The Resurrection Of Jesus : Focal Point Of Christianity

Fee completes his writings with his own conclusion: “The Spirit must be reinstated into the Trinity, where he has never been excluded in our creeds and liturgies, but has been practically excluded from the experienced life of the church.” Moreover, he argues that the very nature of the Triune God, as being three yet one, must become the character of the church both in its oneness and in its function, by the very application of the Spirit’s threefold work of the Trinity. Without this experience, the witness of the churches to the Resurrection today will remain generally ineffective in comparison with the witness of the early Christians, though they lived in a culture very similar to ours. As the title of Fee’s book emphasizes, we are meant to find God’s Spirit empowering for us in the present era while at the same time awaiting the consummation of Christ’s final return.

The foundation of the Christian faith is cradled within truth of the virgin birth, life, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As diverse as the world-wide Christian culture is, the truth in the birth and life of Jesus stands without border and language limitations. Just as each individual life story can be adapted to be relevant for a variety of audiences, the birth story of the Messiah was also. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are an example of the well-rounded and diverse narration of the birth story of Jesus—Matthew’s narration spoke to the history of the Jewish people and Luke presented to the citizen of Rome.

Over the centuries, Christianity has organised its beliefs into a systematic theology that draws from its sacred writing and tradition. While the main beliefs of Christianity are shared by all Christian variants, there are degrees of different in the interpretation of these beliefs and how they are lived out in everyday life. This can be seen in the important of sacred text, principle belief of the concept of salvation in John 3:16, principle belief of divine and humanity in ‘John 1:14’, principle belief of resurrection in ‘Mark 16:1-8’, principle belief of revelation in ‘1 corinthians14:6’, and beliefs through the Trinity in ‘2 Corinthians 13:14’. This essay will explain the important of the sacred text and the principal beliefs of Christianity.

This pamphlet provides an inaccurate depiction of Christianity when compared to the New Testament because, by omitting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, it characterizes Christianity as the tool to prevent eternal hell rather than exemplify God’s love for humans. This mischaracterization evident through the consequences of Jesus’ Resurrection had on society’s human nature to sin. According to Paul, Jesus’s resurrection shows that, as human sin was crucified with Jesus through the connection of Baptism, humans are now able to follow a path of righteousness because He overcame death (Romans 6:10-13). The resurrection is important to highlight, because it is the reason why humans are able to seek salvation in the first place. Without recognizing

The primary focus of each of the three quests for the historical Jesus, endeavors a series of approach to challenge the legitimacy of the Synoptic Gospels as an unreliable resource to study Jesus existence; even more, to question the NT portrayal of Jesus veracity, through an intellectual group of scholars applying other ancient book in their research into what is known as today “the Quest of the Historical Jesus.” Unlike the first century Christians, “It was widely assumed that the Jesus presented in the Bible was the man who lived and died—and rose—in Palestine in the first century.”1

Gary Robert Habermas is distinguished Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy as well as department chairman of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University in Virginia.[1] He has devoted a large part of his career to the topic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and most likely has done more than any other scholar to defend its historicity.[2] In his research on the resurrection, over a two year period, Habermas tracked down more than twelve hundred publications dealing with the resurrection of Christ.

With approximately 2.1 billion followers, Christianity is one of the world’s largest religions. Christianity—the religion of martyrs—is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, Son of God. Before the establishment of Christianity, the idea of the Messiah as the world’s savior, depicted in the Old Testament, was widely believed and accepted among Jewish communities. Since these ideas existed, the Christian movement popularized the idea of Jesus as the Messiah to legitimate his life. Writers then began to propagate the idea of his death as the centerpiece of Christianity after the crucifixion of Jesus. The crucifixion was portrayed as the sacrifice to end all sacrifices; Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins. Consequently, a shift within the idea of the Messiah occurred from a physical and political figure to a spiritual and universal figure. This shift provided Christianity with a solid foundation that led to an easier acceptance of Christianity. Since the kings and emperors believed in the godliness of the Messiah, the teachings of Jesus were slowly politicized into the Roman Empire. Therefore, when authoritative figures adopted Christianity, the amount of Christian followers increased, manufacturing social solidarity and prestige for its members.

The life of Jesus Christ as told from The New Jerusalem Bible is filled with miracles and unexplainable happenings. This paper will be divided into three parts; the first will discuss we will see the various views from John, Mark, Luke and Matthew. Then the nature of the gospel where I will answer questions like were the writers eye witnesses, and how they used these written sources. We will also see what a Q source is, the similarities between Matthew and Luke and how the Old Testament stories were used to interpret Jesus. The second portion of this paper entails Jesus’s birth, the miracles he created and his resurrection. We will learn about the things Jesus did like cures and spirits and see how these were

Delving into the New Testament, many ideas come to mind: the apostles, the Church, and most importantly, the Galilean Rabbi names Jesus. During the first century CE, this rabbi’s teachings made an impact on the world so large, that today 2.5 billion individuals follow an off branch of Judaism. Currently, Christianity is the world’s largest religion, and therefore, the books that shaped its very foundation are viewed closely and thoroughly. Two such books, the Books of Mark and Matthew, both have played a significant role in shaping Christology through the ages. However, both books portrayal of the personage of Jesus differs, even though they follow generally the same general story, from the baptism of Jesus to the empty tomb. While Mark’s main

In this essay, I will justify why Jesus, a historical figure, is molded in ancient texts to fulfill biased endeavors in spirituality without proven or creditable sources. This initial warping of Jesus carries over pre-organized beliefs and conclusions about who he was and what he did. First, I will discuss the obvious biases of each Gospel writer and explain why they are partial in displaying Jesus, each story simply benefiting their own belief and purpose. After, comparing and contrasting the Gospel’s varying images of Jesus, I will show the continuous inconsistency on who Jesus was and what he represents tracing back to the original penmanship in 65-90 CE. Next, I will explain why the sources used to write all four Gospels are unreliable

Dr. Sean McDowell is a published author and speaker who holds a PhD in Apologetics. He is well known as an apologist and serves as Assistant Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, while also still teaching at the high school level. McDowell began to dig deeper into the study of the Apostles fate after an apologetics mission trip to Berkley University. After his students were challenged with providing proof of the Apostle’s deaths, he began to seek out a comprehensive history on these narratives, and found out that there were very little resources that sought out an encompassing and tested historical picture of the traditional death narratives. While these stories of the Apostle’s willingness to die does not prove

In Chapter I of The Gnostic Gospels, “The Controversy over Christ’s Resurrection: Historical Event or Symbol?”, Pagels describe how the beliefs of Christ’s bodily resurrection differ from the Orthodox Christians and the Gnostics. Pagels include both viewpoints through the use of narratives to display what both believe to be the fundamental element of Christian faith. Orthodox Christians believe in a reversed cycle of Jesus brought back alive from the dead. Pagels supports this belief through the use of narratives and claims in the text from Jesus’ disciples and other spiritual leaders, such as Tertullian and Peter. The resurrection of Jesus is a symbol of his authority to his followers. However, Pagels intensifies the viewpoint by introducing

Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb defeated death and allows us freedom from our deserved punishment. In that freedom, we have the privilege to have a relationship with God, trust in his will for our lives, and share the great news of the resurrection to all, just like the angels and women at the tomb, because all are welcomed into his kingdom.

“I will deliver [man] out of the hand of Hades, and will redeem them from death.”(Hosea 13:14) This just being one of the many Old Testament prophecies that became reality. Consequently, when Christ descended to earth, and lived, perished and resurrected, He accomplished His purpose, to deliver man from the clutches of death. Through His triumph, man regained the wonderful ability to dwell in paradise, the gift that Adam and Eve deprived themselves of so long ago. After the “Fall”, humanity was banished from Paradise and sentenced to death. Who could save them? Since man was created in the image of God, they couldn’t be saved by a mere man, therefore, God became their only Savior. Through His mercy, God devised a plan to rescue His creation.

After the resurrection, Jesus went out of His way to restore Peter. Can you imagine the guilt and shame Peter must have felt after he denied Jesus? Can you imagine what was running through Peter’s head when he saw Jesus after the resurrection knowing what he had done before Jesus died? Some of us, including myself, don’t have to imagine too hard, because we have betrayed Jesus. We have acted in way that denied we even know Him. We have said something to someone that did not associate ourselves as a Christ follower.