Resurrection of Jesus

so his perspective of God as king and the role of the king for his people threads all the way through the entire psalm. Psalm 68 lists specific qualities of God as king, shows his primary activities on behalf of his people and parallels to how King Jesus lived while on earth. First of all, the major theme of God’s qualities and character throughout the entire psalm is one of power—specifically his power over his enemies. For example, verses one through four show God’s power and ability to…

book was written in begins as a genealogy of Jesus life starting with Abraham (Mt 1:1-17 NIV) to Jesus resurrection in (Mt 28:1-17 NIV). These writings were written in the earlier part of a.d. 50 when the gospel was being preached to Jews only (Acts 11:19). The purpose of Matthews’s writings was to prove that Jesus is the Messiah and show the lineage of Jesus from David. Matthew intended for his audience to be fellow Jews, who refused to acknowledge Jesus as Messiah because they wanted to have a…

Summary The book of Colossians is Paul’s letter written to the Colossian people. Paul didn’t found this church, and he had never met them. This letter was written while Paul was in prison for spreading the gospel and what the death, burial, and resurrection meant for all mankind. Epaphras was a man from the Colossian church that came to visit Paul to discuss what was all happening with the church of the Colossians. The main issue that they were facing overall dealt with spiritual…

Jesus came announcing that the kingdom of God was at hand (Matthew 3:2) and then preceded to demonstrate what God’s true kingdom on earth would look like. However, as Robert Stein points out, “Jesus never defined exactly what he meant by the kingdom of God/heaven” in his teachings (Stein 61). Instead, Jesus told John’s disciples “the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor” (Luke 7:22). In doing…

and believe the principles of the Trinity Doctrine, nonetheless they place the highest focus on only two parts, God and Jesus Christ. They live a Christian life that is crippled and incapable of reaching its full potential of God’s promised spiritual renewal. Churches teach the doctrine of the Godhead (God, Son, and Spirit), but mistakenly place highest emphasis on God and Jesus Christ. Churches give little instruction on the dynamics of the golden seal of the Holy Spirit. The Biblical context…

digging and research in a specified area; however, to uncover truths about Jesus Christ, there was no removal of dirt, as the world 's most sold book was dug into. Although Christianity continues to be the most popular religion, scholars came together in a Seminar, seeking to find the provable truth, which leads to unpopular conclusions. Throughout the article entitled, The Gospel Truth? by David Van Biema, the question of Jesus and the two lenses through which we see him, faith and history, are…

Paul was an educated man who had an encounter with Jesus and began preaching the gospel to the Gentiles while helping to establish the church through missions. He was a very passionate man who was inspired by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel. He was formerly known as “Paul of Tarsus”. He had a troubled beginning before he took a journey down Damascus Road. After his conversion, Paul wrote 13 books in the New Testament. Many people’s lives were transformed by Paul’s willingness and…

Jesus is a prominent figure in the New Testament. Among other topics, we learn about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Throughout the life of Jesus, specifically in the Gospel of Mark, He is called many different names. We know from Angel Gabriel’s appearance to Mary that He is the Son of God, but there is a deeper message. Having been raised Roman Catholic and attended a Catholic school since pre-k, I have always had my times where I doubted who Jesus truly was. My religion teaches me that…

1. In what ways is Jesus unique from other leading figures of history? In what ways is Jesus similar? Logically, asking how Jesus is unique from other spiritual leaders is like asking how our sun is different from other stars in our system of planets. The argument being that there are no other stars in our solar system. Historically, no other religious leader can compare to the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, since He is the only one who was dead and is now alive. He declares in Revelation 1:17-18…

“The Holy Spirit work within you, that being born through water and the Spirit, you may be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. Amen.” This is the liturgy used by United Methodist Clergy when a human being of any age is baptized into the kingdom of God. The methods of invoking the Holy Spirit may be the choice of sprinkling, pouring or immersion. All three methods are acceptable in the United Methodist denomination. The “Baptismal Covenant is a Holy Baptism, by which we are incorporated…