In today’s world, religion is a very “sensitive” subject because there 's so many different understandings. Religion is such a broad spectrum and the main issue people have is not knowing what it all means. The first part of this course was God’s Word and how it is split into three subcategories; the personal, spoken, and written word. These are great ways to break God’s Word down and try to understand. There is also three main questions relating to the word as a whole; who/what is the word, how is the word given, and why does it matter?
First I will tackle the question of who/ what is the Word of God? The answer would be Jesus. When talking about the personal word, Matthew’s Gospel is a great reference. The first part of the gospel is
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This is where Jesus reminds us to let him have our fears and anxieties and he will provide for us. This leads into “If anyone come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” because Jesus invites us to pick up our crosses and follow him so he can provide for us. The gospel ends with Jesus rising after his ultimate humiliation for not proving to everyone he was indeed Jesus Christ, the Son of God. After his resurrection, it is said “And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (The Bible) because He is with us no matter what happens. Matthew’s Gospel is a beautiful place to understand who the Word of God is because it brings us through Jesus’ life and death. However, there are so many amazing ways to receive the word of God and to understand more about how the Word of God works.
How do we receive the Word of God and how do we use it? Something that we have had in this world for a very long time is rules or laws. Rules/laws are a way for our world to avoid chaos as much as possible. They also give us structure and limits on things we can and can’t do. This relates to the Word of God because He gave us rules and laws to follow too. As mentioned in the book Law and Gospel, there are Big “L” laws and Little “l” laws. Big L laws are God’s laws while little l laws are society’s laws. When the book discusses the ten commandments it says, “This law is the center of ethics for Christians, and people
Upon reading the chapters written by both Kessler and Martin this week I believe that this will be an interesting course for the seven remaining weeks. Even though I identify myself as a follower of the Christian faith, I think it will be nice to have a fresh outlook on religion from the outsider's point of view. From my time as a first grader through my time as an eighth grader, I spent at least an hour or two each week learning about the Catholic faith in a religion class. Also, I would like to see how this course will possibly change my outlook or open my eyes to different aspects of religion. In addition, I expect to have discussions about several religions from the various regions of the world. I hope that these discussions will help me broaden my understanding and appreciation of other religion and cultural backgrounds
If I were to sum up what I have learned from this course it would be focused on Faith and a new understanding of the Bible. Faith is not just part of religion but every aspect of our everyday lives, and is fascinatingly carried through the Bible from the beginning to the end. It began with the Creation, and continued throughout the Fall, Redemption, and Consummation of Christ. It is the foundation of the Christian perspective and what leads God’s people to salvation and good works. Our modern world is so corrosive to faith that Jesus Christ asked, "When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). He is there to give his people the gift of faith and to help them to grow in living faith that will last forever.
According to John the evangelist the creative Word of God not only was preexistent and essentially God, but he became flesh in the person and identity of Jesus (cf. 1:1, 3,14). The revelation of God to humanity and creation is make through a person John.1:14, rather than speaking through the prophets (cf. Heb. 1:1-2).
God’s word is true and wrapped with history, science, covenants, promises, prophecy, and redemption, all bound with love and mercy.
Bible as the Inspired Word of God The Bible is the work of various authors, who lived in different continents and wrote in different eras. Furthermore, much of the text does not claim to have been 'dictated' by God and is not always God speaking to people. In parts it consists of people speaking to God, as in the Psalms, and people speaking to people, as in the New Testament letters written by Paul. In light of this, some maintain that it is not possible to treat the Bible as a book of divine oracles, delivered once by God and recorded by its authors through divine inspiration, since biblical authors were products of their time and subsequently their understanding of divine truth was culturally
The word of God enables us to know God and be conscious of Him (Heb 4:12). The Bible explains that God is a Spirit “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (Jn 4:24).
I like the analogy you used to compare the scriptures to life, in Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” God’s word guides us to see when we make the right choices in our life. Though it is hard not to make mistakes when we are on the wrong path. God’s laws are righteous, and rigid as they should. In addition, God sends his one and only son Jesus Christ, to teach us and through him gave us the Golden Rule. In Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you”. Furthermore, in Romans 13:8-9 brings it all together by addressing God’s Laws and the Golden Rule as he says “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
First, we are going to take a look at the historical context of the time -- so that it can make us aware of the specific elements that we need to know in order to better understand this passage. Second, a quick survey of Matthew will be presented and how this
“The mystery of the word of God is appreciated only when we take both sides of that
Responding to such a question as the one stated on responding to a friend who asks you why you believe in the Bible, and asks "Isn't it a book just like any other piece of literature?" would be a difficult question, but let alone a very plausible question to be asked to a Christian in a one's lifetime. I have personally been asked this question before on multiple occasions, and there are many responses I have given as according to being sensitive to the circumstances upon which the question was asked. I believe in the Bible as being the authoritative word of God, and the divinely inspired, and breathed out word of God (2 Timothy 3:16). To use a response that would allow this message to portray itself accurately, I would likely use 3 main
The direct teachings of Jesus give instructions of how to live as Christians and the Parables were used in the Gospel to immediately confront us with a truth and evoke a change. (Fee & Stuart,2003, p. 152). The five major discourses of Matthew’s Gospel are centred around five lengthy Sermons using parables to make a point and call the people to make a change.
In the New Testament we find Jesus Christ, the son of God, preaching the word of God to the people. In the gospel of John 12:49-50 Jesus says, “For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment about that to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me.” Jesus conveys to the people that everything he speaks is what God wants to be spoken.
This is a summary of a No Travel Seminar on a Study of the Gospel of Matthew. The seminar was lead by Dr. John Dunaway who is a professor at NTS and has served as a pastor for over 50 years. After his brief self-introduction, he began his presentation with an overview of the Gospel of Matthew, followed by a more elaborated narrative summarizing the gospel, and he finished with brief closing remarks. Throughout this enthusiastic presentation, Dr. Dunaway made reference to remarks by multiple prominent commentators, which added substance to his narrative, even though none were explicitly stated upfront.
Application of the Word of God- Living right by adhering to the word of God. Therefore within our church persons participate in personal bible study called a “quiet time” we read the bible along with other literature to aid our understanding, we meditate, take notes on what we can apply to our lives for that day base on what is read. We pray for direction and guidance in being obedience to the Word of God. Therefore, we believe that Word of God is the final authority on all matters and it equips us for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
?And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all those heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.? Luke 2:46-47