Christian Worldview and Culture David Morales GENE 100 The Making of the Christian Mind Professor Laura Latora 18 February 2012 Introduction Today’s cultural landscape has been shaped by the likes of MTV (entertainment)‚ Steve Jobs (technology)‚ and Mark Zuckerberg (social networking). Society often prefers accepting the “worldviews” of these and other influential people‚ rather than hearing the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ which offers redemption to a “fallen” world. We cannot ignore
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Created by the four Evangelists‚ each Gospel (meaning “good news”) portrays Jesus in a unique portrayal that is separate of the other three. Most likely‚ each Gospel author did this so that each particular image of Jesus presented is captured and not overlooked. Collectively‚ the main purpose of the four Gospels is to identify and acknowledge Jesus and his significance. He is the focused subject matter in the four Gospels. However‚ by focusing on one Gospel at a time‚ one by one after each other
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The four Gospels are the accounts at the beginning of the New Testament about the saving work of God in his son Jesus Christ. The writers of the four gospels introduced a new literary category into literature. The gospels are not exactly biographies‚ because apart from certain events surrounding Jesus’ birth‚ (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) and one from Jesus’ youth (Luke 2:41-52)‚ they record only the last two or three years of Jesus’ life. Moreover‚ the material included is not written as an objective historical
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How Contemporary Christian music Effect Modern Day Society New Dimension Ministry held a gospel concert on Friday March 30‚ 2012. The event was hosted by Mr. Banks and was attended by local gospel artists‚ the neighboring community and local city officials. The gospel concert was also a rally to get more people aware of the Trayvon Martin case. Moreover‚ the headliner of the concert was Aaron Banks‚ who is the son Mr. Banks‚ and he is a Contemporary Christian music artist. The songs that were being
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I searched long and hard for the truth. I didn’t completely believe years ago. I was too busy in life‚ worrying about every little thing‚ thinking of where I am going in life and how I’m going to get there‚ focusing on the trials and tribulations that came before me in the midst of all the chaos in fleeting disparity. During the nights I did pray in thanksgiving for all I possessed‚ my family‚ friends‚ health‚ things like that‚ had no idea who I was really praying to‚ just giving thanks because it
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The gospel of Mark is believed to be the earliest of the Gospels‚ and is considered to be based on the oral and written traditions of the community of Jesus’s time. Therefore‚ Mark’s account of Jesus’ healings in Capernaum can indeed be traced to stories of the actual events by people who witnessed these occurrences. The Gospel of Mark‚ is a representation of real events that took place with Jesus starting his mission. I will be focusing on some of the more influence events that took place during
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writing has an audience and a purpose-the gospel of Luke is no exception. The gospel of Luke was written in. 80-85 A.D to Jews and gentiles. Its overall purpose‚ as we discussed in class is “following Jesus‚ the savior of the world”. Though the gospel was written to both Jews and gentiles‚ it was specifically geared toward gentiles and the marginalized (1:1-4). The fact that the contents and the stories in Luke‚ in addition to the overall purpose of his gospel‚ is specifically geared toward the gentiles
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The authority of Scripture is a key issue for the Christian Church in this and every age. Those who profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are called to show the reality of their discipleship by humbly and faithfully obeying God’s written Word. To stray from Scripture in faith or conduct is disloyalty to our Master. Recognition of the total truth and trustworthiness of Holy Scripture is essential to a full grasp and adequate confession of its authority. The following Statement affirms
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The Gospels portion of the Bible is made up of the books of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. The time period in which these four books were written is speculated to be sometime between AD 40 and AD 100 according to the authors of Encountering the New Testament. The main reason these books were written was to spread the gospel. The book states that the essence of the gospel is “God’s offer of salvation; the life‚ death‚ and resurrection of Jesus; and the call to faith in light of coming judgement”.
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Analyse the meanings in a sacred text within a religious tradition. Out of the four biographies of Jesus that have been preserved in the New Testament‚ the Gospel of John is the latest-written. In this report I will be analysing this Gospel in both a literary and thematic point of view. “What was John trying to get across?” and “What is the meaning behind Jesus’ miracles?” are two of the key arguments I am going to make. The book of John contains a narrative history about the mystery of the identity
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