‘The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God’ (Mark 1:1, ESV). The opening statement in the Gospel of Mark undoubtedly affirms the claim of Jesus’ identity. This claim, ‘Jesus is the Christ’ forms the foundations of Christology; Christology is an elucidation of that claim Understanding Mark within the backdrop of Jewish traditions and thought. Going back to apocalyptic Jewish views of Messiah and God’s dominion and reign on earth (Isaiah and Daniel). Jewish scriptures also frequently…

Jesus was truly the Son of God. " Lord if you wish, you can make me Clean.” Jesus stretched out his hands touching the leper and said "I will do it, Be made clean.” ("Matthew 8:10-8." The Bible.) The leper went to show all that he was not sick anymore. This is only one of the true miracles Jesus Performed while on this earth. Jesus preached the word of his father through love healing , and example. The people of Israeli marveled as they heard his words. He showed how kindness toward all men is the…

Who is Jesus? Depending on what perspective one has, he is either a mere historical figure, a Jew from a land occupied by the Roman Empire, or the savior of mankind. In Christian doctrine, he is the only Son of God, the Son of Man, who died for humanity’s sin on a cross and resurrected from death three days later. In the actual text, over the course of the gospels and epistles, some key features of the nature of Jesus is discussed. It establishes Jesus’ status as the Son of God, and builds from there…

John 14: 6 says “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. Jesus’ ministry was based off of this principle. If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that he was raised from the dead, and you confess you have sinned, then you are a Christian according to Jesus and his father God. That is what Jesus taught when he was alive on Earth. His ministry started Christianity, influencing so many people around the world. With his ministry came a lot of controversy…

According to Christian faith Jesus is the son of God or the son of man. To me He is my savior meaning he is the one that was sent to die on the cross for me and all of creation. I believe Jesus was able to feel and go through a lot of the struggles that so many of us go through every day. Jesus is my healer, he was beaten and bruised and because of it I believe that he healed me. He was a perfect example of how we should live life, giving the good news that he was sent by God to heal everyone who was…

#1 thing I truly believe in, which is God and his son Jesus Christ. I believe in them because they’re a part of my religion, the religion I was born into. I was taught, when I was young and still now, about God and Jesus Christ and all the hardships they went through. I believe that when we die that we actually go to somewhere worthy or somewhere wicked. That is why I consider my actions thoroughly, so I wouldn’t sin as much even though I know that God or Jesus will always forgive me for what I do…

Jesus Christ is the full Son of God, being the second person of the Trinity, fully God and fully man. While the person of Jesus was begotten by the Father, Jesus as the second part of the Trinity is eternally begotten by the Father, as Jesus has never ceased to exist, from before time existed and forevermore. Jesus is of the same substance as God, and in His nature and essence is equal in power and majesty to God, and while He sits on the right hand of the throne, He is in no way subservient to God…

Jesus as the Son of God Jason Ly The Gospel of Matthew was written with the intention of communicating certain Christian ideals and themes. The writer of the Gospel of Matthew places great emphasis on salvation and the promise the Kingdom of Heaven has to offer through the proper practice of Christianity under the teachings of Jesus. This, to the writer, is the ultimate goal of Christianity and the main point of the text – that there is indeed a promise to following the Christian teachings of…

depicting Jesus that have been made since the early twentieth century. Some of these movies include King of Kings, The Gospel according to John, Jesus Christ Superstar and many more. These movies helped to convey to their audience a glimpse of who Christ was. As time went on, the Jesus movies closely resemble the Jesus in the bible. It was not until the early twenty-first century when The Passion of the Christ was released in movie theaters that people really realized what type of death Jesus went through…

Tupou Fakatene Mr. Clifford Theology 3A 15 December 2014 Final Exam Essay Jesus Christ was the Son of God the Father. He was born in Bethlehem in Judea by the Virgin Mary. During his childhood, it is said that Jesus spread wisdom and stature in favor of God. (Luke 2:52) As he grew older, he went on a mission sent by God to guide his followers through the way and show them an easier route into the Kingdom of God by preaching to the people. His public ministry deepened the knowledge of his people…