Gospel of Mark

To Forgive or Not Forgive, That is the Question Throughout the New Testament of the Bible, Christians are constantly reminded of the importance of forgiveness. Mathew 6:15 states: “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (KJV). In other words, a person cannot expect to be forgiven by God if that person does not forgive others. When it comes to forgiving those that I love, I do not have a difficult time forgiving them, and this is probably…

John Winthrop and Jonathan Edwards were some of the earlier American writers and they had some little characters in common in terms of their ways of writing. They were backers of the same principles adopted by Christianity but they had many differences in the ways they adopted different styles of writing. The differences in the styles of writing can be explained by the situations faced by each one of them in terms of time in which each wrote the essays. Edwards had a feeling that the new world…

Much of the New Testament is filled with Narratives; narratives of the life of Jesus along with many practical teachings that can be applied to daily life. John 3:1-15 includes a discussion between Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews, and Jesus. This story alone is very practical because Nicodemus is shown coming up to Jesus with many questions that he wants answers to. On the other hand, the book of Ezekiel 37, to which I will be comparing with John 3, is a book of the major prophets. Prophecy is…

In the Gospel of Luke, there is one story that tends to draw my attention. This story is commonly known as “A Sinful Woman is Forgiven”. In this gospel, Jesus is invited to eat at the house of a Pharisee. When he arrives, he is greeted with a woman who is infamous for being a sinner. She begins to weep over Jesus’ feet and washes them with her tears. Afterwards, she dries his feet with her hair. She then continues to kiss his feet and anoint them with ointment. As this is going on, the pharisee…

1/9 Matthew 1-12 Matthew 3:4-17 teaches the ministry of Jesus by describing Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. John the Baptist is described as a grizzly, wild-like man who is baptizing many people, even the Pharisees and Sadducees who are more conservative in their Jewish beliefs. Jesus wishes to be baptized by John because of his holiness, going against the traditional Jewish orders. Upon being baptized, God the Father and God the Holy Spirit both appear as the trinity in the same scene.…

The point of the gospels is to learn about Jesus Christ and his word of God that he delivers to people in hopes they will learn to become faithful, decent followers of God. Specifically, “Luke’s narrative of the story of Jesus can be summarized as the human life and message of the Son of God. In view of the disciples’ association with Jesus, it can also be seen as the human life and message of those who share in his divine sonship” (LaVerdiere 62). Luke’s Gospel was conceived in a time after…

On Sunday, 12/11/16, Bethel Community Church meditated the book of Luke. This week the sermon was about the Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman from Luke 36-48 Pastor Anderson explained how this event took place in a unique situation. " This took place In the house of a Pharisee. They hated Jesus, but this one, Simon, invites him over." Anderson continued, "The Sinful woman was in the neighborhood. She heard Jesus was there and went with the jar kissing and wetting his feet. She must have…

Apostle John is one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who was later chosen to become an Apostle. John lived in Galilee in the small city called Capernaum, Zebedee was his father, Salome who is believed to be the sister of Mary was his mother and James was his brother. John and James with their father Zebedee together with Andrew and Peter were both partners as fishermen at the sea of Galilee. The map is located in Northern Palestine. The culture in Galilee had a tradition of political…

The command to “get behind” can be interpreted in three different ways. First, Jesus could be using it figuratively to tell Peter to “resume [his] proper role as a disciple” (Hare 194). Although Jesus just gave Peter authority in verse eighteen, Peter is still a disciple. He has much to learn still and should not try to instruct Jesus (Hare 194). By getting behind Jesus, Peter returns to a position of obedience and submission to the master (Stoutenburg 175). Second, He may be simply telling…

Jesus was an epiphany. As He performed many miracles, He Amazed both His followers and His adversaries. He had no respect for persons while reaching for the poor, weak, and disabled. Forgiving sins, calming storms, and healing diseases; Jesus performed as only God could. Ultimately, Jesus was God, with us and, eventually, in us. He was the fulfillment of the law as the law pointed to a better way. The law could not redeem but Jesus did (Module #3 Lecture Video). The accelerating revelation…