When we say that Jesus is the only Son of God, we mean that Jesus is the only perfect image of the Father, and shows us the nature of God. The nature of God revealed in Jesus is that God is love. When we say that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, we mean that by God’s own act, his divine Son received our human nature from the Virgin Mary, his mother. The divine Son became human, so that in him human beings might be adopted as children of God, and be made heirs of God’s kingdom. Jesus’ suffering and death was greatly important because, by his obedience, even to suffering and death, Jesus made the offering which we could not make; in him we are freed from the power of sin and reconciled to God. By his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and opened for us the way of eternal life. When we say that he descended to the dead, we mean that he went to the departed and offered them also the benefits of redemption. When we say that he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, we mean that Jesus took our human nature into heaven where he now reigns with the Father and intercedes for us. We share in his victory over sin, suffering, and death when we are baptized into the New Covenant and become living members of Christ.