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born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...
of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...
contemporary mindset, the word "law" refers to civil law, which is enforced by the police and government officials. As Jesus indic...
are disciplined and they are able to see the Gestalt, the big picture.2 They know what they want to accomplish and even know how l...
2004, p. 291). Another characteristic that was demonstrated by Jesus was his humility. John, chapter 13, describes how Jesus, pr...
as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...
from a degree of torment, the sources of our greatest joys lying awkwardly close to those of our greatest pain" (De Botton 215). ...
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
men" (Jeffrey, 1990). Each taught a new truth as commanded by God, each performed miracles, both spent their childhoods in Egypt, ...
to be the so-called "Corinthian Gate," and that this was the place where "the crippled man had been placed so that he could beg f...
ordinary Jewish resident who grew up in Nazareth in Galilee (Attridge, 1998). He lived and died as a Jew and He had to have been i...
son, to God is record in Genesis 22. God instructed Abraham to take "your son, your only son, whom you love-Isaac-and go to the re...
If we show that Jesus Christ is the Second Person in the Holy Trinity, we also demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God, which is ...
John was familiar with Jewish ideas regarding the Messiah. He incorporated those ideas into his Gospel. He gently brings about the...
This essay focuses on two main topic areas but comments on other issues such as the connexion structure of the Methodist church, w...
offer mankind salvation through faith. He was put to death and rose from the dead. Aside from this the various Christian faiths po...
Are the criteria for the charismatic part founded on Scripture? If the criteria for the charismatic identity is not founded on Scr...
with the formation of Christian Churches, especially the Catholic Church. Kungs says that the student must begin with the historic...
This paper examines the pertinent literature and ongoing controversy surrounding Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as her role in the...
Jesus Christ, trusting enough so that one obeys their commands.3 We demonstrate our faith in Jesus through Baptism. This is repe...
women differently than the culture dictated? Did He treat them differently than He treated other people? Did Jesus behaviors place...
Healing Historical Background Historically, Westerners have often dismissed metaphysical healing as having no validity, as being ...
which set the family in a state of poverty (Hooker, 1996). Mohammeds family was from the Hashim clan, which was one of the poorer ...
of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...
In seven pages history is examined in order to answer this question that contends Jesus never at any time asserted he was the Mess...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
First Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church was held at Nicea (also referred to as Nicaea) in 325 in order to address the topi...
of Western superiority, is the only correct view. By this novels end, it is clear that what Price calls "faith" is rather cultur...