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444 The Gospels report that at two solemn moments, the Baptism and the Transfiguration of Christ, the voice of the Father designates Jesus his "beloved Son". ⁵³ Jesus calls himself the "only Son of God", and by this title affirms his eternal pre-existence. ⁵⁴ He asks for faith in "the name of the only Son of God". ⁵⁵ In the centurion's exclamation before the crucified Christ, "Truly this man was the Son of God", ⁵⁶ that Christian confession is already heard. Only in the Paschal mystery can the believer give the title "Son of God" its full meaning.

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER TWO: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD

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ARTICLE 2: "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"

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53 Cf. Mt 3:17; cf. 17:5.

54 Jn 3:16; cf. 10:36.

55 Jn 3:18.

56 Mk 15:39.

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