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Essay on Worldview : A Christian Worldview
Essay on Worldview : A Christian Worldview
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Many refuse to accept the Word of God and twist the Word until it works to their advantage. George Carlin, an atheist, even stated, “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!” In a way, he is partially correct, but he also completely missed the fact that there is now a way out through Jesus, who came and lived a perfect …show more content…
For instance, Matthew 17 records the transfiguration. It says, “And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as snow...a voice from the clouds said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.’” Another part in the Bible that gives proof of Jesus’ existence as the Son of God is when John the Baptist baptized Jesus. While He was being baptized, the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descended on Him. Then God said to Him, “‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased’” in Matthew 3: 17. Furthermore, the Bible even records Jesus going up to heaven after His work on Earth was complete. Luke 24:51 says, “While He blessed them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.” These recordings are proof that Jesus is who He claimed to …show more content…
For example, when He turned water to wine. This was His first miracle, at a wedding in Cana. They had run out of wine, so Mary, the mother of Jesus, suggested that they go see her Son. He told them to fill the jars with water. Then, He instructed them to go let the master of the feast taste it. When the master of the feast tasted it, it turned into wine. This historical event is found in John 2: 1-11. Furthermore, in Luke 17: 11-19, Jesus heals 10 lepers. It says in the Bible that He was on His way to Jerusalem when He was met by ten lepers. He told them to show themselves to the priests after they begged Him to have mercy on them. As they went, they were cleansed. Additionally, the most important miracle that Jesus did was when He rose from the dead. Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and John 20 all record this miraculous event. All four versions tell the same story with similar details. These are only a few examples of what Jesus did during His first
Jesus wished to feed the crowd of five thousand who was following him, watching him perform miracles. However, there were only 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. Jesus turned the food into a bountiful feast, feeding everyone.
Josephus, a non-Christian contemporary writer of the apostles, attests that, ‘at that time there was a wise man named Jesus, a teacher, who performed wonderful works among the Jews and Gentiles.’ (Powell/Attridge:P.492). The Jewish Talmud, C5thC.E., attributes Jesus' miracles to sorcery. Opponents of the Gospels do not deny Jesus performed miracles, they just give different explanations. (Twelftree:P.50).
Robin Williams: Living the American Dream Americans are blessed with the freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Each person is entitled to pursue the true dreams and desires of his or her heart. These individualized opportunities are often referred to as the American Dream. Difficulties frequently arise on the journey to one's dream. One must find a way to conquer these struggles to make his or her dream a reality.
Jesus claimed to be the divine Son of God and settled His claims by living a sinless life, His death on the cross, and His resurrection. Jesus’ life was recorded in the four Gospels, and has been historically accurately proven and witnessed by first century writers. Since Jesus is God incarnate, anything opposing his teachings if false, because what He taught was true. The authority of both the Old and New Testaments have been declared. Jesus named the prophets and the canon of the Old Testament. Abel was named the first prophet in Genesis, and Zechariah the last prophet in 2 Chronicles. The Old Testament is referred to as the commands of God in Mark 7:8-9. Jesus made it clear throughout His ministry that His teachings corrections and actions were unchanging from the Old Testament. Jesus affirmed historical disputed stories of the Old Testament. He professes as true the accounts of Adam and Eve (Matthew 19:4-5), Noah and the Ark (Matthew 24:39), and many more. Jesus proved the Old Testament and promised the Holy Spirit would inspire the apostles in the preservation of His teaching and writing of the New Testament (John 14:25-26). The apostles displayed the authority of God through the wonders they performed as Jesus and the Prophets did before them. The book of Acts, also proven to be historically accurate record written by first century eyewitness, records the miracles of the
The Gospel of John begins by stating that God sent John the Baptist to identify Jesus Christ as the true Light and Savior. First Christ became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full of loving forgiveness and truth(John 975). One day while John was baptizing in the Jordan River, Jesus approached to be baptized. Once He was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven in the form of a dove and rested on Jesus. This sign told John that Jesus is the Son of God(John 977).
There are several ways in which we can be assured that what we are taught about Jesus is true and not just made up. These are called our faith sources. These sources, like the Bible and other sources of information about Jesus have accounts of Jesus’ life. The most important part of these faith sources is the Christian Scriptures. Although the Christian Scriptures are one of the most valuable tools we have to learn about Jesus there are also the Gospels, and also other non-biblical, and non-Christian accounts of Jesus’ life that we can consider when trying to answer the question How can we be sure that what we are taught about Jesus is true and not just made up?
Jesus Christ is worshiped around the world as being the savior of all mankind. His birth was a miracle because he was born from a virgin. Taken from the Holy Bible, in Matthew 1:18-25, it states that Mary (the virgin) was to marry Joseph, but before they were married, she found out she was pregnant with the Son of God. Joseph was a man of good morals and was ashamed when he heard of Mary being with child. He planned to divorce her in private so she wouldn't be disgraced. An angel from God came to Joseph in a dream and told him, "'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'" Joseph awakened and obeyed the angel of God, and He and Mary were married. "But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus."
It was wholly necessary that God manifest Himself to the world through Jesus Christ to save us from corruption. This corruption included sin and death, and the worshipping of other gods. Manifestation was necessary to be in the human form because otherwise, those people who needed to see to believe, would have remained doubtful. It was not an easy road to salvation for Jesus, but all was necessary to accomplish God’s plan, and to give us hope in eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Today, Jesus is still plays an active role in each of our lives.
The Person of Christ When discussing and proving the person of Christ, there are two basic laws that must be addressed and proven. First you must prove that Christ is one hundred percent human (humanity), then you must prove that at the same time Christ is one hundred percent God (deity). As human, Christ had a body, he had a soul and spirit, he had human characteristics, and he was called by human names. In Luke 2:52, it is written that Christ, even though he had a virgin birth, He was born with a human body that was conceived by a human body.
There are both examples of miracles in real life as well as miracles in the bible. One example of a miracle from the bible would be when Jesus walks on water. The story of when Jesus walks on water which was when Jesus sent the disciples by ship to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while he stayed behind to pray. Once it became nighttime the ship got caught in a storm in the sea and in the darkness and the disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea. They thought they were seeing a spirit but Jesus told them not to be afraid, so they were no longer afraid. Once Jesus went on the ship he calmed the storm and the ship went to shore. The miracle of this story from the bible is the fact that Jesus walked on water, which cannot be done in everyday life. Natural or scientific laws can’t describe this event that took place because it is not possible for people to walk on water, which makes Jesus walking on water to be called a miracle. Christian’s believe that this event was a miracle that shows the importance of faith and the control that Jesus has over nature.
was to aid Jesus Christ to prove his divine identity and to help him establish according to him, “the kingdom of God on earth”. Some of the miracles that Jesus performed were to convince the people of his divinity
All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They all record His baptism, the feeding of the 5,000 from five loaves and two fishes, Mary's anointing of the Lord Jesus, His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, His betrayal, trial, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection. However, each writer does so in a slightly different way, recording additional details or emphasizing one aspect more than the others.
There were many events that led up to the resurrection of Jesus, but the resurrection itself proved to be one of the most powerful events in bible history. Jesus ' resurrection is presented as a unique event that is distinguished from every other miracle or demonstration of divine power that occurred in the bible (Hurtado, 39, p.2013). Through this, it is evident that the resurrection of Jesus Christ was an event done by Jesus that was like none of the other miracles that Jesus had
In the gospel of Mark, there is a miracle called The Feeding of the Five Thousand. In chapter 6:34-44 and is located in the Galilean Ministry of Jesus, in Mark. The Galilean Ministry of Jesus is when, after John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:14-15)." The Feeding of the Five Thousand is the only miracle of Jesus that is recounted in all four gospels. In the miracle Jesus is taking, breaking, and giving to the disciples. This corresponds to the actions of Jesus over the Last Supper and the Eucharist.
The book of Matthew in the bible tells of the many lesion that were taught to Jesus disciples. These lesson where then passed on to the followers of Jesus Christ, they were taught many lessons for daily living. Jesus gives basic rules to follow one that sticks with me is “11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you” (Matthew 11-12, King James Version). This lesson sticks with me because knowing even if people mistreat me, or talk about me, I can keep my head held high because my father in heaven will comfort me with his love and grace. The lessons in the book of Luke (15-31, King James Version) Jesus uses stories to explain how people may stray away, but how we as Christians should either bring or welcome them back. Today’s society forgets these lessons and sees their fellow men as nuisances as back then. Therefore Jesus had to perform miracles for people to see what he said was real.