Historicity of Jesus

disciple of Christ. The setting for this pericope is crucial because it gives people insight on what Jesus was doing at that time. Furthermore, the pericope opens with “large crowds were traveling with him.”(Luke 14:25, NRSV) meaning that the crowd found something in Jesus because they were traveling with him toward Jerusalem. Moreover, these ‘large crowds’ had left their homes to travel with Jesus, which is very important to know. John Nolland interpreted the opening as a, “paradoxical nature…

Introduction Something that was really important in Church history was the spreading of the word of God. Many people have dropped everything and went out and told people about who God is and how to live in a lifestyle that is devoted to God. Jesus has told us, in Matthew 28, to go out and share what we have learned from him to all the nations. There are so many people who have taken this commandment to heart and as a result have impacted Church history and also have made an impact on how…

them as they describing Jesus Christ who had stood in their very midst. 1 John 1-3. 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to…

could believe in God.” Dr. Sanders was keenly interested in this statement that Matt made, and so he challenged him and asked him: Which God don’t you believe in, Matt? To which Matt responded, “The God who damns to hell all those who never hear about Jesus.” Dr. Sanders asked Matt who exactly was saying that God did that, and Matt told him that a Christian on the campus told him that. Matt, quite animatedly stated that he could not believe that a loving God could ever send people to hell who…

he sent his own Son. Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh so that he could be a perfect savior to fully and perfectly fulfill the requirements of the law that our sinful flesh could not. Through the Spirit we gain life and peace. The passage tells us that because of this we are no longer slaves to the flesh, nor are we slaves of the spirit that we must live in fear. We are in fact God’s children. Even though our earthly bodies cause us to desire sins of the flesh, Jesus paid for our sins…

lay up for ourselves "treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." For those who have been redeemed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, we have been promised an eternal heavenly inheritance (Eph 4:4) and commanded to hope in the everlasting Source of hope(Ps 43:5). We are given a Hope that is both sure and steadfast and an anchor for the soul (Heb 6:19). This is the Hope…

I explained earlier my view of God the Father. For Jesus, I have the typically portrait image of man with long brown hair and a beard. I imagine a literal view of him in heaven as seated at the right hand of the Father as described in the Apostles’ Creed. Jesus is the human form of God. This image of God is clear to me because of his human appearance. I cannot think of any other view of Jesus except the view of him nailed to the cross. This image to me represents Christianity…

Coping with the loss of loved one is always painful and inflexible challenges in life. Death or loss is natural part of life, but we will still overcome it by shock, sadness, crying, confusion, depression and other emotions( American Psychological Association, n.d). Griefing is most important in order to overcome the feelings and emotions related to loss of loved one, dealing with Grief is an adjustment to life after loss. Everyone has unique way of coping with stress and loss. For instance,…

Application As demonstrated above, the divine nature of Jesus has been part of the equation in Christological studies since Christians began to witness. One can even say the understanding of his divine nature began while Jesus walked the earth. The first Ecumenical council included Jesus in the trinity as the Son God. The other councils in many occasions came to be as part of numerous attempts to reconcile his divine nature with his human nature, and to combat against any who questioned His…

The author of the article, Reasons to Question the Reliability of Scripture, wrote on the basis of trying to disprove or question the reliability of the New Testament by providing multiple arguments against the idea that the oral history of Luke and the other NT authors could be accurate. While I have an answer for all, I’m going to focus on a few that I believe are the most important to help clear up a basis for historical evidence before ever going into faith or Christianity as a theology. The…