Jesus Seminar

When reading Luther’s lectures on the Psalms, it is apparent that in many ways Luther connects himself to tradition through the way in which he reads and interprets scripture. Luther does this mainly through his Christological reading of the Psalms, which he maintains throughout, as well as his appropriation of the four-fold sense of the text. When one surveys the Patristic Church Fathers up to the Middle ages one readily observes an exegetical process that extrapolated multiple layers of…

“The Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29 KJV), He has arrived and many accounts of His deeds are found in the testimonies of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Jesus, born of a virgin, descendent of Abraham and David (Matthew chapter1), is the seed of Eve in Genesis, the Passover Lamb in Exodus, Emanuel of Isaiah, the redeemer of mankind. He was sent by God, His Father to be the sacrifice to atone for the sin of…

friend Aelia, concerned for the wellbeing of your soul. I am writing this letter to with my concerns about your beliefs in monotheism and how I think you can better your faith, happiness, and life after reading this letter about my Christian faith in Jesus Christ. There are two Christian thinkers that write about their early Christian faith which I based my faith off of. Those two scholars would be Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, and Justin Martyr. After reading their writings I have converted…

As I have matured in my spiritual walk with Christ, it has become increasingly apparent to me that it is vital for one to put one’s life in the hands of the Savior. Not doing so will lead one to look back at the end of one’s life and realize that all of its selfish passions were, as Solomon expresses in Ecclesiastes, complete vanity. What I do for the Lord and my carrying out of the Great Commission is the only worthwhile aspect of my life. The key to having this attitude lies in where my…

• Please provide us with an expression of your Christian faith. Describe your initial encounter with Jesus Christ; Relate how and when you became a Christian, What is your understanding of the basis of your salvation; What does Jesus Christ mean to you in your daily life. Required o As a child, I grew up attending the same church and went to the same private school from K-12th grade. I was raised in God fearing and loving family. I also believed in God, and can truly say I was a “believer”.…

It was interesting that they both had such different goals, Judas’ being to betray Jesus and Peter’s to never betray Him, and yet they both ended up transgressing. However, the way they reacted to their betrayals of Christ tells a lot about their character. Judas, after betraying Jesus, returned to the chief priests and begged, “…I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to…

Islam is evil and anti- Christ movement which teaches it’s followers to kill the non-Muslims (Cornell 44). A study of Islam religion and the way of life of the Muslims prove that this is a religion of peace, it is a decent religion, Islam does accept Jesus Christ, Islam tolerates other religions and jihad…

became who he is today, he was actually an angel. His name was Lucifer and he was the perfect angel. He was above everyone in Heaven. He radiated light and glory and he was covered in gold and shimmering jewels (History of Satan). One day God and Jesus had a private meeting and Lucifer was not included. He became jealous of envious of God power and wanted the same thing. Lucifer refused to repent and return back to God. He was thrown out of Heaven along with the other angels that were on his…

ask author Robert Barron, he would start speaking of Catholic doctrine. If you were to ask author Andrew Greeley, he would start speaking of culture, story and community. Lastly, if you were to ask Dorothy Day, she would start speaking of following Jesus and helping the poor. What it means to be Catholic is a mixture of all three of these individuals, Catholic doctrine, stories and community, and helping the poor as it relates to my life as a Catholic. In Robert Barron’s novel, Catholicism A…

Painted around the year 1470, by an Alsatian artist, this image is unlike no others. Coming from the Northern Renaissance era, the image brings together an idea that has never before been portrayed, which is that of the pre and post crucifixion Christ. The pre crucifixion Christ or also known as the Pensive Christ, seeks to depict the moments of grief, sorrow, desertion, and betray in reference to humankind, whereas the depiction of a post crucifixion Christ reflects on the idea of Christ as…