Jesus In Cana

It is known to all that organized religion has noticeably shaped every aspect of human identity for numerous years. In fact in today’s society, freedom of religion is declared as a fundamental right which allows individuals to practice without interference. However, despite its growing popularity, many scholars believe that the line between healthy and unhealthy religion has increasingly blurred. For instance, James W. Jones in his text, Terror and Transformation: The Ambiguity of Religion in Psychoanalytic Perspective” describes healthy religion as one that allows the individual to grow and mature (Jones 2002). On the other hand, Jones explains unhealthy religion as one that allows the devotee to be in a state of submission. This debate is especially relevant for the film “Jesus Camp”, where unhealthy religion can be easily observed. With that in mind, this paper aims examine the film Jesus Camp using Jones’s ideas on religious idealization. First, following an overview of Jones’s ideas from his text, the film Jesus Camp will be used as an illustration of an unhealthy religion. Ultimately after analyzing the film, it will be argued that the religious idealization depicted in this movie as unhealthy rather than mature.

Her undying passion and faith in God contributed towards her vocation which inspired others. From birth till death Mary has been a significant figure in the church’s history.

It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby!” (Gilman 3).

( The Spread of Christianity was the most significant purpose of Cabeza De Vaca’s account)

When discussing the Bible’s New Testament, there are several individuals aside from Jesus that gander a lot of attention. It is not uncommon to hear pastors and priest preaching about the disciples that walked with the messiah during his time of great works during a Sunday service. There are many lessons to be learned from the experiences of and trails faced by the men that knew best. However, even though the Bible is considerable a masculine text, there are many notable women sprinkled throughout it. Most notable, of course, would be the mother of Jesus, Mary. She made several appearances throughout the Gospel from the moment the angel came to her and said “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28) to let her know that she was going to be the mother of the “Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:32) to the moment she stood witness to the crucifixion of that Son. Today, after Jesus, Mary – sometimes also called The Virgin Mary – is among those most revered in the Bible. However, she is not the only Mary to have close ties to the Biblical savior. There are actually at least three other Marys to walk along side with Jesus at some point, but none more conversational than Mary Magdalene.

When I was reading the book Jesus Made in America by Stephen J. Nicholas, I came across a very interesting chapter titled “Jesus on Vinyl”. This chapter discussed in detail the state of the use of Jesus in contemporary music from the 1950s up to the current times. Back 3in the 1950s there were contemporary artists who putting out albums of hymns, like Johnny Cash’s Hymns of Johnny Cash. Not surprisingly, the most significant time for Christian gospel music was during the hippie era in the 1960s. During that time, gospel, youth, and music had merged together into songs that preached about Christ and love. Many people became Christians during that time to protest the ongoing war in Vietnam so it would make sense that they would start to make that a main topic in the music of that time.

She was the image of one who had successfully negotiated the transition from attachment to Jesus’ earthly manhood to a more profound and spiritual relationship with his resurrected self. In this, her vocation is similar to Julian’s, for Julian had also learned, through much suffering, that her integrity was founded not in anything the physical world could offer her, but in a spiritual relationship with Christ, developed through loving and persistent prayer.”

Her immediate acquiescene to his request wasn't a surprise, as after all, he was trusted man of God, her superior, both in gender, and in the Lord's place in the world, as well as the instrument through which he worked. The robes he wore, and the title he held, attested to that, and, from cradle to the grave, those who were born into Faith

Illustrate her heaven. She states “It was framed by the mighty Architect.” Which is Jesus Christ.

Jesus was able to teach the woman that He is the Living Water. Like Nicodemus, she was confused at first and asked how he would be able to give her water when he had nothing to draw it out of the well with. Jesus explained to her that what he would give to her would be water that whosoever drink of it, would never thirst and would spring them up to everlasting life. When she realized the Jesus is the Messiah, she was able to discern that

the prime intercessor between Man and Christ. Since the Virgin's role had been denied by the

The resurrected appearance in John20 is setting the example for all believers’ encountering Jesus, and paves a way for believer’s relationship with the Lord. Mary is still trying to figure out where her Lord has been taken to. She turns towards Jesus but unable to identify Him. Jesus ask Mary why she was weeping. And whom are you looking for. Mary mistaking called Jesus a gardener, and ask Him if carried the Lord away and if so what did He do with the Lord. Jesus then called Mary by name, and she turned to Him and spoke Rabbouni, which is Hebrew for teacher. Mary was the very first person that Jesus commissioned with the message about His resurrection and of all believer’s as God’s children. Jesus has instructed Mary not to try to hold

I came for the nest Sabbath day and that day I was baptized. That hole was filled, my heart was full, and it knew that Heavenly Mother had saved my soul.Among the many prophecies in the Bible, one of the most important is that concerning Heavenly Mother who gives life. Jesus came to this Earth about two-thousand years ago and he taught his disciples the way through which they could receive salvation, that is, the Passover (Jn 6:53.) Even at that time hecould have given eternal life and taken them to Heaven, but instead he told them to wait until the Last Days (Jn 6:54.) This is because that is the time Heavenly Mother appears. In Matthew 22:1-10 Jesus told a parable, in which he compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a wedding banquet. Being invited to thewedding banquet is the same as being invited to the Kingdom of Heaven. To have a wedding there must be a groom, a bride, and guests. In the parable there is a groom, and guests, but no bride-even thoughthe bride is the most important piece of a wedding. This is because she was not ready at Jesus’s firstcoming, but at his second coming. That’s why Revelations 19:7 NIV says “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him Glory! For the wedding of the Lamb(Christ) has come, and his bride has made herself ready!” The bride is ready in the Last Days. Rev 21:9-10 say that this bride is the New Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven. Just as Jesus is not a physical lamb, this Jerusalem is not

In Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, and Luke 8:40-56, Jesus has just stepped off the boat from his trip to Gadarenes. The text stated Jesus was still standing by the sea when an expectant crowd surrounded him (Mark 5:21, Luke 8:40). These details produced an image of Jesus barely getting off the boat to find himself surrounded by the needs of a crowd. The writers did not focus on the needs of the crowd. Instead, the writers narrowed their focus onto the needs of two female characters. The first need was presented by a father, Jairus, who had a twelve year old daughter. Jairus approached Jesus with a cultural move called the “up-down technique” to grab the attention of Jesus (Mark 5:22). Jairus knelt down at the feet of Jesus, and put Jesus in

And once he brought forth the roses, they understood The Virgin Mary was with him. I have faith the Saints will accelerate their search and our Mother will help find our lost loved ones. ”