John the Baptist

Thesis Statement Who was John the Baptist and were his teachings about the nearness of God’s final Judgement? Introduction This Biographical study of John the Baptist will closely look at the life of John the Baptist, his teachings, birth and childhood, ministry, and death. John the Baptist as a preacher and his teachings of the nearness of God's final Judgment. He advised people to turn from their wicked ways and baptized them in the name of the Lord. John was the first to recognized Jesus…

to maintain His divine deity over all people. Jesus is the way for the salvation of all mankind. Luke continues to reveal Jesus’ compassion and humanity as He prays. For example, Luke 9:28 that “About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up to the mountain to pray.” Jesus understands the importance of praying with others and humbling Himself to teach others the value of fellowship in praying together. As much as Jesus upholds the worth of community…

two masters…” (Matthew 6:24), making this term of endearment a personal one as it relates to Jesus and a single person. Another instance relayed Jesus referring to Himself as an entryway, “’I am the door. If anyone enters by me he will be saved…’” (John 10:9, NKJV), implying that when an individual decides to be in relation with Him they can find eternal life, but only through…

The Broader Context: The Gospel of Luke In order to best understand how to properly interpret Luke 16:1-13, it is best to first read the passage in light of its surrounding context—the entire book of Luke. In his introduction, Luke clearly states his purpose in writing this gospel: “so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught,” (Luke 1:4). This is Luke 's purpose statement, but what is the truth the Luke is trying to demonstrate? The main theme Luke wants to convey…

determinism in which all actions can be traced to a cause and effect, where all causes are the effects of previous causes. To put it simply, lives are predetermined by the circumstances around them in both the past and at present. However, the character John presents a different narrative.…

Yo Mama’s Last Supper by Cox portrays a naked black woman in the middle, surrounded by twelve men sitting around the table, six men on each side. She is not wearing any sort of garments except for a simple white cloth around her arms that are spread out. This art piece consists of five photographs each with three-men group; thus, the seeming division based upon similar actions is created. The man immediate right to the woman is the only man with paler skin color. On the table, there are a feast…

a kid a met at camp and he became my best friend, and we picked the last seat in the back. I sat in the aisle, my favorite seat on a bus, right next to the group of kids we hated. John, the leader of the group, sat in the aisle across from me. His friend jared, the dumbest one, but the most athletic one, sat next to John. Then last but not least Matthew, the kid who is nice by himself, but acts differently when he is in the group, sat in front of them with a kid named Paul. Now is when the real…

The book of Mark gives a similar however different view of Jesus as a person than the book of Matthew. This book does not talk about the childhood of Jesus. It talks about his life as a leader up to his crucifixion and resurrection. The book talks about different ways Jesus was perceived. He was perceived as a great leader as well as a teacher and leader by his disciples. Later in the book it talks about how they felt about him being the leader. They did not really question his leadership…

When crowds are large, it gets loud and harder to hear, but when Jesus is the speaker, people become silent and it’s effortless to hear, even still they do not listen to the wisdom of God. “Though hearing they do not hear or understand.” Matthew and mark are parables that are common with each other in the Gospels. They talk about Jesus in a large crowds and how people will not listen to Jesus even with silence. God put these parables out for us, so that we could understand his spiritual lessons…

If we were to apply Osmer’s “theo-drama” theory, I believe the first and second offices of apostle and prophet (as teacher) would resemble a mini-series, because the course of actions leading up to these particular offices are especially long. For example, the process of the apostle and in-house prophet includes spirit led practices such as; the study of the written word accompanied by prayer, baptism into the ministry of teaching (theophany and witness), leadership testing (dry seasons),…