New Testament Reflection Paper

In the beginning God intended for his people to live in a creation that he had made, and to love and take care of it. He wanted his people that he created to love him and be obedient to his plan for civilization in regards to how much he loves us. His will was for us to trust him and live in peace, in the creation that he had made for us to have dominion of. The thing is we could not identify with what God was doing for us even when the human race was in the beginning as we saw them in the garden of Eden. So if we could not have a good relationship with God who did all of this for us. Then how do we expect to have good human relationships with one another if we could not love what God had done

For the revision assignment I decided to revise my New Testament paper because I received my lowest grade on this paper. In my original paper Dr. Flaming made many suggestions on things that I should have done, such as: making my thoughts clearer, getting a true sense on what some of the verses mean, analyzing my text more, and focusing more on the writing and editing of my paper. I took all of her suggestions and comments into deep consideration when I was writing my revision. In the revised paper I made adjustments to my thesis, content, and really tried to work on my writing as a whole.

The Gospels are stories of Jesus’ life and teachings, told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, in the first four books of the New Testament. There is little difference between the first three, they tell the same stories of jesus but with slight differences. But the gospel of John, the gospel that traditionally appears fourth in the new testament, has many differences to the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. They are used to spread the teachings of jesus, and give us guidance in our lives. ‘Gospel’ is derived from the old english, ‘god-spel’, (‘god’-’good’, ‘spel’- ‘news’). The gospel literally translates to ‘good news’.

A passage/theme that interest me the idea of being alive in Christ. Ephesians 2:4-5 speak about this concept in great detail. I think that this idea of being made alive is very important because it helps to understand one’s identity in Christ. Ephesians speak of many things that relates to who we are in Christ and the spiritual benefits to being in Christ. It is important to me that we as Christians live out our lives as people who are alive in Christ and not like those who are spiritually dead, who live in disobedience to God and delight in the things of the world.

Diana I must agree with you that the reference to Satan in Isaiah 14 can be attributed to the acknowledgement of individuals as gods whose prideful ways will be curtailed by the Master (God). It is important that you also mentioned God’s omnipotence as the ultimate power in the scheme of things. There are no doubt the individuals that were regarded as being powerful became elevated with pride thus equating them with God. As we look at Ezekiel 28 it is more poignant that the king of Tyre would be lifted up in such pride and arrogance to think that he was a god. The prophet Ezekiel expounds on the condemnation of the city and its prideful ways and God’s omnipotence. In many ways the word of God teaches that pride comes before destruction (Proverb

There are all sorts of variations around this theme of being too poor to help. Most of us have had times in our lives when money was tight, and giving to the Lord was difficult and a real sacrifice. Invariably though, we can find enough for some of the other things that are not essential—it’s usually a matter of priority and whether we value what the Lord has done for us enough to make giving work.

On the last night of vacation Bible school, I began by having the students do a quick-write. The students were to write briefly about what they learned through the week and how they can use those lessons to be better at home, in school, and with friends. I gave the students 10 minutes to complete their writing assignment. Once the students were finished, I allowed them to share their thoughts with the class. We also hung the students writing outside of the classroom to allow others to view their experience.

The sermon on the mount is relevant to my life today because it provides me with multiple life long reminders. When Jesus says "And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" in verse 27, it is a really comforting reminder for someone who is more often than not, worrying about life.

Vacation Bible school is ending at Morris Brown AME Church as the clock strikes 7:30 p.m. on June 17, 2015. Anxious to take their pick from hot dogs, chips, lemon cakes and sodas, children scurry to the fellowship hall.

As is customary I would like to start and center us with a word of prayer: Holy Spirit open our hearts and minds to be not just a hearer of your word but those who also understand. Empower and strengthen us to put your word into action as well. Amen

The Bible is made up of a collection of books.The New Testament includes several different genres of literature (Harris,2014). At least four genres consist of, the gospels,historical,letters,and apocalyptic. The gospels are the first genre which appears in the first four books of the bible. Matthew,Mark,Luke,and John gives the accounts of the life of Jesus Christ in different perspectives. The gospels are not like any other type of literature,it is defined by its subject matter,the life of Jesus (Harris,2014).The other books are considered historical texts. Additional books were letters of epistles. The letters by Paul were a major unit of the collection Revelations. There are twenty-seven documents in the New Testament which fits into one

Christian theology is based upon the beliefs and traditions that Christians have practiced since the first century. At that time, a continuation and development of Judaism, as Christianity spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean world, each region began to develop an individualized approach to biblical interpretation and Christianity. Despite the fact that it started as a movement, Christianity has emerged into an internationally accepted religion that is composed of several denominations within the faith. Regardless of their specific set of practices, each denomination recognize Scripture as collection of God-breathed sacred writings that are contained within the Bible. Christians also believe that Scripture outlines a standard of living

Studies of Jesus primarily focus on the duality of Jesus and how he is able to be both human and divine at once. This subject was disputed at the Council of Chalcedon in the year 451 between the

“There is love in holding and there is love in letting go” I will be writing paper on “Exodus” on how the story unfolded. That happened 400 hundred years after the death of Joseph, his brothers, and how the Israelites were delivered from slavery.

Christian Tradition course exposed me to the Christian Tradition based on Biblical and church history. The course taught me the differences and similarities of Christian Tradition from other major world religions. I learned about the significance of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Trinity based on the teachings of the Bible. The course also briefly covered 2,000 years of church history but with emphasis on the impact of the Council of Nicea, Council of Chalcedon, and John and Charles Wesley on Christianity. The professor emphasized the importance of the reformation that sparked a revolution in the church.