Thy 2: Reflection paper The Gospel Matthew 1:1-17 1An account of the genealogy* of Jesus the Messiah‚* the son of David‚ the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac‚ and Isaac the father of Jacob‚ and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers‚ 3and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar‚ and Perez the father of Hezron‚ and Hezron the father of Aram‚ 4and Aram the father of Aminadab‚ and Aminadab the father of Nahshon‚ and Nahshon the father of Salmon‚ 5and Salmon the father
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becoming saved and being baptized go hand in hand. Baptism is important because it shows a public declaration of your faith and acceptance of Jesus Christ into your heart. Growing up Baptist‚ baptism was something I saw and heard about almost constantly. For example‚ I learned how John the Baptist spread the name of Jesus and baptized wherever he went‚ eventually baptizing Jesus himself. In my own personal spiritual journey‚ I naturally accepted baptism to be important‚ although never fully understanding
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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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similarities‚ but also great differences. The first three books are referred to as Synoptic Gospels; this is because they contain many of the same stories‚ often in similar wording and sequence. John however is much different; the details‚ wording‚ and events highlighted by John are unique. In the following paper a comparison between Matthew’s Gospel and John’s Gospel will be found. To begin‚ the Gospel of Matthew’s primary purpose is to present the life of Jesus. Matthew wrote his Gospel to preserve what
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The Four Gospels The word ’gospel’ means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The first three gospels are sometimes called the ’synoptic’ (same view) gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. John‚ writing later‚ recounts Jesus’ other words and miracles that have a particular spiritual meaning. All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They
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Liberty University Baptism of the Holy Spirit: A research paper submitted to Dr. Marty Light In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For BIBL364 Liberty University Online Lynchburg‚ Virginia November 1‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Setting the Stage: Pledge of the Spirit----------------------------------------------------------- 2 The Temple of the Spirit---
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Baptism Significance‚ Meaning and Purpose of Baptism What is the significance of baptism? Have you ever though about getting baptised but have too many questions still unanswered? In this article we would love to help you understand a little bit more about this significant‚ next step in your journey of following in the footsteps of Jesus. Why should I consider getting baptised? Following Christ: In order to understand the reason for being water baptised‚ it is important to carefully consider
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The Gospel According to John The Gospel of John begins by stating that 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
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the Celestial kingdom of God. In the gospel of Jesus Christ there are certain principles and ordinances that we must learn and obey while living upon this earth. The first two principles are in the fourth article of faith which you guys know well‚ which is... ‘We believe in the first principles and ordinances of the gospel are first faith in the lord Jesus Christ second repentance. The first ordinance of the gospel is Baptism. One of the instructions given to Jesus’ apostles was “go ye therefore‚ and
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Herculean myth resembles Jesus in many areas. The mortal and chaste Alcmene‚ the mother of Hercules‚ gave birth to him from a union with God (Zeus). Similar to Herod who wanted to kill Jesus‚ Hera wanted to kill Hercules. Like Jesus‚ Hercules traveled the earth as a mortal helping mankind and performed miraculous deeds. Similar to Jesus who died and rose to heaven‚ Hercules died‚ rose to Mt. Olympus and became a god. Hercules gives example of perhaps the most popular hero in Ancient Greece and Rome
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