Gospel of John

Spiritual formation can be an overwhelming process. As the Lord begins to mold us and shape us into His image, the process takes us out of our comfort zone, and pushes us to live by blind faith. It is a process that brings forth a lot of tears, frustration, pruning, and sadness. The process can be extreme, but it births true happiness, joy, servanthood, and the authentic person we were created to be. This paper will discuss reconciliation, transformation process, spiritual formation in the…

rest of the paragraph. John then states that the message readers are about to encounter is one from Jesus Himself, as stated in the part where it says, “we have heard from him and proclaim to you.” The “we” that is stated in this verse includes John and his friends, not the entire audience of the letter. They are claiming, when they say this is message heard from Jesus, to have had an experience with Jesus Himself. This part of the verse is just reiterating the fact that John experienced…

only way to salvation is through impartial faith in Jesus. In the pamphlet, it that’s that “He will save you if you trust Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior,” which is biblically supported. In the Gospel of John, Jesus affirms the reality that “no one comes to the father except through [Jesus]” (John 14:6). The pamphlet illustrates this point further beyond just the basic concept that salvation is through faith in Jesus, but also impartial faith. The “Eternal Gift” argues this through…

equal to God except for God Himself), Jesus fashioned Himself as man. In addition to the writings of Paul, the beloved disciple John wrote in his account of Jesus’ life that the Word, which is contextually God, manifested in flesh. As Paul referred to Jesus’ dual-nature in I Timothy 3:16, John also refers to Jesus’ dual-nature in his depiction of the Gospel (specifically John 1). Therefore, the Bible evidently supports the divinity and humanity of Christ alike. In Jesus, two natures are in…

take up their cross and follow Him or one cannot be His disciple (Matthew 10:38-39). Being a disciple results in obedience, but not begrudging obedience. It is a joyful, loving obedience (John 15:10). This is why transformation is essential. Herein lies the tension, the work of God is to create a new person (John 3:3), our response is to abandon ourselves to Jesus. “The distinguishing mark of Christian discipleship is transformed heart, transformed affections.” (Transformational Discipleship…

The Eucharist as a Sacrifice On the night before Jesus suffered on the cross, He shared one last meal with his disciples. It is during this meal that the sacrament of His Body and Blood was instituted. It is now commonly known as the sacrament of the Eucharist. He did this in order to preserve it throughout the ages and to entrust to the church a memorial of his sacrifice for us through death. It is a memorial in the sense that it makes present the sacrifice which Christ offered to God, on the…

As this semester began almost twelve weeks ago, I set out to make a personal change in my life. I wanted to strengthen my relationship with my Heavenly Father and ultimately, become a better disciple of Jesus Christ. I described my goals for this semester as this: “I want to learn about and improve on my believing of Christ’s Atonement and how it applies to me personally. I want to not only believe in Christ’s identity but also in His power to cleanse and to purify and to save. I also want to…

This research paper will discern this authors analysis concerning the role of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John. A review of the “disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23) notable beliefs concerning the Holy Spirit will be examined and reviewed in accordance with the literary and cultural context of the Gospel. In addition, the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament, a more extensive review of the Gospel will be investigated as well as an assortment of Bible commentaries, theology and various…

speak” (Mark 7: 37) portrays Jesus’ ability to heal people who are suffering in life, just as a priest does to those who are sick and receiving the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Jesus’ healing power that he possesses and puts to use in these gospel verses by Mark is an example of how God sent his son to help save people from the hardships that they may have been suffering from in their lives. Today, priests are there for us if we are ever in a state of extreme danger or sickness, just…

Revelation 1:1-20 introduces John, a witness of the word of God through Jesus Christ. God gave Jesus Christ a revelation of the things that must happen soon. Jesus Christ sent an angel to his servant John, where he then reveals of all he has seen. John reveals that those who listen and obey are blessed, for the time for God to come is near. This sections serves as an introduction to the mysteries that are about to be revealed through John. It also demonstrates that although John is the writer,…