Essay About Jesus Christ

The rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar was written by Tim Rice, then 25-year-old lyricist and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, then 21-year-old composer. The rock opera portrays the last seven days of the life of Jesus as it was seen through the Judas’ eyes. This piece of art is considered as a fairly radical rock hybrid concerning the final days of the life of Jesus. This was the third musical that had been written by Webber and Rice. His long fascination with Judas Iscariot made him perceive Judas as a dear

Jesus Christ Superstar painted a picture of Jesus that was similar and different from the painting of the gospel of Mark. For instance; in Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus is portrayed as a white man, he is aggressive, has different colored followers and is tempted sexually by Mary. Although in the gospel of Mark, there is no indication of Jesus being white or black, he is more aggressive, there are not any details of his followers being different colors, and Mary was never depicted as having a sexual

CHRISTIANITY Claim Christianity claims that God sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to earth over 2,000 years ago to save humanity from sin. One of the main reasons Jesus was sent to earth was to preach the word of God and convert people into Christians. Jesus is the perfect human and was created in God’s image. Although Jesus is not God, God is Jesus. So for those few individuals that saw Jesus Christ have seen the face of God. Unlike other religions, Christians do not have to ponder about what God

When someone think about Jesus Christ being the center of discipleship there are two things that comes to mind; change and commitment within the disciple. One day Jesus Christ was walking by the sea of Galilee when He saw Simon and Andrew fishing; he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men” Matthew 4:19 . The next verse show them immediately dropping their nets and followed Jesus Christ. The actions of Simon and Andrew is described best by Putman, Harrington, and Coleman in the

The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ The crucifixion of Christ was one of the most gruesome events in the Bible. I cannot even imagine the pain that Christ endured. I am grateful that Christ died for my sins. I have always have wondered what his body actually went through like sweating blood, the pain of the thorns, the effects of the scourging, the burning sensation of the dirt and sand when he had to carry the cross, the piercing of his skin. Luke 22:44 says, “And being in agony He was praying very

beginning I was having a very hard time trying to figure out what Christ like attribute that I need to work on most. As I prayed and ponder and look at the all the Christ like attributes it stood out to was believing. I started to ask myself why, why do I need to need to believe more in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Well going thru this semester I have found out why. There is so many reason why we need to straighten a Christ like attribute. Here are some of the thing that I learned and needed

resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God, was the most important event in all of history! The actual site where he was killed, buried and resurrected has interested Christians for hundreds of years. Of course, the fact of that significant event does not depend on locating the exact site. But it is only right that Christians would be intrigued in finding out where their Savior died—and rose from the dead. What does the Bible say about the location? The Gospel writers named the site where Jesus was crucified Golgotha

believe in the resurrection of Jesus. To take the resurrection out of Christianity is like taking the heat out of fire, the darkness out of the night, all the blood out of a man. Simply put, you cannot separate the resurrection from Christianity. The resurrection of Christ is the hinge on which Christianity hangs. It is the foundation of our faith. Yet there are many who try to refute this momentous history of the church. Josh McDowell said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is either one of the most

Buddha and Jesus Christ in Literature Many pieces of literature and characters in literature are based off of religious figures or beliefs. In the literary pieces that we have read this semester, Buddha, Jesus Christ, and their religions have often been motifs. Buddha and Christ have many striking differences, but also quite a few similarities. They have both been very influential in many of the worldly religions of today, and in literature throughout the years. The man commonly known

close to dying. Jesus Christ knows Lazarus and cares about him deeply. When he hears that Lazarus is sick he plans to go and visit Lazarus. There was word that Lazarus had died and Jesus says that he must go and “awaken him from his sleep.” However this “sleep” is in fact death. Jesus goes to the tomb of Lazarus and orders him to walk out. Lazarus is able to walk out of the tomb on his own and is alive. Jesus says that whoever believes in him will have eternal life. Jesus is able to bring