Jesus And The Spirit Summary

Jesus and the Disinherited begins the first chapter with the interpretation of Jesus. Dr. Thurman explained that Jesus was a poor Jew and was a minority in the midst of a dominate society. Dr. Thurman gives his analysis on the worldviews Jesus. People around the world have their own interpretation of Jesus; yet, people have an orthodox view of him being fully God and fully man. In chapter one, the author references the nonviolent resistance approach, which is a tactic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr used in the civil rights movements. He interprets Jesus as a black man who lived his life as an outsider in the world. Jesus was the disinherited and oppressed like African Americans.

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.

In Pierre De Berulle’s selected writings pages 109 through 134 we learn about the “Discourse on the State and Grandeurs of Jesus. The first discourse is on the excellence and singularity of the sacred mystery of the Incarnation. Then we move on to the next discourse which in the form of an elevation to God upon the mystery of the incarnation. The third and forth discourse is on the unity of God in this mystery.

The church in Rome, once so prone to lose sight of their high calling in Christ, had developed strength of Christ character. Their words and acts revealed the transforming power of the grace of God. With clearness and power Paul presents the doctrine of justification by Faith in Christ alone. Paul heart’s desire and prayer for his people the Jews were that they might be saved he now sets forth the great principle of the gospel that salvation is only through faith in Christ as Jesus says “if you love me keep my commandments”. Therefore it is not by works that we are saved nor by relations or titles nor anything but only through Christ who is the “Way the Truth and the Life”.

In the 2nd chapter of Jesus and the Disinherited, the focus or point of views is on Fear. The

Today, as I attend school with the major heading as “Missions,” I hear a lot of talk about different methods in creating disciples. However, “Paul’s modus operandi for training was time on task” (pp. 59). In other words, disciples were made through time spent rather than strictly content. It sounds like relationship was a key aspect. Paul also focused on transferring these converts into true believers. It seems a lot in churches today, individuals are more focused on content rather than time. Therefore, they spend more time in the church “learning” than spending time with those that need “discipled.” With that, people in the church tend to “convert” others or brag about increased attendance, but have no plan to turn these individuals into true believers.

The remark at Eren did exactly what Levi planned. Mikasa immediately scrunched her nose in anger,and slammed her hands on the table.

In doing so, we can discover that final authority is not in and of scripture itself but of the Triune God who is the Author of scripture. The second obstacle to consider is that many have dismissed scripture as a book of Israelitic & Christian stories. Wright contends that these stories are told to inform us of “internal dynamics” of the past so as to engage us in the present for transformation into Christ-likeness. (p.25). Thirdly, Wright asserts that the question of scripture’s authority should not be viewed as a list of rules where God condescends to man. Rather, scripture should be received as God’s purpose to save and renew the entire world by authorizing the church—God’s agent in the world—with His mission through the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, it is imperative that biblical scholars “see the role of scripture not simply as being [informative about or revelatory of God’s truth] but as a means of God’s action in and through us.” (p.28)

The second segment of N.T. Wright’s book has to do with three sections of Paul’s theology: monotheism (ch. 5), election (ch. 6) and eschatology (ch. 7). Chapter 5 clarifies that in Paul’s day there was more than one type of monotheism, yet Paul had a specific understanding of monotheism due to his upbringing. Essentially that God of Israel created the world and has thus maintained a relationship with His creation (to the point of entering a covenant with Israel, and sending Christ to die in order to fulfill that covenant). Along with Paul’s monotheism, N.T. Wright does an incredible job in this chapter introducing the concept of the trinity through a clear exegesis of Paul’s writings. Chapter 6 then goes on to clarify what election meant to

Baptism in (or with) the Holy Spirit is a very important, distinctive Christian experience in the life of the believer. The basis is found in the book of Acts, specifically the event of Pentecost.

Later in Paul’s ministry gave a spiritual outline for understanding that Jesus' death and resurrection caused a major change in people's relationship with God--a relationship in which faith, rather than behavior, was the important factor. Paul believed that our works are unable to justify,

Throughout the book of John, Jesus did many signs and miracles. Through these signs, Jesus attempted to show both the multitudes as well as his disciples one small truth about Him—His is God. In this gospel, Jesus goes toe-to-toe with many of the Jewish spiritual leaders (i.e., Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, etc.) in order to show the people who He truly is. Scholars disagree with how many Messianic signs Jesus performed, but one thing remains—every single sign pointed back to the fact that Jesus was who He claimed to be. The signs performed by Jesus show both the Israelites of old, as well as the people of today, that He is, indeed, God.

The third person in the trinity is the Holy Spirit. Many times people tend to believe there is a hierarchy in the trinity, and often the Holy Spirit is at the bottom. This is not; the Holy Spirit is just as important as the Father and the Son. The trinity is made up of three people who are equally important. The Holy Spirit dwells inside all believers and guides them throughout their life. He is also the one to bring believer’s heart’s to the point of conviction. He is significant because he is referenced in the Bible in 261 different passages; fifty-six of those are found in the gospels (Willmington 641).

Whether or not Jesus was truly the Son of God is a question that theologians and philosophers have been trying to answer for centuries. One might also ask the question, “Was Jesus even a Divine Man?” Interestingly enough, Jesus was not the only man though to be divine in nature. People living in the Greco-Roman world reference ancient sources to highlight their belief that numerous individuals obtain divine qualities and characteristics. The person of Jesus is one of the most influential characters in human history and this is why it is so important to investigate whether or not he was who he said he was.

18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.