Disciple whom Jesus loved

In the Farewell Discourse, Jesus provides various examples as to what love can be displayed to be. John 15 provides an explicit example in which Jesus provides a reference of love in relation with both vines and branches. Jesus explains to his disciples, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit” (John 15:2). By Jesus expressing this statement, he simply states that by having a relationship with God, one…

Values – Does Jesus CHALLENGE cultural values of the time? Duty (call to serve- Jesus teaches us all how to live a. overcome evil; b. heals; c. forgiveness of sins) Religion/Prayer Fate (Jesus is the Son of God; resurrection validates He’s the Son of God; Jesus has the power to do many things) • Jesus encounters opposition; Many of the Jewish leaders resented Jesus (so much so, they ultimately arrested him, tried him, and brought him to Pontius Pilate to be sentenced to death) o Jesus…

present themselves to “solve” these issues. The followers of Jesus Christ offer a distinct viewpoint on these problems. This viewpoint has provoked many authors to write poems or short stories inside this field of thought. William Blake and Mark Jarman, two Christian authors, wrote two different stories using their set of ideas developed from Christianity’s beliefs. Christians are encouraged to love in the same way that Jesus Christ loved everybody (Holman Christian Standard Bible, Eph. 5.2,…

In this passage, Jesus clearly establishes that every rule we will ever be asked to follow, indeed every law that can possibly be followed, is derived from love. Everything we do, everything we teach must stem from a love of God or a love of others. Clearly intolerance of homosexuals does not display a love for others. Even those who are opposed to homosexuality cannot deny this. However, they will say that because God hates homosexuals (this is NOT the case, as I have been tirelessly expounding…

Gospel gives a distinct and unique perspective of the life of Jesus Christ. This was written clearly and purposefully for the hearers. The Gospel is divided in to two major parts in which John unfolds the purpose for which he composed the Gospel. As clear as it is demonstrated in the fourth Gospel. In order to gain a necessary understanding of the purpose of the Gospel, there is a need to unfold and expand on the way of the messiahship of Jesus Christ. John’s unique perspective is purposeful…

Week Two Devotional By Christopher Slaughter This week’s devotional I can relate too this is how Jesus impacted me: There was a time, in my life long ago, my anger, hatred and bitterness started eating me alive from the inside out. For some time I was rejecting God and it had caught up with me. All the greed and selfishness had started caving in on me. My heart was dying, and there was no one to blame but me. I asked myself this one question? What have I done? On the outside, the façade…

“Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” (John 11:34-37) “Jesus wept”, in itself, is the shortest verse in the entirety of the Bible. It is two words, which in a sense, have never been said prior to this moment. Two words that may change the way one views Jesus, and how Jesus can relate to humankind. In itself, the verse “Jesus wept” can be…

the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the nature of God and the Trinity, the revelation and the salvation, influence the life of adherents by providing the core foundations to what they are to live their live based upon. Variants of these beliefs are expressed through differing religious perspectives such as Catholicism, Anglicism and Pentecostalism. The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ is of the belief that Jesus is both fully human and…

believe in Jesus as the Messiah and thought all these messages about him was rubbish so in his early life, he was a persecutor of the church and also a persecutor of Christians. He was involved in the stoning of the first Christian martyr, St Stephen. According to Acts 8:3, he would ravage churches, intrude into the homes of believers and put both men and women Christians into prison. It wasn’t…

OUTLINE Jesus as a Fulfilled Prophecy A. Genesis 2 the rebellion of Adam and Eve against God. B. Jesus sacrificial death was a fulfilled prophecy as stated in the Old Testament. C. Isaiah 52:13-53:12. The prophecies outlined in Isaiah of the Suffering Servant becomes a reality in the New Testament. Overview (2 pages) II New Testament Fulfillment A. The Apostle John in 10:17 shows that the Disciple John is the one whom Jesus loved and can record Jesus life…