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
Another biblical allusion that Paine successfully uses is “ ‘Show your faith by your works’ that God may bless you” (716). This allusion is also relatable for the soldiers but it also suggests that God is on the American side. This allusion is used to vitalize the soldier’s spirits and fight with God on their side. Paine
Our focus as believers, for ourselves, is to love and worship God, to uplift Him in everything we do, to glorify Him in our lives, to love those around us, to be a light in a dark world, and to share God’s love with everyone around us. It ultimately comes back to us serving God and pleasing Him (Crabb, 1977, p. 21). As Psalm 144:15 states, “Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord”. Rather than seeking happiness, one should focus their efforts on seeking God. From there, true happiness will emerge.
Throughout the Beowulf, there is a clear blending of Christian traditions and folk story type elements. These contrasting ideas serve to make Beowulf a well-rounded story. The Christian elements are easy to see in various parts. One example of a Christian element is the creation story which opens the epic. Christians believe that God created the Earth.
This is the only way he fits in with everyone else. This has an underlying significance with the story's theme and idea, that is, the narrator wants to escape to a place where he is accepted. The Short story "Going to the Moon" by Nino Ricci is about a young boy who discovers the reality of life, which once seemed like a fictional story to him. ... The story centers around the desire a the boy, to travel to the moon inspired by his first grade teacher, Miss Johnson.
I mainly find conflict with this part of the article when the author talks about Jesus as a superhero, this is because Jesus was real. “Every era creates the superheroes it needs.” He was a real person that was born in the city of Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, but his true father was God. In addition, to this Jesus’ miraculous powers were not bestowed to him from birth of his own accord, but rather he was able to do these things through the Holy Spirit. Other than this, I do agree with the main message of the article that people try to emulate the actions of superheroes, “that it's an impulse, we have this need to transcend human weakness and immortalize ourselves." We as a people try to surpass the limitations of a normal human being such as Usain Bolt’s running skill, Michael Phelps swimming talent, or CPL Craig Harrison’s marksmanship.
10 Welcome to the Story of Jesus Christ [ 10 ]. 11 Ibid [ 11 ]. 12 Jesus a Short Story [ 12 ]. 13 Murray, Andrew, Blue Letter Bible [ 13 ]. 14
Lewis, a name many people associate with Narnia, is more than just a writer. Lewis is a role model, an inspiration, and most of all, a hero. He was faced with several challenges and obstacles that could have steered him away from God, but Lewis rose above each one and touched numerous people in the process. Because of him, countless individuals have been introduced to Christianity. It wasn’t his writings alone, however, that sparked the faith in these people.
The Model of Christian Charity’s tone is more comforting and with great reason, Winthrop was trying to establish a loving comradely between the colonist. This is evident when he says that “all true Christians are of one body in Christ.” Then he compares each person to a body part and according to the sermon “The ligaments of this body are knit together by love. (Lauter 336) ” Winthrop realized that in order for the colony to succeed he had to have the colonist working as one unit especially considering the imminent dangers they were facing in the New World. He also tries to satisfy the individual by addressing the colonist concerns with wealth and social status. Winthrop assures his colonist that being rich, or poor is all part of God’s plan and everyone has a purpose in that plan.
The nature of gods is a common theme in many texts. Homer’s The Odyssey and excerpts from the Bible such as Genesis and Exodus portray the intentions and personalities of gods to their intended audience in a manner suitable to that purpose. Although these stories were crafted with different intentions, they both contain this common theme. The Bible was written to provide guidance through the unknown to believers in Christianity, while The Odyssey was created as a poetic source of entertainment for noble Greeks. Both the god of the Christians and the many gods of the Greeks have a very notable similarity in that they assist those that obey them in accomplishing their goals, but punish those who do not follow the wishes of the gods.