Jesus Christ: Man of Humanity and Divinity The divinity of Jesus Christ has been widely debated; his achievements are bout prophetic and progressive far beyond earthly society. We can say that Jesus was merely a man that was blessed with a divine dimension. Others believe that even though he was a man of flesh that he was strictly divine in nature. In this paper‚ I will examine Jesus Christ as both a human man and also as a divine Spirit. Humanity of Jesus Christ As Christians
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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.” Meaning‚ if you remove the foundation‚ who is Christ‚ the whole of Christianity will collapse. The founders of different religions though may be bearing their names‚ will continue
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Brister Dr. Julie Driessen EN-101-A February 22‚ 2013 The Battle of Marriages (Secular v. Christ like) We’ve all heard the sad statistic on marriages today in America: 50 percent ends in divorce. Having God at the center of one’s marriage will help one’s marriage; personally‚ I hold this to be true. While half of marriages end up in divorce‚ only a small number of 15 percent of Christian or Christ like marriages ends in divorce. There are many aspects of marriage. Some aspects of marriage would
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Santiago as a Christ Figure In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ there are many comparisons between the main character Santiago‚ who is often called the old man‚ and Jesus in the Bible. For someone who is familiar with the Bible and then reads this story‚ the similarities are easy to pick up on. Many debate if Hemingway did this intentionally of if it was weird similarities that just happened to be there. A few of these similarities include characteristics of Santiago and of Jesus‚
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The fact that He is and was God implies perfection at the onset. “The perfecting of Christ Jesus through suffering does not imply any imperfection in Him. It refers rather to the incompletion of His human experience‚ which required completion for His qualification as man’s Great High Priest.”4 By necessity‚ the Son of God must become human in order to save humanity. Hebrews 5:9 speaks of the perfection of Christ with the use of the Greek word teleiotheis. “And having been made perfect‚ He became
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Landmark 10/27/11 The Statue of Christ the Redeemer The statue of Christ the Redeemer at the top of the Corcovado Mountain‚ in the Tijuca National Forest in Brazil‚ represents the major faith of this South American country. Overlooking the city‚ it probably has one of the best views that can be found in Rio de Janeiro. The statue is currently 80 years old and has gone under several extensive renovations‚ which included adding an elevator in 2002. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is probably one of
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Relationships of a Christ Centred Person Intro: We’ve been studying the various aspects of a Christ centred person. We looked at his finances‚ his work‚ his spirituality‚ the way he handles sensuality and the way a woman ought to be. Today we want to take a look at his relationships. Now although we are half way through the series it’s important to understand what we mean when we say Christ centred. We don’t just mean that you say you believe in Jesus claims or that you attend church regularly.
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questions have investigated and expounded for many years and there are many books with regard to these topics. Lee Stroubel‚ who currently has a movie out based on his book and his life story‚ “Case for Christ” nicely spells out the his work and research on the historical and Biblical proof for Christ existence and claims that he made. Much a much longer and quit comprehensive book Ëvidence that demands a Verdict” by Josh MecDowell answer many of the questions asked by Ankerberg. CS Lewis in his book
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The second piece that i have chosen to analyze is “The Taking of Christ” created in 1602 by Michelangelo Caravaggio. This 2-dimensional piece was created using oil on a canvas. What is happening in this piece is that soldiers seem to be trying to take Jesus Christ but two men are standing in the way trying to block the guards from reaching jesus while one of them even appears to be verbally objecting to the taking of christ. The most noticeable elements of art in this piece are space and color. I
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From the opening scene of “The Passion of the Christ”‚ director Mel Gibson establishes a foreshadowing of what this film encompasses. Notably‚ appearing on the black screen are white words‚ from Isaiah 53‚ “He was wounded for our transgressions‚ crushed for our iniquities; by His wounds we are healed” (Gibson‚ 2004‚ scene 1). Regarding this‚ Gibson alludes to Jesus being the “He” this passage is referring to and in so doing‚ Gibson establishes a message to his modern day audience of Jesus being
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