Idealization Depicted in Jesus Camp Final Essay Melanie Lannan March 24‚ 2017 RE 348 OC Student Number- 140225170 “Religious idealizations can be profoundly dangerous psychologically and socially. By insisting that their purity and truth are absolute‚ religions can split the world into camps of good and evil‚ can be adherents in a state of infantile dependence‚ and can generate a violent fanaticism‚”(Jones‚ 78). The film Jesus Camp‚ is a chilling documentary that shows various
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In Matthew 26:41 Jesus tells Peter that his heart his willing but his flesh his weak. This has been the story of the life of Peter portrayed by Matthew. There is no questioning his desire to follow and serve Jesus. However‚ readers are often left to wonder if Peter was bipolar because with his acts of greatest came the many mishaps. If we presuppose the validity of the two-source hypothesis‚ Matthew has drawn his materials on Peter at least partly from Mark. The latter puts greater importance on
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The issue of the crucifixion and death of Jesus (Isa) is important to Muslims as they believe that Jesus will return before the end of time. Muslims believe Jesus was not crucified‚ but was raised bodily to heaven by God‚ a belief also found in the Gospel of Basilides. However‚ this view is disregarded as agnostic by Christians who only accept the 4 gospels contained in the New Testament as genuine. The other 28‚ seldom publicised‚ are viewed as heretical. Depending on the interpretation of the
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A Contrast and Comparison of Jesus and Muhammad Bettye Joyce Davis Hum 130 A Contrast and Comparison of Jesus and Muhammad According to "Comparing Jesus and Muhammad" (n.d.)‚ “Each year‚ thousands of Christian homes and churches are torched or bombed by Muslim mobs‚ and hundreds of Christians‚ including dozens of priests‚ pastors‚ nuns and other church workers are murdered at the hands of Islamic extremists. The so-called justification varies‚ from charges of apostasy or evangelism‚ to
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Jesus Against Socrates Socrates‚ known as the famous Greek philosopher and one of the wisest people around‚ was looked at as being a very strong willed and “stand-by-his-opinion” kind of man. Jesus‚ on the other hand‚ was a man who went through his life not by blatantly expressing and sharing his wisdom‚ but by making his “students” think things through for themselves in order to gain understanding and wisdom in certain topics. Based on what is known about Jesus and Socrates‚ two major moral
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seems like everything in Revelations is coming true. We need Jesus now more than ever. The opening scene of the documentary was very misleading: just think… if you were an “outsider” looking in… and had no idea what Christianity or who this‚ Jesus person‚ they keep talking about was. You would think this woman is crazy‚ and she is manipulating these kids. Well that’s exactly how they feel. Fischer is emphasizing that they must fight for Jesus but also accusing the Muslim race for teaching their kids
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superhuman and greater than any other. The king goes through many trials saving people and performing miracles to prove his worth. The Beowulf poet attempts to draw a parallel between the leader and Jesus‚ although in vain. Beowulf is simply human‚ even the best human still pales in comparison to Jesus Christ. The character can be viewed as a Christ-like figure through his superhuman miracles‚ his greatest enemy‚ and his gracious attitude towards his people. Beowulf‚ however‚ does not nearly reach
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God for answers I decided to talk about the following three topics: “Did Jesus Claim to be God?”‚ “Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin?”‚ and “What can your local church do to better communicate Gods love to your community?” There are many questions and concerns about these topics. Although there are a lot of debatable questions it is clear to see that Jesus did claim to be God. Did Jesus Claim to be God Jesus never said in the Bible “I am God”. He did however say in John 10:30 “I and
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The Ethical Teachings of Jesus. IT is a notable characteristic of Christianity that the ethical teachings of its Founder are inseparably connected with his religious teachings. "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself" is not given by him as a separate and detached precept‚ but as one of two. "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart; and with all thy soul‚ and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this‚ thou shall love thy neighbor as
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hammer made its decent on the glass‚ a pan covered the glass and took the blow of the hammer to save the glass. This pan represents Jesus because Jesus sacrificed himself to God so that God would forgive us for our sins. Atonement is the action of putting things right between us and God. This story illustrates a very simplified version of one Atonement theory. Jesus‚ the "Pan‚" accomplished Atonement by sacrificing himself for mercy and forgiveness. He died for us so God would forgive our sins.
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