From the Gospel of Saint John, chp. i, vvs. 1 & 14: (New International Version)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
The title of this post translates (from Latin) as: The Word Chose Us
C. S. Lewis defended Christianity by declaring that its bizarre claims are one argument for its authenticity. No one could make up the story of an all-powerful Being dying for his creation. And no "good teacher", a title many have assented to Jesus, would claim to be Lord of Creation unless he was. (He was that, or the worst sort of liar--or worse still, he was demented. See C. S. Lewis' Mere Christianity.)
But he wasn't demented or a liar. He was and is the Logos, the Expression of God, who chose to make his dwelling with us! How bizarre. How wonderful!
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"But he wasn't demented or a liar. He was and is the Logos, the Expression of God, who chose to make his dwelling with us! How bizarre. How wonderful!"
AMEN!
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