Mark’s Jesus has an apocalyptic view of reality‚ meaning that the current age is under the power of Satan and his forces. In this Gospel of Mark‚ the forces is referring to the Romans in power‚ the political‚ social‚ and religious elites. In the coming of age‚ however‚ will be under God’s power and God’s rule‚ with the lowly being raised above the high. This point of view completely stands against the gospel of prosperity who say that one of rich and successful because God wanted it that way. In
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this paper‚ I will argue that Jesus’ teachings found in Matthew 5:38-48 concerning violence were counter cultural for His time and is still considered countercultural in modern times. In order to show this‚ I will first deal with the culture of violence in modern times. Then‚ I will deal with the culture of violence in Jesus’ time. Finally‚ I will present and explain the context and message of the referenced scripture. Once I have done this‚ it should be clear that Jesus’ teachings about dealing with
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will find many comparisons with how Jesus and Ezekiel both tell the story of salvation. Jesus tell Nicodemus face to face the story of salvation by telling him he needs to be “born again”. Ezekiel‚ however‚ uses a story or parable to communicate his message to his audience/readers. Why does this matter? The way they can be interpreted depends on your reason and ability to use what Jesus said to connect what Ezekiel is trying to say with his story. In John‚ Jesus is describing to Nicodemus the importance
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Kanye West’s music videos of the song “Jesus Walks” became very controversial in society when it came out because of its references to Jesus Christ. I can see how some people could become very offended with one of his videos because it showed a man dressed up as Jesus. The video I am going to talk about is the Church version of the video. This video depicted the stories of three different people: A prostitute‚ an alcoholic‚ and a gangster. All three of them seem to be at a low point in their lives
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Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament (Book Review) Ernest Whittaker OBST 515-B07 LUO September 19‚ 2013 1 Introduction The bible in its entirety is full of information about the character and works of Jesus. However‚ to the average Christian the New Testament alone tells the story entire of Jesus and this is what is used to describe his life and works. The average Christian fails‚ for one reason or another‚ to
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JESUS CURSES THE FIG TREE Submitted To --------------------- In Partial Fulfillment Of REL2240-Intro to New Testament By May 1‚ 2014 Jesus Curses the Fig Tree: An Exegesis of Matthew 21:18-22 Introduction Jesus is always recognized for His miracles‚ His miracles that characteristically heal and restore God’s creation. Yet here‚ and here alone‚ He intentionally curses and destroys something that God has made. This act seems
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comes from restrictivism which represents the "belief that only those who have consciously responded to the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ are saved."1 Scholars occasionally refer to restrictivism as exclusivism to demonstrate that access to heaven is exclusively through Christ. Therefore‚ according to this view‚ the only way to heaven and eternal life is a decision to accept Christ. God grants no leniency to those who do not hear the Good News. This position has strong biblical support
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HISTORICITY OF JESUS OF NAZARETH (An Essay) By MANUEL A. OCAMPO JR. 19 January 2012 Manila THE HISTORICITY OF JESUS OF NAZARETH There are many essentials in the Christian faith that will be detrimental to the mission of the church if they are removed. But none can be compared to Jesus Christ who is the central figure and foundation of Christianity. As the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:11‚ “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid‚ which is Jesus Christ.”
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of angels?” Jesus then touched the ear of Malchus‚ and healed him. And the Temple Guard led Jesus away. In that same hour‚ said Jesus to chief priests and the Pharisees: “You come to me as against a thief in the night with swords and staves to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple‚ and you never laid a hand on me.” Then all the disciples fled from Jesus. And the Temple Guard led Jesus away to the house
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Essential Question: Why did Jesus teach in parables? A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson‚ as told by Jesus in the Gospels. Jesus used parables to illustrate divine truths making the stories easy to remember. Parables were common when teaching in Judaism and may also be why Jesus used them often. Jesus explained the parables only to his disciples and those who had always rejected his messages were left in spiritual blindness‚ meaning that they never understood
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