Thought for the Day 18 December 2009

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Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Friday, December 18th, 2009
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The special name by which our Lord was known before His coming was … that of Messias, or Christ. Thus He was known to the Jews. But when He actually showed Himself on earth, He was known by three new titles, the Son of God, the Son of Man, and the Saviour; the first expressive of His Divine Nature, the second of His Human, the third of His Personal Office. Thus the Angel who appeared to Mary called Him the Son of God; the angel who appeared to Joseph called Him Jesus, which means in English, Saviour; and so the Angels, too, called Him a Saviour when they appeared to the shepherds. But He Himself specially calls Himself the Son of Man.

From Meditations and Devotions (1893) Click here for the full text (leaves site)