Essay About Jesus Christ

Anytime a movie is written and directed about Jesus Christ there is bound to be a high amount of controversy surrounding the correctness within the movie. The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, is a perfect example of the controversial issues that arise when a biblical movie is viewed. Each individual that views this film will have varying differences of opinions. Some have thought the movie is a fantastic replay of the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. While others have found every

teacher living in a highly religious state, it is important for me to know more about the main religions in Utah. The two most prevalent, being the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) and the Catholic faith. I would like to know more about their beliefs, holidays, and family traditions. Some of the main beliefs in the LDS culture are Jesus is the Savior of all man, The Word of Wisdom, and the church was restored by their Prophet Joseph Smith. Some of the main beliefs for the Catholic faith

Christ Revealed Throughout the Bible The Christ prophesied in the Old Testament is the Jesus in the New Testament! I am going to trace Christ from Genesis to Revelations to show He is the same person in both the old and the new covenant. It is important to put the Old and New Testament together to get a better understand of who Jesus is, and what He did. I will be using my many years of studying the Bible along with commentaries and the Bible itself to prove my point. I am going to show Christ can

which makes Joseph legally the father of Jesus. It is not the flesh, nor the blood that makes Jesus legally heir and gives Him the right to the throne of David, but being a son through Joseph 's marriage does. That is why we find in Luke 2:41,48 where Joseph is called one of Christ 's parents and also the father. Mary was a virgin to whom was born Christ. Nowhere do we read that Christ received blood or flesh from Mary, but we do read that Mary gave Christ a physical birth. We are told that “she

The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of John The term deity is derived from the Latin word “deus” meaning God, therefore believing in the deity of Christ is to believe that Jesus Christ himself is God. The Gospel of John illustrates this truth not only by its precise use of signs that illustrate Jesus performing only what God is capable of performing but also by reiterating Jesus Christ’s use of “I Am” statements and self-proclamations within His teachings. John 1-12 is referred to as the Book of Signs

The church stands as a dominate agency, which signifies a unity among believers established through the Spirit of Christ. A harmonious unity and diversity comes within the body when those in the church attain a personal relationship with Christ. Paul states, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Cor 12:12, New Revised Standard Version) . Through a solid foundation and a fitly join union individuals are

centuries after the death of Jesus Christ religious iconography began. During the Medieval period art iconography related to the texts found in the Bible. This paper will analyze two arts containing Christian iconography that illustrate the return of naturalism. This paper will analyze the iconography of two medieval works from the early medieval period (500-1200) and one from the late medieval period (1200-1400). Both works of art depict the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (John 19:17-37). According

Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. The Scriptures are clear that there is no other name by which man can be saved but by Christ alone (Acts 4:12). One can only be delivered by the power of sin through the Lord Jesus Christ. In John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.” The same exclusive statement is made in John 10:7-8 when Jesus said, “Truly, Truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who

the content of sanctification in which human respond to the Son of Man as Lord in Jesus Christ. It is a calling from Jesus Christ, whom is “the creation of his new form of existence as the faithful covenant-partner of God.” In Christ, Human beings are called to be the bodies of this one and only faithful covenant-partner of God. Therefore, in Christ, human is endowed a capacity as a freely given gift to accompany Christ. This capacity has nothing to do with the condition of human being but is solely

Christians devote their lives to following the example Jesus Christ left for them. In order to better be like Christ a person must come to the conclusion of who Jesus was during his time on Earth. This a term known as Christology, which is defined as, “Christology is the name given to what we believe about Christ. It includes the beliefs about his personhood, his nature, and in what way he is a Savior or mediator between humanity and the divine” (Papandrea, 12). The Christology Debate does lays out