The Reflection Of Jesus

They had enjoyed a time of fellowship with Jesus and teaching from Him. But He was now preparing them to understand that he was going to leave them. This was one of the factors that were going to turn these believers world upside down and bring and opportunity to turn the world upside down. Because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is

Named after the book’s writer, Daniel can be described as a book with two halves. The first six chapters of the book are narratives. In these chapters, Daniel writes about his life in captivity and how he and his three friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah are chosen to serve in king Nebuchadnezzar’s palace. Daniel and his friends decide that they will be faithful in obedience to God, and are blessed with knowledge and skills in return. Daniel is given the ability to understand and interpret all visions and dreams. The second half, chapters seven through twelve, are prophetic and include apocalyptic material. Throughout the book, Daniel is faithful and God rewards Daniel with incredible wisdom, abilities and success. Not only is Daniel

He also warns his disciples that he has not come to establish peace on earth but rather division. He says that a household of five people will be divided. Father and son will be divided against each other as will a mother and daughter,and mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law. What difficult words these must have been for the disciples to hear. Were they confused? Or were they simply frightened by Jesus’ words?

This farewell discourse, is most disturbing to the followers of Jesus. Their inability to comprehend the Messiah’s going away, back to the Father going away of the Messiah, who according to the prophets will appear to rescue Israel from its oppressors. Ascertain, Jesus going back to His father, the Holy Spirit whose purpose is to appear, in His stead to led and guide them to all righteousness. These confused followers are stun, the first testament prophets speak of the coming Messiah, who will change the present oppressive state of Israel, Never the less, the prophets does not give details or mention the Messiah going away or returning to His father. However Jesus imparts peace on the disciples, commanding the eleven, to continue in

Imago Dei which is Latin for the Image of God. In Genesis 1: 27 “So God created mankind in his own image...” In the beginning it was Gods intent for mankind to posses the image of God as a part of His creation. However, due to the fall of man into sin this image of God has been corrupted from its original state and intent from what God intended it to be. In Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.” Is an example that the image of God still existed even after the fall of mankind into sin. John Calvin believed this to be true in his theology according to John S. Hammet “Calvin saw the image not as totally erased but hideously distorted and deformed.” This concept is what Calvin described as Total Depravity, nevertheless, the image of God was not lost just distorted, and can be restored through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ if one chooses to believe in Him.

Most believe that they were made in God’s image, however, Sallie McFague believes that God exists not only on humanoid aspects, but also on a microscopic aspect. The body of God is the universe and everything included in it; the animals, the trees, the oceans, the bacteria. We, as human beings, are responsible to take care of the world and its environment. We need to come to the realization that we are all connected, and that everything, not just everyone, is a piece of God.

The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel

Jesus flowed in miracles. It 's a fact. He went about healing and casting out demons. It 's what He did. It 's who He was! We can like it or hate it, but the Word is clear on the subject. And then, immediately before ascending back to Heaven, He speaks a powerful declaration! It is in these verses that I 'd like to camp out today. They 've been misquoted, misrepresented, and misinterpreted. I have noticed people in the church avoid or breeze past these verses due to the stigma that exists. Let 's get this straight! Let 's reason together, shall we? Jesus is about to ascend to Heaven, but first He utters a final set of instructions, pretty important right? I would think that what He said would be a foundational

Many times in our life, we felt down, depressed, and it seems that nothing goes right, and we ended up thinking and asking ourselves, “Where is My God?” the one who promised me with abundant blessings and gifts? The one who vowed to love me for eternity? And the one who said, “I will never leave you, my child, for I had loved you before the day your mother beget you.” We tend to lose faith, turn our backs to Him and be drowned with the miserieswe are into, for there was no voice, we pray a river but there were no answers, we cry for signs but there’s no remedy He offers, it seems like the pain is endless and trials are infinite.We limit ourselves with our own box, forgetting that our God is eternal and problems were just temporary, that our God is bigger than any storms that may come-up to life. For God is great, God is good, righteous and always have His own “perfect timing”.

those classified in a certain category is well illustrated through the librarian who, when asked if Peter did anything to her, answers “He didn’t do anything, but he made me think that he is going to do something bad to me. So are you going to protect us?”(52:43) Peter didn’t do anything; however, the librarian by witnessing his abnormal behavior and finding out about his schizophrenia adapts her experience to something that could have been dangerous. Similar to how Hacking expects classificatory looping to work on those classified. She had an incomplete perception of the events and took his actions to be part of his irrationality, instead of Peter’s attempt to find his daughter and stop the radio noises in his head.

In the Exodus 3 account of the burning bush, God reveals to Moses the divine name that the Israelites are to use in worship: I AM WHO I AM. This name seems strange at first, but it reveals at least two essential truths about the nature of God. First, it implies that He is the self-sustaining One. Because God is able to care for His own needs, He does not need human assistance. Moreover, if God, who is infinite, can care for Himself, then He is also more than capable of providing for the finite needs of the Israelites. Second, I AM WHO I AM implies that God cannot be satisfactorily likened to anything or anyone else. No word can fully summarize all of God’s attributes; indeed, all the names of God that are contained in Scripture can each point to only a few of His attributes. Thus, God reveals His name to Moses in the most comforting way possible. It is almost as if God is saying “I cannot tell you all of who I am in one word, but you can know that I am more than capable of sustaining you. You will see more of who I am as I reveal more of myself to you.”

Lois Lowry’s book The Giver Jonas is showing that his life isn’t as pure and innocent as he’s known growing up.

The Gospel of Luke, Jesus describes his purpose as one of preaching the good news of the Kingdom of God, saying, “I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns as well, for I was sent for this purpose.” (Luke 4:43) Jesus told parables to help us grow a closer relationship with God and to stimulate fresh ways of thought, decision, and action. C.H. Dodd wrote, “At its simplest the parable is a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life, arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness and leaving the mind in sufficient doubt about its precise application to tease it into active thought.” The stories are full of moral lessons that teach us that being worthy will get us rewards. As we listen to the parables, we remember that when we serve in the Kingdom of God, God blesses and values us as human. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus told many parables, in which the parables of the Good Samaritan and of the Lost Sheep are two of my favorites. These stories portray Jesus’ works and how he reaches out to all kinds of people.

Thirdly, the Jesus Film provides a scene when Jesus stands up and reads a scroll from the Prophet Isaiah. After the reading, Jesus states, “ This prophecy has been fulfilled.” This moment is the beginning, the inaugurated his kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. In fact, the words of Isaiah 61 state what Jesus Kingdom will look like when he announces,

Three years ago, if you asked me if I were an artist, I would have probably laughed at the thought. I, Cecilia Gray, was not an artist. My drawing skills are severely deficient; I lack the tremendous courage to preform onstage, and dare I mention my absent abilities to act, carry a melody, or dance on beat. However, in recent years, I have begun to rethink my characterization, as three years of learning ceramic arts have indeed made me an artist; furthermore, it has also given me reason to believe that I have always been one, despite my ignorance.