I believe in Jesus Christ

                                    I believe in Jesus Christ,
                                    his only Son, our Lord.
                                    He was conceived by
                                    the power of the Holy Spirit
                                    and born of the Virgin Mary.
                                    He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
                                    was crucified, died, and was buried.
                                    He descended to the dead.
                                    On the third day he rose again.

                                    He ascended into heaven,
                                    and is seated at the right hand
                                    of the Father.
                                    He will come again to judge
                                    the living and the dead.

As Joseph Ratzinger, also known as Pope Benedict XVI, once put it so beautifully:

“What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought?...

He has brought God,

and now we know his face, now we can call upon him.”

Our God cares.

How much?

“Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.” Isaiah49:15

“For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.”   Romans 5:8

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us John 1: 14. God became man to transform us, not merely to transport us. Jesus’ death changed everything, yes, but Jesus’ LIFE, TOO, changed everything.

“God became man that man might become God.” Athanasius, On the Incarnation

This is who Jesus is.

This is what it means when we say, “I believe in Jesus Christ.”

This is what we feel when we live, “I believe in Jesus Christ.”

Jesus brought God. When have you met God? Where have you met God? How have you met God?