Jesus and history

As pointed, both the contemporary teachers of the Law and Jesus were very strict about adhering to the Mosaic laws, and neither of them would tolerate disobeying, bending, or misinterpreting them. However, Jesus was more about the real purpose of the Law, which as demonstrated in his sermons throughout the Gospels, was more about becoming intimate with God and being generous and compassionate to people around oneself. In fact, Jesus condemns some of the Pharisees as being brood of vipers, in…

Philip’s description of Jesus? Peter is a natural leader who is always the center of attention. Andrew is the opposite. He is usually hiding in the background. If you have sibling, do you have similar or opposite personalities? How are you similar or different? Whom do you identify yourself more (Peter or Andrew)? Do you think the church need more people like Peter or Andrew? Why? Read John 1:46-50 What was Nathanael initial response to Philip’s introduction of Jesus? Why he had an…

with and as history will show it was this subject – Justification by Faith – more than any other which tore the church apart and ushered in the Reformation. However we are not dealing with Justification by Faith in this article. In Romans 5:6-11 on which we shall reflect, the Apostle Paul is detailing the benefits and privileges that accrue to Christians and he is showing them aspects of their past life, features of their present standing and highlighting their inheritance through Jesus Christ…

Pentateuch, and the Old Testament in its entirety, as outdated and only relevant to Christians as a history book. John Sailhamer abolishes this point of view in his book about the Pentateuch, “Finding the Meaning in the Pentateuch.” He states that the Pentateuch is about Christ; he says we need to read the Pentateuch with “spiritual eyes” to see Christ and therefore find its relevance. Even though Jesus is not technically in the Pentateuch, if one seeks him, he is within the text. Sailhamer…

Whilst a dedicated follower of Jesus, he earned the title of “doubting Thomas” on the first Easter Sunday simply because he did not believe Jesus had risen from the dead. According to John 20:24-29, Thomas had not been with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them, and was in doubt when they told him that Jesus had returned. It wasn’t until Jesus appeared to Thomas and had him touch the fatal wounds did Thomas believe His Resurrection was true. Throughout history, many artists have…

As Christians, we know that the information we have about Jesus is indeed reliable. However, can we prove that the information is reliable through presentable evidence? Of course we can, we just need to look at the provided evidence at all angles. The New Testament is one of the most historically accurate documentations every discovered. There are thousands of original manuscripts of the New Testament that date back to the early second century. The accuracy of the New Testament is about 99.9%,…

the theology of Christ with some facts of his life included. Unfortunately the history provided by these gospels could have been adapted to fit certain purposes within the faith. Matthew, Mark and Luke are believed to be more accurate than John as they share a larger amount of information as 90% of the book of Mark is included in Matthew. Furthermore, the book of John doesn’t include key events such as the exorcism Jesus performs or the presence of lepers. While, Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13…

Jesus Christ - Who Was He? Here are some different views about who Jesus Christ was. Which one(s) do you think are correct? 1. Jesus Christ was only a mythical figure Although part of the Bible story, virtually all modern scholars studying antiquity say that Jesus did exist historically. Most of them agree that Jesus was a Galilean, Jewish rabbi who preached his message orally, and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. 2. Jesus Christ was founder of a world…

Throughout history art has been used as a platform for artists to express their views, cultural concerns, and or to re-illustrate historical events in a modern scene. Samella S. Lewis used her platform, particularly in her piece entitled "The Preacher" as a medium in which she is applying the story of Jesus in a modern day context. Although the story of Jesus and his twelve disciples have been told for decades, it is often difficult for the preaching’s and teachings of Jesus to be applied in our…

ages before Christ and God’s dealings with humanity and the covenant which was made with Adam and Eve, Noah and Abraham with Moses etc., which were described by the Prophets. The New Testament has taught that God’s dealings with humanity were through Jesus Christ and it includes the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Matthew, the tax collector, is the most important Gospel of all because it contains all the elements important to the early church: the story of Jesus’s miraculous conception;…