Through the divinity and humanity of the Christ, Christians and believers share the stories through word of mouth. The Son of God is also evident from the sacred texts of the Gospel testimonies which include the wonders and recoveries on people achieved by Jesus, and from the witness to his death, resurrection and ascension into heaven by his followers and other eyewitnesses. The beliefs of the divinity recognise his relationship to God as Son. Jesus’s divinity showed Jesus’ role to be the salvation of humanity and to resurrect and rise to defeat death. In the Gospel of John 1:14 “The Word became
Prayer is simply communing with God. Jesus set the perfect example for prayer when he taught his disciples what we call the Lords’ prayer. There are times in our life when we don’t know what to pray for but the word of God said that the Holy Spirit will make intercession for us. The Apostle Paul and Silas prayed and the Holy Spirit caused the ground to shake during their imprisonment. During the book of Acts we see not only the early Church praying but also the disciples.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY EXEGESIS: MARK 2:1-12 A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. LESTER KITCHENS OF THE LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS HOMI 501 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY PAUL J LIMATO 111 NORFOLK, VA SEPTEMBER 2012 Introduction How audacious is the faith of the four who dug a hole in someone else’s roof to get a sick man to Christ. Often times the manner in which they impressed Jesus with their faith, and compassion towards their friend is emphasized in sermons that are taken from this text, Mark 2:1-12. However, there is more than meets the eye in this account that happens early in the ministry of the Savior in his headquarters, the city of Capernaum. This passage has two climaxes. The second, remarkable act is the manner in which Jesus chooses to heal this man by speaking the words, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.” This paper will attempt to extrapolate as much information from this extraordinary narrative account in the ministry of Christ, and its theme of proving that Jesus, the Son of Man, has the power and authority to
The power of the counselor is ingrained in God’s Word. This material incorporates the Christian assignment in helping those in the extreme need in a manner that was similar to Jesus. In addition, Jesus is established as a model character in helping counselors. Most counselors’ deeds are a go-between in a spiritual form where greater powers try to find ways to put an end to the work of God. This is known in a culture where more or less regularly informed about counselors who have over step guidelines with counselees in sexual and personnel relationships.
Romans 1:20 says “that the creation has been seen and understood because of God’s invisible qualities, divine nature and His eternal power so that men may not have an excuse.” It, therefore, follows that God is seen through His creation. He has made everything showing mercy to those who spit on His face that He is the same God that created everything by the power of His word. People who have seen His glory through His creation have no excuse before Him for they have seen and experienced yet rejected Him (Frank, 2013). Our Human Identity According to Paul, Christians should find their human identity in knowing Jesus and their true nature. Genesis 1:27 says “that we are made in God’s image” and according to Romans 7:25, “are joined to the father in spiritual union through Jesus Christ.”In Him, we find who we are because of the fellowship we have with Him.
Being the diehard Christian that he was, brought spirit lifting tales to isolated Native Americans. Giving a clear understanding for his religion to every place he went. As long as he was traveling, his belief would spread. One way it spread to people was through stories and the biggest story that spread was Uncles Tom’s Cabin. In a chain of reaction Columbus brought Christian culture, as time passed the thought of Christianity spread to the story of Uncle Tom and that brought people hope.
Wright goes deeper and explains why Matthew included the first seventeen verses, why they are so important to understanding Jesus in light of Biblical history, and to help understand God’s plan of salvation not only for Israel, but for all of humanity. He uses the rest of the first few chapters of Matthew to show that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures, the Son of God, an obedient servant of God, and what Jesus’ mission is. The beginning of the book
Discipleship is simple to explain in terms of the uncomplicated invitation Jesus gave to those who encountered him, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).” The complexity emerges when a person is confronted with the implications or meaning of a lifelong commitment to following Jesus. There is a lot to look at when you consider all that it could entail to be “a complete and competent follower of Christ.” Becoming a disciple is a decision not to be taken lightly. Jesus told those considering the decision to
Servant Leadership Paper PSC-420 January 28, 2011 Servant Leadership Paper In today’s world you see that servant leadership is associated with the Bible and Jesus Christ. If you look at the Bible you can find versus that are linked to servant leadership and how Jesus Christ applied principles of servant leadership into his teachings and life. The characteristics of servant leadership as seen by Robert Greenleaf are “listening, empathy healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people and building the community (John Wiley & Sons, 2003)”. I agree that servant leadership is compatible with most religions and philosophies that are out there. Most religious leaders out there serve the people and community first.
Summer Bible Study – 4 lessons Read the Book of Colossians, Chapter 1. In this study we will see the supremacy of Jesus Christ, the greatness of His reconciliation between mankind and God Almighty, and the great example of the Apostle Paul in his sacrificial service for the Lord. Blog Quiz 1. According to the first three verses of Colossians Chapter 1, answer the following questions: * Who wrote the book? * Who was with the author?