of your writing should be between 750-1‚250 words. 1. Select one teaching of Jesus from one of the following Bible verses: Matthew 5:21-24‚ Matthew 5:43-48‚ Matthew 6:19-24‚ Matthew 7:15-23‚ Luke 15:1-32‚ John 13:1-17 & 34-35‚ John 15:1-11. Answer the following questions: a. What was Jesus’ point in the teaching? In Matthew 5:43-48‚ Jesus is teaching that one should love their enemies. In order to love an enemy‚ Jesus requires us to "Love" our enemies‚ not hate them. He wants us to show good will
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Give an account of The parable of the Great Feast [35 marks] Jesus has just addressed the guests at a banquet he is attending. He has wanted them not to choose the best seats‚ but instead choose the lowest place because ‘all who make themselves great will be humbles‚ and those who humble themselves will be made great’. A reminder here of the Magnificent and the idea that Jesus message turns the normal social structure on its head. Bock notes how at an ancient meal‚ the table was usually in the shape
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HARVESTING AS GOD’S BUSINESS Jesus said in Luke 19:10 that He came to seek and save the lost. And just like in new testament time‚ there’s plenty of lost in our midst today that needs Jesus in their lives. You and I‚ as a youth of this generation needs to make a stand and obey Jesus on His mandate that in His name forgiveness and repentance of sins must be preach Luke 24:47. Jesus was twelve years old when he went up to the Jerusalem together with Mary and Joseph‚ to fulfill temple duties and
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between Gandhi and Jesus Considered to be the modern day of Jesus‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ the Hindu religious and political leader who led India out of British domination to achieve independence‚ has often been compared with Jesus --- without further saying --- one of the most important people in human history. Undoubtedly‚ a number of similarities can be discovered between them in several aspects. Advocating non-violence‚ they both support the notion of loving enemy‚ about which Jesus conveyed “whosoever
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Jesus Life After reading Gospel of Mark and seeing Joshua‚ which Director is Mel Gibson‚ 2004‚ and a Passion of Christ‚ Director Jon Purdy‚ 2002‚ I thought Jesus I thought what a great guy‚ no wonder why he has so many followers. In this paper I am going to talk about each movie and then a Gospel of Mark and then I am going to relate them. First of all I would like to talk about Joshua‚ the movie started with a stranger coming to town that needed help to glue back their community that was why
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The Crucifixion Of Jesus Crucifixion is a form of execution or punishment for those of the worst crimes. It was a very popular form of execution throughout Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Many groups such as the Indians‚ Scythians‚ Celts‚ Germani‚ Britanni‚ Taurians‚ Persians‚ Carthaginians‚ Phoenicians‚ Greeks‚ and mostly the Romans all commonly used crucifixion. The actual method of crucifixion is quite simple. The man being crucified is placed on a cross or some other sort of frame (usually
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ECUMENICAL ISSUES AND INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE REGARDING MARY During the last forty years‚ there has been an increased desire between Catholics and other Christians to discuss the theological positions that have separated us. The Catholic Church’s teachings on Mary have been a crucial element in the discussions that have taken place. There are many hopeful signs of mutual understanding‚ including a new appreciation for the Scriptural and Patristic presentations of Mary‚ as well as the writings
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Jesus In Time (Min. Hal Ringold) Oct. 17‚ 2012 JIT - Background JIT is a Japanese management philosophy which has been applied in practice since the early 1970s in many Japanese manufacturing organizations. It was first developed and perfected within the Toyota manufacturing plants by Taiichi Ohno as a means of meeting consumer demands with minimum delays . Taiichi Ohno is frequently referred to as the father of JIT. As I thought about this it occurred to me that God was
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Jewishness of Jesus As Christianity begins to grow by the millions‚ its origin begins to be misinterpreted day by day. Even though many follow Jesus as their savior many also are not well informed of his roots and his culture. Before Jesus became the person that we all read about in the Bible followed by masses of people and preaching the Good News‚ he was a person who knew he had to learn about his culture before actually coming out to the world. In this book‚ The Galilean Jewishness of Jesus the author
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1 Jesus of Montreal In the movie‚ Jesus of Montreal‚ Daniel experiences conflict between the institutional church and commercial media culture. The film parallels the life of Jesus‚ as the Passion Play and the film itself overlap. One of the major themes in the film is the decrease in traditional and spiritual culture in Quebec‚ and the increase in consumer culture where relationships don’t hold enough self-gratification and where human beings‚ especially artists‚ are turned into a world
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