Jesus of Nazareth The purpose of life is to serve‚ know and love God. This is one example of the standards for Christianity. Jesus once said‚ “I am the Way‚ the Truth‚ and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” This expresses his opinion that whoever follows the religion should only believe in one God. Jesus’s religion‚ Christianity‚ has spread throughout the world. While influencing the world for about 2‚000 years‚ about 33% of the world is Christian. (Garza‚1). Jesus Christ
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God sent John the Baptist to identify Jesus Christ as the true Light and Savior. First Christ became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full of loving forgiveness and truth(John 975). One day while John was baptizing in the Jordan River‚ Jesus approached to be baptized. Once He was baptized‚ the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven in the form of a dove and rested on Jesus. This sign told John that Jesus is the Son of God(John 977). Jesus performs many miracles and still there
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The Crucifixion Of Jesus Crucifixion is a form of execution or punishment for those of the worst crimes. It was a very popular form of execution throughout Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Many groups such as the Indians‚ Scythians‚ Celts‚ Germani‚ Britanni‚ Taurians‚ Persians‚ Carthaginians‚ Phoenicians‚ Greeks‚ and mostly the Romans all commonly used crucifixion. The actual method of crucifixion is quite simple. The man being crucified is placed on a cross or some other sort of frame (usually
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In The Original Jesus‚ author Tom Wright examines Jesus in the historical perspective. He attempts to take you back to Jesus’s own time in order for the reader to recognize the message Christ was actually proclaiming and to interpret it and the Gospels in the context of those times. In other words‚ Wright tries to "take you there" to see Jesus as he was 2‚000 years ago. It is a short and seemingly uncomplicated book‚ filled with a number of illustrations of Jesus in the Holy Land‚ yet it does succeed
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Jesus was the Son of God and also‚ the Son of Man. He was the people’s savior‚ who provided the necessities required for reaching everlasting life in the Kingdom of God. Jesus impacted many lives even thousands of years after his death. Jesus was especially known for his ultimate power over all other things. Jesus Christ was able to show his divine power most noticeably by his teachings‚ miracles‚ and salvation through death and resurrection. Jesus Christ’s teachings showed the true power that he
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how we think and feel. In Richard Wright’s "Big Black Good Man"‚ Olaf the main character makes such a judgment. Olaf’s judgment changes his life for the next year until he finally finds closure. In order to see how decisions and judgments affect our lives‚ we need to look up close and personal with Olaf. In the beginning Olaf is a man of relaxation and satisfaction with his life except for the sheer tiredness of work. He was a down to earth man "The watery gray irises behind the thick lenses...gave
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thousand years ago God came to earth as one of us. Jesus‚ born in a manger‚ came to earth at a time were everything was at its best and worst depending on the situation. While the Romans did bring common language‚ roads‚ and currency‚ they also brought along pagan ideas and the idea that Caesar Augustus was god. At the time of Jesus‚ Israel had never been worse. With their traditions and rejection‚ Jesus entered into Israel’s worst times. While Jesus could pick to come to earth whenever he pleased‚
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Jesus of the Gospels The beginning of Jesus’ final week on earth began with Palm Sunday. This is where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey to celebrate passover. People welcomed Jesus by throwing palms under his donkey. This was so that the donkey would not touch the ground. This was kind of the ’red carpet’ treatment even though a donkey was equivalent to a poor man’s car nowadays. Even though Jesus is all powerful‚ he chose to ride on a donkey. This juxtaposition shows Jesus’ humility
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temptation? Standing up for a person? Standing up for a belief? Standing up to defend my faith? What virtues can I work on to rid myself of this weakness? When someones give negative view behind my back. Forgive those persons who hurt you. Because like Jesus‚ he forgive the people for all thier mistakes. And because I am a daughter of God that’s why if God can forgive meaning I can do it also. 3. Christ deals with the tempter by crushing it underfoot. What temptations slither near my foot? Do I crush
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Jesus Christ‚ 33‚ of Nazareth‚ was crucified on Mount Calvary. Betrayed by the apostle Judas‚ Jesus was crucified by the Romans‚ by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were crucifixion‚ extreme exhaustion‚ severe torture‚ and loss of blood. Jesus Christ‚ a descendant of Abraham‚ the Son of Joseph‚ a carpenter of Nazareth‚ and Mary‚ His loving Mother. Jesus was born in a stable in the city of Bethlehem. He was loved by many including His faithful Apostles‚ numerous disciples‚ and
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