Christ is the answer john saward
Christ is the answer - john sawardChrist Is The Answer
John Saward
Christ's life has been documented and studied for many years, in an effort to understand not only his mission but his message. Theologians have tried to uncover the mystery of Christ, so that Christians will engage their faith in the right direction. For many Christians each step of their faith needs direction. John Saward's book Christ Is The Answer is an attempt to step by step explain: What Christ is?, Who he is?, and What he means to man. "This book is an introduction to Christ and Christianity based on the teaching of the man Roman Catholics believe to be the Vicar of Christ and the Teacher of All Christians."( Saward , xxvii ) To fully understand Christ, is to understand his presence in the Trinity, his relationship with the Virgin Mary, the Church, the Eucharist , and what these all mean to man.
" 'Christocentricity' is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as 'the state of having Christ at the Centre'. " (Saward , 1 ) Through many swamps of confusion and distractions of daily life, Christ has been and will always be the answer to life. That answer can easily be forgotten and pushed aside by routines. Even if it is forgotten or lost in the fog, Christ's work is still very visible to this day. This is visible through the work of John Paul II. From the very beginning of Pope John Paul II's Pontificate, he stressed the importance of Christocentricity. "The opening words of his first encyclical state the truth upon which all his teaching is built: ' The Redeemer of man , Jesus Christ is the centre of the universe and of history'. " ( Saward , 11 ) The Pope did not rest after stating his first encyclical. The Pope set off on a pilgrimage to spread the importance of Chritocentricity. He wanted all his bishops and priests " to guard bravely and to expound faithfully the full Christology of the Church" and "to warn against the passing over in silence of Christ's divinity." (Saward , 13) Without a solid foundation and backbone of truth concerning Christ's message, bishops and clergy will not have the correct tools to lead Christ's people to salvation. The Pope's goal was to show Christians how to be servants of the Lord. This brings humility and opens eyes to the Glory of God. The more people listen to this and structure their lives around it, the more they are going to open the eyes of those people around them. People begin to live their lives accordingly and others will seek out the truth and live by example.
The Foundation of this message was sent by Pope John Paul II , who is the Vicar of Christ....
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