Matthew Shepard

OUTLINE Jesus as a Fulfilled Prophecy A. Genesis 2 the rebellion of Adam and Eve against God. B. Jesus sacrificial death was a fulfilled prophecy as stated in the Old Testament. C. Isaiah 52:13-53:12. The prophecies outlined in Isaiah of the Suffering Servant becomes a reality in the New Testament. Overview (2 pages) II New Testament Fulfillment A. The Apostle John in 10:17 shows that the Disciple John is the one whom Jesus loved and can record Jesus life…

Christian back then and even now. The way Christians live and the way they represent God has not changed and it shows that if you live the way God wants you to and bless people in your ways you will be blessed and greater rewards are waiting for you. Matthew 5:1-12 states, When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came to him, and he began to teach them, saying: “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.…

Peter was mentioned over and over again in the life with Jesus and the beginning of the New Testament Church. It all started with Peter working as a fisherman and ran the business with the men and women of the Family. His life was not talked about in detail about before Jesus met him, but I would have to say that he was probably a normal hardworking man. Then Jesus called the leader out of him and his life changed forever for the better. Jesus was building His disciples and Peter was the more…

The Gospel of Mark represents Jesus in a prophetic way. In the Gospels of Mark, Jesus is known as the Son of Man, and he is seen helping and healing many of his followers. In one example Jesus is seen healing a woman with a hemorrhage. The woman visited many doctors, and not one of them was able to help her. Her illness was getting worse and worse each day. Word spread around about Jesus, and she wished for his help. Once she saw him she went up to him and placed her hands on his back.…

beginning with God" (John 1:1-2). John begins his Gospel with Jesus in a way none of the synoptic gospels had. His version of Jesus began at the same time as God, compared to the others’ beginning after God. It varies from the other three gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke (also known as the synoptic gospels), by focusing more on spiritual themes rather than historical events. One of John’s disciples was the author of this Gospel, one of the twelve disciples that followed Jesus Christ during…

line from a prophet, describing how a messianic figure fulfills said prophecy. These are important when studying the New Testament for understanding how the Hebrew Bible was being used to certify Jesus as a legitimate masiah. The Gospel according to Matthew and Mark use these citations often, “… The words the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true. He had…

This paper will explore the biblical and traditional Catholic understanding of the Gospel of Matthew according to 6:24-34. To accomplish this task, this essay will examine this Matthean passage from seven different perspectives. First, who was the audience for whom this pericope was written? Second, what was the historical and cultural context in which this passage composed? Third, what can be gleaned by looking at this text from the perspective of a few different translations? Fourth, what is…

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…

Gospel of Matthew is written for Jews who were under the oppression of the Romans. In this Gospel, Matthew introduced them the Jewish to the king of the Jews, Jesus. He made an argument that Jesus is the Messiah, son of God. Follow the argument is a series of prove base on real events that happened to Jesus. First, when Matthew said: “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: … and Marry was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah” (Matthew 1:…

Within your lifetime you have probably heard the name Jesus Christ come up at least once, whether that was in a swear or someone was making a biblical reference, But if you still know little to nothing about him then this is the place for you. Jesus was and is still a religious leader, he plays an important role in the christian religion and based of the religion he was the one that paid the debt for all of our sins. The bible isn't a bibliography but more a book of principles told by stories…