Were it not for the power that Jesus inherited from His Father, His great sacrifice would not have been possible. On the night Jesus was betrayed, He took three of the Twelve and went into the place called Gethsemane. It was there He suffered the pains of all men. He suffered as only God could suffer, bearing our griefs, carrying our sorrows, being wounded for our transgressions, voluntarily submitting Himself to the iniquity of us all, just as Isaiah prophesied. It was in Gethsemane where Jesus took on Himself the sins of the world, in Gethsemane where His pain was equivalent to the cumulative burden of all men, in Gethsemane where He descended below all things so that all could repent and come to Him. Jesus was ordered to carry the crossbeam
Once upon a time, in a far off land lived a man named Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God. His mother was named Mary, and his earthly father was Joseph. Joseph was of the line of King David, whose line of heritage was traced back all the way to Adam and Eve. Jesus had the power to heal the sick and paralyzed, give sight to the blind, speech to the mute, and life to the dead. This may very well sound like a fairy tale, but all of this was as true and real as you and me. Jesus was the living proof of God, and was literally God on earth. Jesus was perfect in every way, and was without sin; yet the Pharisees did not like what Jesus was preaching and accused him of blasphemy. This of course was not true; because God is inerrant, and Jesus was the living and, the human version of God, he speaks no lies, nor commits any crimes. Because of the charges against Him, and the Roman Empire convinced that He was causing trouble, He was sentenced to a crucifixion. The crucifixion of
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a miracle, special effects or a magic show. It's a message, a sign, it has a deeper meaning. When I think of the resurrection, the word hope comes to mind. If I had a penny for every time I thought I was going to give up I would have a lot of pennies. But in my doubts, I thought about Jesus rising from the grave and what he went through, how he had faith in his father, and hope in his heart that he would be able to get through the pain he was suffering from us, why can't I keep pushing through. Now I'm not saying I'm Jesus, I couldn't go through all that pain for a lot of these people and still have love for all of them afterwards, that's why he's one of a kind. The resurrection gives me hope in society,
If I was to ask who Jesus was, I would have said that he was Jesus the son of David, son of Abraham. Jesus led many into Christianity and they were called Christians as Jesus was the Christ the son of God whom God sent to save mankind. I believe in Him as a leader and savior, and follow his teachings. I believe in one God, God the father the almighty. Who created heaven and earth, and all things; seen and un-seen Jesus is a divine being whom a virgin mother conceived of. God made this occurrence possible. Jesus however grew and lived among humans on earth over 2000 years ago. Jesus was a Jew, where he lived and died in Israel and spent his life in ministry with his disciples, teaching and spreading of the word of God and
Throughout Jesus’ time here on Earth, he changed many peoples’ lives. For example, he would heal the sick everywhere he went, as well as preaching to thousands of people about God and His Salvation. The Pharisees, a group of legalistic people, were trying very hard to convict Jesus of a crime, because they did not like how he would “rewrite” the laws of the city in order to help people in need of a savior. In fact, there are three distinct times in Matthew 1-14, where Jesus “rewrites” the Jewish law in order to continue ministering to thousands, if not millions, of people.
Yes, I toured in a solo recreation of the teaching of Jesus called Jesus Of Nazareth for well over 1,000 performances from 1994 to 2010. There's a page on this on my website at http://www.billoberst.com/jesus-of-nazareth. I wondered what it would be like to hear the teachings of Jesus as fresh and revolutionary and surprising (rather than predictable, staid and boring), so I created this little touring presentation to find out. I've done it for people of every faith and for people of no particular faith. The astounding thing is how Jesus and His words unify and reconcile. His words liberate. A gruff old man (who, the preacher told me, had not darkened the door of that church in years) told me after one of these presentations, "I don't give
Jesus was sent to live among humanity with the purpose of freeing us from our sins. His true identity is the one who saves us all from evil and keeps watch over all of making sure we are doing all the right things for a successful ascension to heaven. Jesus uses this true identity to make us greater humans and even better children of Gods earth. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice to sacrifice himself so we can all live happily and safely on earth. But aside from his ultimate sacrifice, he lived perfect life on earth. He was merciful, never gave into temptation and never strayed from his beliefs in God. From his feeding a village with two fish and five loaves of bread, healing the blind, or even walking on water; Jesus was more than just his
Collating all the sources from early non-Christian sources, we can come up with the following facts about Jesus Christ which perfectly agree with the data of the New Testament:
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I.N.R.I. can mean different things depending on the language it is written in and how you interpret it. Regardless of which meaning you choose, the concept that Jesus is the king remains the same. According to the gospels, when Jesus began his ministry, he didn’t publicly call himself the Messiah and he even warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. Despite his discretion, his cures and teachings began to attract crowds. Many people of Galilee started to believe that he was the Messiah. With this following, Jesus, decided to attend the Passover Festival in Jerusalem. While at the festival, he got so angry at dishonest merchants that he launched an attack at them. The Jewish leaders saw the crowds that gathered and
There were at least two reasons why I believe Jesus did not answer Pilate’s question, “Are you the King of the Jews?” This charge against Jesus could involve a challenge to the authority of Rome, so Pilate asked a direct question about Jesus’ kingship (Knight 2001, pg. 230).” Many times in the past there had been confusion as to Jesus’ kingship. The kind of kingship Jesus had was so very different and not just being king of the Jews. Thus, had Jesus admitted to being the King of the Jews in court, he would have admitted to being the King, which many were looking for, one who would provide deliverance against Rome and all of Israel’s adversaries. Had Jesus verbalized, “no,” he would have been lying. By the same token, it had been established,
The earliness of these accounts, at a time when hostile witnesses were present, would have made a fabrication unlikely and dangerous. There is agreement on the main facts and great variety in the witnesses given, yet they are not a mere repetition of some standardized story with all the discrepancies worked out. Indeed, the accounts of Christ’s resurrection appearances are clearly independent of one another, as their surface dissimilarities suggest. Deeper scrutiny, however, reveals that these appearances are non-contradictory. No reputable New Testament historian doubts the historical fact that the tomb in which Christ was placed after his crucifixion was empty. Therefore, there are only three explanations for it. Either his enemies took the
Before God created people, it was just God and the earth. There was not any living forms, until God wanted to create life, so he could share a relationship with us. God then created Adam and Eve, the true depiction of Himself. God told them not to eat from an apple tree, Eve gave into sin and ate an apple from the tree. That was the first time someone sinned in the world, and it was then that God knew that He had to send a Messiah to earth to die for our sins. That Messiah was Jesus, he came to earth to die for our sins and show people the human form of God. “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.” (Job 35:6) Jesus is firm in his purpose to
You’re right, Noelle. The miracles that Jesus performed are the most popular especially to kids. Since they are too young to comprehend Jesus’s teachings, His miracles are easier to be understood. Introducing the kids to His wonders makes it easier for them to know Jesus in an exciting way. It can also serve as a step before giving them deeper information about Him. Jesus and His miracles are a great foundation especially for the kids to learn about Christianity. I also learned about His miracles first when I was a kid and it intrigued me. Not only that, I was ecstatic to go to Bible studies because I could not wait to hear more miracles from Him. The kids today probably feel like this about Jesus.
Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a preacher and a leader of the Jewish people between 4 BC-30/33 AD. There are many stories telling the life of Jesus, but most Christians are familiar with the New Testament version in the Bible. Based on what his followers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have retold, Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Joseph and Mary. Throughout his whole life he gave lessons, and taught crowds of people about love, righteousness, and salvation.
Time and events as we know have been tracked by B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (in the year of our Lord). In the Old Testament, prophecies point to the coming of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus came to earth, died and rose again. There are many questions to be answered about Jesus. Who is He? What did he do while he was alive? What was Jesus called? The answers to these questions are very clear.