Investigating What Synoptic Gospels Can tell Christians about the Nature of Discipleship
The synoptic gospels not only tell Christians about the nature of
Jesus, but the nature of discipleship. The word Synoptic means, "presenting
a summary of the principal parts or a general view of the whole". When
relating it to the fact that it is a general view of the whole, the
Synoptic Gospels show a view of Jesus' life though their eyes. They
never disagree with anything he did, but were not always entirely sure
if they understood the meanings of his teachings, this is why Jesus
told Parables, so that his Disciples and anyone listening would be
able to understand his teachings and apply them to their own lives.
They did however, always show true faith as disciples, they believed
and trusted in him. In the parable 'Jesus walks on water' (Matthew
14:22-33), Jesus demonstrates his powers as the Son of God, and Peter,
one of his Disciples trusts him enough to walk on the water with him
under his commandment. The nature of Discipleship is thus to follow
the lead of Jesus and those disciples that followed him in his time.
Naturally, times have changed dramatically since then, but the basis
of being a disciple can be modified accordingly.
The disciples in the bible are remembered because they were chosen by
Jesus to spread the word of God with him. The fact is, that any person
can be a modern day disciple. It does not entail going back to Jesus'
time and being chosen as one of his Disciples, you must simply live
your life strictly following Christianity and God's word.
The nature of Discipleship is in itself being a Disciple. As a
Christian must ...
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...d uses his word,
people and circumstances to mould us. Letting the spirit change your
way of thinking, Discipleship involves changing those ungodly habits,
and disciplining ones self to take on godly habits, as a Service to
the lord.
"God wants us to grow up. Like Christ in everything.' (Ephesians
4:15), and discipleship does this to a Christian. Disciples must
repent just as Paul did in the bible. There must be a spiritual
renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. Trouble and temptation are
Gods disciplines, and you trust in god more when in a difficult
situation.
These teachings mean living in a very material and secular world.
Whatever work must be done as a Disciple, it is known that whatever
you give in this world, you will receive many times over in heaven.
The nature of discipleship must be worth that?
The contents of the Bible have dealt with controversy in regards to its inerrancy since publication, and will surely continue to. Historians progress to learn more about biblical stories in order to provide evidence for the reliability of information. Many believers today understand that not everything in the Bible has been factually proven. An outstanding topic many scholars pay attention to lies within the four gospels. The three synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, replay essentially the same story with minor inconsistencies, while John portrays Jesus in an entirely different way. The differences in each gospel are due to how each gospel entertains different portrayals of the life and understanding of Jesus himself, in order to persuade
Mark's Gospel and Nature of Discipleship In Mark's Gospel, there are many accounts of Jesus' disciples and Apostles which are helpful to Christians as examples of the nature of discipleship. In this part of my coursework essay I hope to address questions involving what Mark's Gospel tells us about Jesus' disciples and Apostles, as well as defining the principle of what being a disciple entails, and defining also who the apostles were. This is because by learning about past disciples and the Apostles, a modern disciple of the Church can learn about the nature of discipleship. A disciple is somebody who is inspired enough by somebody to learn about them, listen to their ideas and follow them and their way of life.
who "does what God wants them to do". This simply means that if we put
Questions of the Holy Bible’s authenticity has been interrogated since the beginning. Non-believers dispute parts or the entirety of the Bible’s actuality. Yet some believers question parts of the Bible, particularly the Gospels. Individuals are skeptic if the Gospels are historically reliable. Can we Trust the Gospels? by Mark D. Roberts was able to provide reliable evidence and reasons on why people can trust the Gospels. His book gives an overview on the subject of the gospel reliability.
What is a worldview? A worldview is an idea or thought that manifest in our brain but is originated from how we perceive and feel towards events that happen during our life. The opinions we express outwardly in action disseminates to others with whom we surround ourselves with, and vise versa. Collectively we take in worldviews and judge them to our own view, and settle on a conscious agreement to what we hold to be truth.
Christian Worldview is specific and one that focuses on gods teaching through, scripture, prayer, chapel and the bible. Christians live to Gods words and become a product of God by using his scriptures to live by. Humans must put their trust in God and let him guide their lives. In order to have a good relationship with God you must have faith and ask for forgiveness when needed. This worldview can be explained by answering who God is, who Jesus is, how humanity goes into being a Christian, and how to solve the problems of humanity.
In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, a wise Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in his first meeting with his corrupt padawan’s son Luke Sykwalker, attempted to justify his father’s death saying, “Many of the truths that we cling to, depend on our point of view” (Lucas). Obi-Wan a Jedi master, tried to justify his point of view, that Darth Vader killed Anakin, but in doing so he revealed a universal truth which dictates that understanding truths depends on one’s point of view. The universality means that it occurs on a worldwide scale and to every belief no matter what. Depending on one’s point of view, one can infer that there are many universal truths today. One that can be witnessed everyday is the universal truth that equilibrium is necessary in order
perspective that is not so biblical or Christian. Some of the concepts in this theory seem
The Gospel of John: Salvation’s Tide. One day you might catch yourself asking, “I wonder what the most sold book in the world is?” Fortunately, I have the answer for you. It is the roughly 3,400 year old book called The Bible which is also, to many peoples’ surprise, the #1 most stolen book in the world. Why you may wonder,?
... pre-existing knowledge that when an individual recognise specific situations they use their own views, beliefs, understanding and stereotypes to form a full view or understanding.
The Gospel is defined as the ‘good news’. After over 400 years of silence from God, in the small town of Bethlehem, in a manger, the Savior of the world was born. Jesus was sent on a collision course of compassion from the Father to reclaim His people. The Messiah had been prophesied about centuries ago, and now Jesus has arrived on the scene. The Gospels recount the beautiful story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection.
that every person has different views and feelings about depending on
The Gospels are narratives about the life and time of Jesus. They describe not only Jesus' life but also what was taking place at that time. This helps to give us a better perception of why some things happened the way they did and what it was possibly like for Jesus. We are able to better understand some of the social and political aspects of life during Jesus' time period, which can help us to overall understand the meaning behind the Gospels better. (Bible Dictionary)
Although we may not all see eye to eye, we all still have our own worldview. The central idea of a worldview is to be the different beliefs that is an understanding of how we see the world around us. It will be understood by how a person feels about different emotions and ideas that are encountered on a daily basis. A worldview is a response of our heart or inner being: our intellect, emotion and will. (Weider, Gutierrez,59) We create our own personal worldview based on things we believe are true and norms to society. A worldview perspective shapes, influences, and generally directs a person's entire life. (Samples 2007)
The Synoptic Gospels are composed of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. These three gospels covered many of the same stories; yet, they disagree with each other on various details within certain stories. Also, numerous events that are in Mark, is not in Matthew or Luke and vice versa. Many historians have concluded that Mark was the first of the three gospels written and that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source to their own gospels. The Synoptic Gospels were first written in Greek, which would suggest to some ambiguity within Mark, Matthew, and Luke due to certain perceptions and translations within the Greek language. One ambiguity that is shown within the Synoptic Gospels dealt with Jesus’s view on marriage and divorce. Using Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr’s Gospel Parallels, readers can dissect what Jesus may have thought of marriage and divorce and realize the ambiguities shown among the Synoptic Gospels; even bringing into questions the ideas of sexism and homosexuality.