The Gospel of Matthew Introduction In the second century A.D.‚ the Gospel of Matthew was placed at the very beginning of the New Testament. It was believed to be the first Gospel written‚ though we now know that the Gospel of Mark dates earlier. Because it is the Gospel most intensely concerned with issues related to Judaism‚ it provides an appropriate transition from the Old Testament to the New Testament in the Christian Bible. Matthew became the most important of all Gospel texts for first-
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE The Gospel According to Luke commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke is the third and longest of the four Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension. The purpose of Luke is to write a precise and reliable history of Jesus’ Christ’s life‚ while bringing out the theological significance of the history. He is a Greek and the only Gentile Christian
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should possess. Luke also emphasizes on love and forgiveness going hand in hand. The Gospel of Luke brings the idea that you must forgive to love‚ and you must love everyone. The words‚ “to forgive” and “forgiveness” is used 46 times in the Gospel of Luke. In some cases‚ the term is not used in a religious sense but sometimes used on another level to indicate how Jesus’ followers should respond to each other. The Gospel of Luke focuses quite heavily on loving and forgiving everyone without
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31. Write your definition of the gospel of wealth. Do you agree with its assumptions? Why or Why not? Money is wasted often. Of course‚ this is an opinionated statement. The people with less money will think that the people with more money‚ that are out buying cars for their dogs and phones for their babies‚ are wasting money. But then the richer people will see no harm done in their actions. They have more money where that came from‚ what’s the big deal? Andrew Carnegie wrote
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The prosperity gospel also draws from the covenant with Israel. As part of that covenant relationship‚ God promises to provide the people with abundance as the people act in obedience to God’s will. For example‚ in Malachi 3:10: "Bring all of the tithe into the storehouse‚ that there would be food in My house. Test me now on this‚"‚ says the Lord of multitudes‚ "to find out if I will not open for you the windows of heaven‚ and pour out for you an overflowing blessing." Or‚ for another example‚ Deuteronomy
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The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie‚ author of “The Gospel of Wealth”‚ was a philanthropist who argued that “Individualism‚ Private Property‚ the Law of Accumulation of Wealth‚ and the Law of Competition;”(Carnegie‚p.24) was only beneficial and experienced to a small percentage of society’s wealth. Carnegie argued in his excerpt that‚ “there are but three modes in which surplus wealth could be disposed of.” These modes include leaving all the accumulated wealth of that person to the family
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“A Gospel of Wealth” Essay Carnegie starts out his article stating‚ “The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth‚ so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.” (Carnegie‚ 1) He begins by explaining how the people of our society enjoy wealth to a much greater level. He quotes‚ “What were the luxuries have become the necessaries of life.” (Carnegie‚ 2) He
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What is a gospel‚ and why were the canonical gospels written? What is a gospel? A gospel is a narrative that describes the life of Jesus. The most commonly known gospels are the four canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The gospels are considered to be a revelation from God and are central to the Christianity belief system. To the first Christians it would have been a surprise to see a book called gospel as for them the word gospel would have meant to gospel message. The word
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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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1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? 2. What are some specific moral reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 3. What are some specific emotional reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 4. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 5. What can Christians do to address these objections and better communicate the Christian gospel? (1) The Christian Gospel is perceived in various ways within
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