All Saints Episcopal Church

God the Son

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: What do we mean when we say that Jesus is the only Son of God?

A: We mean that Jesus is the only perfect image of the Father, and shows us the nature of .

Q: What is the nature of God revealed in Jesus?

A: God is love.

Q: What do we mean when we say that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and became incarnate from the Virgin Mary?

A: We mean that by God's own act, his divine Son received our human nature from the Virgin Mary, his mother.

Q: Why did he take our human nature?

A: The divine Son became human, so that in him human beings might be adopted as children of God, and be made heirs of God's kingdom.

Q: What is the great importance of Jesus' suffering and death?

A: By his obedience, even to suffering and death, Jesus made the offering which we could not make; in him we are freed from the power of sin and reconciled to God.

Q: What is the significance of Jesus' resurrection?

A: By his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and opened for us the way of eternal life.

Q: What do we mean when we say that he descended to the dead?

A: We mean that he went to the departed and offered them also the benefits of redemption.

Q: What do we mean when we say that he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father?

A: We mean that Jesus took our human nature into heaven where he now reigns with the Father and intercedes for us.

Q: How can we share in his victory over sin, suffering, and death?

A: We share in his victory when we are baptized into the New Covenant and become living members of Christ.

An Outline of Faith

Click on a link below to read more FAQs about our faith.

• - Human Nature
• - God the Father
• - The Old Covenant
• - The Ten Commandments
• - Sin and Redemption
• - God the Son

• - The New Covenant
• - The Creeds
• - The Holy Spirit
• - The Holy Scriptures
• - The Church
• - The Ministry

• - Prayer and Worship
• - The Sacraments
• - Holy Baptism
• - The Holy Eucharist
• - Other Sacramental Rites
• - The Christian Hope

Millennium Development Goals

The MDGs represent a global partnership that has grown from the commitments and targets established at the world summits of the 1990s. Responding to the world's main development challenges and to the calls of civil society, the MDGs promote poverty reduction, education, maternal health, gender equality, and aim at combating child mortality, AIDS and other diseases.