| The resurrection of Jesus is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. Through Jesus' resurrection we are made a new creation and given a way of eternal life.
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Embracing the full meaning of God coming to dwell among us, the incarnation, is central to our identity as Christians, and our relationship with God. God cared so much that he sent his only son, Jesus, to live among us, be our companion, know our temptations, and suffer pain and even death on a cross. The song by Joan Osburne, What if God was one of us, explores the incarnation as does this episode of NBC's The West Wing. Watch the clip and explore the questions below.
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Questions for reflection and conversation:
1. What does the story that Leo tells Josh have to do with the Incarnation?
2. What difference does it make that the friend jumps in the hole with the one who has fallen in?
3. How does the incarnation change your view of the world? How you see yourself and others? What actions you choose?
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YFYL Chapter 5, Additional questions for reflection or discussion:
1. Locate a passage in the Bible in which the phrase “be not afraid” appears. What is happening in the story? What do to the people fear? Do you share any of these fears? What power does fear have in your life? What power does love have in your life?
2. Say the Apostles’ Creed, substituting the words “I give my heart to” for “I believe.” How does that change the meaning of the creed for you?
3. How does giving your heart to God change how you view the world and how you choose to be in the world?
4. Which of the three persons of the Trinity do you most often address in your prayers? Why do you think this is so?
5. What doubts and questions of faith challenge you today?
6. The chapter talks about faith as a matter of seeing and responding. How does this challenge or affirm more sense of the word faith?
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Additional resources in print
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg. A volume that explores contemporary scholarship on Jesus and the author's personal journey of faith in the risen Christ.
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