Dr. Sheldon Bible 110 August 11‚ 2014 Interpretation Project 1 Reading through Matthew 24:42-44‚ it was clear to me the message God was trying to portray; that he was coming soon and he wants us to be prepared. If we put off following Christ any longer‚ it may be too long and we will miss the one chance we have to live with Him in eternity. Jesus goes on in this passage to further explain his warning by telling the parable of someone who was warned of a future burglary in his household. Knowing
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The famous Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus is considered to be one of the main focal points of the entire religions moral belief system. It delivers many applicable methods to approach salvation and the lifestyles choices/fruits that come along with embracing God’s grace and sacrifice. Jesus gave this sermon at an early point during His ministry. In the previous two chapters‚ Jesus was baptized‚ gathered His disciples and gained more of a following throughout Syria. Once Jesus noticed his
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The gospel of Luke was written to Jews and Gentiles with a focus on the outcast/ the poor. Its overall purpose is “following Jesus‚ the savior of the world”. The resurrection encounters in the gospel of Luke is appealing especially considering the audience of Luke. Luke’s style of reporting the encounters of the resurrection fits well his purpose as he is trying to convince his audience to “follow Jesus‚ the savior of the world”. Jesus is not only the savior of Jews‚ but of the world and that world
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The Beatitudes are part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1). The Sermon on the Mount covers various topics‚ but today we will be looking at the Beatitudes. The Greek word for blessed is makarios‚ which means prosperity. Matthew 5:3- The Poor in Spirit: To be poor in spirit is to recognize that you have nothing of worth to offer God because of your sin. It also means having a humble spirit (Isaiah 66:2). Before we can receive the gift of salvation we must know that we cannot make ourselves worthy
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The beatitudes are eight statements taught by Jesus. They are concerned with virtue and how a believer in Jesus Christ can achieve that virtue. The Beatitudes are a map of life‚ a series of directives helping us on our journey to be with God. They also designate the actual condition of people who follow God’s guidelines. They are simply stated‚ but are profound in meaning. They guide. They point. They teach. They show us the values that Christ cares about. These values if followed‚ can not only bring
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Class: TE Batch: T7 Group no: 75 SYNOPSIS TITLE: ROBOT ARM AUTOMATION USING DTMF OBJECTIVE: To control the robot arm from a distant place using mobile DTMF AUTOMATION BLOCK DIAGRAM: Mobile used as remote Connected Mobile Motor Driver R/L Motor Microcontroller ATMEGA-16
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The parable is a story of a familiar experience which is told in order to illustrate a spiritual truth. An earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The word comes from Greek‚ parabole‚ which means comparison or analogy. A parable is thus a comparison drawn from nature or daily life‚ which is designed to illuminate some spirtual truth. The parable is a mode of speech which applies a metaphorical process to a narrative form. This metaphor is not the pictorial mode of expression‚ it does not consist
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Lauren Turner Dr. Christopher Backert BIBL 110 10 November 2014 The small story in Matthew 24: 42-44 compares the coming of Christ with a “thief” (Matthew 24:43) breaking into someone’s house at night. This small story tells us that Jesus is going to be coming at an hour that no one on earth will be expecting. The central message of the story is that Jesus wants his children to “keep watch” (Matthew 24:42) and “be ready” (Matthew 24:44) for Jesus when He comes at this unexpected hour. The story
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I have chosen my 5 song lyrics about the Beatitudes from “The Beatitudes Song” written by Benjamin Tribe. My first song lyric is “Blessed are the poor in spirit those who see the sin in their hearts.” This relates to the Beatitude “Blessed are the poor in spirit” because it talks about the people who see and admit their strengths and weaknesses. My second song lyrics is “Blessed are the one who is weeping cause sin has torn the whole world apart.” This relates to the Beatitude “Blessed
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Matthew 5:13-14 How does being salt and light relate to the Beatitudes? The Beatitudes define acts of kindness and depict the qualities needed for entry into and life inside the Kingdom of God. The residents of the Kingdom exhibit these specific qualities. At the point when and as they do‚ they are salt and light. As a blessed people and the children of God‚ we are salt and light in the work environment‚ in our homes‚ and in our country. In lowliness and obedience to God‚ we work for socially
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