Theological Seminary LEAD Formation and Mission Jeff Knight 11/26/2012 “Jesus Creed” Response Paper The Jesus Creed has really helped me to look at Scripture from what I believe is a more biblical and Jesus centered perspective. While I have read the words Jesus used from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Leviticus 19:18 many times in Scripture‚ I never considered how all His teachings might have stemmed from them. I did not know Jesus had amended the Shema of Judaism because I didn’t know there was a Shema
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notion of Jesus‚ the son of God. This guy‚ Jesus‚ helps Christians understand the bible and ultimately by understanding the Bible Christians can understand God. Jesus was this character that appeared as a human‚ yet he possessed the powers of God. Jesus had this ability to link the Heavens‚ where God resides‚ to the human world. This concept helps explain how Jesus can help Christians understand this all mighty figure of God. Christians understand God through Jesus by the actions Jesus takes on his
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Jesus Christ is a leader and prophet of the Christian religion. It is debated whether he walked the earth or not but there are plenty of evidence of his miracles.How ever one of the biggest miracles of His‚ “The Resurrection” is one of most debated miracles of Jesus’‚ because so many rumors have flowed around and so many lies have been spread. Because of this spread of untruth it is very difficult to find out what really happened during Jesus’ death and Resurrection? Did he really walk the earth
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God for answers I decided to talk about the following three topics: “Did Jesus Claim to be God?”‚ “Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin?”‚ and “What can your local church do to better communicate Gods love to your community?” There are many questions and concerns about these topics. Although there are a lot of debatable questions it is clear to see that Jesus did claim to be God. Did Jesus Claim to be God Jesus never said in the Bible “I am God”. He did however say in John 10:30 “I and
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to the biblical times when women were viewed as non-existent. But according to the article‚ “Jesus and the Social Status of Women”‚ the author Caleb Rosado addresses the fact that Jesus broke the cycle of oppression against women. He informs the audience that Jesus accepts everyone with open arms no matter where they were from or their social rank in society. In the article‚ Rosado explains how Jesus treated the women that He encounters and His attitudes towards them. During the time of the New
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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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The revelation of God’s love in Jesus Christ is the center of our faith. Incarnating both the fullness of God and the fullness of humanity‚ Jesus Christ initiates a new creation‚ a world unified in relationship as God originally intended. We believe that Jesus Christ makes real God’s will for a life of loving community with God‚ with the whole human family and with all creation. Through Jesus Christ‚ Christians believe God offers reconciliation to all. "In Christ God was reconciling the world to
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Week Before the Death of Jesus The week began with the arrival of Jesus in Bethany. Lazarus was there; he had been brought back to life by Jesus earlier. Martha served Jesus dinner‚ and Lazarus dined with him. Afterwards‚ Mary used her hair to anoint Jesus’ feet with a pound of spikenard‚ which is oil that was very expensive. The house was filled with the fragrance of this ointment. Shortly after‚ Judas Iscariot‚ the son of Simon that would later betray Jesus‚ asked Jesus why the ointment was not
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Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet John 13 (The Message) 1-2 Just before the Passover Feast‚ Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved his dear companions‚ he continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas‚ son of Simon the Iscariot‚ firmly in his grip‚ all set for the betrayal. 3-6 Jesus knew that the Father had put him in complete charge of everything‚ that he came from God and was on his way back to God
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Now after reading this brief insight by Sister Mary‚ I have developed a newfound appreciation for this man because of the hardships he experienced early in his life. To overcome these adversities‚ Pope Benedict relied on his love and friendship with Jesus‚ the Beloved. He sets a great example for us Christians. I think that all of us have to take the time to learn more about him so we can all develop the appreciation for him like I did. His humbleness and loving character is something that all Christians
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