"'Every other person who came into this world came into it to live. He came in it to die.'
"These words from Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Life of Christ rocked David Limbaugh's world, as he writes in Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel (which I talk to him about here on National Review Online).
"Early in his 'Christian walk,' the best-selling author, who worships at a Methodist church in Cape Girardeau, Mo., discovered Sheen's book and was struck by one of his primary points - if not the primary point. Sheen writes:
"'If we leave the Cross out of the Life of Christ, we have nothing left, and certainly not Christianity. For the Cross is related to our sins. Christ was our 'stand-in' on the stage of life. He took our guilt as if He were guilty and thus paid the debt that sin deserved, namely, death. This made possible our resurrection to 'new life' in Him. Christ, therefore, is not just a teacher or a pleasant revolutionist, but our Savior. Our modern world does not like the word 'sin.'"
In a recent post, Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor at large of National Review Online and nationally syndicated columnist, reflected on Archbishop Sheen's message on the life, passion, and death of Jesus and on what this means for His people and all people who are looking for answers in why and how to live their lives.
To access her complete post, please visit:
Catholic Pulse: It's All About Christ: Archbishop Sheen's Ecumenical Reach (10 SEP 14)
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