Tradition And St Irenaeus' Writings About Jesus

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ST Irenaeus teaches how Jesus - as someone who is fully God and fully human - is the

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Meeting point between God and humanity

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St Irenaeus teachings teaches that God is

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Invisible and beyond human sight and understanding.

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Christians can get to know God through

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Jesus

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Because Jesus is the Son of God he displays

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Qualities of God

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Christians can develop a better understanding of Gods nature through

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Examining the life and teachings of Jesus

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St Irenaeus wrote that “Life in man is the glory of God “ phrase is translated as

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“The glory of God is human being, fully alive.

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“Glory of God is human being, fully alive “ phrase is tslking sbout

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Jesus.For Christians, Jesus was the perfect human being.He always followed God’s wishes and perfectly displayed all the qualities that God wants people to have

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Because Jesus always followed God’s wishes and displayed all qualities God wants people to have he is

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“Fully alive” and the “glory of God”

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Jesus sets the example to

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Other Christians to follow.

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By following Jesus’ teachings and becoming more open to God.Christians can become

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More “fully alive” to share in God’s glory

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One of the reasons the incarnation is importsnt as Jesus helped

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Humans lesrn more about the nature of God.This allowed Christians to become more “fully alive” and reveal “God’s glory”