Matthew effect

point in my Christian walk I was a pharisee. I invited people, but I discriminated towards certain people I would invite. Through maturity I realized even the least of people need God. Usually, it is the least or lower class people who follow Christ. Matthew 5:3 became a real revelation to me; the poor in spirit are blessed. During my immature days I would try to go for the leaders or popular people, this would work sometimes. On the other hand, my friend will invite anyone, it was usually not…

across the four gospels. The Gospel of Mark portrayed Jesus’ Messiahship through his suffering as a reparation for the sins of his followers. On the other hand, the Gospel of Matthew represented Jesus as the new Moses for the Israelites by drawing parallels between their life stories. After the advent of the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke presented Jesus as the teacher and the Messiah with great liking for the poor and vulnerable members…

Jesus Christ Superstar is an excellent example of the commercialization of religious cultures. Jesus Christ Superstar was released in 1970, during the “Jesus Movement” which took place in the United States from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The “Jesus Movement” was largely focused on evangelicalism and more contemporary form of worship. The creators of Jesus Christ Superstar reflected the Jesus Movement’s new ideals for christianity as well as commentate on the commercialization of religion…

The article that I have chosen is the story about Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis and King Esarhaddon of Assyria, who ruled Western Asia from 680-669 BCE. This article analyze and compare the parallel between both important figures. According to the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph was the younger son of Jacob. He had ten elder brothers who were envious of him since Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son with his second wife, Rachel. There was a plot against Joseph in which his half-brothers…

Matthew Shepard was an American college student at the university of Wyoming, he lived a decently normal life. However, since he was young he was targeted because of his lack of athleticism and his small stature. Saudi Aramco hired his father in the summer…

survive three days and nights in a fish’s belly? Was he swallowed by a fish or a mammal?” First: Although it has been argued that the Old Testament book of Jonah is a fairy tale, the Lord Himself referred to it as a sign that His teaching was true. (Matthew 12: 39-41) Fiction proves nothing. Second: Whether this was a miracle or the providential operation of God the facts remain the same. God may have performed a miracle and created a special sea creature for this occasion or He may have…

The First was in Matthew 22:32 where he said “I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” He also said he was when he was being tried by the elders and chief priests to which the Jews clearly saw…

When it comes to the Bible there are many themes that are expressed throughout it. The visibility of many themes is especially true when it comes to the Gospels, and in this case in particular the Gospel of Mark. There were many themes within this Gospel, but the one that stuck out the most was Jesus as Healer. This is seen first in Mark 1:23-26 and continues all the way to Mark 16:9. This is expressed in three main ways, when Jesus heals the ill, when he frees people of demons, and when he…

The Proclamation of the Kingdom The third Luminous Mystery, The Proclamation of the Kingdom, is found in all four Gospels but is mostly talked about in the Gospel of Matthew. An important part of The Proclamation of the Kingdom is in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:3). This is important because he is preaching to the crowd and getting them to understand that He is not of this world and He wants us to be a part of His kingdom.…

Do you think it would be awesome if your parents knew what you would look like and what personality traits you would have before you were even born? Well, in the Old Testament God gave many clues to the characteristics our Messiah would possess seven hundred years before he was born! These descriptions can be found in the book of Isaiah and are known as the Messianic prophecies. In the book of Isaiah, there is a section of prophecy-songs about our Savior. This section consists of chapters…