Same Word from Father and virgin; forgives sins; Isaiah’s signs
…from the Father as Word, and the same one from the virgin according to flesh? What revelation came to the nations, except that in him they knew that he is God, and by worshiping him they escaped the charge of worshiping a god other than the one who is by nature and truly God?
“And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them: Why do you reason in your hearts? Which is easier, to say: Your sins are forgiven you, or to say: Rise and walk? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins — he said to the paralyzed man: I say to you, rise, and taking up your bed go to your house.” (Luke 5:22–24) If only the God of all frees us from offenses, this fitting no one else, and Christ also grants this with God-befitting authority, how would he not be God? For he is called Son of Man, born of a woman according to flesh, though the Word is God.
“In that hour he healed many of diseases and scourges and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight. And answering he said to them: Go tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind see again, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor are evangelized, and blessed is whoever is not scandalized in me.” (Luke 7:21–23) Showing himself by the works themselves as the accomplisher of God-befitting mighty deeds, Christ brings to mind what was said through the prophets’ voice about him. So the blessed Isaiah said: “Strengthen weak hands and knees…” (Isaiah 35:3)
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