The term “Our Father” is from the word “Abba” which carried a more intimate sense of “daddy”. It is a sense of intimacy that Jesus instructs his disciples to relate to God. The use of “our” suggests that we must pray, not only alone and for ourselves, but with and for
A Comparative Study on Christianity vs Jehovah’s Witnesses Christianity The most popular religion in the world is Christianity, which is centered on God and Jesus Christ. Christianity has about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. The Bible is the Word of God, It is God (St. John 1:1-2) . Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah that was promised in the Old Testament. They believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that God sent His only Son (Jesus) to earth to save humankind from the penalty of their sins.
The passage opens with Thomas' unbelief based upon not seeing the risen Christ himself (John 20:24-25). Jesus then appears and upon seeing Jesus he confesses the strongest declaration of Jesus' divinity recorded in the Gospels, "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28). In case anyone missed this theme the author records Jesus saying, "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed" (NIV John 20:29b). The
Jesus Christ is said to be the founder of Christianity and the miracle son of God. Jesus, the Son of God, was believed to be put on this earth by God to wash away our sins. The Bible is the sacred text of Christians that provide guidelines on moral beliefs and behaviors. Recorded many years after Jesus death, The Bible
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 3. Where could you find teaching of the Trinity? ‘There is one God.’ (Isaiah 43:10) ‘There is one called Father who is identified as being God.” (John 1: 1-3) ‘There is one called the Holy Spirit who is identified as being God.” (Acts 5: 3-4) 4. What is mean by
A STUDY ON ISAIAH 9:1-7 BY DIANIA SPORISKY A STUDY ON ISAIAH 9:1-7 The Bible comforts and reminds those of us who have come to trust in Jesus Christ not to despair as if there was no hope. We have the revelation of our Lord that not only announces His sovereign reign but also charts the course of world events. One of the most significant revelations is found in Isaiah 9. Against the background of the prophecy of war and destruction, darkness and gloom (chapter 8) Isaiah gave this prophecy about the Messiah—the glorious coming king. “Messiah” is a Hebrew term that means “anointed one,” that is, the anointed king.
In addition to this, it was believed that the kingdom of God would arrive with the messiah, and this is shown in the miracle of the centurion slave when Jesus says to the centurion “feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”. From this miracle we see that you can get to heaven as long as you have faith in God, as the centurion did. Yet again it shows that Jesus is a universal messiah, as he lets a gentile into the kingdom of God. Furthermore, scholars like Jeremais, would say that the kingdom of God has not fully arrived, it will only fully arrive after the parousia, this is known as Inaugurated Eschatology. This miracle supports this as Jesus say that you will “feast with , Isaac and Jacob” in heaven, this would be after the parousia, when the good will be rewarded and the evil punished by going to hell.
But following Jesus in his kingdom is following the way of suffering and selflessness, it is about servitude,, not to be served. For instance David Whenham and Steve Walton says in their book. Page 198. state that when the James and John contended among themselves about who should have the best seats in the Kingdom (Mark 10:35 – 37), Jesus teaches in response that true greatness is about following him in the way of suffering. Hence we now see in ch 10:42-45 the way Jesus would establish his kingdom would be by death on behalf of others. This is not the Gentile way to establish authority [by violence or force] V42.
Religion is seen as mans attempt to reach God. Christianity teaches that the Bible is God’s way of trying to reach mankind. John 17:3 says that God wants to have a personal intimate relationship with man through His Son, Jesus Christ. What is right and wrong and how should I live? Right and wrong is based upon God’s holy standard, not
However, the book of Genesis is not simply the introductory book of the Pentateuch, but rather it is the foundation of the Old Testament and ultimately the whole of Scripture (Zodhiates 2). Genesis is not limited to only the account of creation but emphasizes that the world was founded by God, that man was created in righteousness and true holiness, but that man fell by his own disobedience, and therefore was cursed by God. In addition, Genesis presents the first promise of a Redeemer, by whom the curse of death would be defeated. The rest of the Book of Genesis (Chapters 12-50) relates the narrative of the four great patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. The theme of these chapters is the sovereignty in calling out a chosen people who would serve and worship God.