Messiah

Jesus’ response. This paper, through careful analysis of the greek text and critical use of primary and secondary sources, draws out an exegesis of three essential themes found within the passage. Firstly, Peter’s confession of faith that Jesus is Messiah as being a fundamental basis for the building of a new community. Secondly, the highly debated wordplay between Πέτρος and πέτρα, and the definition of Peter’s new role. Finally, the meaning of ‘binding and loosing’, and what that means for the…

receive justification through faith. This research paper focuses on how Paul presented God’s covenant through Abraham’s submissive trust and enduring obedience, to help both the Jew and the Gentiles interpret how righteousness was available through the Messiah. Perhaps the best Old Testament illustration Paul writes on how to obtain righteousness is the Abrahamic covenant. In Romans 4:13, Paul interprets Abraham’s relationship with God as the foundation for understanding “justification by…

The Christ of Israel was historically always a kingly figure who would essentially right all of the wrongs done to them as a people. These expectations of a messiah were born primarily following Babylon’s siege and conquering of Jerusalem. The hoped-for messiah was really a figure of a return to the Davidic dynasty. Therefore, the messiah was supposed to be a person cut from the same cloth as David, in other words, a “son of David”. This is the primary reason why there is to this day confusion…

December 21, 2012 was said to be the end of our days because the Mayan calendar ended on that day. But we are now in February of 2016, three years after that date. So what happened? Why are we still here if the end of the world was supposed to happen a little over three years ago? There is no right answer to these questions, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and most people will base their decision on the religion that they are practicing. Jews believed that we have been living in the…

Messiah is defined as a leader or savior of a particular group. Many religions, despite their differences in beliefs, share the common concept of the coming of a saviour. Many monotheistic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. as well as polytheistic religions, such as Hinduism share this messianic belief. Each religion has a different view on their messiah, some believe that the Messiah will be forgiving, loving and gentle, while others believe that the Messiah will deliver the…

Today’s scripture starts with Jesus who wanted to be alone. In the “Message” translation, verse 24 translated as, “He entered a house there, where he didn’t think he would be found.” For me, it was kind of interesting that Jesus did not wanted to be found? I guess, as a human being, Jesus might needed some rest. Anyways Jesus was not in the area of Tyre to do some wonderful minstries as we had seen. But some woman who had heard about Christ, immediately came and fell at Christ’s feet, as soon as…

Dave Early and Rod Dempsey define the three stages of discipleship as declaration, development and deployment. The first stage, declaration is “to arrive at a place of committed belief.” These represent the new believers and as infants need to be fed the milk of Christianity so they do not abandon the faith. The second stage, development is “focusing on the importance of immersion, abandonment, and apprenticeship into ministry.” This stage requires the believer to acquire much knowledge.…

Lincoln uses a large amount of figurative language, employing imagery, metaphors, and personification, to reinforce his points. When Lincoln says, “... and the war came” (line 27), he personifies the war by saying it is approaching the Union and the Confederacy. In line 46, Lincoln uses a metaphor when he says, “It may seem strange that any men should dare ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces,” comparing earning a living to getting paid to kill…

Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow is one of the first characters in the transition to Old English in literature, and over the years many scholars and professors have tried to interpret this mythical figure’s purpose. When the epic poem of Beowulf was written it was in a time in which the island of Great Britain was divided and had no identity. The island had been conquered multiple times by different armies ranging from the Romans to the Scandinavians. The culture had many Pagan and Christian roots as…

said when He stated, I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Believing that Jesus is the Son of the living God and the Messiah (Matthew 16:18) means believing, trusting and doing His every Word. Jesus is not the Messiah without being the Son of God and Jesus…