The Penny Catechism - The Third Article of the Creed

What is the Third Article of the Creed?   The Third Article of the Creed is  ..who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary...

Has Jesus Christ any father on earth?    Jesus Christ has no father on earth St Joseph was only his guardian or foster-father.

Where was our Saviour born?   Our Saviour was born in a stable at Bethlehem.

The Catechism is short on exploring the total wonder that these statements make.   God became Man.  He so loved the creatures he had made in  his own image and likeness that he became one of us in order to teach them the true way He had always wanted us to live.   There are many ideas of God in the world but none can claim the humility of the true God who came to show us how to love.   The story of the manger has lived on for many centuries.   To many it is now just folklore or a fable for children.   Yet it is true and the love it conveys to us melts many hearts.  Yet sometimes going to Churches is just something on the Christmas list.   We really needed our Saviour.  Notice how the catechism changes from talking about Jesus Christ to talking about our Saviour.   Perhaps that is what is missing.   Jesus Christ was not just a prophet of old who spoke for his time and we need to update his teaching to the now and present. Jesus Christ came to free us from sin and hell and to teach us the way to heaven.   Many of us need a personal incarnation of love.    

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