Nativity of Jesus

my forefathers as evil and maintain that only the Bible has enough information for anyone who needs to know and understand the creator. Thus, my forefathers left what they believed and embraced this new religion: Christianity. Now we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. But the question remains where we are as readers of the Bible? Where am I as a reader of the Bible? How has my ethnicity, gender, and community priorities and church influenced the way I read the Bible? Utilizing on…

• Jesus commanded that we commemorate his death, not his birth.—Luke 22:19, 20. • Jesus’ apostles and early disciples did not celebrate Christmas. The New Catholic Encyclopedia says that “the Nativity feast was instituted no earlier than 243 [C.E.],” more than a century after the last of the apostles died. • There is no proof that Jesus was born on December 25; his birth date is not recorded in the Bible. • We believe…

Jesus then tells John to write down everything he sees and hears and to give it to the Seven Churches of Asia. Each church would get a special gift if they follow what John tells them. What John then describes afterwards is extremely confusing. Most likely it is a depiction of the end of the world. It could also be the depiction of events that took place before or after the time of this books publication. To continue with the description of the book, John opens seven seals. The first four seals…

Many Poets use their literary expression to convey their very own views and positions on involvements that go on in the world. The topic of religion and religious forethought is not exempt from such expression and in fact is commonly one of the most discussed topics in all of literature. Two poets that have used poetry to express their religious views are T.S. Eliot and Emily Dickinson. These two poets, like many before them, use poetry as a way of expressing many topics that they both…

background or knowledge of the Bible. So, when I enrolled in this class I felt as if I would have a difficult time. However, as the semester has progressed I found myself being engrossed in my daily readings and developing a stronger testimony in Jesus Christ each and every day. Whether it was learning about the background of each author, who they wrote their gospel for, the difference…

anything on your mind. Being in middle or high school can make you feel alone even though you are never alone, there is always someone that is in a very similar position as you who can help you or guide you through. My circumstances of committing to Jesus started in 7th grade when I first when to Wyldlife. Before coming I had been going to church almost every Sunday but not caring and not believing what was said. After…

Jesus led a life of simplicity and encouraged us to look deep into our hearts and examine where our treasures lie. Again and again he exemplifies and confirms that idols are a sin against God as they do not bring all glory to Him . An example of how this…

gives us "all we need" according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). I thank God for the opportunity to explain in adequate detail my disagreements with certain teachings, basing my theology on what the scriptures actually say and teach, and relying on the Holy Spirit alone to reveal the truth of God 's word. My prayer is that I will not cause dissension or dispute, but that to the glory of God and the praise of Jesus Christ I might win some to reason with the scriptures…

We are designed by God to need him and his perfect love. We are made to worship and love Him. God is one person, but He has three separate identities: not three separate beings. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are all one who is known as God. Jesus is also God, but we are not able to comprehend because our minds are limited. Unfortunately, mankind’s sin has turned man’s need for God’s love into a lust for the worldly things. God wants to have a personal relationship with humans, but…

a curios one who would want to grow on his knowledge about Christ. At the time that Antipas and Luke are writing each other is the time of the early church when Christian faced much persecution. As Antipas grew closer to Luke he learned more about Jesus Christ and the gospel. He also slowing became more e humble and filled himself with humility (157). In this story Antipas is the only dynamic character all the other characters are static. The change in Antipas’ character is him being stuck up…