The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it (Youngblood R., 1998, pg.
God wanted to show man that he too can sacrifice and suffer; therefore he sent Jesus down to dwell among man to show man that God can be flesh. Jesus differs from man in that, he is the word of God and was sent by God as an example of himself for man. Jesus did not have the same flaw of curiosity as man had. Jesus was able to teach and spread God’s word without doubting its context. Jesus was believed to be the Messiah that the people of Israel wanted to free them from slavery.
Our knowledge will better prepare us to accomplish our specific missions as disciples of Christ. LeGrand Richards also taught, that our knowledge is for the world. He wants his audience to “Enter to learn and go forth to serve.” Richards speech invites the listener or reader to ponder the importance of their education.
“Even his disciples, who we would hope would absorb some of Christ’s brilliance, seem to be in a perpetual fog of misunderstanding.” (Nick Cave) Knowing Jesus’s own disciples misunderstood his purpose explains why it was virtually impossible for the population in his time to understand his methods. Christians
God Inspired Learning In the prelude to An Autobiography, Wright recounted a lesson from his Uncle John on the Lloyd-Jones' farm during a walk on a light blanket of snow over sloping fields, gleaming in the early morning sun-shine. With his uncle walking hand-in-hand with the boy in a straight-line, the purpose of the walk together was to demonstrate by looking back on their footprints in the snow the importance of staying on the straight and narrow always obeying the righteousness of God's will. Breaking loose from his uncle's grip, Wright had different ideas, zigzagging back and forth across his uncle's prints in the snow collecting flowers, weeds and hay into his arms. Finally upon re-joining his uncle at the top of the hill the lesson would come − the Way of the Lord is straight, neither to the
He does on to state four examples of Jesus contending with the status quo in prayer. These four examples being: Jesus praying before making major decisions, praying when pressed beyond measure, praying in the great crises and turning points of his life, and praying before and during unusual trials and temptations. Wells makes an astounding point in saying that today, we too often accept this broken and fallen world rather than rebel against it in prayer; Just as Jesus did. We have lost sight for the righteous anger the Lord has at this world, and rather we accept it. He states, “ Without God’s wrath there would be no reason to live morally in the world and every reason not to live morally.
As well as thinking of ways to uplift one another instead of bringing each other down and picking out flaws. All of these things Jesus was able to do with a positive attitude. He loves everyone and is selfless enough to put others wants and needs before his own. In 1 Peter 3:18 it states that "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body
He dedicates his life to learning and eventually obtains the knowledge
Meanwhile they are different because the events aside from the fact that Jesus was born are all very different. Specifically the infancy narratives differ in particular ways that may cause the audience to question which infancy narrative is more correct. This essay will compare the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke and will show how the infancy narrative of Luke previews the themes of Luke’s Gospel. The infancy narrative of Matthew occurs in the first two chapters of Matthew’s Gospel.
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.
In one of the primary sources by Matthew 's transcripts titled Jesus and Paul, it states, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."
“And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not
A god teacher is someone who is selfless. When asked what qualities made Jesus a god teacher, Kathleen said, “...and he is also completely selfless.” (Schuyler). The follow up question was; how did he display this quality?
“Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?” [28] So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly
—John 8:12. “‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’” —John 15:5. Each of the gospels record when Jesus calls his disciples.
