Humanity, because of its fallen nature, needs the mediation of another person—a divine and human person. The only being who can mediate this journey of communion between man and God is Christ; he has been able to make the one perfect and acceptable sacrifice to God. Jesus’ obedient sacrifice of his life to God the Father was able not only to redeem humanity, but it also gives perfect glory to the Father. The priestly sacrifice of Jesus’ body and blood on the cross goes beyond the formal ritual sacrifices of the Levitical priesthood. Christ’s oblation to the Father accomplishes two specific objectives besides winning for him admission into the heavenly sanctuary.…
Jesus’ words and actions invite people to follow him, not force it upon them. Jesus also used his power to serve the needs of the hurting and the ill, not for self-gain.…
Essay Two One could argue that many, if not all, of Corinth's problems stemmed from a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the resurrection. Discuss how the Corinthians misinterpreted Paul's teachings on the resurrection and how that misunderstanding led to the various problems in that community. One of the big issues was that the people of Corinth did not understand the resurrection. The people of Corinth believed that they were already living as the exalted and they were reaping the benefits because that they already lived better than other generations. The people of Corinth began to think they were above each other and began to fight with each other and divide themselves into groups depending on who taught them about Christianity.…
Jesus shows how one can be a human made in God’s image by not failing to following his orders. God only wants what’s best for us and Jesus displays this by always placing unending faith to God. I know that sometimes it’s easy to doubt God in what he does. Sometimes the way he does things makes it difficult to understand, like the death of a loved one. I for one question the suffering God puts us through, but Jesus did not waver in his faith in God even through his…
“And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek, (talking of Jesus, in chapter 5, verses 9-10),” “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. (chapter 6 verses 19-20)” and “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.” (Hebrews 7:1-3).…
There are many characters in Hebrews ch.11 which some of the most recognizable to me is Able a man that brought gifts to God as an offering but was later murdered by his jealous brother. Noah was also known as a faithful follower whom did just as God asked by building an ark and gathering life’s creation on board. Noah stepped out on faith and obeyed God’s…
What Was True About the Hebrews? The biblical tale of Hebrews reveals many things about them, but how true is it? The evidence behind the Hebrews’ origins, power, and religion prove the Bible to be true. Biblical evidence about Canaan and archeological evidence lead to the conclusion that the Hebrews originated from outside of Canaan.…
Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter are the first three of eight general epistles found near the end of the New Testament. All three letters were written by different authors: Hebrews probably by the apostle Paul, James by James the eldest brother of Jesus, and 1 Peter by the apostle Peter. These three letters also had different recipients. It is assumed that Hebrews was written to primarily Jewish Christians who had been scattered across the known world and likewise with the book of James, but 1 Peter appears to be written to both Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. Despite having different authors and different readers, all three letters have a similar purpose and theme: they were writing to encourage Christians who were…
Because of his devout gratefulness, the Samaritan not only expressed his thanks by prostrating before Jesus,…
The Old Testament is filled with the history of ancient Israel. It relates to us stories and facts of what the people of Israel endured, as well as what their way of life was like. In Genesis we find out the lifestyles of many people. For example, we read about Abraham and Sarahs hospitality, the Sodomites and Gomorites, who did not please God, as well as how to people acted in the times of Noah. The book of Exodus is filled with the history of Israel when they were slaves in Egypt, and led to freedom by Moses.…
However the primacy of faith plays a key role on healing; the integral connection between faith and healing is observed in the different miracles performed by Jesus Christ contained in the Gospels, such as: physical illnesses and defects, social sins, lepers and marginalized. In all cases, Jesus realizes the healing through prayer and requires the response in faith of the person (s) in need for healing; faith in Jesus as Messiah and faith in God. The Apostle James in his letter explained very clear by stating: “. . . and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."…
I believe that the Hebrew Exodus happened the way the Bible told it. There is archeological evidence and especially textual evidence. The people and archeologist who say there was no Exodus weren’t basing their claims on evidence, but the fact that they didn’t find much. Finding and digging up artifacts from that time period is a very hard task. So just because they haven’t found any doesn’t mean it’s not out there.…
“Jesus is Himself a sign of God’s intervention in grace” (Darby, 91). In addition, Jesus is a sign of God in His Person as the Son of man come down upon the…
I chose to write about Matthew and John because they are the first and last of the Gospels. I am also the most interested in these two books since one is a synoptic Gospel and the other is not. Matthew and John are both Gospels. However, Matthew is a synoptic gospel and John is not. John is different than all the other Gospels and is not considered a synoptic Gospel because it does not contain the birth of Jesus.…
The Biblical Metanarrative A metanarrative is a story about stories of historical meaning, experience, or knowledge, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a master idea. Though people may categorize the metanarrative of the Bible differently, there are four major parts that stand out as someone reads through the Bible. There will be some repetition of concepts as each one is discussed because each part is so closely related. The first concept will build the foundation for which the following three are built.…