Born as a Son,
led forth as a Lamb,
sacrificed as a Sheep,
buried as a Man,
He rose from the dead as a God,
for He was by nature God and man.

He is all things:
He judges, and so he is Law;
He teaches, and so he is Wisdom;
He saves, and so he is Grace;
He begets, and so he is Father;
He is begotten, and so he is Son;
He suffers, and so he is Sacrifice;
He is buried, and so he is man;
He rises again, and so he is God.
This is Jesus Christ,
to whom belongs glory for all ages.

 

Melito of Sardis, d. 180, Bishop of Sardis

 

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The Good News is about his Son.

In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, 

and he was shown to be the Son of God 

when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

He is Jesus Christ our Lord.