Is Christianity a religion or a lifestyle? A religion! (II): Christianity and the Loving God
----continuing
We have mentioned before, that Christianity is more than just a lifestyle. And we have also tried to change our mindset on what is religion. Religion is about union. It is about union with God and union with our fellow men. This religious tendency, this tendency for communion, has existed since the beginning of human history. We all have this desire for God, we all have this desire for the Infinite. This is the reason why none on earth is able to satisfy us, not even money, not even food, not even success, NOTHING, except God.
And because of this religious, this call for union with God and others, there are a lot of religions in this world. Every religion is trying to find the Infinite in human lives. But how can we, a mere creation, unite ourselves with The Infinite Creator? This is the answer:
It is God, the Infinite, who reaches down to us the finite creation. It was God, the Immortal, who came down from His Heaven in order for us, the creation, comes to Heaven.
"In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. "
(1Jo 4:10)
The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature":78 "For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God."79 "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God."80 "The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods."81
(CCC 460)
This is what the Christianity Religion is all about. It is about God (The Word) who became human (flesh) so that we might become gods.
"The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods."81
This is man's desire, to unite himself with God, with the Infinite. And this is what God has done: God became man, so that man might become gods, so that man might share His Infinity, His Divinity. God satisfies our hearts' desire. God chose to share His Divinity with us, a creation.
This God who became man is Jesus the Christ. And He is the centre of our religion, He is the centre of our Union, and that is why we call ourselves The Christ-ian.
This is what Christianity is all about. It is about God the Creator who chose to be a creation for love's sake. For the sake of Love, God became man. Out of Love, He came down from Heaven, so that we might experience what our hearts yearn: God, who is Love.
Next: What about doing good? I thought religion is about doing good?
-----to be continued
We have mentioned before, that Christianity is more than just a lifestyle. And we have also tried to change our mindset on what is religion. Religion is about union. It is about union with God and union with our fellow men. This religious tendency, this tendency for communion, has existed since the beginning of human history. We all have this desire for God, we all have this desire for the Infinite. This is the reason why none on earth is able to satisfy us, not even money, not even food, not even success, NOTHING, except God.
And because of this religious, this call for union with God and others, there are a lot of religions in this world. Every religion is trying to find the Infinite in human lives. But how can we, a mere creation, unite ourselves with The Infinite Creator? This is the answer:
It is God, the Infinite, who reaches down to us the finite creation. It was God, the Immortal, who came down from His Heaven in order for us, the creation, comes to Heaven.
"In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. "
(1Jo 4:10)
The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature":78 "For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God."79 "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God."80 "The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods."81
(CCC 460)
This is what the Christianity Religion is all about. It is about God (The Word) who became human (flesh) so that we might become gods.
"The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods."81
This is man's desire, to unite himself with God, with the Infinite. And this is what God has done: God became man, so that man might become gods, so that man might share His Infinity, His Divinity. God satisfies our hearts' desire. God chose to share His Divinity with us, a creation.
This God who became man is Jesus the Christ. And He is the centre of our religion, He is the centre of our Union, and that is why we call ourselves The Christ-ian.
This is what Christianity is all about. It is about God the Creator who chose to be a creation for love's sake. For the sake of Love, God became man. Out of Love, He came down from Heaven, so that we might experience what our hearts yearn: God, who is Love.
Next: What about doing good? I thought religion is about doing good?
-----to be continued
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