Parables of Jesus

prodigal son with his father. In the following verses, Jesus presents three parables to help the Pharisees and scribes understand the relationship He has with sinners. Jesus is speaking with two groups: The tax collector and sinner, and the Pharisees and Scribes, who had a problem with how he related to sinful people. He gives three different parables about seeking what is lost because what is lost seems to be very important. In these parables, Jesus tells us about the man who searches for the…

ministry of Jesus by describing Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. John the Baptist is described as a grizzly, wild-like man who is baptizing many people, even the Pharisees and Sadducees who are more conservative in their Jewish beliefs. Jesus wishes to be baptized by John because of his holiness, going against the traditional Jewish orders. Upon being baptized, God the Father and God the Holy Spirit both appear as the trinity in the same scene. This passage tells of the novelty and approach…

Who was Jesus Christ? Some claim he was a prophet while others claim he is the Son of God. Some say he was a historical figure while others say he was never even here. So who is this man know as Jesus Christ? From Messianic prophecies to the coming of the Son in the end times, no matter who Jesus is to someone he is a historical figure with a background that has been documented within the Bible. The book of Isaiah was written almost seven hundred years before Jesus was born. Isaiah claims the…

gospels because not only was he Greek, he converted to Christianity and portrayed Jesus as a man filled with spirit; a man of prayer and compassion, especially for the oppressed and for people living on the fringes of society. Luke presented Jesus in such way that he can be seen as a verifiable historical figure, as a teacher and an important prophet in the bible. He also recognises the women in Jesus life, and includes parables about then and gives the recognition, unlike other gospels. The…

over and fleeing of Christ body (The Church) why? The text tells us it was out of “envy” that the “chief priest” turned Jesus over to the police (Governor Pilate) (Mark 15: 10 and Matt. 27: 18) Also, the “rulers” and “The People” said Jesus “Misleads the people” (Luke 23: 14) and the ‘Chief priest” and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus (Matt. 27: 20) those who practice and love lies will always “envy” and “seek to destroy” anyone who love and…

calamity would befall only those who were extremely sinful .(Concordia study bible page 1575). So when they came to Jesus to report this tragedy it was in assumption that these sinful man had perished and their blood mixed with sacrifices by Pilate. Jesus then corrects their assumption by saying these deaths of the Galileans were not worse that the other Galileans still alive. Jesus warns them that it's not the amount of sin that causes people to perish but the failure to repent. He point that…

modern scholars however regard gospel of Mark authorship as anonymous because John Mark didn’t identify himself clearly in the text. Death of Jesus and the theme of destruction of the temple suggest that the composition of gospel of Mark happened when the Jewish revolt against Rome had already begun. The revolt happened immediately after the death of Jesus where Roman armies breached the wall of Jerusalem, destroyed the holy city and Temple of Jerusalem (Gospel of Mark, 2004). The Son of Man…

prophetic, for instance, the Book of Mormon and the Koran. Those are just claims, not the truth. The Bible is the only book that precisely, with much detail, that foretells events way before they even happen. For example, a major prophecy to happen was Jesus being sent by God, to earth, to live a life like you and me, except for one thing, he was perfect. Another reason why I believe that the Bible is true is because of the historical and archeological evidence and accurateness. The Bible is the…

Introduction The passage Matthew 12: 9-14 deals with the controversy of healing on the Sabbath Day. Works of any sort were against the law on the Sabbath day and healing would have made Jesus a law breaker. Prior to this passage there were other problems pertaining to the Sabbath Day law, but this passage confronts those issues of works on the Sabbath Day. In the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, the government was described as dictators at that time. “Here its primary sense is…

hidden concepts and idea in the Bible. Thing are either way too easy and straightforward or are complex and like a jigsaw puzzle, things look weird and contorted but they fit. My one question is that is there more than just one meaning behind the parables. Parables were suppose to help people understand and have a example of his teaching through modern day life or chores back then. It is confusing now that looking back they probably were like ok yeah that makes sense, now we're looking into the…