Murals (2008) by PHANTAST - Graffiti - Cultural Music & Art Association inc. - 98 Milne St. Benleigh
The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ is the moment when all the members of the Trinity are mentioned - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In the traditional words of the Church, the one God exists in three persons but one substance, coeternal and coequal. No amount of explanation can adequately portray the power and intricacy of the unique relationship.
The Temptation in the desert.
Jesus had but to give a nod of agreement and He could have constructed Christendom,
not on four shaky Gospels and a defeated man nailed on a Cross,
but on a basis of sound socio-economic planning and principles.
What a benefactor, then, Jesus would have been.
The Roman authorities distributed free bread to promote Caesar's kingdom,
and Jesus could do the same to promote his.
Instead, He turned the offer down on the ground that only God should be worshipped...