A Third Look at Jesus
Summary
(Seminar on a Third Look at Jesus)
The seminar last February 12, 2011 tackled about “A Third Look at Jesus” which was discussed to us by Mr. Jimmy Cabag, an elementary public-school teacher in Escalante Central Elementary School, at the same time a servant in the Catholic Institution here in the city.
The discussant told us that we need a third look. As we tread our spiritual path, it is imperative that we keep step with Jesus or rather we strive to heighten our bond with Him. Therefore, we fix our gaze on Jesus in our spiritual retreats and other religious activities. However, it is not enough to keep going back to the same Jesus time after time, simply taking a second look at Jesus. We need a third look. There are at least three ways of fixing our gaze on Jesus. The first look is how Jesus looks at Himself; the second look is how the Western theology has looked at Jesus; lastly, the third look that is how the poor look at Jesus.
He also added some further information about the Three Looks. He explained that: the First Look at Jesus was the way Jesus understood himself, his own life and his own work. It was the look at Jesus through Jesus’ own eyes. Moreover, many of the first generation Christians, not yet influenced by at later Western outlook, also possessed the First Look at Jesus. The Second Look at Jesus was the way Greco-Roman and Western eyes later regarded Jesus, his life and his work. This Second Look lasted approximately 50 C.E. 1 to the 1960s. A very long segment of Church history. And even today, as we enter the third millennium, the Second Look is still the way many Filipino Christians see Jesus. It is the view which early missionaries from Europe and North America, with much good will, taught us. We in turn pass it on to our children, parishioners, students, retreatants. Lastly, the Third Look, which Mr. Jimmy expounded deeply.
Ang Ikatulong Pagsud-ong: Pinaagi sa mga Mata sa mga Kabus. The Third Look is the view of the Third World
(Seminar on a Third Look at Jesus)
The seminar last February 12, 2011 tackled about “A Third Look at Jesus” which was discussed to us by Mr. Jimmy Cabag, an elementary public-school teacher in Escalante Central Elementary School, at the same time a servant in the Catholic Institution here in the city.
The discussant told us that we need a third look. As we tread our spiritual path, it is imperative that we keep step with Jesus or rather we strive to heighten our bond with Him. Therefore, we fix our gaze on Jesus in our spiritual retreats and other religious activities. However, it is not enough to keep going back to the same Jesus time after time, simply taking a second look at Jesus. We need a third look. There are at least three ways of fixing our gaze on Jesus. The first look is how Jesus looks at Himself; the second look is how the Western theology has looked at Jesus; lastly, the third look that is how the poor look at Jesus.
He also added some further information about the Three Looks. He explained that: the First Look at Jesus was the way Jesus understood himself, his own life and his own work. It was the look at Jesus through Jesus’ own eyes. Moreover, many of the first generation Christians, not yet influenced by at later Western outlook, also possessed the First Look at Jesus. The Second Look at Jesus was the way Greco-Roman and Western eyes later regarded Jesus, his life and his work. This Second Look lasted approximately 50 C.E. 1 to the 1960s. A very long segment of Church history. And even today, as we enter the third millennium, the Second Look is still the way many Filipino Christians see Jesus. It is the view which early missionaries from Europe and North America, with much good will, taught us. We in turn pass it on to our children, parishioners, students, retreatants. Lastly, the Third Look, which Mr. Jimmy expounded deeply.
Ang Ikatulong Pagsud-ong: Pinaagi sa mga Mata sa mga Kabus. The Third Look is the view of the Third World