Pharisees

When trying to analyze the text of the bible, the writers tend to arrange the stories in a certain way so that they are able show towards a bigger meaning. Like any story there tends to be an underlying meaning that is trying to make present. Whether that be moral, educational or just trying to show a bigger picture. 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…

and Easter Sunday? During this time, can you imagine what EVERYONE was going through? I mean think about it, you had the Roman soldiers, you had the Pharisees, the Sadducee 's, Mary the mother of Jesus, you had those that yelled crucify him, and last but not least, you had his disciples, who were now scattered. I can’t imagine, what were the Pharisees and Sadducee 's thinking? Were they…

one another and treat others the way you want to be treated.” During Jesus time on earth, many people like to test him in order for Jesus to prove that he was really the son of God. In this one instance (John 8), the Pharisees brought a woman who committed adultery, who the Pharisees wanted to stone, in front of Jesus. They taunted him saying, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of…

Christianity: From Judaism to Jesus Christianity began a long, long time ago. The people who became the Jews were not any big important group of people. In fact, they were very poor, and a regular tribe. The main person who started practicing Judaism was Abraham or Abram. God came to Abraham when he was Ninety years old and nine, as recorded in Genesis 17. God made a covenant with him, and promised him many things. He promised to make him the father of many nations, that he will have children,…

In order to have better judgement, we need to look to Christ. In Matthew 10:16, Jesus says we should, “ be shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves.” Jesus said this to His disciples when they were preparing for persecution. The opposition of the Pharisees would be “like ravaging wolves”(mentioned at the beginning of Matt 10:16). The disciples only hope would be to rely on their shepherd for protection. In this world, we also face the wrath from this world. Like the disciples, we shouldn’t be…

Forced out of their synagogues for several doctrinal disagreements, early Christians, who were predominately Jewish, began gathering in the only place they could for worship, each others homes. Although the exclusion from temple worship was meant to bring the new sect of Judaism known as Christianity to an end, the first century house church became an incubator for the infant faith. Communion being such an essential aspect of early Christian worship, breaking bread together was primarily their…

Chapter Fourteen PAUL’S TRIALS The elders, including James, were glad to see Paul, but, because of the Jews, they were concerned for his safety. They suggested to Paul that those Jewish scalawags might be calmed if he were to take a vow. Paul was no stranger to taking a vow, so he did not object. But, before there was time enough to complete the purification ceremony, the Jews incited the people. They said that Paul was teaching against the Law and that he had brought Greeks into the temple…

The Gospel of Matthew tells of the story of Jesus's role in the fulfillment of the old prophecy / testament from Isaiah. The author of The Gospel of Matthew begins my informing the readers how Jesus is descended from the line of King David and Abraham. This shows that Jesus is not only a king but the Messiah they’ve all been waiting for. In the book it proceeds to tell of Jesus’s teachings providing even more evidence that he’s as great of a teacher than that of Moses. In the book it talks about…

It has been said that “without worship, we go about miserable.” If humans had no way to worship God we could not fulfill the whole purpose of our being. God’s purpose for creating humans who so that they would glorify Him. Now, a person can choose whether or not they what to glorify God fully. They can choose to worship God or to not worship him. What does the word worship mean? In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary worship means: reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; an act of…

textbooks, and Internet sources. Make notes on the lines provided below each question before your group discussion. General Questions 1. Did Pope Leo X and Tetzel distort the teaching of the Scripture by their sale of indulgences? Were they like the Pharisees referred to by Jesus in Luke 6:39, “And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not…