Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Old Testament Fulfilled Prophecies The Virgin birth of Christ is an actual Historical fact. God came (in the sinless form of Jesus) into the earth "HE" created. No other event in the past has had so much impact out side of Calvary where Christ paid the price for our transgressions. Seven hundred years earlier‚ this was prophesied by the prophet Isaiah and it came about just as predicated in (Matthew 1:22‚ 23) In Isaiah 7:14‚ we take notice what the prophet Isaiah said
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The Evidence of Jesus A. Historical evidence I. Sources of evidence II. Reliability of the historical evidence III. Proof for Jesus outside the Bible IV. Archeological evidence versus written historical evidence A. Who was Jesus Christ? V. Did Jesus think he was Son of God? VI. How Jesus convinced his followers he was Son of God? VII. Jesus and other messianic leaders (similarities and differences) B. Resurrection VIII. Evidence
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Jesus of the Gospels The beginning of Jesus’ final week on earth began with Palm Sunday. This is where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey to celebrate passover. People welcomed Jesus by throwing palms under his donkey. This was so that the donkey would not touch the ground. This was kind of the ’red carpet’ treatment even though a donkey was equivalent to a poor man’s car nowadays. Even though Jesus is all powerful‚ he chose to ride on a donkey. This juxtaposition shows Jesus’ humility
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Jesus Christ‚ who is the founder for Christianity‚ and Mahatma Gandhi‚ who is the teacher for Hindu‚ is two teachers that have similarities in their ways of teaching. These two religions are totally different‚ but they Gandhi was considered a modern day of Jesus‚ since they share same ideas about what they teach and practice. One major similarity in teaching between these two religions‚ are that they are both based on non-violence. Gandhi and Jesus both believe that‚ non-violence is the greatest
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Gospel of Jesus Christ Definitions Atonement To make atonement means to avert punishment especially divine anger‚ by the payment of a ransom‚ which may be money or which may be of life. Throughout the OT sin is serious; it was punished unless atonement was sought in the way God had provided. It means “a making at one”‚ and points to a process of bringing those who are estranged into a unity. Its use in the Bible to denote the work of Christ in dealing with the problem posed by the sin of
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THE WORDS AND ACTIONS OF JESUS The Kingdom is Coming The first words of Jesus’ public ministry: o “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent‚ and believe in the gospel.".” (Mark 1:15) Jesus speaks of the Kingdom: o 36 times in Matthew o 14 times in Mark o 32 times in Luke Parables: “the Kingdom of heaven is like…” o mustard seed‚ leaven‚ a treasure‚ a merchant‚ a net‚ a householder‚ a man going on a journey‚ etc. The Kingdom is both present and future Requirement: REPENTANCE
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nationality affect my knowledge of Jesus? There are times that the Filipino heritage is taken for granted and what has taken the center stage is the Catholic faith. I find nothing wrong with it. As a matter of fact being Catholic makes me more proud. I may have inherited and learned the teachings of the Church about Jesus‚ yet‚ my own cultural heritage as a Filipino adds color and meaning to my Catholic faith. Let me focus my reflection on the characteristics of faith in Jesus presented by The Catechism
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Jesus Camp is a powerful‚ mind-altering documentary that follows the journey of selected children as they spend a summer in the Kids on Fire summer camp run by Becky Fischer. In this camp strict practices of idealization and object-hunger are intensively practiced. Throughout lessons it has been learnt that the experience of religious idealization can be either healthy or unhealthy according to Jones as both differentiate in growth and maturity‚ the ability to transmute internalizations and whether
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Jesus in Beijing is written by David Aikman‚ an American journalist who is a former Senior Correspondent for TIME magazine. In making this book‚ Aikman traveled into the countryside of China to visit unregistered churches and to interview the members of these groups and their leaders. He observed their activities‚ their theologies‚ their goals and passions‚ and their thoughts on the registered Protestant churches and the government. Christianity is a rapidly growing movement in China today. Based
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