Gospel Outline
Greetings fellow students. I am here to talk to you about the gospel story that covers the life of Jesus Christ at the start of the New Testament. Though there are four different accounts of Jesus life, each contains the same crucial elements. These are: Jesus miraculous birth, the message and ministry of His life, His sacrificial death and His triumphant resurrection. Jesus life and His message are fundamental parts of the Christian faith and have a drastic impact on the lives of the people who believe in them.
Before Jesus transformed others He first changed Himself. Jesus’ birth was one great example of God’s overpowering love for us. Jesus was willing to humble Himself to the level of a human child, powerless and vulnerable. The Christmas story is the affirmation that Jesus was fully God and fully man. An individual capable of engaging with people and ultimately dying for them while at the same time remaining fully righteous.
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He spent most of His life spreading the news about and helping people to understand the new unconditional covenant with God that is based on justification by faith through grace rather than law and punishment. Jesus made it quite clear that people were incapable of following the law so they had to rely solely on God’s grace to save them from condemnation. Furthermore, through Jesus, heaven and earth have already been brought together. For this reason people should no longer simply strive to be good enough by staying within the margins of the law; they should continuously strive to transform themselves into Christ like individuals who base all their actions on virtue rather than fear of punishment. Jesus’ actions not only portrayed the kind of life we should live, but also portrayed the kind of relationship God wants to have with us. Just like Jesus, God is there not only to judge, but also to comfort and heal His
Every human being has a worldview whether they are aware of it or not. Although the notion of a worldview might appear basic in nature, the word itself simply meaning how one views the world around them, worldviews are much more complex and far reaching. A worldviews development occurs over the course of a lifetime, shaped by the complex and unique experiences of an individual and the sum of family traditions, religious beliefs and cultural histories. It is an all-encompassing interpretation of reality that plays a central and defining role in our attitudes and concepts about life. While worldviews are formed based on the answers to fundamental questions about human existence, they simultaneously shape
Using the book, notes, and biblical text itself, choose two of the Gospels and compare and contrast their presentation of the life of Christ. Be sure to include how things like the authors’ background and audience affect their message.
Let’s talk about the world about 2,000 years ago. It was a world where the mass of people were illiterate, taxes were extremely high, and the leaders would cheat and kill to feed their ever growing need for power. We all can relate to having a good storyteller in our lives, most were read to at night by their parents or are parents themselves that read to their children. What is the purpose of storytelling? It’s simple, comfort. A good story can ease your psychological unrest as well as offer a moral purpose. Sometimes you can even relate a story to your own life and offer an explanation to something you may be experiencing. This is exactly what the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were. They told their stories of Jesus to offer comfort to their people in a time when people could not pick up a story and read it themselves. It is part of human nature to have the desire for a good story. This paper will describe several events that were written by great storytellers in the bible.
“The Christmas Story,” by Langston Hughes shows the day Jesus was born into the world. Based on the poem by Hughes, he believed in Jesus. The poem also explains everything about where Jesus was born and his circumstances that night.
Throughout the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, it is apparent that there are similarities as well as differences when it comes to portraying the life and times of Jesus the Christ, the general descriptions of who Jesus was, and the sayings and deeds of Jesus during his short stay on this earth. Scripture scholars highlight that each Gospel writer viewed Jesus from a different perspective.
Hebrews 1:2-3 says, “But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven” (NIV). In an article in The Christian Crier, author Jack Wellman gives a great description of Jesus.
Who is this man Jesus? Where was he from? What did he do for others and us? A great source of reference to answer this question would be someone who had direct contact with him in everyday life. Someone who saw the daily wonders he created would be the best source for information. Matthew, the apostle, is believed to have written the gospel of Matthew. He was able to experience firsthand all of the amazing miracles that Jesus performed. God inspired his words, and his gospel relates to the other three gospels in overall context. They were written in different formats and styles, but the overall message and story remains constant throughout all four gospels. This creates a strong
We all know how the first Christmas actually happened, but I never understood the background story of it. Jesus was a person that as a human begins to grow into adulthood, their knowledge and understanding of Jesus changed. Paul Yancey wrote, “I first got acquainted
The foundation of the Christian faith is cradled within truth of the virgin birth, life, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As diverse as the world-wide Christian culture is, the truth in the birth and life of Jesus stands without border and language limitations. Just as each individual life story can be adapted to be relevant for a variety of audiences, the birth story of the Messiah was also. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are an example of the well-rounded and diverse narration of the birth story of Jesus—Matthew’s narration spoke to the history of the Jewish people and Luke presented to the citizen of Rome.
To start, Jesus would do anything for God and his people. For example, he spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert fasting, being constantly tempted by Satan, but refusing every time whether he was offering water or food, he would still turn it down even if he was barely hanging onto life. As Jesus showed this level of compassion, so did his people. For instance, people would persist, even if the consequence was death, to show their faith and loyalty to Christianity and God, as shown in Document G where people would be punished when they persistently give faith to God, even though they would be punished badly for not doing as they say and saying they do not
It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.
Many people believe that there is only one account of the Passion of Jesus Christ or they believe that each story is the same; whereas there are four separate Gospel accounts of the Passion of Our Lord. Each of these Gospel accounts supplements the others, however each gospel account of the crucifixion of Jesus is unique, not only in how the story is told but also in the events and features themselves. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John clearly present different portrayals of the death of Jesus Christ. By examining each account the reader discovers the evangelist's understanding of the death accounts of the crucifixion and death of Jesus. The reader must examine and compare all of the Gospel accounts to have a full and
Our worldview allows us to see into the world at such an angle that it coincides with our beliefs, therefore affecting how we think and live. Whether one falls under an atheistic, pantheistic, or theistic worldview, they are guided in their life choices depending on the beliefs of their worldview. Throughout this paper, I will summarize the elements of a Christian Worldview such as God, Humanity, Jesus, and Restoration; I will then analyze questions one might have about the Christian Worldview, and finally I will reflect on my worldview.
1. Using the book, notes, and biblical text itself, choose two of the Gospels and compare and contrast their presentation of the life of Christ. Be sure to include how things like the authors’ background and audience affect their message.
He stirred many hearts and as a result had many followers, which angered the Romans and they began to think of something that would get rid of Him. Soon, a faithful group of people started following Jesus around and called him teacher, which were His disciples. Jesus taught them the will of God and helped them see that humankind is bound to experience pain and suffering as a result of their sin. And that He came to relieve them of their sins by being crucified on the cross so that whoever would believe in Him will have everlasting life.