The Good And Bad Deeds

“When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18). Lastly, to complete the prophecy of Jesus’s birth, Matthew reaffirms that “. . . Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea . . .” (Matthew 2.1). Matthew inserts these assertions to emphasize the credulity of Jesus’ tie with traditional Judaism.

The certainty that an indispensable part of one's self endures after the decease of the physical body is called the afterlife. The belief in extinction after death is in contrast with the conviction in the afterlife, which many perceive as supernatural. In Christian religion they believe that human can be reborn into the same world with different identify they will begin an new cycle all over again for them (Gray 14). They believe that this rebirth and death continues until the individual gains access to the spiritual dominion. According to the biblical aspect of life after death, the demise of an individual

Matthew opens his argument by describing Jesus: born of a virgin in Bethlehem, in the line of David, worshipped by Gentile Magi, brought out of Egypt, and raised in Nazareth.1 Matthew employs this list of prophecies from Mosaic Law and describes how Jesus fulfilled them all, simultaneously, as Blomberg’s notes in his portrait of Jesus, Matthew describes Jesus as “Son of David, King, and Royal Messiah,” and “Son of God.”2 Moreover, Matthew’s examples of the use of these titles throughout Matthew bear witness to Jesus’ divinity, as well as, how God could be understood through Jesus.3 Matthew proves not only Jesus’ Messiahship but His title of the Son of God.

Isaianic prophecy aside it is also clear that Matthew above the other three evangelists presents Jesus as the fulfilment of the law, a new Moses. The structure of the book into five sections is intended to help the Jewish readers identify Jesus as an antecedent of Moses. Jesus is according to some scholars a type of Moses bringing about a new exodus and a new Israel. More explicitly however, Matthew portrays Jesus as the only man to have fulfilled the law in its entirety as well as the messianic fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy through the many formula quotations (3:15; 5:17-48;12:17-21; 13:35; 21:5, 16, 42; 22:44; 23:39; 26:31; 27:9, 35, 46).

“The virgin will be with child and she will give birth to a son”       - Matthew 1:23

There are countless beliefs concerning this issue, depending on the faith one subscribes to as well as personal views. According to Hispanic culture, a person undergoes three separate deaths: the first is when the physical body ceases to function, the second when the physical body is lowered into the ground, and the third occurs when there is no person left behind to remember the deceased. Spirits between the second and third deaths of this belief reside in the land of Mictlan, ruled over by Mictecacuhuatl, the goddess of death. Dwellers of Mictlan linger there until the Day of the Dead each year, when it is believed they can come back to the mortal realm for a day to be with their relatives once more. This set of beliefs does not exactly resemble my own position on death, but there are similarities. Specifically, I do believe in an afterlife in which the departed inhabit, but I also believe that they are free to visit the earth whenever they like to, and that they are not limited by a specific day of the year. In addition, I believe that an individual only endures one death, and that is the death of the body. From there, the spirit goes directly to the afterlife, and remains there eternally. Furthermore, while the Hispanic culture does not define a place for the virtuous to go and a place for the wicked, I have my own belief in a heaven and a hell, meant to incentivize the living of a life of making the world better for having had you in it while you lived. At least, these are the ideas that I have been raised with as I’ve

This argument of an eternal presence working through people to generate change where there once was destruction is why Caine feels "the Samaritan had compassion and so he went” to signify that someone (Jesus) had once done the same act of compassion for him (Samaritan) (Caine, 8). This movement of showing compassion for those caught in the midst of destruction gives the Bible credibility in society today.

the greatness of the Lord. He is met with several obstacles to oppose his search for

Since there is an afterlife, people will be judged for their deeds. If they lived a good ethical life, they will go to Heaven. If they did not live a good ethical life, they will go to Hell.

and judge it to be a major sin. However, there are ways of watching for warning signs of a

Entwistle (2010) describes for us how Christianity has played a vital part in history and how it has quite possibly shaped society today. He reminds us in the book that the bible is our worldly guide in how to live life in his image. Entwistle identifies successfully that truth is what matters when it comes to the spiritual or worldly person. He describes for us that both exist in the character of a person and it is what allows people to be able to help others using both in all types of situations and/or under many different circumstances. He puts a great deal of emphasis on the amount of thought that is put into the secular views, which change consistently. The book’s overall goal seemed to be focused on providing a universal guide to those who question the route to take when dealing with theology, psychology, and spirituality in Christian counseling. It is advancing the knowledge that people have towards a peaceful and helpful state of being.

Introduction: God guides and protects us through all crisis by showing his power in faith to overcome. Sometimes we ask God “help us” or “save us” only when a crisis is present in our lives and forget

Isaiah came during a pivotal time in history. The world was changing rapidly and life was on the edge of prosperity and ruin, as it is today. In this uncertain time Isaiah was called by God to deliver a message of warning, comfort, and deliverance. Christians view the prophecies of Isaiah as a projection of the coming of Jesus Christ. Isaiah spoke of divine judgment and the promises of God through the Prince of Peace. Isaiah’s message of the future King was very meticulous. He describes how Christ will come, Christ’s character and Christ’s purpose. In this paper I will dissect Isaiah’s prophecies in the Old Testament and reference them to the events of Christ in the New Testament.

At the start of Jesus ministry, he ended up passing the water of the baptism of John, As Jesus was finally baptized he came up from the water and said this is my son. God had instructed Moses to deliver a message to the Pharaoh and by this text, Matthew has left his audience to believe in the identity of the relationship between Jesus and God.

Matthew 16: 13- 23 is the confession of Peter of Jesus true identity and the Prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection.