Jesus Walks

path of belief? What in particular is there about God that makes us want to follow Him, to have faith in Him? Through the four Gospels we learn of Jesus’ works among man, as a man and savior. We see his teachings and good works and learn more of God through Jesus, his son. This paper will explore God and His relationship with humanity through his son Jesus. God God exists in three coequal and coeternal elements- God the Father,…

Jesus came announcing that the kingdom of God was at hand (Matthew 3:2) and then preceded to demonstrate what God’s true kingdom on earth would look like. However, as Robert Stein points out, “Jesus never defined exactly what he meant by the kingdom of God/heaven” in his teachings (Stein 61). Instead, Jesus told John’s disciples “the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor” (Luke 7:22). In doing…

of understanding, or a state of judgment if we are not careful. We see Jesus expressing empathy throughout his ministry. However, Jesus had the ability to enter into someone’s thoughts without the other person knowing it. The Bible has instances where people are thinking something and Jesus calls them on it. He was also able to piece together the context of a person’s life without the other person sharing a detail. What Jesus was able to accomplish outside of conversation…

Simon Peter, the impulsive yet sensible disciple of God. Outspoken and ardent, one of Jesus’ closest friends, and above all one of the first “pillar’s” of the church. Though he had his flaws, because of God’s amazing abilities, Simon Peter ended up molding into a leader and someone the Christians could depend on. God set Peter’s life in place; through this Peter became more than just generic fisherman, but he became a foundation of the ever growing church. Peter was born just Simon, son of…

The biggest mistake we make about Jesus is making him too small. In essence, we underestimate the fullness of what his entrance into our world meant. He was light breaking into the dark world to set the captives free (Luke 1:78-79), but more than that he was the great restorer of the brokenness that began in the Garden when our first parents—Adam and Eve sinned (Romans 5:15-17). Jesus came to reconcile humanity with their creator God. Often our limiting of Jesus comes from our upbringing—much…

His book Jesus Christ for Today’s World is a comprised of several of his lectures that he spoke all throughout Germany. Moltmann has three unique ways of speaking about each point. First, he says and explains what biblical writings have to say. He then speaks about the theological judgment by asking and answering questions. Lastly, he enquires guidelines for action. These ways allow him to fully bring his sub-points across to give a bigger picture of his main point, which is, who is Jesus for us…

Who is John? What was his purpose on earth? How did he come to know Jesus? John is known as John the Baptist and is related to Jesus through Jesus and his mother. John was born on earth for a purpose and his purpose was to help bring those people who does not know about God, come to know him. Not only that, but also John was to help prepare the people and be ready for God when he return to earth. John and Jesus both were born on earth for a reason and had a mission to do on earth to help spread…

When Judas felt sorrow after having betrayed Jesus, he went and hanged himself. This sorrow came from Satan’s accusation and it drove Judas to kill himself. Accusation leads to death. Peter’s sorrow was every bit as painful as what Judas experienced, but it was from conviction and it eventually led him to repent. Jesus restored Peter by letting him affirm his love for the Lord three times, just as he had denied Him three times. Conviction leads to repentance and life. According to the apostle…

and I still didn 't have a clue. I had just finished reading "Rise" by Trip Lee, and I loved it. So, I decided to dig into Trip Lee 's older stuff. Almost immediately, my hair stood on end- I had found my walk-out. What I realized in that moment was that I hadn 't been praying to find my walk-out song...I had unknowingly been praying for my heart. I had unknowingly been praying that God would give me peace about my focus for this spring. He did. Last year, I chose "Lazarus" because of how…

Five In-Class Writings After reading the essays and having discussions in class, my favorite essay has been David Sedaris “A Plague of Tics”. In the excerpt, Sedaris uses a humorous tone when writing because the subject of disability makes people uncomfortable. Sedaris takes the audience through a series of examples of his obsessive compulsive behavior. In A Plague of Tics Sedaris chose a humorous tone to talk about disability, it almost makes the audience believe that the illness is less…