I shall keep asking You” (Irving 627). This parallels when the Christians awaited the return of Jesus
Chapter four of N.T. Wright discusses the difficulties of reading scripture. Interpretation is the main issue as it requires exegesis and hermeneutics that will indicate what the writer was trying to say and how it applies to us today. In this section, we are dealing with the Sermon on the Mount that deals with the coming kingdom of God. Wright states the larger truth; “God’s future is arriving in the present, in the person and work of Jesus, and you can practice, right now, the habits of life which will find their goal in that coming future (Wright, 103). The author makes a clear contrast between happiness ad blessedness (104).
10. The forgiveness of sins. 11. The resurrection of the body. 12.
Behold how great is the Love of our Savior Luci-(comes in walking clapping and laughing saying) Ah Victory is that What we are celebrating today mm from my experience most christian have no idea what this is day is really all about, but I do and I have most of them all confuse believing that it's all about easter bunny rabbits, egg hunting and candy baskets jajaja it's hilarious to me because they don't even know all the suffering Jes (she acts like she's choking) that he did how he loves them ( makes funny faces) anyway it doesn't make no difference because most of his call family are broken no peace, no joy they do not believe that they can No! they should be walking in this Victory
To me, the resurrection is so important to the Christian worldview, because it shows all of humanity that Gods doesn’t go back on his words. He keeps the promise of what he tells others. “The son of man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again” (Luke 24:7 NIV). This shows Jesus follows that he cannot die. This should resemble our faith in him and God which shell not die.
Since the birth of Christianity, followers of the religion have been instructed to follow a particular philosophy on life -- to reflect the life that Jesus Christ lead on Earth. The New Testament of the Bible is one lengthy instruction manual for Christians -- with books written by the Apostle Paul, John, and Luke. These three men based their stories off of their experience with the Lord and their literal and figurative walk with Jesus Christ. Most of the New Testament is filled with parables from their lives that end with life lessons -- or instructions for Christians to follow. Through these recounts of Paul, Luke, and John, one is able to relate and and reflect on their own life to discover how they should live their life in Christ’s image.
First, the gospel presupposes Jewish tradition. The social world described in the gospel is one in which the followers of Jesus are mainly Jewish. The narrative also assumes that at least some of the readers will also be familiar with Jewish life and thought. John identifies Jesus as the fulfillment of the law and the prophets, and expects readers to catch allusions to biblical episodes like the angels ascending and descending on Jacobs Ladder (John 1:45,
The Gospel of John proclaims Jesus to be the Son of God in multiple instances. Starting in the prologue then through his miracles which emphasize Jesus’s divine power and strengthens the idea that he is the Son of God. Another example is, “Jesus said to
Rather, it argues that the risen Christ is eternally present in all manifestations. There are many differences between John and the other Synoptic Gospels, but John actually has significant elements missing that are found
Jesus cuts to the quick. “Except a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). The Greek word is deliberately ambiguous, meaning either “from above” or “again.” Nicodemus understood the statement to mean a new birth. Jews understand that repetition of a word denotes its absolute meaning.
The signs that are given in the light of the Resurrection told by John can help understand the meaning of what Jesus did for the life of his people. “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30-31)” John conveys many signs of what Jesus came down here to do. “For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
This week’s assignment is to write a reflection paper, after reading from the textbook (“Christian Doctrine” by Shirley C. Guthrie, pages 270 – 288). As I reflect on my reading, two things really stand out to me, and further deepen my resolve about The Doctrine of the Resurrection. First, The Doctrine of the Resurrection is the core/heart of Christianity. Secondly, without it, the good news of the gospel of Jesus is powerless.
The resurrection of Jesus is a historical event that really happened, is not just a myth or a lie like some people say it is. It is so important that history is named after this, meaning it impacted the whole world and changed history forever. Jesus the Son of God did die on the cross and then resurrected from the dead. He did what no human has ever done or will do, all because of his unending love and grace for us. This has been concluded through a lot of resources like the Bible, circumstantial and historical evidence.
The herdsman rose at a leisurely pace, putting out the quickly dying coals and packing his few belongings into his knapsack. The town was fairly close and the boy found no reason to make haste. On his walk he contemplated the second question he had asked himself that night, “Is there more to life than just happiness and joy, even found in God?”. To the boy the answer was obvious, life is a very complex series of events and to say that one thing is the reason for living was absurd to the young herdsman. Even happiness found in serving the Lord is fleeting, it will not last longer than you are doing the service.
