Superman and Jesus: Parallels In the movie‚ Man of Steel‚ Clark Kent (also known as Superman) demonstrates many similarities to that of Jesus Christ. Some of the most noteworthy similarities include: being raised by non-biological parents; Jesus’s father Joseph and Clark’s mother and father‚ use his powers to help humanity and save lives‚ much like Jesus was sent to die for us. And finally‚ neither are human but can be considered a man. Clark Kent was born on the planet Krypton as Kal-El and sent
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Jesus’ Death While ultimately it is sinners who sent Jesus to the cross to bear their sins‚ Jewish leaders sought to kill Jesus from the beginning of his ministry for several reasons. Jewish leaders felt threatened by Christ’s leadership when He challenged the temple‚ but they also made accusations that He worked on the Sabbath‚ and they felt that He was attempting to make himself equal to God by claiming that He is the son of God. Pastor David L. Brown writes‚ “…the Jewish leadership (the Scribes
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Miracles Pointing to Jesus as Messiah Not all miracles are signs pointing to the deity of Jesus‚ but all signs are miracles. Signs communicate unique teachings in addition to their demonstration of power of God (“Thoughts on the Eight Signs of John’s Gospel”). John‚ the disciple whom Jesus loved‚ only records eight of the many miracles preformed by Jesus during his three year ministry on earth. John chose miracles that reveal Jesus as God in the flesh. This reflection of Jesus as God incarnate
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27:45-50 recorded that Jesus was on the cross from noon to three o’clock in the afternoon. It was a painful torture to Jesus but he was quiet for most of the time. It was until the last hour he cried out a lord voice saying‚ “My God‚ my god why have you forsaken me!” It was a heartfelt moving prayer. This was Jesus’ lament and was a plea. Jesus was under stress and pain. He had an intimacy relationship with the Father for a long time. At this critical moment in life‚ he was left alone in his
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seems like everything in Revelations is coming true. We need Jesus now more than ever. The opening scene of the documentary was very misleading: just think… if you were an “outsider” looking in… and had no idea what Christianity or who this‚ Jesus person‚ they keep talking about was. You would think this woman is crazy‚ and she is manipulating these kids. Well that’s exactly how they feel. Fischer is emphasizing that they must fight for Jesus but also accusing the Muslim race for teaching their kids
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women in Jesus’ time God chose Mary an ordinary woman to be the mother of Jesus. She did not come from great wealth and was not an important woman at all she was just a simple girl with a simple life. So why is it out of everyone God chose Mary? This is the main question being investigated in this essay along with two guiding questions that will help to gain answers ‘What were the qualities Mary possessed?’ and ‘What was her life like before she became the mother of Jesus?’ ‘What was Mary’s life like
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS Keeping your eyes on Jesus sounds funny because we can’t see Him like we see people‚ but He is always with us. Day 14 was about how to have eyes on Jesus‚ and it’s a good idea for us to have a look at that again today‚ being the last day of this book. When we say “keep our eyes on Jesus”‚ it means to think about Him‚ to talk to Him‚ to read about Him in the Bible‚ and to live your life with Him in your heart. Another way of saying that is to have a “Jesus focus”. It means
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 4MAT Book Review – Share Jesus Without Fear Submitted to Professor Dr. Ward in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of EVAN 525 – D16 Contemporary Evangelism by Sharon Brown November 15‚ 2014 ABSTRACT Share Jesus Without Fear by William Fay with Linda Evans Shepherd was written to inform the reader how important and how to share your faith with people. It is a book that tries to motivate and teach believers to
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LaRon Reed Dr. Sarah Sours Religion 105 November 16‚ 2016 Luke 10:38-42 In this passage‚ the main focus of the story is the encounter between Jesus and Martha. Martha is described as distracted and worried. This prompts her to accuse her sister of abandoning her and leads her to try to use Jesus to satisfy her demands. Jesus does not admonish Martha for the kind of service and hospitality she offers. Indeed‚ elsewhere in Luke-Acts service of this sort is strongly praised. He cites‚ instead‚ her
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Book Review: Share Jesus Without Fear Author Information William Fay began his walk and personal relationship with Jesus Christ in 1981. Before this‚ he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-million-dollar corporation linked to the Mafia‚ which was involved in racketeering‚ bookmaking and gambling. He also owned one of the largest brothels in the United States. After receiving Jesus‚ he went to Bible school and graduated from Denver Seminary in 1987. He is now a renowned evangelist
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