The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"""20 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.thirty years, chiefly at Nazareth, He commencedHis public career. He associated with Him anumber of men who are named Apostles, whom Heinstructed in the doctrines of the religion which Heestablished.For three years, He went about doing good, giving sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, healing all kinds of diseases, raising the dead to life,and preaching throughout Judea the new Gospel ofpeace. 1On Good Friday, He was crucified on MountCalvary, and thus purchased for us redemption byHis death. Hence Jesus exclusively bears thetitles of Saviour and Redeemer, because there isno other name under heaven given to men wherebywe must be saved." 2 "He was wounded for ouriniquitiesHe was bruised for our sins,. . . and by;His bruises we are healed." 3We are commanded, by Jesus, suffering and dyingfor us, to imitate Him by the crucifixion of our flesh,and by acts of daily mortification. If any one,"Hesays,will come after Me, let him deny himself, andtake up his cross 4daily and follow Me."Hence we abstain from the use of flesh meat onFriday, the day consecrated to our Saviour s sufferings, not because the eating of flesh meat is sinful in itself, but as an act of salutary mortification.L)ving children would be prompted byderness to commemorate the anniversary of theirfilial tenl Matt.xi.2 Actsiv. 12.3 Isaiah liii. 5*Luke U. 23.