Jesus knowledge of His divinity

[MH84]

Ok. Then why would it be blasphemous to believe Jesus wasn’t aware of his divinity?

Good point here.

What you’ve said in your last two points are good points, but Im not sure if you were being respectful to Christ. Your points are valid, but Im not sure if you were trying to be a smart alec.

 

[MH84]

I disagree with you whole-heartedly. The incident in the temple in no way shows that He knows He was God. It is a nice very human story, which Luke uses as an introduction to the Gospel. The most that story shows is that Jesus was a bright kid as one learning his faith.

I don’t think the answer to the OP’s question is as clear cut as the average Catholic would think.
Btw, LilyM doesnt seem to be saying that Jesus knew He was God (as you imply). That’s not what she wrote anyway. She said that Jesus knew He was the Son of God. But that doesnt mean she was saying that she thinks that the child Jesus knew He was the Almighty God. I don’t know if Lily believes Jesus knew He was God Incarnate while He was a child, at least by what she said in her post.

Based on the Scriptures it doesnt say whether the child Jesus knew He was God, but the Church teaches that He did.

On a side note, I don’t think that the Blessed Virgin knew He was God Incarnate either, based on Luke 2:50.

 

[MH84]

If you are really interested, Fr. William Most wrote an excellent book on the subject.

That the Lord didn’t know who he was is just one more idea from the modernist tool-box.

That computer you are typing from is a product of the “modernist tool-box” as well isnt it?

Seriously though, I know what you are getting at. But it seems strange to disagree with “modernism” when it doesnt suit the individual’s opinion, but then agree with it when it does.

 

[MH84]

I would refer you to the CCC #468. Quote:

…Against them, the fifth ecumenical council at Constantinople in 553 confessed that "there is but one hypostasis [or person

], which is our Lord Jesus Christ, one of the Trinity. Thus everything in Christ’s human nature is to be attributed to his divine person as its proper subject, not only his miracles but also his sufferings and even his death…

(Underlining is mine)
The whole section in the Catechism on Our Lord’s Incarnation is very informative and beautiful.

The following is the definition given in the back of the Catechism in the Glossary:
Hypostatic Union: The union of the divine and human natures in the one divine person (Greek: hypostasis) of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

Now, that is the infallible teaching of the Church. I’ve reread my post and I can’t see anything that contradicts it. If you still think it does, please let me know where and in what way - because I accept, absolutely, the Church’s teaching as truth and would never want to contradict it.

Nita

TOME was seriously flawed when He criticised your interpretation of the Church’s teaching.

 

[scott1228]

No, my computer is “modern,” though I wouldn’t mind if it was even more modern!

I meant modernism in the sense Pope St. Pius X used it. Meaning bad.