Believing Jesus
How Old Formulas Come to Life: An Essay
“Trust and look to whom”: Trust Jesus? Believe Him – is that possible? And how? In other words: Can I believe that my great-great-grandmother lived even though I did not know her? Those who trust Jesus also learn to believe in Him. So that is possible: Believe Him and therefore (want to and can) believe in Him!
At the Council of Nicaea (325), 1700 years ago, the bishops defined this situation: Jesus is “not a second God,” as Arius taught. He is “of the same essence” as God, the One, of “a substance” with the Absolute. And this immediately raises further questions: What does this mean today – for us? We confess this in the Creed. But do we believe what we say? In his essay, Andreas R. Batlogg SJ addresses these issues of a contemporary, responsible faith in Jesus Christ today.
