Exegesis to draw from: Background: Book of Luke was written to prove that Jesus Christ was the eternal God in human flesh, who came into the world as the awaited Messiah. He wrote Precisely and systematically to present an un-refutable case that Jesus of Nazareth was the one who was to come, who makes the way possible for a created, sinful being to stand in front of a Holy and righteous God by taking upon Himself the penalty for sin which only God could do! - Setting: He’s in the region of Galilee (Just east of the Mediterranean sea) travelling from city to city. :12 - 16 Early in Jesus ministry. Just starting to collect the first of His disciples.
Jesus extended compassion and love to those around
In chapter 3 of Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis talks about what it means to own Christianity. He says "If we don't truly know what the gospel is, we have to find an explanation for Christianity." Meaning that if we do not know what the gospel is or what it is teaching us, then we try to define it by our own standards, and that is where it gets messy. Medearis talks about how Christianity is more than a religion, but it is a relationship and people tend to not understand that. He explains why people are so defensive and put up their guards towards Christians, because Christians can be so judgemental.
However, his public persona, marked by a lack of humility and confrontational interactions, deviates from the teachings of love, compassion, and modesty that are central to the Christian
Freedom of poverty and individual rights ultimately what Mexican-American cultures strive to obtain in earlier times, according to Viramontes. Although this contains accuracy to an extent, today’s Hispanic American culture fight against stereotypes and hidden oppression of full individual rights. Remedification of potential and hard work is dismissed in this novel, due to Mexican-American’s job status and minimal education. This oppression often leaves Mexican-Americans to keep living in this lifestyle, obvlious to keep working and hopefully achieve grounds to move out of poverty. In the novel, Under the Feet of Jesus, Helena Maria Viramontes emphasizes the physical labor Estrella and her family go through, and how this work reshapes their
To be sure, the Puritan Jesus is incarnate: he is the God-man. Yet he’s just too far out of reach for the personal touch.” (Nichols, 2008, p. 20) During this time period, Christians saw Jesus as strict and ridged, this was the persona their culture needed Him to fulfill. The Bible does have examples of Christ not being a gushy guy, He threw tables in the temple because of sin; however, this is not the only way He is portrayed.
He was a “hugger” often pulling people in during their struggles, but he also was light on his feet. Jesus often appeared to be gliding or floating across the stage, he was rarely extremely strong and was more likely to be calm and direct. However, Jesus would punch with his voice placing emphasis on his words from his sermons, they usually were not harsh or mean, but strong and powerful. Jesus was also displayed as higher or powerful through the use of levels, when he would speak the community would usually sit and fall around him “hanging” on to every word. On the other hand, Judas was heavy, strong, powerful, dark, and direct.
And His message in this world was remarkably non-violent. But the Bible is clear that sometimes war is necessary. An example of when Jesus decides not to remain pacifist is when people were using His Father’s temple as a market. In John 2:15-16 it reads, “And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
Jesus was a loving person, one of the many times this emotion is displayed was when he said "love your neighbour as yourself"- Mark 12:31. (Explain quote) Jesus was a very compassionate person, this is shown in his day to day life, one example of this is "When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things"- Mark 6:34. This quote from the Gospel of Mark shows how Jesus was sympathetic and felt sorry for those without a leader. Jesus was also a very open minded person as well as empathetic this is shown when Jesus forgives the paralyzed Man of his sins, “When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Son, your sins are
Dr Aymer explained that “Jesus did not teach about persecution, he lived through it. He honors the poor and faces persecution for justice, in addition, He feeds desperate people, blesses the outcasts of society”. Although we are not perfect people, Jesus sets an example of what it means to be a peacemaker. His teachings are a perfect example of how we can strive to live to become more merciful. Dr Aymer stressed that facing persecution can be “As small as a handshake and a hell.
Throughout his gospel, Jesus is depicted essentially as a humanitarian and a teacher. It shows him in the light that he helped the poor, aided the sick and ill and taught in a more philosophical way. It is also important to note that Luke took a rather more mindful way to writing his gospel because he was writing to a more educated audience (particularly throughout Greece). In view of the fact that he was addressing a more knowledgeable society, there were a lot more political and cultural concerns present throughout his gospel.
Abstract The global garment industry, worth more than $400 billion dollars today, is a very lucrative industry. Garment factories in developing countries working for retailers in developed ones shows how efficiency is increased and every party can benefit through outsourcing of labour from developed countries; retailers and consumers get clothes at cheaper prices while employment is provided to areas plagued with poverty. However, it is evident that many of these garment factories are sweatshops, which are factories and businesses that violates local or international labour laws, such as providing workers with atrocious working conditions, providing minimal compensation or even employing child labour. Like it or not, many of our clothes does not come ethically and they have probably encouraged labour exploitation in one way or another.
The Mysterious Murder There once was a boy named Jesus. Jesus was handed everything he needed in life. The only thing he didn't have, was a brain that functioned right. Jesus was born with a very bad case of bipolar illness. This means that he has a very bad temper and lashes out very aggressively.
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus Christ tries to omit the witnessed accounts in raising the dead but in the Gospel of John; he exposes his true power for the masses to recognize. Turning water into wine is another example of Jesus exposing his true self in public. The last passage that 's shows Jesus knows his position in the work of God is John 8:15-17 "You judge by human standards; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is valid; for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me." The cleansing of the temple passage also shows God is his father and Jesus will do anything in his power to protect the family.
He did not say much but when he spoke it was straight to the point and powerful words. He used scripture to speak and his power was seen when he healed the possessed man without needing to touch him. The human side of him was seen by his empathy towards the death of Lazarus when he wept. Which is also why the portrayal of Jesus is realistic as this was in the bible. As for the other characters, like in the synagogue, their faith was portrayed realistically as well.
