Understanding Jesus' Teachings and Christian Life

The Expectation of the Messiah

1. For some, the Messiah was to restore the strict observance of the law. For others, he would be a warlord who liberated them from the Romans. Still, others were waiting for a manifestation of divine power.

Jesus' Actions and Teachings

2. After curing the sick at the pool of Bethesda, and facing reproach from the Jews, Jesus explains that he continues to act as his Father does. As he hears, he judges and acts, seeking the will of God the Father, who sent him.

Paul's Transformation

3. Paul was involved in persecuting the Church of God and was a fanatical supporter of the traditions of his ancestors. However, his life changed when he was called and chosen by God, who revealed his son Jesus to him. Paul now lives in Christ.

Guidance for Christians

4. Christians, in the process of discernment, have the Beatitudes and the new commandment. Here, they find what to do or avoid, and what is important and worthwhile, as in the preaching of Jesus.

Continuity Between Testaments

5. We can tell because the values that God wanted to convey to the Jewish people before the birth of Jesus (Old Testament) are present at the birth of Jesus and preached throughout his life (New Testament).

The Christian Code of Conduct

A uniform code of conduct is applicable to any environment or circumstance. Thus, the fundamental values of the Gospel guide the lives of Christians in distinguishing what the will of God is here and now in this specific situation of their own lives. It is a task that cannot be improvised but requires continued work of the Gospel and living by exercising conscious moral activity.

Living a Life Centered on Christ

Turn around to commit his life so that everything becomes relative to the sinner he expects forgiveness before the patient waiting for your healing, to the hungry people a message of salvation to the poor and marginalized by the conventions of his time because the entire life of Jesus, what he did here on earth, is the translation more accurate who is God: God is love. But a love of personal renunciation and surrender to death, always looking for life and salvation for others.

The Call to Follow Jesus

A Christian is someone who feels challenged, called by the person of Jesus, and agrees to follow. The meeting with Jesus and following him is the central experience of the Christian life, as shown by Zacchaeus, the Samaritan woman, Matthew, and Saint Peter. They felt loved by Jesus and saved by this love.