Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study As we all know Christ Himself is the creator who made everything in heaven and earth. Jesus might have selected anyone in the world to follow Him. Yet again, He called common men: fishermen, businessmen, plain folks but the very first we notice about Jesus in that He was “one of us”. He loved children and they returned His affections. When some of Jesus’ followers tried to restrain the youngsters from clustering around Him, our Lord said “Let the
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The notion of resurrection is central to Christian faith, it is the belief that Jesus returned to life on the Sunday following the Friday of his crucifixion. In Matthew 28 an angel says to the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene; “do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.” It is from the resurrection of Jesus that the Christian belief in life after death emerges. In John 11:25-26 Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life. He
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reception of the movie is widely polarized, the messages that are conveyed In the movie, Cooper, the protagonist of the movie Interstellar, is representative of Christ in his attributes, qualities, actions, and circumstances. In the beginning of the story, Cooper is introduced as a gifted individual in times of hardship. Just as Christ was born into a time of oppression under which his people, the Jews, were subject to unfair rule and maltreatment, Cooper is born into an oppressive futuristic environment
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This class, and the opportunity to further study the Book of Mormon in depth, has truly strengthened my testimony of Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice. I feel that I have come closer to the Savior by learning more in depth about him and his atoning sacrifice in the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the eternal aspects of the atonement, the blessings that flow from Christ’s infinite sacrifice, and what it means to me in my life right now. In Alma 34, verse 10
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The author of the writing of the Transfiguration belongs to John Mark, his original audience of the writing was directed to the Gentile Christians in Rome. The writing of Mark was written to give account upon the life and ministry of Jesus. The Transfiguration was a preview of what the Lord Jesus will be like when He comes back to set up His Kingdom. Jesus was showing that although there was suffering, gloriousness is the final outcome to His Kingdom. In this passage concerning the Transfiguration
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According to Davies et al (1999), Christianity is a religion developed out of Judaism in the 1st century and derived from Jesus Christ which is based on the Bible predominantly in the New Testament as the Holy Scriptures. Christianity is usually professed by Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and protestant bodies. It’s founded on the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The primary doctrine of Christianity is that Jesus is the son of God, the love of God in which He loves the world is the
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Critical Thinking Assignment Buddhism/Christian Worldview Robert Barbour, Jr. Liberty University Online APOL 104 Professor Robert Hunter September 29, 2014 In Aspect I of this essay, I will make an effort to respond on several concerns regarding the overall viewpoint from which Buddhists see and understand the world. I deem that the Buddhists worldview can be very fascinating and complicated in several ways. In addition, in Aspect II, I will display how the Buddhists worldview makes a large
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perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Romans 6 King James Version (KJV) 6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
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of Pentecost, the disciples had a number of experiences involving the Holy Spirit, including the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The disciples spoke in tongues to address the gospel of Christ to many different nations in attendance of Pentecost. This event was the start of the church and its spread of the gospel of Christ to all nations. Many Christians today have confused some of the facts recorded on Acts 2 and, as a result, they do not fully realize what the Holy Spirit done for them at their conversion
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N.T. Wright writes Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. This book centers around two questions, what are we waiting for? And what are we going to do about it in the meantime? Our proper belief about heaven and the resurrection should lead us to living a life that is glorifying to God and one that works to bring about the kingdom of God here on earth. This book seeks to merge, what is the ultimate Christian hope and how said hope effects and energizes
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