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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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 was the Son of God and also‚ the Son of Man. He was the people’s savior‚ who provided the necessities required for reaching everlasting life in the Kingdom of God. Jesus impacted many lives even thousands of years after his death. Jesus was especially known for his ultimate power over all other things. Jesus Christ was able to show his divine power most noticeably by his teachings‚ miracles‚ and salvation through death and resurrection. Jesus Christ’s teachings showed the true power that he
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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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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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Christ-like character The ancient epic poem‚ Beowulf is the tale of a man‚ a hero‚ travelling to a foreign land‚ known as Heorot to save the doomed inhabitants from evil‚ once there he is faced with many tasks that only a great warrior can resolve. The story presents the main character as a strong individual in his mind‚ body and spirit. Throughout the poem‚ the title character‚ Beowulf‚ is depicted as a Christ-like figure‚ because of‚ his fight against evil‚ his loyal‚ apostle-like followers and the
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BOOK CRITIQUE of Beck‚ James R.‚ ed. Two Views on Women in Ministry Revised 2nd ed. Grand Rapids‚ MI: Zondervan‚ 2005. Systematic Theology II THEO 530-B07 Fall 2012 Professor Keith Church Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary September 23‚ 2012 Introduction This book looks at the ever present controversial topic of women in ministry. Since the 1990’s and what has been called the “third wave of feminism‚”1 men and women have been advocating
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In studying Jesus ’ leadership style there are three leadership strengths: the strength of action‚ self-mastery‚ and relationships. Jesus used servant leadership to influence his followers. In my paper I will review the Laurie Beth Jones book Jesus‚ CEO‚ which gives business advice based on the leadership techniques demonstrated by Jesus in the New Testament. If you have not been tested‚ you do not know who you are. If you do not know who you are‚ you cannot be a leader. A true leader
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The Quest for Historical Jesus With respects to the challenges that are faced to Christian theology through historical critical reading of the Bible‚ it never answered one question who was Jesus and when did he exactly live. The research that I have obtained on the quest for historical Jesus comes from Hans Schwarz Theology in a Global Context: the Last 200 Years and also from Albert Schweitzer’s The Quest for Historical Jesus. These two novels helped my research tremendously and gave me a starting
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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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