The Death, Burial, And Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

In the introductory chapters, she draws upon her own experiences overseas and comments on the mistakes she has made and how they can be prevented through best practice. Next, Butrin outlines methods for assessing communities through identifying the resources individuals possess, the needs of the community, and strategies for meeting those needs through meaningful partnerships with the local people. She asserts that our view of poverty directly relates to how we act in compassion and if we view it only as material deficit than our work will never truly alleviate poverty. The church should play a large role in this entire process because proclamation of the Gospel is a vital component of holistic ministry. Only God can bring true transformations to communities and people. If the message of salvation is absent from efforts towards justice than we have barely scratched the service and are responding to the external as opposed to addressing the root causes. The text concludes with decisive commentary on applying the principles of best practice to all

The core message of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats is that God’s people will love others (“Matthew, Chapter 25). The message is called to help those in need. Men and women cannot ignore the plight of human beings suffering from homelessness. People must work together in order to meet our own needs and also work in order to have something to give to those in need. The good works will result from our relationship to the shepherd (Harrington). The grace stucture, Coalition of Homelessness, is an example of this passage. It has developed and implemented effective solutions to New York’s homelessness crisis. Coalition for Homelessness has provided stable housing through shelter, moving them into permanent housing, and implementing assistance programs to keep them in their housing. The Coalition is following the message of the Last Judgment passage by helping those in need and working together in the community to give basic needs to other

It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.

The book also focuses on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Jesus discusses those that are blessed and why they are blessed and also the kingdom of heaven. Jesus discusses faith-community and what is required of disciples including reconciliation with others. The book discusses Jesus and his righteousness. Jesus gives instructions in dealing with those who cause harm to is folowers and believers. The book addresses the question as to whether to literally or figuratively take the commands of Jesus.

The "A Model of Christian Charity" sermon is based on Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden" , in which John Winthrop warned the puritan colonists that their new community in New England would be a "city upon a hill", watched by the world. Winthrop stated "For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us". This entire sermon is a clear statement of the special purpose, instilled by Winthrop, which helped motivate the colonists in route to the new world, establishing a covenant with God, with strict adherence to Puritan religious beliefs.

“Restoring At-Risk Communities,” written by John M. Perkins is a collaborative work of urban professionals in ministry, providing a blueprint for working in urban communities. It provides the personal expertise of so many to help fellow missionaries and those in ministry to develop a Christian community. In today’s culture, many of our cities are falling apart due to poverty, lack of education, lack of religion, and large amounts of people leaving for the suburbs. People who are being called to minister in the downtowns, or those who are already suffering in the trenches are struggling with how to reach the community for Christ. Perkins shares his personal experience of being on the frontlines of ministry, and the appropriate strategy to reaching those communities. He writes, “The desperate problems in America’s inner cities will not be resolved without strong commitment and risky action on the part of ordinary Christians with heroic faith” (Perkins, 1995).

Swanson and Williams have a desire to transform the city. They would like to see a unified effort among the churches in the city. They write that they would like to see interdenominational cooperation on loving the city, and that they are not that interested in inter-denominational dialogue. If the goal of this cooperation is to benefit the commonwealth of the city, then why are we limiting our partnerships to just other churches in the city? Why not utilize all of the resources in the city to achieve our initiative? When is the work gospel-centered city transformation, and when does it become a humanitarian effort where the recipients enjoy a beautiful city but still face eternal separation from God?

Two thousand years ago, the birth of Jesus, arguably the most influential man the world has ever seen, altered history forever. Christians know him as the Messiah, the son of God who came to save all of mankind, and for others, he may just be a great teacher and person of history. It is the latter that Reza Aslan attempts to shed an unbiased light on by comparing the Jesus that modern Christians believe in to the Jesus that Aslan believes would have fit into first-century Palestine: a violet revolutionary, dedicated to the eradication of the Roman government in Israel and the deposition of the rich priestly class. Aslan paints a portrayal of Jesus using knowledge of the time period, Scripture that has been taken out of context and misinterpreted, and most of all, the author’s imagination and powerful rhetoric to cover up his faulty argumentation. In his book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan recreates an interesting but purely speculative image of the historical Jesus through exploring the political and social history of first-century Palestine, the life and teachings of Jesus, and the development of early Christianity.

The passion of Pastor Charles gives revelation to the plight of the urban core community. The generational need for empowerment and enrichment is prevalent everywhere. Entire communities are economically, socially, and morally bankrupt. Where-by we find it to be resulting in a diminished value in the righteousness

The main theme of the book to me is the overcoming of such a large devastation in every one of those people’s lives and as a community. In Chapter Four, “One feeling they did seem to share, however, was a curious kind of elated community spirit . . . a pride in the way they and their fellow-survivors had stood up to a dreadful

In the biblical discourse found in the first verses of John 6 (King James Version), Jesus ministers and teaches throngs of people. After teaching, He performed a miracle so that the crowd. After all had eaten Jesus advised his disciples with these words, “When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost (Bible Hub).” It was Jesus’ desire that the fragments of the meal be collected and not wasted. Jesus wants the same for his children in all areas of life, especially in the area of ethics. He wants nothing squandered or lost, but that the pieces of life be gathered and held together revealing a picture of Jesus holding the world in His hands. This week’s assignment is to write a review of the ideas discussed and inferences drawn by the author in Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 1 - 34) of the assigned textbook, “The Peaceable Kingdom” by Stanley Hauerwas, to include opinions about the issues that seem applicable to church, ministry, and society today.

In the resurrection of Jesus we witness God’s plan for creation. We see the 8th day of creation; the final day in which the new heavens and new earth promised by God are an eternal reality. In the resurrection, death, hell, and the devil are defeated and destroyed forever. We, who are still on earth subject to space and time, but in union with Jesus, are through Jesus already delivered from the old seven day creation with its deterioration, despair, and death – we are now a part of God’s new creation.

The mournful women went to the tomb of Jesus to complete the burial ritual of anointing His body early that morning. On the way, they had probably discussed how they would maneuver the heavy stone located at the entrance. The women, including Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the mother of James and others, discovered the stone had been rolled away from the tomb entrance. I am certain they were puzzled, and I wonder what thoughts went through their minds as they stepped inside the tomb empty. I wonder how their emotions overtook them when suddenly, an angel appeared and said, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has risen! "

This passage portrays Jesus’ burial and resurrection to Heaven. Jesus’ burial was a Jewish one. The Jews buried the dead straight after their death, which sometimes happened on the very same day of the death. This was because, firstly, the dead bodies rapidly decomposed in a very hot climate like the Middle East and, secondly, the Jews thought that leaving the dead body unburied displayed dishonour to the dead themselves and also to their family.

As with most other Pauline attributed documents, 1 Corinthians is believed to be a single document that addresses salient topics and rationalizes Paul’s view of faithfulness to Christ with Corinth citizens. The newly founded church of Corinth was in correspondence with Paul requesting his answers to questions they posed on topics ranging from marriage to the resurrection of the dead; the latter being one of the most highlighted in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s assurance of resurrection illustrates a concern for Corinth as he admonishes their disbelief in resurrection of the dead with a series of explanations as to why such doubt would render the faith of Christ “in vain”. Given the context of the time, Paul’s correspondence with Corinth clearly