The 9 Paradoxes Concerning Christ

The very life and ministry of Jesus Christ was itself a divine paradox.

1. He hungered, yet fed multitudes. Matt. 4:2; John 6
2. He thirsted, yet is the Water of life. John 19:28; 4:14
3. He grew weary, yet is our rest. John 4:6; Matt. 11:29-30
4. He paid tribute, yet is the King of kings. Matt. 17:27; Rev. 19:16
5. He prayed, yet hears our prayers. Mark 14:32-42; John 14:13-14
6. He wept, yet dries our tears. John 11:35; Rev. 21:4
7. He was sold for 30 pieces of siler, yet redeems the world. Matt. 26:15; I Pet. 1:18-19
8. He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and yet is the Good Shepherd. Isa. 53:7, John 10:11
9. He was put to death, yet raises the dead. John 5:25; 19:33

“…a condition of complete simplicity – costing not less than everything.” ( T.S. Eliot)

“Not only do we only know God through Jesus Christ, but we only know ourselves through Jesus Christ; we only know life and death through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ we cannot know the meaning of our life or of our death, of God, or of ourselves.” (Blaise Pascal, Pensées)

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade. (Desiderius Erasmus)