In the second chapter of John, Jesus and his disciples are called to a wedding feast in Cana, where the Savior performs one of the greatest miracles recorded by the beloved apostle: the changing of water into wine. This passage is significant because it is contains the first sign John recounts to establish the divinity of Christ. To early Christians, this doctrine was central to understanding and accepting Jesus of Nazareth as the covenant Messiah, come to live among his people. Moreover, this doctrine provides the key for modern Saints to better understand Christ’s role as our Savior, and to more fully accept and apply his Atonement in our lives.
The book of John captures a broad panorama of the indescribable life of Jesus Christ—from premortal
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The imagery of the preceding Logos Hymn—including spirit becoming flesh and blood—is echoed throughout John’s account of this miracle. This passage is replete with symbolic devices, including Christ’s use of the word “woman” when he addresses his mother. What might simply seem like an offhanded, degrading response on Christ’s part, is actually his very sacred way of clarifying the important role played by Mary, and on a grander scale all women, in the salvation of humankind. Throughout the Bible, a “woman” is directly referred to as such at every major event—at the Creation, the Fall, the Incarnation, the Death, the Resurrection, and in an eschatological sense at the Second Coming. It is undeniably significant that Christ uses this title here, to symbolically reiterate Mary’s role as the means of the Incarnation, and as a witness of his divinity. Another symbolic detail of John’s account is the six water pots Jesus calls for; six is a reference to the imperfect, or rather incomplete law of Moses, that Jesus has come to …show more content…
The nature of this miracle—essentially reorganizing matter—emphasizes Christ’s role as the creator, or organizer of all creation. His ability to organize and reorganize matter, as physically manifested in this story, can provide a new perspective from which to view the Atonement. I learned from this passage that just as Christ can organize and reorganize matter at will, so too can he mold me into something new. The imagery of the sacrament contained in this passage is purposeful; as I renew my covenants with my Savior each week, I am able to offer up my heart to him, to be reorganized and made stronger. And perhaps, one day at a time--even as he changed the water to wine, the spirit to flesh, the divine to mortal—he will take my imperfect soul and make me like him
Mark’s Jesus exhibits a full range human emotion and is subject to human weakness and human frailty. He was known as ‘a carpenter; ‘the Son of Mary’. This Gospel is often cited as an example of ‘Christology from Below’. Over the previous weeks I have been developing a better understanding of ‘Christology from Below’, and through analysis of Mark it has provided me deeper knowledge and concrete examples. Below write 200 words stating and outlining 3 KEY POINTS of the reading for Week Two and explain why you consider them key points.
Mary was the Mother of God, meaning she is the human who can lead us the closest to Christ. In chapter 8 of The Enduring Faith & Timeless Truths of Fulton Sheen by Dr. Mark Zia, a devotion to Mary is shown as essential to a relationship with her son. In reverence to this woman, Catholic-Christians give Mary the high form of veneration, called hyperdulia. Against what many Protestant-Christians believe, this is not worship, but respect for the woman who brought Christ into the world. A love of Mary is not only supplemental to worshiping Christ, but necessary.
Destroying a confession to the courts is unimaginable. However if that confession was fabricated to save face it would be thrown out of the courts. In the case of John Proctor in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he takes matters of the courts into his own hands and does away with his fickle confession. Many wonder why he would throw away his one bargaining chip at receiving mercy. The reason why, as it always is when you come down to the nature of men, is he wanted to die.
Followed by the idea of cleansing, rebirth, or baptism is symbolized throughout; “washed the blood out” “back to the creek” “ordained” “dove” in relation to the baptism of Jesus Christ or even cleansing in general. Back to the main character in which generalizes the perspective of the main character can be look upon from many different
This declarative use of “to be” shows that Christ’s identification takes place a part from time and “communicates his eternal, unchangeable function to
In this chapter, Jesus is revealed as walking among the seven lampstands (representing the church), holding the seven stars in His right hand (representing the angels of the seven churches), His eyes like flames of fire, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword and His face like the sun shining in all its brilliance. He stands as the Judge of the whole
After the preparation by John the Baptist who protested against moral corruption and hollow religious formality, Christ the LORD who is the Messiah and Messenger of the Covenant came to emphasize regeneration and spiritual worship but the members of the postexilic community were not seeking God’s Messenger of the Covenant in true piety; they sought judgment for others than themselves.
8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of
And I thought, the power of God failed where Ultima’s worked; and then a sudden illumination of beauty and understanding flashed through my mind. This is what I had expected God to do at my first holy communion! (ch. pg. ).
Starting with the love God has for us, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) This quote reveals God’s desire to save us from sin and give us the opportunity to be with him in Heaven. Now, for the biggest sign of love, “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished. ”With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
Jesus is basically symbolling the wine being his blood and the bread being his body and this would occur during every Mass in the Eucharist
Its themes focus more on Christ as the great High Priest and Saviour, rather than on Jesus, the Son of David, and Israel’s true King. Accordingly, it abounds in stories in which our Lord’s mercies towards the less privileged, the sick, the needy, social outcasts, sinners, women, children, people of all nations, are clearly shown. Jesus is constantly seen interacting with those on the margins of Jewish society. It also has those wonderful references to Jesus’ birth, the angel’s announcement to Mary, Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth, the mother-to-be of John the Baptist, Mary’s beautiful and joyous song (Luke 1:46-55), the prophesy of Zacharias, John’s father (Luke 1:67-79), and the meeting with old Simeon in the Temple and his prophetic words (Luke
First, as the priest walked on to the altar there was a table with a cloth over it which the priest kisses. I was curious as to what the meaning of the table was and asked my friend Paul. His answer was that the meaning the table signified the body of Christ. On that same table the priest set a gold colored what seemed to me to be a wine glass and a circular disk on the table. The priest lifted the circular disk in to the air with both hands and said “this is my body which will be given up for you this is the challis of my blood”.
While the other gospels emphasize the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven, John instead emphasizes new life found in Jesus. It’s from John that we get Christ’s famous claim “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me” -John 14:6. Jesus frequently uses metaphors to hint at his identity. John records more of these analogies than any other gospel, giving us some of the most famous word pictures for Christ.
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them saying, 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me '" (Bible, by Luke 22:19). The third significance is the important principle given by Jesus Christ to live a Christian life. “One should never expect to be served by anyone but to serve others and I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Bible, by Luke 22:29-30).