“For he who cultivates only one precept of the Gospel to the exclusion of the rest, in reality attends to no part at all.” – Saint John Henry Newman I’ve been reflecting lately on the seemingly contradictory images of Jesus as the lion (e.g. Revelation 5:5) and the lamb (John 1:29). A lion is fierce, strong, courageous, scary. He is the king of all animals, deserving of complete reverence and submission. A lion’s mere presence places everyone around on high alert. A lamb, on the other hand, is meek, gentle, inviting. No one seriously fears a lamb. The lamb’s presence demands neither respect nor submission; it is by most measures a submissive animal. So how can Jesus be both the Lion of Judah
Jesus: Lion and Lamb
Jesus: Lion and Lamb
Jesus: Lion and Lamb
“For he who cultivates only one precept of the Gospel to the exclusion of the rest, in reality attends to no part at all.” – Saint John Henry Newman I’ve been reflecting lately on the seemingly contradictory images of Jesus as the lion (e.g. Revelation 5:5) and the lamb (John 1:29). A lion is fierce, strong, courageous, scary. He is the king of all animals, deserving of complete reverence and submission. A lion’s mere presence places everyone around on high alert. A lamb, on the other hand, is meek, gentle, inviting. No one seriously fears a lamb. The lamb’s presence demands neither respect nor submission; it is by most measures a submissive animal. So how can Jesus be both the Lion of Judah