Everyone who walked and talked with Jesus between His conception and His ascension saw God.
Peter, James and John saw Jesus glorified on the Mount of Transfiguration.
At Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, the Holy Spirit appeared “in the form of a dove” and was seen by many.
At Jesus’ baptism and at the Transfiguration, the Father’s voice was heard.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 14 8Philip saith to him: Lord, shew us the Father, and it is enough for us. 9Jesus saith to him: Have I been so long a time with you; and have you not known me? Philip, he that seeth me seeth the Father also. How sayest thou, Shew us the Father?
Now ... having disposed of your objection, let us examine the reason I posted that:
You wrote: “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
I wrote: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”
Fascinating, the similarity. Congratulations: You’re closer to being Catholic than you realize.
She said she saw God the Father.. No one has seen God the father but Christ
Thank you! ;-D
One of the problems I have with Sola Scriptura is how limited words are. We can say the words, "A beautiful sunset" and not convey a trillionth of what such a thing means, the transitory glorious beauty of God sending us a message, "I LOVE you," the seasonal changes of even one landscape perspective...words are too small. Yet that is where, many times, we encounter Him.
We can open ourselves to Sacred Scripture, and be absolutely carried away in a flood of meaning. No discussion of translations, doctrines, contradictory-SEEMING verses can possibly have any relationship to the Glory of God touching our hearts with His Holy Spirit.
Exactly the same with the Mass, or the Litany of the Saints, or Sacred Music, or the precious Liturgy, or the Rosary, or the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Through narrow words we glimpse the Whole, and He blesses us.
And the magnitude of meaning in your first sentence: Everyone who walked and talked with Jesus between His conception and His ascension saw God. Can you tell I am just coming out of my daily prayers? LOL!
Sorry to hang my mild ecstasy on your lovely post...