Resurrection of Jesus

He writes at length that Jesus, in his christological role, was both temporal and atemporal, finite and infinite, the embodiment of the Father [sic] and the Son [sic]. Further, Jesus, as the Christ, is understood to be a mold-breaker. The mold was the Law to Melito (or, more accurately, the teaching found in Torah). Under that teaching, sacrifice was good and necessary, but became an empty shell, powerless and lifeless, after the death and resurrection of Jesus. Jesus, in effect, shattered the…

Jesus suffered and died for our sins. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to his parents, Mary and Joseph. He grew up in Nazareth and greatly spread the religion of Christianity. Although many people loved him, his miracles, and his teachings, many of the powerful leaders did not. Jesus was persecuted by the Romans and soon after was crucified. He later came back to life which many consider the resurrection. Jesus acted as a leader, teacher, and miracle worker revealing God’s Kingdom to the world.…

It takes the broken, hopeless, sinner, and allows him or her to approach the Holy God. As defined by pastors Chandler, Patterson, and Geiger, “In its simplest from, the Gospel is God’s reconciling work in Christ-that through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, God is making all things new both personally for those who repent and believe and cosmically as He redeems culture and creation from its subjection to futility.” (Chandler, 7). This really is the essence of the Gospel. The Gospel…

in response to his Son’s. There is pattern is found throughout the passage. It is first degradation, exaltation, and then loss, soon after compensation, descent, ascension arises. Jesus “emptied” Himself, and became the simple form of a bond-servant,…

tradition. Through this event, they were freed. Jesus celebrated it himself.…

The Meaning of Jesus is authored by two friends, Marcus Borg and Tom Wright, who have debated their opinions, respectfully, over the years. While they take different approaches, they respect and look at each other’s views fairly and face their different points directly. Obviously, if you find the idea of the Bible unbelievable, The Meaning of Jesus will seem boring, but if you are open to the possibility of, or find the Bible intriguing and interesting, or even a slight interest in finding a…

Light, the mirror of Scripture that is Christ is shown and “serves as an anchor, not only to the soul, but to evangelical soteriology.” (69) Mere evangelical theology then simply roots itself in the Triune God, the good news of Jesus Christ (His crucifixion and resurrection), which then allows for believers to become new creatures in Him as they are reconciled with…

Scot Mcknight speaks about how Western evangelicals have lost touch with the gospel. He says we’ve reduced the gospel to making a decision for Christ. Mcknight argues that it’s been reduced to a 4 point presentation that’s a surefire way to salvation. Telling people that “God loves them and has a wonderful plan for their life” is one of the most dangerous things you can tell someone. When you assure someone that they’re in God’s love when in reality they are an enemy of God and stand under his…

that Jesus is Christ, the first prediction of Jesus’ death, and a reflection of true discipleship. In the opening scene, as Jesus and the disciples are on their way to Caesarea Philippi, the reader sees that even while in route to their destination their work never ends as they grapple with the questions that Jesus asks. It seems that Mark desires to make it clear that in the eyes of Jesus, the disciples are set apart from the masses in the line of questioning he presents, showing that Jesus…

Perfect Love Paper Powell introduces the thought that perfect love is the determining factor in entire sanctification. My question to Powell would be what is his definition of perfect as he is using it in his statement? Powell (2008) has written, “To be entirely sanctified is to love God with perfect love” (p. 250). Powell characterizes perfect love as being “a pure devotion to God” (p. 250). The word perfect in the Bible can mean mature, of full-age, finished, or completed. The word can be…