In N.T. Wright’s book Simply Jesus, he tries to bring to light the character of Jesus, attempting to articulate both who he was, is, and his mission. He draws mostly from the gospels - though he borrows from other books as well - to paint this picture. Wright argues that the perception of Jesus has become muddled as culture and history have distanced themselves and confusion has ensued over the actions of Jesus, as they quite contradictory to general expectations. He calls for liberals and conservatives alike to quit arguing so as to come to agreement on what really matters, the facts rather than their interpretation. So much of the gospels could be described as symbolic, it is hard to understand with certainty…
SWOT on Judean Jews, in a Greco-Roman World Strength Judean Jews, one people elected by one God, well founded in Torah. Torah describes how to live according to Gods will (i.e. shema), how to stay pure, and not mix with other people or religions. Weakness Not one people, but internally in a conflict in regard to the use and interpretation of Torah (i.e. Sadducees, Pharisee, Essenes, Qumran), also political conflict in relation to the supremacy of Rome (i.e. Zealot and Herodians).…
There is temptation in both the troughs and the peaks of life, but our Father also uses them to draw us closer to Him. During our peaks, we feel great and can be tempted to forget our desperate need for God and become apathetic and think we have everything under control. However, during these great seasons, we are not to let our guard down. We are to stand firm and give thanks for today.…
Jesus Christ? Who is that? Jesus Christ was the human form of God, that came to Earth to preform miracles, teach people his people about God, our Holy Father, and our savior. although he was born in Bethlehem, on December 25th, unto Mary and Joseph. Jesus Christ is the Son of God!…
MORE THAN A CARPENTER IS JESUS REALLY THE LORD THAT HE CLAIMED TO BE? The book More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell this is his personal journey on how life can bring about a change in one’s beliefs, religion and faith. McDowell testifies about how he came to find JESUS to be more than a carpenter. He displays investigative evidence that defines JESUS to be LORD.…
The founder I have chosen is Jesus. In my opinion Jesus was the most successful founder among all of the other founders because he was able to spread the faith of Christianity to different parts of the world. One of the reasons why I think Jesus was successful is that today there are over 2000 million Christians – largest religion in the world.…
The definition of a disciple is “One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another, as one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ 's followers according to the Gospel accounts.”…
In the novel, Under The Feet of Jesus, by Helena Maria Viramontes, the author conveys the harshness of being a migrant worker and how easily one can become stuck in the same job for their whole life. Viramontes, uses the main character, Estrella, a 13 year old migrant worker to display how this long-lasting cycle and precedent can be broken. Estrella is anything but a stereotypical young girl who has big dreams and plays with friends, instead, everyday she goes out into the fields and works extremely hard to support her 4 younger siblings and mother. Estrella never realizes the power she can achieve as she feels oppressed due to her status, but as she takes control of her life, it allows her to not fall victim to the cycle of only being a…
Following the spread of Enlightenment ideas to the American colonies, aspects of the intellectual movement bled over to influence religious aspects of American society, resulting in what became known as the Great Awakening. This religious movement placed increased focus on the individual and relied heavily on emotional sermons to encourage a deeper connection to Christ. While many saw the Great Awakening as a powerful, religious movement encompassing the ordinary classes of society, there were some discrepancies regarding the way in which it was received in society. According to the writings of Benjamin Franklin, for example, priests and religious institutions initially rejected evangelists such as George Whitefield and their new preaching…
Anais Nin, a French-Cuban author and activist, once asked a liberating question concerning the feminine role of society: “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than create it herself?” Nin supplements a good portion of thematic endurance for which arises in Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening,” illustrating the prevalent subsidy of individualism over traditional standards. Although such context as individuality spurs itself among the highest motifs of classic literature, society’s portrayal of impeding tolerance within “The Awakening,” reflected by that of Edna and Robert, accumulates through the themes of independence, identity and the disillusion of affection. These fractions of significant ideas utilize the overall negativity of suppression versus expression, a statement in which Enda endures through death and circumvent self-knowledge.…
Jesus Christ is the sinless, eternal Son of God. We are all sinners. God is a Holy God. He is Love and He is Justice and MUST punish sin (Luke 11:42). The Bible says that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23) and "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Ezekiel 18:4) Note that this death does not simply mean the grave, but eternal death, in Hell and the Lake of Fire, which was designed for the Devil and his (fallen) angels. (Matthew 25:41, 2 Peter 2:4-9) So that means all of us are, from the moment we first commit a sin on our way to hell. Remember that Jesus said that even if you look upon a woman in a lustful way, that you have committed adultery in your heart. (Matthew 5:27-28) If you hate in your heart it is murder (1 John 3:15). Being so Holy that He cannot tolerate sin (even the angels cover their faces and feet before Him (Isaiah 6:1-7)) God cannot allow us sinners into heaven, His holy place at the end of life/time. If He did, He would no longer be a good, Holy, Just God. But being Love He devised a way to save us all, without compromising His position as a Holy God, which He could never do. He sent His sinless Son, Jesus Christ into the World to pay the penalty for our sins. His Holy standards demand a sinless substitute. The only sinless man on earth was His eternal (ever-existing) Son.…
Jesus Camp is a powerful, mind-altering documentary that follows the journey of selected children as they spend a summer in the Kids on Fire summer camp run by Becky Fischer. In this camp strict practices of idealization and object-hunger are intensively practiced. Throughout lessons it has been learnt that the experience of religious idealization can be either healthy or unhealthy according to Jones as both differentiate in growth and maturity, the ability to transmute internalizations and whether the object of devotion is seen as fallible or not (Lesson 5, Online Notes, 2015). When taken into respect the film Jesus Camp and Jones’s concepts of idealization, it can be referred to as showcasing it in a negative way. Taking into account the…
Answer: Oh yes, I put God at the center of my life. I consider it my job to get up everyday and try to be a better person, doing whatever God calls me to do. I try to be kind and not have judgments.…
However, he gave advice that even in the midst of all these situations that Christians home face, there is a hope. God is still the same, and sin is still the same, and human beings behave in the same manner, but in the atoning work of Christ on the cross to redeem mankind. Therefore, the hope is believers growing in the likeness of Christ and changing for His glory.…
1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? Often Christians are seen as hypocrites, intolerant, judgmental and fake. some of the well-known televangelists have been exposed as charlatans, hucksters and fakes. This all gives Christianity a bad name and makes it difficult to witness, when the unsaved don’t see any benefit in being identified with such a group. Probably as "confusion," since the different denominations don't seem to agree on "what the gospel is."…