was living, although he was fully God, he was also fully
man. Jesus' beliefs were revolutionary during the time he
walked the earth. He preached that God is all loving and all
merciful, not a wrathful God. Also, instead of fostering
the ideas that sinners were not to be associated with, Jesus
sat at the table with these types of people and accepted
them. This was revolutionary, Jesus went so far as to lay
his hands on sinners not to send them away, but to forgive
their sins. When Jesus came across a Leper, the lowest of
the low, He "stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
'I do will it, be made clean.'" (Luke 5: 13). Jesus didn't
avoid any people and often he actually sought out those
who needed his assistance. These people, he cured of their
malodies and other pains they may have been experienceing
.
Jesus chose to remain with the ordinary people. He was
not apart of the religious elite, like the Pharisees or scribes.
Because of this regular people were drawn to Jesus and his
message of "love thy neighbor and follow the
commandments." To help people on this journey, He gave
the Beatitudes. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice of giving
his life, which was possible through his becoming human.
His love for us is so great, He was willing to die to show
his love. We can learn that we too should try to be self-
sacrificing and attempt to love our neighbors as mush as
Jesus loves us.
