Jesus wants us to know him so we can live with him forever.įor those interested in two resources on arguments for Jesus see these two books (one is simpler and other is more advanced).ġ) Yes, There is a God. Since God will not force us to love him in heaven, Father Mathias challenges us to give Jesus a chance by getting to know him so we can freely respond. As we look at our desire for heaven, we realize that what we're really desiring is Jesus himself and what he can offer us. If Jesus really is risen from the dead, then God is looking for a response to the revelation of his love. He was born of a Jewish mother, was addressed by his followers as Rabbi, quoted Hebrew scripture in his teachings, and taught in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Mathias preaches about the truth of the Resurrection as it was first preached by St Peter, the first Pope, in the Acts of the Apostles. Historical Jesus scholars all agree that Jesus was a Galilean first-century Jew. In this homily given at St Pat's on Easter Sunday, (April 17, 2022), Fr. Because Christ is God himself come among the human race, and because the Church is the Body of Christ the mysterious but real incarnation of Christs Holy.
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