Jesus Seminar

Baptism Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”-Acts 2:38. Baptisms date back to biblical times and were most significantly preformed in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. John preformed baptisms on many, including Jesus Christ himself. Baptisms are very intricate and holy ceremonies that are more than being submerged into water. A baptism is a religious…

youngest of Jesus’ apostles. The gospel of John was written around 80- 90A.D in the city of Ephesus. Ephesus by that time was the center of commerce and culture. The majority of John’s audience was no longer Jewish converts but rather people who lived in a world dominated by culture and thoughts of Greece and Rome. Apostle John sought to appeal to their reasoning power to for them to reflect on who Jesus claimed to be. The main purpose to why John wrote the gospel is that “you may believe that…

I believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe that God is one divine nature with three divine persons. I believe that God created everything that surrounds us today and is the infinite starting force behind our universe. All of these statements have been made more true to me as this course comes to an end. I have always known God is real but, now I have the information form this course to know for sure. God exists and through learning many things in this course has change my…

prayer. She had a seemingly perfect response to an imperfect n. Mother Theresa believed, "Holiness is not the luxury of the few." I love these holy men and women because they were imperfect. St. Ignatious of Loyola had a bad temper, St. Peter denied Jesus, and Thomas Merton struggled with pride. Knowing these saints struggled with aspects of humanity, we should ask them for their intercession when we need…

Many today claim that Jesus was just a good teacher and that he himself never claimed to be divine. In Islam, it is believed that the Christians corrupted his teachings to say that he was the Son of God. However, through this apologetics course, it has been shown verifiably that the New Testament is reliable and uncorrupted. This means that what Jesus says in the New Testament is most likely the most accurate version of what he taught. According to the Biblical account, Jesus Christ claimed a…

We look beyond the stigmatisms and differences and see that we are all the same, “shaped in iniquity and born in sin. (Psalms 51:2)” Just like us, they need the living water. They need to be introduced to Jesus. It is not time to sit back and relax in contentment that we know Jesus. Rather, there is an urgency to sacrifice ourselves and diligently use what the Lord has given us to “gather fruit unto eternal life. (John 4:36)” “Now it the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation”…

In the story, Adam’s Peace by Henri Nouwen found in the book Shadow & Light by Darryl Tipens, Jeanne Murray Walker and Stephen Weathers. Nouwen found his peace by serving and taking care of Adam. “Adam is the weakest person in our family. He is 25-year-old man who cannot speak, cannot dress or undress himself, cannot walk alone, cannot eat with much help” (Nouwen, 2013, p. 120). Nouwen was able to use his what he learned from caring for Adam to bring a greater peace to his life. He did this be…

How My Faith Defines Who I Am Faith: having a strong belief in a religion, or an even stronger belief in a God. I personally believe in God the Father, and that he created each and every one of us in his own image. I believe that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sin and brought us new life through his death and resurrection. In my faith I stand as a Catholic, which means I believe in only one God. However, God is three persons, also known as the Holy Trinity, meaning there is the…

just thought that Jesus was a nice story and didn 't know if she believed He is real. I so love Jesus, He is so faithful! I was able to tell her that He knew her doubts and fears and gave her a prophetic word from the Lord. Love so overwhelmed her that she began to weep and from that day has continued to seek out her Savior. Another time I was attempting to teach a business English course but the guys just wanted to talk about Jesus. I overheard one of the men repeating "Jesus Christ" so…

A fair reading of Thornton provides a clear picture of an unconquered king, voluntarily accepting the message of salvation through Jesus Christ and submitting to the will of God in baptism. Thornton affirms, “Since Kongo converted to Christianity of its own free will, the shape and structure of the Church and its doctrines were determined as much by Kongo as by Europeans.” (pg. 148). This voluntary conversion occurred when the king and his ruling nobles were baptized in 1491. Thornton asserts…