Jesus

The bible says that Jesus was led into the wilderness by the spirit (Matthew 4:1). This scripture states that Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted. One of the things Jesus was tempted with during his time in the wilderness was to throw himself down from a pinnacle (Luke 4:9). Satan was tempting Jesus to jump and let the angels save him. The struggles that we deal with from day to day may seem like it they are never going to change and the only way out is for us to end our life.…

The books that I chose to read for this assignment were The Year of Living Biblically by A.J Jacobs, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. I also chose to listen to “Letting Go of God” by Julia Sweeney. The two that I am choosing to focus on are The Year of Living Biblically and “Letting Go of God” because after reading and listening to them, I feel that there is a lot to compare and contrast and that I learned a lot in the differences in their two situations. I really enjoyed how both authors…

seems to have a special meaning to suit the occasion. It encourages me; it comforts me; and on this occasion, it inspired me to share a message with others. The song is, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, written by Joseph M. Scriven. The first verse of the song reads thusly: What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear And what a privilege to carry, Everything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry,…

First of all, Finny dies because of Gene’s sin. When Gene visits Leper, Leper is the first to accuse him of making Finny fall out of the tree, “… you knocked Finny out of the tree.” (145). Gene symbolizes Judas because he betrayed Finny. His betrayal resulted in Finny’s death. Also, Brinker symbolizes Pontius Pilate. Brinker holds the trial which ends in Finny falling down the stairs. Brinker is partially responsible for Finny’s death. In addition, Gene is only able to forgive himself because…

the fall man was destined for domination which is separation from god. However, God loves his people so much he gave his son as a sacrifice for our sins. Furthermore, the bible gives a storyline that leads to the coming of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, and the return of Jesus. Moses the writer of the book of genesis explains how god created the earth. He also explains how man fall out the grace of god because of disobedience. Although Eve was deceived by a serpent in the garden to eat the…

I thoroughly enjoyed reading through all seven chapters of Philip Yancey’s book “The Bible Jesus Read.” It felt as though I was sitting across form the writer just soaking in all he had to say. After reading commentaries and Bible dictionaries, this book gave a fresh perspective on the Old Testament. Yancey was not interested in the nitty gritty details of the Old Testament like date and author of books, but rather focusing on the point and the big picture. For example, in the preface of the…

For this assignment, I chose to compare the story of the birth of Jesus Christ from the gospels of Matthew and Luke. The gospels of Matthew and Luke are the only two gospels in the New Testament that tell of the birth of Christ. Each writers account of how Christ was born, how he becomes the heir to the throne of Israel down to where he was born have been argued for many years. These scriptures are found in chapter 1, gospel of Matthew, and chapter 3, gospel of Luke. These two stories tell of…

religion? Which opinion is right and which one is wrong? These are the types of questions that you, or anyone else, might ask when trying to describe your religious beliefs. “Jesus Shaves” is a short humorous story by David Sedaris, an American author and comedian. He is characterized for writing stories with a lot of humor and “Jesus Shaves” is no exception, but he also writes these type of stories with a deeper meaning behind the jokes. This story revolves around the students trying to explain…

the Spirit. However, Nicodemus mistakenly thinks Jesus is saying that he must be born a second time from the womb. This play on the word ανωθεν (anothen) is obvious in the Greek and illustrates beautifully Jesus’ mastery of the Greek language. One can see this play on words by comparing the following two translations: “Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except…

It explains that Jesus is our redeemer and his salvation embraces the earth. Therefore, Jesus is the savior of all of earth, meaning not just humans, but everything. It also talks about how Jesus’ closeness with creation is in connection with Jesus’ redemption of creation. Jesus loves us. He spent time with the people, healed them, and took care of them. There is no doubt Jesus loves us because he redeems us. This is also true about the relationship Jesus’ has with creation. Jesus spends time in…