Discipleship In The Gospels Of John And Luke-Acts

The book of Acts was written by Luke and was written "no later than the 60's” (Elwell and Yarbrough). Luke wrote Acts after he finished his Gospel. There are two very important key themes within this book. One is the beginning of the Church/the beginning of the Christian movement and the power of the Holy Spirit within the followers of Christ. In the beginning of Acts we see that Jesus is preparing his people for when He returns to heaven. In Acts 1:8 Jesus says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem...” Jesus is leaving the Holy Spirit with His people so they will be witnesses to those around them

Since the disciples were not catching anything that day, Jesus shouted out to them that they should fish on the other side of the boat. Once they did, they caught so many fish that they couldn’t even lift the net onto the boat. After seeing this miracle, Peter immediately recognized that it was Jesus. He then jumped into the water to go to the shore and greet him. Jesus was standing by a fire warming his hands and this was a Reinstatement for Peter of when he denied Jesus 3 times since when the rooster crowed, he was standing by a fire of charcoal, also warming his

The two books of the Bible, Matthew and Mark are alike in many ways, they do tell some of the same stories. On the other hand, if one takes a closer look there are small changes to the stories that bring a whole new meaning to the way that the story is told. I will focus on the stories of Jesus walking on water and the transfiguration of Jesus. In this paper, I will review the changes that Matthew made to the Gospel according to Mark. I will also explain the reasons why he may have made those changes and to what purpose those changes served.

The Acts of the Apostles is a historical and biblical book detailing the activities of the founders of the Christian church, immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is the fifth book of the New Testament and it tells of the founding of Christianity and the spread of its message to the Roman empire. The Acts translates the words, actions, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and it forms the basis of much of Christian beliefs today. The Acts and the Gospel of Luke making up a two-part work known as the Luke- Acts; written by an anonymous author who was believed to be one of the apostles by the name of Luke. Although the Acts talks mainly about two apostles,

The author of Acts is Luke, who wrote the Gospel of Luke. Acts is a sequel to the book of Luke, and both are addressed to a man named Theophilus. Most scholars believe it was written between 80-90 AD, but some place it as early at 60 AD and others as late as 120 AD.

This research assignment aims to analyse and interpret an influential part of the New Testament – Mark's Gospel. An analysis of Mark and his community will be discussed as well as interpreting Jesus' teachings and his significant theme of Discipleship as it was then and in present society.

Nature of Discipleship and Studying Mark's Gospel St Mark, peter interpreter, is trying to send a message to Christians about what being a disciple involves and what it takes to be a disciple i.e. The cost, The Reward and The dependency. These are all the things I will be pointing out in this essay, (especially the nature of discipleship and what Mark tells and about discipleship. Disciple means learner or student.

The Gospel according to Luke gives readers another look at the life and ministry of Jesus, yet with a distinctive perspective, namely because of Luke’s own personhood. Most scholars agree that Luke, the traveling companion of the Apostle Paul, is indeed the author of the two-part volume Luke-Acts. In addition, Luke was not an eyewitness to Jesus and was a Gentile physician. Both of these factors play a major role in his literary style and theology. Specifically, the most distinguished features of Luke’s Gospel is his portrayal of Jesus as friend to the outsider, as well as, his painstaking attention to detail, which connects to a more educated people group, and his aim to present Jesus as both prophet and Christ.

Luke’s story is not identical to Mark’s, however, there are strong similarities in the content and dialogue used in both Gospel’s. Discipleship is an important message in both Mark’s and Luke’s Gospels. It seems to me that Luke edited Marks’s version of events because Mark’s story didn’t correspond to the message that Luke wanted to emanate about what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus. Both Gospel’s agree on the basics, and that discipleship means following Jesus. But they differ on the details. In Mark disciples often make mistakes, and have much to learn. Mark doesn’t expect his followers to be perfect but expects them to closely follow Jesus in hopes that they will further grasp true discipleship. Luke’s perspective of discipleship

The Gospels are essential texts of the Christian faith as they chronical the life of Jesus Christ. And yet they are surrounded by controversies because they seem to conflict each other. But, in the case of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John, this concern is truly misplaced. Looking closer at the texts shows that they are not entirely dissimilar. Both texts are based in tradition and their relation to Jesus. The texts come from the same founding idea but the difference lies in their uses of tradition to convey different messages to the audience. The Gospel of Matthew uses tradition to provide legitimacy to Jesus and paint him as a continuation of tradition, whereas the Gospel of John alludes to traditional ideas to show Jesus as a

The second Part of a two-volume work related to the Gospel of Luke,1 called, “The Acts of the Apostles,” known as the most important book of the New Testament.2 Scholars overlooked the absolute purpose of Luke’s writings in Acts. Many lost focus of Luke’s apologic defense of the Christian movement concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ that was addressed to the Jews. Instead, many evolving issues developed in the early church, as many Scholars dissected Luke’s purpose of his work. Whether the book is historically accurate, theological, or as the history book of the early church,3 it should be gleaned as Luke’s apologic plead to his unknown friend Theophilus, a senior Christian Roman official, or symbolically the entire

Within the New Testament there is a multitude of stories and testimonies where God moved and used individuals to complete his mission on Earth. Characters such as Paul, Peter, Mary, and Jesus are great examples of individuals who were used in exponential ways by God. One of the most influential characters in the New Testament is Luke, writer of both his Gospel and Acts. Luke was able to tell the story of Jesus from the perspective of a Gentile, physician, and the first historian of early church, although he was not a direct eyewitness. Luke was a man of the details and ensuring that the most accurate story gets told that will lead other Gentiles into a life of Christ. We can learn from Luke in a variety of ways but let’s take a look at him from the perspective of his Character. For starters Luke was very humble and pointing the direction away from the author and onto the subject, he was also very detailed oriented and wanted to tell the whole story to the best of his ability, Luke was also a physician, this is important because of his story and testimony.

The four gospels, Mathew, Mark, Luke and John tell us about the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. The word "Gospel" is a translation into English of the Greek word "euangelion" which means "good news." or “Good tidings”. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are often called the "synoptic" gospels. " Synoptic" is a Greek word from two words “Syn” which mean “together” and “Optic” which means “seeing” which translate to “seeing together” or "having a common view. " John differs significantly from the synoptic gospels in theme, content, time duration, order of events, and style.

Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles as a follow-up to his Gospel account of the life of Christ. The Acts should be seen as a description of the ongoing work of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit through His apostles and followers. Luke’s aim is to give an historical record of the early church from its birth in Jerusalem to how it reached around the world with the Gospel. Through this work Luke reveals that everything that was said previously about Jesus Christ was absolute truth. The book of Acts can be split into two main parts: 1. The birth of the Church 2. The missionary journeys of the apostles The book begins with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the waiting disciple (120) in the

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