Hallelujah is our song. ~ Pope John Paul II Christ has not only spoken to us by his life but has also spoken for us by his death. ~ Soren Kierkegaard If Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:14 Jesus did not die on the cross just so we could live comfortable‚ well-adjusted lives. His purpose is far deeper: He wants to make us like himself before he takes us to heaven. This is our greatest privilege‚ our immediate responsibility and our ultimate
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The Nails of Jesus Being crucified is arguably one of the most torturous ways to die. Before being lifted up‚ the victim would have 5-7 inch spikes driven through the wrists‚ puncturing the median nerve and causing excruciating pain. Death was either caused by loss of blood in conjunction with being scourged or suffocation‚ as the victim eventually became too exhausted in trying to lift himself up to breathe. Even though the nails kept Jesus upright on the cross‚ they didn’t really keep Him there
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Jesus Before Christianity (1976‚ 2001) by Albert Nolan is a book that explores Jesus from the perspective of his humanity‚ rather than his divinity. During the time that he spent on Earth‚ he was a teacher whose mission was to teach all people‚ the poor and oppressed as well as the wealthy and powerful upper social classes‚ how to live a fruitful life on earth. This involved changing the entire social and economic structure‚ specifically the possession of power‚ separation by social class‚ distribution
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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 survey of Jesus’ ministry. The gospels present Jesus in such a way that the reader
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Odysseus was a hero because‚ he was a very good man. Odysseus is a hero because when no one believed he would return home‚ he came back safe and alive. He promised he would make it back and he did. Odysseus is a hero because‚ he tried his hardest to keep his men as safe as possible. He often times put his men before himself. But sometimes his men didn’t want to listen to him and wound up in a lot of trouble. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus told his men not to take and kill helios’s cattle‚ but they didn’t
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Hero? What makes someone a hero? Well‚ the definition of a hero is : a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. In my opinion‚ I believe Odysseus is considered a hero. According to The Odyssey by Homer‚ hero’s are described as people who are loyal‚ brave‚ and smart. Odysseus had all these traits‚ and appears numerous times throughout his journey. Odysseus is a hero because he is loyal‚ brave‚ and clever. He is a loyal man in
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One miracle that Jesus of Nazareth performed was the healing of a deaf man with a speech impediment. The story of this miracle starts in a crowd where a deaf man comes up to Jesus and asks to be healed. Jesus takes him away from the crowd‚ heals the man‚ and tells him not to inform anyone about Jesus’ healing of him. The man disobeys him and proclaims the goodness of Jesus to everyone. The use of the word “proclaim” in this passage‚ “But the more he ordered them not to‚ the more they proclaimed”
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came across Jesus doubted him. They did not believe in him and did not believe what he was preaching. However‚ through his miracles‚ Jesus was able to prove many of these people wrong and even gained followers along the way. Jesus was able to show all people the Word of God through the miracles he performed in the streets during his lifetime here on Earth. His message was portrayed through these mysterious and extraordinary acts. God sent him to Earth to do just this. God also used Jesus to portray
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on the historical Jesus. She starts with Paul‚ as his writing were the earliest accounts of Jesus which were written about 15-25 centuries before the first Gospel. Paul’s strongest argument was how non-Jewish followers of Jesus had Jewish laws. Since Paul relied on early Jesus traditions. Fredriksen compared Paul and Mark‚ due to Mark being the next earliest source on Jesus. While describing who Jesus was‚ Paul stated Jesus as God’s Son‚ while in Mark‚ only the demons knew Jesus was God’s Son and
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What does qualities of a hero mean? Its simple qualities of a hero are what make a hero to become a special person for someone out there in the world. Stockton’s “The Griffin & The Minor Canon” & Stone’s “Where I Find My Heroes” provide what are the qualities of a hero. Also does Mariah Carey’s “Hero” and Bulfinch’s “The Quest of the golden fleece”. The qualities of a great hero are bravery‚ courage‚ & strongness. An excellent hero needs bravery to accomplish things they want to succeed
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