Jesus Christ is the sinless‚ eternal Son of God. We are all sinners. God is a Holy God. He is Love and He is Justice and MUST punish sin (Luke 11:42). The Bible says that "all have sinned‚ and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23) and "Behold‚ all souls are mine; as the soul of the father‚ so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth‚ it shall die." (Ezekiel 18:4) Note that this death does not simply mean the grave‚ but eternal death‚ in Hell and the Lake of Fire‚ which was
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his arguments from both philosophical and theological standpoints. The point of “Jesus Among Other Gods” is not really to disprove or discredit any of the other world religions outside of Christianity. Dr. Zacharias does not go in depth on any one world religion‚ but he does focus a little on Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. He begins to divide the book into seven different chapters‚ sharing the unique claims that Jesus made and then contrasts the that truth with the founders of Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism;
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Still‚ God’s people successfully completed the temple restoration. How? By developing a spiritual quality we all need in the Christian life: endurance. God knows the Christian life is not easy. And it never will become easy‚ no matter how long we live. In this world‚ we will face opposition‚ both from the world and from the enemy of our souls‚ the devil. Jesus told us‚ (John 16:33). Surrounded by such opposition‚ if we’re going to live in a way that pleases God‚ then we must develop endurance
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crucifixion of Jesus Christ Socrates. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is an event that occurred during the 1st century AD. Jesus‚ whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah‚ was arrested‚ tried‚ and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged‚ and finally crucified Collectively referred to as the Passion‚ Jesus’ redemptive suffering and death by crucifixion represent the central aspects of Christian theology‚ including the doctrines of salvation and atonement. Jesus Christ was
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that Jesus was God? Many people believe that Jesus is God. Many other people also believe that Jesus is not God. How do you know what to believe? Jesus never claimed to be God. If Jesus would have claimed to be God it would have hurt of chances to get his message out. Plus he didn’t believe he was God he said that He and God were different parts of one. On page 23 Lee Strobel quotes from the gospel of John‚ “‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ tell u plainly.’ Jesus responded
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Life of Black “Liberating Christ” is a critique of Langston Hughes‚ “On the Road” by Carolyn P. Walker. Hughes uses barely over 1000 words to narrate his story. His great skills of using metaphor‚ symbolism and imagery are some of few techniques of his great work. Hughes uses nature to express Sargeant’s refusal to participate in life. In Liberating Christ‚ Walker’s says Hughes has done serious criticism of racial discrimination. There were few other points we will be looking into oppression
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both believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Another similarities found in both Gospels would be the use of parables told by Jesus and similar stories about Jesus for example; Jesus baptism‚ Jesus healings‚ and Jesus stilling of the storm‚ "Jesus burial and the woman discovering of the empty tomb" (Harris pg 174.) and Pilate’s condemnation of Jesus. Lastly‚ two more similiares both Gospels have in common is the fact Gospels writers stay anonymous and both Gospels believe that Jesus doesn’t know when
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Shamikwa Kidd 18‚ July 2014 Unit 4 Summaries Luke 10-12 Jesus sends out disciples along with seventy-two others and sends them out in pairs to all the places that he planned to visit. He was sending them out as lambs among wolves. He wanted them to spread the word that the Kingdom of God is near and God wants everyone to obey the laws. Jesus prayer of Thanksgiving; he was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Jesus told his disciples that many prophets and kings long to see what they have
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Essay #5: Discuss Jesus’ superiority to all things Jewish in the Epistle to the Hebrews. To what‚ exactly‚ is Jesus superior? What is the author’s point in underscoring this? The author of Hebrews writes to encourage believers to stand strong in their faith and to not fall away from following God. The book is also written to encourage people and to explain where Jesus falls in the line of superiority. Hebrews discusses how the Jewish laws are full of flaws and doesn’t lead people to a relationship
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reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He also described himself as a "former spiritual skeptic" before his personal mission for the proof of God. Skeptics around the world claim that Jesus either never said He was God or He never exemplified the activities and mindset of God. Either way they rather triumphantly proclaim that Jesus was just a man. Some will go so far as to suggest that He was a very moral and special man‚ but a man nonetheless. For Strobel‚ there was far too much evidence against the idea
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