How Jesus Challenged Authority

Jesus could not obtain his full potential, which the society saw him as the other and therefore,

Because of his beliefs, he wanted to do what was best and helped people whenever he had the chance. His speaking and teachings opened up the eyes of many, and that is why he was one of the best leaders in the novel. Without his strength and morals, none of that would be possible.

Amazingly, the Word of God pronounces what an incredible thing Jesus did, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Christ was willing to sacrifice His life in heaven and come to the darkness of earth and walk with sinful creatures. Humbly, Jesus comforted others and illustrated compassion for the worst sinners. As declared in the Bible, “And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people” (Matthew 4:23). Christ’s cause exceeded His comfort zone, and He taught and healed sinners.

No doubt Jesus’ teachings started a revolution, but if one examines his life closely, they can conclude that he was not a revolutionary, but a reformer. Many can come to the conclusion that Jesus was a revolutionary in multiple ways, especially by commenting on his political involvement. But, as emphasised by Nolan, “[...] Jesus had nothing to do with the politics of that time[...] he preached a purely spiritual and religious message and[...] the political charges were fabricated[...]” (Nolan 93) By definition, a revolutionary is someone who is engaged in or promoting a political revolution. However, because Jesus kept his message, one of pure spirituality and religion, he was not involved in the politics of the time making him a reformer. In addition, Nolan notes that “Jesus set out to liberate Israel from Rome by persuading Israel to change. Without a change of heart within Israel itself, liberation from imperialism of any kind would be impossible” (Nolan 93-94). Nolan suggests that Jesus tried to create change within his smaller community before trying to change the larger power. This demonstrates Jesus’ reformer nature. He instigated small change first, therefore, one can infer that he sought to reform, not revolutionize. Jesus stayed within the boundaries of spirituality and religion while initiating smaller changes before moving on. This way he was able to share his

In all of the readings, each author discussed theological and social trends held by the church and other individuals in society regarding the way children are viewed and treated.

Jeffery L. Sheler says in the article, Who was Jesus, “Some followed him, believing he was God's anointed one, while others dismissed him as a pretender and a troublemaker”(6). This shows that some followed him trying to be a child of god just like Jesus but some people did not. Jesus was trying to make people believe in what he was preaching, but some people did not want to believe him. Evidence from Jeffery L. Sheler in the article, Who was Jesus says, “It was said that he was a healer and a gifted teacher who challenged conventional wisdom and spoke with authority and wit”(2). Jesus was trying to teach people about God to influence them to his beliefs. He challenged conventional wisdom to convince what he was saying was true. A quote by Robert M. Price in the article, Myth and Men: Are the religious founders unfounded? says, “Instead of hammering out laws he issues, teaching parables, and prophecies, which are later taken by legal force by his followers” (8). Jesus was a teacher more than he just made laws. Even though he did not give out laws and punishments, he still was a strict preacher. Although some people did not like what Jesus was teaching, he still kept on teaching because he knew that it meant a lot to

Jesus demonstrated what He wants you to do. He sat down on the ship and began to teach the people about His Word. He became the first partaker of His Word as if He is saying do what I do. Jesus requires you to have order in your life. In order for you to hear His voice you must be at a period of rest. Rather you are in your personal closet, which is your quiet area, you must be able to let go of all the daily distractions around you so you can listen to the voice of the Lord.

This is what Jesus and King Arthur did. King Arthur led the Knights of the Round Table and Jesus led his disciples. When Arthur became King the land and the people needed saving. King Uther was not the best king and he let the land die because he was selfish. Arthur knew he was one with the land and to make the land better he had to unite nations.

Throughout all of time and history, God has used many lives of others to grow spiritually in order to expand his kingdom. Through this, God showed many people, throughout history how to lead others to Christ and show them the way into the light, which is righteousness. An excellent example of a true Biblical leader is, Martin Luther. Martin Luther was an ordinary man, like everyone else, but God envisioned something different for him, eventually leading him to post the 95 theses on the Doorpost of the Catholic church door. This led to the conversion of thousands of lives and also to the translation of the Bibles from Latin to german. Martin Luther was a truly extraordinary example of a Good Biblical leader.

skills, and he demonstrated an ability to influence others in ways that promotes gospel values.

Although one may claim Jesus was a strict functionalist, his focus was more on the divine order, expressed in unity, love, communion, and oneness, rather than a caste-like system. By eradicating the individual personal ills that damage society, Jesus helped increase the body of knowledge that promotes societal harmony. His main opposition was from the Pharisees, Sadducees, teachers of the Law of Moses, and the Chief Priests, who mistook his efforts of teaching the people as a threat to their prestigious social positions.

Introduction Leadership comes in different forms and often misinterpreted. The most effective leaders can be found in the bible. The leaders that lead like Jesus Christ and his disciples are called servant leaders. They are more followed because they act on what they believe in order to be efficient.

Countless people regard Jesus as one of the greatest leaders in history, as evidenced by the fact that Christianity continues to be one of the largest religions practiced worldwide. Christians see Jesus as a role model because of the parables he teaches about being loving, faithful, and merciful. Followers of Christ, both the contemporary disciples and modern Christians, create a focus around these parables, use these parables as a model by which to live. What people fail to recognize by focusing on only the parables, however, is the fact that Jesus was really a fear-based leader, especially in guiding the disciples. While the stories Jesus tells preach love and mercy, the stories the Mark tells about Jesus show a Jesus that instills terror.

To start off, I will say a very simple fact, Jesus is everything and everyone. Jesus is all that is around us. When I say this I mean that Jesus is the reason we are where we are, He made everything possible for us and we don’t understand that. Jesus is a symbol of strength, Saving grace, human weakness, hope, life, love, understanding, knowledge, wisdom and almost any other intangible definition of humanity that we could think of. The reason I say this is because Jesus of scripture was everything good in the world and also he highlighted humanity as we are. Jesus in scripture is shown in every situation and can be applied to our world as a symbol. He is in all that is good and also in any situation that is bad. I don’t mean bad as in he is the creator of evil because that would be a complete religious contradiction. I mean that Jesus is the hope in any bad situation. He is what makes evil turn out good. Jesus makes anything bad become understandable through all that He means.

Jesus’ teachings inspired people to follow him “ Jesus’ teachings consisted of how to act, and live life according to God's will” (“Jesus”). The teachings that Jesus taught to his ministry called for them to change their lifestyle. Although they were open to them and spread the word life wild fire. These followers would be the beginning of his ministry, who Jesus’ teachings would be passed down for generations and continuing his ministry. Jesus’ Miracles during his ministry made people want to join “ Jesus himself showed that he was capable of performing frequent exorcism, making cripples walk, regardless if they followed him or not” (“Jesus”). Whenever Jesus would perform an exorcism or cure a man with a disease, others would talk about it and create curiosity for them to see what he was like. That interest helped him gain more believers and made his ministry larger. Jesus defined society through his miracles and