BELIEVING IN JESUS CHRIST
Throughout the Easter season, all three of the
Sunday readings are taken from the New
Testament—the Christian scriptures. Together
they explore what it means to believe in Jesus as
the Christ, the One who fulfilled the prophecies of
the Jewish scriptures.
Today’s selections refer to our human
weakness, yet they emphasize the forgiveness and
peace that are available to those who put their
faith in “Jesus Christ the righteous one” (1 John
2:2). In the Acts of the Apostles Peter invites
everyone to “repent, therefore, and be converted,
that your sins may be wiped away” (Acts 3:19).
The First Letter of John calls Jesus Christ
“expiation for our sins” (1 John 2:2). Finally, in
the Gospel Jesus greets the disciples with “Peace”
and urges them to preach “repentance, for the forgiveness
of sins” (Luke 24:47).
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