Jesus Walks

Within the New Testament, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John work together to give accounts of the life of Jesus; Mark, though, uniquely focuses on Jesus as God. Each of these gospels give an insight into the life of Christ from their perspective. Each of the authors was moved by the Holy Spirit to write their thoughts down onto paper. Each one of these authors had the, “primary purpose…to present the gospel message and call people to faith” (Elwell & Yarbrough, 2013, p. 57). They…

righteous by faith in Jesus Christ whether they are Jew or Gentile (Strong, 7-9). Ephesians 2:8 states, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” How can a Christian have a balanced view of faith? First, they need to know exactly what faith means. The Greek word for faith is pistis and means the conviction of the truth of anything, belief, or in the New Testament it specifically is referring to a religious belief that Jesus Christ is…

Salvation Twentieth century poet/writer Langston Hughes shares the account of a boy who deceives others in church about his having been saved by Jesus. All children are meant to rise upon their seeing of The Lord, but the boy who does not truly witness the event, rises as a way to escape the pressure. This account, entitled “Salvation,” comes from Hughes’s autobiography The Big Sea, signifying the boy to be a young Langston Hughes. The story denies condemnation of Langston for his deceit by…

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…

Judas Iscariot is the disciple who betrayed Jesus. He was a son to Simon Iscariot of Kerioth town. He was fond of stealing coins that had been collected from the community. The fact that Judas was one of the disciples proves that Jesus loves and treasures everybody. Jesus can allow people from all walks of life to become his disciples. Despite being a thief, Jesus allowed Judas to be the treasurer of the disciples. Jesus knew that Judas had an evil personality. Money had a great toll on Judas,…

If a Christian cannot walk away from salvation, how does this not eliminate an individuals right of free will? Free will exists for a purpose. For us to "choose who we will serve", if you will. If we say that a Christian cannot decide to leave salvation, then the negation of free will must come with it. That, in turn, could negate the love of God. Could it not be said, then, that, "The inability to walk away from salvation indicates a less loving God than does…

clear manifestation of who God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit is. For the bible tells me that there is important work to be done in the Kingdom and only a few are able to do it. My first step was to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Then I had to become filled with the Holy Spirit and baptized in the Fire of God. The feeling I had was indescribable and untamable. Everything began to change in my life drastically. I no longer thought the same way. My walk and my talk changed. I even…

are many lessons and wise words of Jesus spoken. I believe Jesus is asking his followers to love each other and nothing more than to show compassion and care for each individual that you cross paths with. It portrays that through whatever you do in life to always look to the Lord for answers. No matter the rough or great times you have throughout life there is always an answer and there will always be an upside to any situation. Jesus wants every human that walks the earth to make a positive…

and that is something this essay is going to explore. I will look at what the prevailing Jewish expectations and traditions were, as well as what Jesus says about the Kingdom of God throughout the bible. Finally, I will look at how Jesus and the Jewish expectations do and do not line up with each other. This essay will show how even though the Jews and Jesus both talked about the coming of the Kingdom of God, and their expectations were the same, it was their perception on what the definition…

The human knowledge of Jesus, thinking that he had to learn to walk and talk just like you and me. To think the word made flesh had to be potty trained just seems weird but understandable if God has come to experience the human condition. What jumped out at me in this chapter was the reference to Jesus living by sight not by faith and that it was held as Catholic theological tradition by Aquinas and others. “In his human mind Jesus enjoyed the beatific vision and hence lived by sight, not by…