of Christ.

God breaks down all social barriers and differentiates between us on love alone.

An encounter with the risen Christ can totally reorient our lives and our perceptions of the world.

Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.

Our goal is intimate union with Christ, and everything else in our lives as Christians will arise from that.

God uses the experiences of our lives to confront us with our own imperfections and, once so confronted, we are responsible for our growth and change in that area.

God calls and equips us to carry on the mission of Jesus regardless of the response.

God affirms fullness of life over religion.

There is an illuminating contrast between the response of the pagan magi and the response of the biblical scholars, and between the kingship of Jesus and the kingship of Herod.

Christ has identified himself with the poor and needy and we will be judged on how we respond to his need.