Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials Within the Christian worldview‚ there are essential elements that are reflected upon the Christian faith. The Christian worldview put ultimate value and worth on God‚ as He is the creator of all things. With that‚ the Christian worldview puts anything before God (DiVincenzo‚ 2015)). The followers of God were supposed to live their lives according to wisdom under God’s kingly reign (DiVincenzo‚ 2015). The Christian worldview does come from faith and belief‚
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In the Gospel of John‚ the Book of Signs was written due to John seen the miracles of Jesus as signs of his heavenly‚ miraculous capabilities (Harris‚ 2014). The seventh and last sign in the Book of Signs‚ was the resuscitation of Lazarus; whereas‚ Jesus had a very dear friend named Lazarus that was very ill. He‚ however‚ did not go straight to this friend to save him as he had done many times for strangers in need. With this choice he explained to his disciples that he did not need to drop everything
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Jesus’s Behavior as Seen in the Gospels While reading the gospels a lot is learned about Jesus and who He is‚ not only through the principles He was teaching about‚ but also from His behaviors and focuses. One behavior witnessed when reading the Bible is Jesus humility and kindness. After performing miracles‚ Jesus often retreated from the crowds of people to be alone and pray‚ glorifying and listening to God in all He did. Even when surrounded of people with high statuses‚ if someone from a
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Gospel Music in Different Ways Being that the church is the cornerstone for gospel music‚ the songs adopted into hymnals sung by both choir and congregations passes form generation. The change in gospel music has effected today’s youth that have shown interest in the up beat sounds of gospel music. In reality these are the same hymnals and spirituals that were sung during slavery. The basics to gospel music have not changed at all. In the nineteenth century the first spirituals were recorded; this
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Social gospel was a movement that sprung up in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the United States in response to social conditions. During this time period‚ conditions of the industrial revolution and increased immigration led to terrible conditions for the poor (Foner‚ 2014). In urban areas‚ poor families were packed into small unsanitary tenements. City slums were filled with disease‚ over-crowding‚ and crime. Factory workers‚ who were often very young children‚ were forced to work
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In the synoptic gospels‚ there are accounts of Jesus’ baptism. However‚ there isn’t a baptism found in the Gospel of John. John also states that Jesus began his ministry when he was about 45 and lasted for about nine months‚ while the synoptic gospels agree that he was 33 and it lasted three years. The Synoptic gospels also hold to a story that Jesus was lead into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan‚ but a similar story is not found in John. The synoptic gospels state that the last super was actually
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found in the Gospel of Mark. The plotting of women in Mark’s story is important because in many instances‚ women are representative figures‚ especially in the stories of the healings of Jesus. As one reads the Gospel of Mark and gains a better understanding of the life of Jesus and his healings‚ one may wonder about the depths of faith the women have who have occurrences with Jesus. Per Richard A. Horsley (2001)‚ in The Politics of Plot in Mark’s Story‚ the plotting of women in the gospel of mark is
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Andrew Carnegie had liberal thoughts‚ as expressed in his Gospel of Wealth. I agree with the issues addressed in the Gospel of Wealth‚ such as giving your money away before you die‚ to further society. The purpose was to give the money away before you die‚ so you can regulate where the money goes‚ and that you can assure yourself that it will go to a worthy cause. As said in the gospel of wealth‚ everyone should be able to make as much money as they can‚ but they should give back to the society-
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Is John Written to a Jewish Audience? While there is certainly debate about whether or not Jews were the primary audience for the gospel of John‚ there are many who do believe that John is the most Jewish of the four gospels. For example‚ Steve Wertheim‚ of Jews for Jesus related the following observation: “Not only is John ’s gospel written for evangelism‚ it seems to be written particularly for Jewish evangelism. From the beginning‚ the book of John is geared to Jewish thinking. John 1:1
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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary The Role of Culture in Gospel Communication (The Gospel in Missions) GLST 650 LUO Vernon L. Langley Dec. 14‚ 2012 Introduction: The Bible says‚ “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men‚ who hold the truth in unrighteousness.” (Romans 1:18 KJV) Now let’s hear what Martin Luther utters concerning this verse of scripture‚ “Do you hear this general judgment against all men that
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