The Image of Jesus
The Image of Jesus
The image of Jesus can be viewed from many different perspectives. Each individual person has developed his or her own images of Jesus the Christ. Every individual has been shaped or formed in some way, whether they comprehend it or not. We have all had individuals enter and exit throughout our lives that have made a significant impact on us, explaining who we are and our future destiny. Being a Christian, clearly, one of the individuals that have entered and made a significant impact in my life is Jesus Christ. He is one who performs miracles and teaches in parables. But, most importantly, he has brought his teaching aspect into my life recently. I have learned many different lessons over the last year of my life, and have begun to understand where his teachings are taking me. The aspects of Jesus and how they are implicated in my life is one of the most important lessons that I can learn from my mentor.
Obviously, we view almost everything that Jesus says or does as a miracle. His life and in fact how he was born is a remarkable and welcome event that seems impossible to explain by means of the known laws of nature and is therefore attributed to a supernatural agency (78). In order to receive a miracle of God, there must be openness to his power. Without this openness, we cannot experience his power. This openness can be known as the gift of faith. Do we believe in Jesus, and if we do, this faith is a miracle within itself. It is offered to all that is willing to receive and nurture it. And, once it is received, it offers new vision and new perspective whereby one may be receptive to the power of God working among people and in the world (95). Faith is the willingness to recognize the power of God in operation. In this operation and the receiving of faith, is what is adequate in miracles.
Jesus' ultimate miracle was his resurrection. Death was overcome when Jesus of Nazareth was raised from the dead and glorified as Son of God and Savior (97). His followers viewed him in a different light, and for some reason, when he was resurrected, they believed that he...