Jesus Christ, the figure who changed history more than any other, did many miracles to show others that he was God's son. God gave Jesus power over nature, power over disease, and even power over death. As a young Christian, my knowledge was a little understudied, to say the least. Now, as this module comes to a close, I realize that I have learned so much! While writing this summary paper, I intend to discuss my understanding of the historical Jesus, Jesus as the Messiah, and Jesus as the Personal Savior.
About two thousand years ago God arranged the most humiliating circumstances possible for his incarnation into humanity. Jesus was born to a teenage virgin named Mary and her husband Joseph.
The Annunciation is the revelation to Mary by the angel, Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God (Wikipedia, 2006). Although Mary was a virgin, Gabriel told her that God's power would make the conception possible.
The biblical account of the Annunciation is in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, 26-56. Luke describes the annunciation given by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she was to become the mother of the Incarnation of God. The Annunciation took place in Nazareth in the sixth month after the conception of John the Baptist by Elizabeth. Gabriel took the form of a man and greeted Mary telling her that she was favored by God and to not be scared. Mary questioned the revelation knowing that she had vowed her virginity to God. The angel reassured her and told her about the conception of John the Baptist, the miraculous pregnancy of her cousin, Elizabeth, now old and sterile (New Advent, 2006).
Gabriel also made a visit to Zacharias, Elizabeth's husband.He explained that they would have a son...
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...e in Jesus and will be baptized, then that person will be saved. If that person does not believe in Jesus, then that person will be condemned.
Jesus has prepared the way of salvation for all who will believe and obey Him. Jesus has made everything ready so that we can be saved. He gave His life on the cross of Calvary paying the price for our redemption. If we are going to have Jesus as our personal savior, then we must listen only to Him. It is through the teachings of Jesus Christ, His gospel, that we will be saved. The only way to know Jesus is to know the Jesus found within the pages of the Word of God, the Bible.
In conclusion, I have developed a true understanding of the Historical Jesus, Jesus as Messiah, and Jesus the Personal Savior. This experience will continue to help me to build on my own relationship with Jesus Christ as my Personal Savior.
One of the key scenes that is taken from Luke is Mary’s visit from Gabriel (Holy Bible: King James Version, Luke 1: 26 -37) Mary is sitting under a tree when Gabriel appears to her as a man dressed in white. Gabriel begins to speak telling her that she has “found favour with God” and that she “will give birth to a son and will call his name Jesus.” As in Luke Mary asks how this is possible as she has been with no man. Gabriel then explains to her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and that the child will be the son of God. He also tells her of her cousin Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and then states “For nothing said by God is impossible.” Mary then proceeds to kneel before Gabriel and says “Let it be done to me according to your word.”
Mary watched her child as Jesus traveled the country , and taught others about Christ. She had a sense of discernment that authorities and others were intimidating by his teachings. The Jewish authorities were in a difficult situation. They were trying to maintain a balance to the stable nature in their community , but saw Jesus as a threat. The situation grew worse overtime , and led the community to prosecute Jesus in the city of Jerusalem. He was taken into custory , presented a trial , and nailed to the cross.
From birth, Jesus of Nazareth was known to be special, something the world had never seen. The legendary birth, his mother being the Virgin Mary, that night in the manger in Bethlehem presented the world with the man who would become known as the Messiah, the one who, according to Christianity, would rescue the world and offer it everlasting life. Jesus knew of his calling and his holy purpose on Earth. While Mary and her husband, Joseph, a carpenter, raised Jesus as a child, much is not known of the early life of Jesus through scripture, or accounted for through historical evidence. It is not...
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Moreland, J.P., and Wilkins, Michael, ed. Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995.
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