CWV-101-301-RS-T4WhoDoYouSayJesusIs-Online-3

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Who Do You Say Jesus Is? Name Course: CWV101 Date: August 7, 2022 Instructor: Todd Forrest Use complete sentences and detailed justifications based on Mark 8:29 to respond to each of the following questions. 1. Choose one of the teachings of Jesus from the following passages: John 15:1–11, John 15:1–17, Luke 15:1–32, Matthew 5:21–48, Matthew 5:43–48, Matthew 6:19–24, or Matthew 7:15–23. Citations from a discussion on the topic of resources should be used to answer the following questions. The commentary used should be included on the reference page at the end of this document. a. Why did Jesus teach what he did? In Matthew 5:43–48, Jesus' teaching is based on loving and accepting our enemies. It's about making a point that you should love everyone. Even for the people you may dislike, we should pray good things over them rather than holding grudges and showing hatred towards them. That we should always treat people the way we want to be treated even if it's your enemy. Therefore, we should strive to have love and have compassion for others in the same way as our Heavenly Father does. b.What implications might an atheistic or pantheistic worldview have for how this p assage's concepts are perceived? Someone who is atheist doesn't believe in God, therefore they would not love or pray for their enemies. They don't believe in the power of prayers at all. Most people show grudges and hate towards their enemies so an atheist would probably think this teaching is ridiculous. They only love the people that love them, and they probably think that if their enemy hates them and did them wrong why should they have to love and show compassion for them.

b. What does this lesson teach us about Jesus? Through this lesson, Jesus expresses his love and compassion for people as well as his choice to live among the diverse personalities of humanity. Despite being God, Jesus decides to live among us through the good and bad things life can throw at you just like it does for everyone. He is friendly to everyone, including possible enemies, despite living among people. Instead of passing judgment on them, he offers them prayers. This lesson gives us a clear understanding of what Jesus and God desire for humanity. 1. Choose one of the following verses where Jesus describes his nature and purpose: Matthew 9:1–8, Matthew 9:9–13, Luke 7:18–23, John 5:16–18, John 10:25–38, and John 14:5–11. In your response, use in-text citations from a discussion on the resources topic. The reference page at the end of this document should contain the commentary that was used. What does Jesus have to say about his identity and purpose? What relevance does this assertion have? When you are having doubts, reading Matthew 9 can help you regain your full faith. Jesus' mission is to make people have faith rather than simply giving them what they want for free. He encourages us to put our faith in him so that we can experience his love, blessings, and forgiveness. Jesus accepts all people and performs miracles for anyone who trusts in him. According to the Holy Bible, a sick injured girl that had been bleeding for 12 hours came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and said “I will be cured if I just touch his cloak (Matthew 9).” Jesus then turned to her and said “take heart, daughter; you are now healed by your faith (Matthew 9).” This identifies the importance of faith, which is why I think it stands out as Jesus' primary objective. With faith, anything is possible;

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