"Christianity is often lined up among others as one of the world's great religions. In this approach to faith, Jesus is presented alongside other ancient thinkers and teachers, like Plato, Aristotle, Moses, and Cicero.
"It seems harmless enough. Christians believe that we live differently, because of a moral code that Christ has given to us. . . .
"And yet, the person of Jesus Christ is not reducible to simply a moral code or a manner of living. Pope Benedict XVI writes in Deus Caritas Est, 'Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.'
"To be a disciple of Jesus means not simply abiding by a set of rules or laws, but by being conformed to the Master. Being Christian means experiencing Christ as Lord.
"Fifty years before Pope Benedict wrote his masterful encyclical letter on the love of God (quoted above), another Christian scholar was thinking about the same question on the nature of Christ and life with him."
In a
recent commentary, Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P.,
reflected on C. S. Lewis' writings about what it means to be a Christian.
To access Fr Patrick's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP: If Jesus isn't God, he must be a lunatic: Here's why (13 FEB 22)
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