Matthew sees Christ as King of the Jews‚ but also King of the universe and everything in it. The book of Matthew was written with the Jewish people in mind so naturally Mathew portrays Christ as King. The first mention of Christ as King is in chapter two verse two where the Magis’ or wise men came to Jerusalem seeking Christ the child asking the question “ where is he that is born King of the Jews?” This would reflect the fact that Christ was born from the direct blood line of King David and by
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The Christ in the Old Testament The Old Testament was like a world where God would unexpectedly appear to humans and interact with His creations. The main reasons for this particular action was to inform that person of what He was about to do. God would also use his appearances as a way to to strengthen and encourage his people. In this world‚ where God sneaks down to conform into the physical form of a human‚ was for the purpose so that His creations would be more easily able to relate to Him
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The Passion of The Christ A Case Study Analysis Submitted by: Group E1‚ Section 1 Problem Statement Newmarket Films‚ an independent U.S movie studio‚ has signed onto distribute “The Passion of The Christ”‚ a movie slated for release in 2004. Icon Productions has been able to generate interest among a certain section using pre-screening campaigns. Christian Special-Interest groups have taken an active interest in the promotion of the movie. Dedicated websites are trying to promote the movie
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Pre Existence of Christ Christ existed before his birth this was the pre-existence. This will always be a essential part of Christology in the sense that if Christ did not exist before the virgin birth‚ then what can we believe of the Bible? The Bible gives us up front statements concerning Christ’s pre-existence. These statements as one can see the meaning of the preexistence
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Does the Man of Steel parallel Christ‚ the Man of Sorrows? Superman is possibly one of the most known superheroes in the world. But in the past six years the superhero movie industry has exploded. At least one major blockbuster superhero movie is now released about every six months and countless people flood into the movie theater to see each and every one. Prior to the explosion of popularity I would dare say Superman was the single most known superhero in the world‚ but now he has to compete with
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and the purpose of these showing the deity of Jesus Christ. Of the 34 miracles recorded in the Gospel’s‚ John only places eight of these in the book of John. This is where John strives to show the deity of Christ and not himself. With all hopes everyone will understand this better. The definition of miracle can be construed as wonderful. As Reg Quirk says “indeed in whom there is no deceit” ( (Quirk 2008). Here he is speaking of Jesus Christ‚ John furthers this by his writings. The first
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Joshua Norman THEO_201_D16_201330 Short Essay #2 Short Essay on the Humanity and Divinity of Jesus Christ The discussion regarding the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ has been a matter of debate since the earliest days of Christianity. The post-apostolic church became plagued by different heresies‚ some of which continue to this day. Generations of scholars have attempted to make sense of the human and divine natures coexisting in Jesus‚ some claiming that He could not be truly a
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persuasive essay There is only one way to god and that is threw Jesus Christ. We have to go through Jesus because we are sinners and sin cannot be in God’s presence. Sin is falling short of Gods glory and since we all fall short we need Jesus to bring us back. To have Jesus we must accept him. People are naturally sinners we are born into it. So naturally we cannot be with God because we have sin. That is why God sent Jesus as the perfect sacrifice so that threw him we can be saved. In
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Dracula as the Anti-Christ is a theme that presents its self commonly in the novel “Dracula”. The novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs‚ through its main characters‚ Dracula. The author uses his knowledge of Christian believes to construct one of the darkest‚ most evil characters in any novel. To create Dracula he takes these believes and flips them and places them in the character. There are many ways that Bram Stoker’s character Dracula can be considered the Anti-Christ‚ mostly because
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands. If the resurrection never happened‚ then there would be no Christianity‚ as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14‚ "And if Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith." This is why opponents of the Christian faith have tried to attempt
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