Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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If Jesus had not spoken on behalf of the women‚ she would have suffered this fate. She would have been drugged‚ possibly naked‚ through the streets to scare people of her punishment. The hole would already be dug waiting for her. The men would bind her hands and feet and lower her body into the hole and fill it up with dirt. The taunting would start urging her to try and break free of her bonds to run‚ the only chance of survival. The woman would writhe and try with tears streaming down her face
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some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? Often Christians are seen as hypocrites‚ intolerant‚ judgmental and fake. some of the well-known televangelists have been exposed as charlatans‚ hucksters and fakes. This all gives Christianity a bad name and makes it difficult to witness‚ when the unsaved don’t see any benefit in being identified with such a group. Probably as "confusion‚" since the different denominations don’t seem to agree on "what the gospel is." Many of them don’t
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“A Gospel of Wealth” Essay Carnegie starts out his article stating‚ “The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth‚ so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.” (Carnegie‚ 1) He begins by explaining how the people of our society enjoy wealth to a much greater level. He quotes‚ “What were the luxuries have become the necessaries of life.” (Carnegie‚ 2) He
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thousand years ago God came to earth as one of us. Jesus‚ born in a manger‚ came to earth at a time were everything was at its best and worst depending on the situation. While the Romans did bring common language‚ roads‚ and currency‚ they also brought along pagan ideas and the idea that Caesar Augustus was god. At the time of Jesus‚ Israel had never been worse. With their traditions and rejection‚ Jesus entered into Israel’s worst times. While Jesus could pick to come to earth whenever he pleased‚
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the three synoptic Gospels Jesus is introduced and described in many various ways‚ and lot can be learned from each synoptic gospels‚ but as a whole they tell us who Jesus really is. In the Synoptic Gospels Jesus is a friend. These can be seen differently in each gospel. In Matthew Jesus is a teacher‚ in Mark Jesus is a servant‚ and in Luke Jesus is a Universal savior. Those three traits that the Synoptic Gospels portray Jesus as shows us that he is our friend. In Matthew Jesus is a teacher. Being
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The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses or near-eyewitnesses. Matthew has been the known as the author of the Gospel of Matthew since the beginning of its circulation. Many Church Fathers such as Justin Martyr‚ Papias‚ and Ireanaeus said that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew. The Apostle John and Irenaeus testify that Mark wrote down many things that Peter‚ as one of the Apostles‚ told him. The Book of Acts was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke. In Acts‚ the author uses the
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Gospels Assessment Trishie Gilvray The Gospel is a record of Christ’s life and teachings in the first four books of the New Testament. It is written up of 4 different accounts. The first being Mark which was written roughly around the years of A.D 55 to A.D 70. The second gospel written was by Matthew‚ this was written around the year A.D 80. The third book of the gospels is Luke‚ this was written also around the period of A.D 80 and lastly‚ the last gospel written is the Gospel of John which was
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religion are examined drastic differences can be discovered. For example‚ the role of Jesus. Jesus‚ beholder of many titles‚ is a pivotal figure and nevertheless is a divisive factor between the religions of the world. However‚ Jesus as a divisive figure does and does not hinder the fact that Jesus is a unifying force. So‚ this paper will examine the understandings of Jesus in the world religions and how the person of Jesus could and could not be a unifying force in inter-religious understandings
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Craig and Dacey debated the existence of God. Craig was for God’s existence and Dacey argues against God’s existence. In this paper‚ I’m going to share what I think was the strongest point made by each speaker. I would also share what I think was the weakest point made by each speaker and finally‚ I will explain my assessment. The never ending argument of God’s existence that has been around for years comes up again between Craig and Dacey. Craig present 5 arguments for God’s existence and I think
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