Miracles of Jesus

Jesus Christ – A Man Like No Other Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most well-known figures of history. He lived more than two thousand years ago and yet he has more than a billion followers world-wide (Web 2018). The details surrounding his birth, life, death and resurrection are unique and many details are foretold in Old Testament, the Christian sacred scriptures. The claims that Jesus made about himself infuriated the religious establishment of his day and they had him crucified. Every…

In the case of Matthew chapters 8-9, Matthew is trying to show you who Jesus really and that being the Son of God. He makes this clear through the nine miracles that Jesus does in these two chapters that are cut into three parts. Matthew is trying to make people realize that Jesus has been give authority over all and can do all things threw the power bestowed on him by God. From casting out demons and healing the sick, Jesus is all powerful. The casting out of demons in the bible is a big deal…

of a man named Jesus, far fewer are aware of who Jesus claimed to be. Some believe He was simply a good teacher; others hold to the idea that He was a lunatic, or even a sorcerer. On the other hand, religions such as Islam and Judaism label Him as a prophet. To determine Jesus’ true identity, however, one must examine the claims He made concerning Himself, as recorded by both followers and secular authors. Throughout all these testimonies and references, one thing is clear: Jesus declares to be…

portrait of Jesus unlike the other gospels. Luke put emphasis on Jesus being the Messiah from the David’s lineage. Throughout the Book of Luke, emphasis was put on Jesus being the Messiah to the entire world and not just to the Jews. This was very important because many of the stories, Jesus used people who were not Jews but Gentiles. The sermon in Luke 4, transfiguration, and Jesus’ Galilean ministry paint a unique portrait of Jesus. Each event builds up the curiosity about Jesus’…

Throughout Salvation History Jesus is depicted as the man He claims to be, the Messiah. Through the Luminous Mysteries this point is supported through Jesus’ actions and good deeds He commits. Through His miracles He proved himself to be the Messiah and people followed him. In the Luminous Mysteries some of these miracles are told of and prove that Jesus must be the Messiah. The five Luminous Mysteries are significant moments in Jesus’ public ministry where He is most clearly identified as the…

One important aspect of this story is its location, placed in the middle of the story of Jesus’ healing of Jarius’ daughter. The story of the hemorrhaging woman’s healing interrupts that of the rising of Jairus’ daughter as Jesus makes his way to Jairus’ house. After the woman is healed, the story of Jairus’ daughter is continued and concluded. Since all three synoptic gospels keep the placement of the hemorrhaging woman in the middle of the story about Jairus’ daughter, it can be assumed that…

What is God to you? Is God the almighty, all-knowing, all-powerful being who watches over our every decision and action? Does God take a figure of a human, and walk amongst us, or is God only an imaginative being? In fact, God can be whatever people need him to be. Some of the biggest holy books which all portray a distinct type of God describing the way people should live their lives or the ways to everlasting life in heaven are the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible, and the Quran. All these…

Christianity is the major religion that educates us about the life, teachings, and death of Jesus Christ and is the largest of the world’s religion (Encyclopedia Britannica Website, 2017). Jesus Christ was not a rich and powerful teacher, but his teachings and lessons were talked about from the Roman world and even beyond (Matthews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). Historians are able to explain the history and affect of Christianity with dates such as BC (Before Christ) and AD (in the year of the Lord).…

case: our imaginations are too small. He says events like miracles, speaking in tongues, and visions are real phenomena. However, just because they seem outside the scope of our understanding that does not mean they are impossible. In Miracles, he focuses on the presence of miracles in the world and how they are real. As Christians, we pride ourselves on having come out of the darkness. However, in choosing close-mindedness in relation to miracles, we choose to keep our eyes closed to the…

Question: Is Jesus the Lord, a liar, lunatic, guru, or a myth? Jesus is a central figure for the growing faith that is Christianity. People that are to believe in this religion look to him as the Messiah, meaning the Son of God. In the bible according to John 1:1-3, Jesus existed from the beginning. From the beginning Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God . This statement is liable enough to give evidence that Jesus was the one and only Lord, taking in to account his life and the actions he…