Jesus Reflection Paper

Who is Jesus? We have never seen him, so how would we know for sure that he exists and is indeed God’s only son? Jesus is the central figure of Christianity. His name appears in the crucial part of the Bible, especially in the New Testament. The coming of Jesus had been prophesied by many Old Testament prophets, such as Micah and Isaiah. The name Jesus is often used in both positive and negative ways. For example, people receive blessings from God and praise Him; but in another way, they use the name of the Lord in vain when they encounter any mundane failures. Through reading the Bible and devotional books, we can learn more about the interesting and meaningful life of Jesus.

Kehinde Wiley, African American painter exclusively working in portraiture, creates gigantic works of art displaying african americans fused into iconic works created by the masters of art; Andrea Mantegna, Peter Paul Ruben, Jacques Louis David and many others. His process of selecting his muse in his paintings are scouring throughout the streets of Brazil,China, Israel and New york, starting conversation with people he finds interesting, these civilians are the ones Wiley chooses for his models. After the photoshoot he has hundreds and hundreds images and narrows them down to fifty, fifty go fifteen. He matches them up with historical backgrounds, wallpapers and textiles and they will become the paintings for his show.

My understanding of the gospel prior to this class was that God sent his only son to earth so that we may be forgiven of our sins. The gospel to me was also about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. As I was growing up I also learned about the great commission. While I learned about the great commission I realized all Christians are required to go out and take the gospel and share it weather as a missionary in a foreign country or the work place such as a school teacher. I grew up in the church and went to a small private Christian school where I was immersed in the teaching of the gospel. 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.

John nine verses one through seven is the being of the grace giving and truth telling of Jesus in this section. When Jesus spoke with the man that was blind I believe he ministered to him and gave him a brief explanation of who he was. The disciples asked him if this man sinned from birth or did his parents sin? Jesus used the truth telling when he answered the disciples by saying this man didn't sin at birth and neither has his parents sinned. It also gives truth-telling by letting the disciples know that it was to give God the glory. Now for the grace-giving part of Jesus, is him giving the Blind man back his sight. The reason why this was grace-giving was because this man had been blind his whole life, but when he came in contact with Jesus, he showed him grace by healing him.

Did you know that Jesus was hiding inside of that Ram when Abraham slaughtered it on the alter? God Himself had prepared this supplying and it materialized at the specific second it was essential. What took place in this trade is that God obligated Himself to perform what He had promised by way of the obedience of a gentleman. From this level on Jesus in human form is essential to carry forth the deliverance of our species from mortality. PS, He obtained the task carried out. This brings us to the on earth ministry of Jesus in human type.

On September 8, 2015, I have decided to interview my cousin Sally Chia about her relationship with Jesus. My cousin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is 28 years old. She currently lives in Las Vegas and works as a pharmacist. I chose to interview her because I figured she had a close relationship with Jesus. This is because when I was growing up she was the one who taught me about Jesus and his teachings. I have known my cousin Sally all my life, which is for about 14 years. During the interview I asked questions about her own personal relationship with God, and she answered my questions with great answers.

I was first introduced to Jesus Christ through several Korean missionaries from America, who came to my orphanage in Russia one day. A bright green church, which is my favorite color to this day, was implanted right behind my orphanage and the people of the church went around inviting and encouraging people to join them on Sunday mornings. We were told there would be donuts and other food. Of course that would lure any orphan right off the bat. I among other children, joined the church on Sunday mornings. Maybe it was simply the donuts, but I felt accepted right away. Although I was very fond of the things we were told and taught, they appeared to be only stories to me. The stories did not become an entity or reached my heart until after I got adopted into a Christian family three years later.

Today we want to look at the causality that took place in the Garden Tomb during the 6 day war.

The Gospels of Jesus tell a story that is a unified story over the four gospels. Each of the four writers had their own point of view that they were writing from. Just a four journalists covering an important story will write from their own point of view

For the Glory of God, we are created: and that we may worship Him wholeheartedly, He provides our needs on a daily basis.

Women played a most important role in early Christianity Women’s interaction with Jesus is very crucial roles within the life and teachings of Jesus. The resurrection of two people are restored to women, Nain to his unnamed mother (Luke 7:11-17), and Lazarus to Mary and Martha (John 11:1-44). Women attend to Jesus at the cross and are the first to see the resurrection of Jesus. More specifically Jesus infers there should be no hierarchy in Christian relationships (Matthew 20:25-26). Women also played a considerable role in the formation of the church. Many early churches were home churches and the environment was provided by the women. For example, Martha becomes a church leader by offering her house as a home church and by assisting in

“My strong belief is that God created human beings and therefore He knows about every aspect of the human body. So, if I want to fix it, I just need to stay in harmony with Him,” quotes Ben Carson. In the preceding quote from Dr. Carson, he shaped a belief that he could not repair the human body with the aid of God guiding him. In theology, we shape our beliefs based on situations that shape our lives, and unfortunately, we tend to put God in a box based on these beliefs. During this writing, the focus with being the perceptions of God and how, with our beliefs, can be put in a box.

First, I want to ask for my friends' salvation. Recently, I got in touch with my middle school friends whom we have lost contact for more than 10 years. I used to think if they don't follow Jesus then what is the point of being friends with them. I missed my opportunity to build a relationship with them. Nevertheless, God has opened another opportunity that we get in touch again. I do not want them to go to hell without knowing Jesus. I have many friends who are not Christians and a friend who is lesbian (Stevie). They live in a secular world and need the touch of Jesus.

The direct teachings of Jesus give instructions of how to live as Christians and the Parables were used in the Gospel to immediately confront us with a truth and evoke a change. (Fee & Stuart,2003, p. 152). The five major discourses of Matthew’s Gospel are centred around five lengthy Sermons using parables to make a point and call the people to make a change.