Jesus Christ is the most important person who ever set foot on planet earth because he was and is God Almighty in human flesh. He came from heaven into this world of suffering and death to save all mankind from sin and the sad consequences of sin – ignorance of God, suffering and death. He is the only one who could possibly reconcile man with God, since as God all his actions have infinite merit.
Fr. Kenneth Baker, s.j., is Editor emeritus of the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, which he editor for forty years from 1971 to 2010. Fr. Baker is authors of many books, including the three-volume Fundamentals of Catholicism (Ignatius Press) and Doctrinal Sermons on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (St. Augustine’s Press).