"The Passion of the Christ" is a film directed by Mel Gibson that was written by Gibson and Benedict Fitzgerald. ... Instead of being moved by Christ's suffering or awed by his sacrifice, I felt abused by a filmmaker's intent on punishing an audience, for who knows what sins." ... Gibson wanted to make it clear to the audience what horror and pain Jesus went through and the price that he paid for our sins. ... They are concerned that the Christians will feel that the Jewish people were the ones that killed Jesus. ... However, Gibson seeks to make a difference for Christ in the wor...

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There are many different opinions about Jesus Christ. ... According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Simon Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. ... Jesus Christ mission to the world is to reconcile lost man back to God. In the second book of Corinthians it states that all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ. ... Jesus Christ is the savior of all mankind. ...

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This prophecy was obviously fulfilled as mentioned in Matthew 1:18, which states, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. ... But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, 'I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.'" ... Satan tried his best to get Jesus to succumb to the temptations before him, but Jesus did not fall. ... What if Jesus would have quit? ...

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The description of Jesus as Messiah in this book displays Jesus as one who is the fulfiller of the Old Testament Prophets and Laws, even when revealing Christ as described as the new Moses. ... Mark starts his Gospel verifying that Christ is the Messiah and the distress servant. ... Mark also represents that Christ is authoritative as well. ... Christ is understood as authoritative over everything in chapters 4 and 5. ... Mark reveals Christ's power over everything in the world. ...

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Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the south of Palestine. ... In Luke 4:14-22, we read what happened when Jesus began teaching. ... He was asked to speak at the synagogue in Looking at the life and influence of Jesus of Nazareth throughout history and you will see that Jesus Christ was in fact the living Son of God. Jesus and His message always produce great changes in the lives of men and of nations. ... I believe Jesus" life brought much hope to the world. ...

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The Case For Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus. ... His case study was not altered in any way with a faith in Christ. ... It was faith affirming also hearing that such educated people such as those interviewed in this book and Strobel himself have faith in Jesus Christ. So often I get discouraged thinking that only the needy, lonely, simple people come to have faith in Christ, resulting in a weakened argument that Jesus is real. Strobel and those interviewed in his book stand to strengthen the testament of Jesus Christ. ...

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Growing in Christ is the key to growing in the church. This is all about being a good and effective witness of who Christ is and what He has called your church to be and do. ... I intend to show that this passage of Luke 14:25-33 details the cost of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, even to the point of losing family. ... Essentially, Luke is describing what it means to be a disciple of Christ in Luke 14:25-35. ... For those who are just beginning to follow Jesus and be involved with Christ spiritually it is difficult at first for those who want to grow in their faith. ...

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This Gospel places it's attention on what Jesus did. ... Mark's account of Jesus is full of action and an excellent introduction for the unbeliever to the life of Christ. ... Mark starts from the public ministry of Jesus, when he (Jesus) was about thirty years. ... The Gospel of Mark shows the humanity of Jesus. ... The central themes of Mark are: The Kingdom of God; Jesus as the Son of Man, Messiah and the Son of God; redemption through the Cross; and the future coming of Christ and the turmoil that proceeds it. ...

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Matthew became one of Jesus Christ's disciples. ... The final person, also on Matthew's left side, is Jesus Christ. ... The most obvious is the power Jesus possessed over the people. ... However, the reactions of the others showed not everyone knew of Jesus Christ. ... Jesus only said, "Follow me" (Matthew 8.9) and Matthew got up to follow. ...

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Jesus is then born in Bethlehem, but King Herod orders all the young children in Bethlehem to be killed so Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to Egypt. ... After this Jesus goes on to be baptized by John the Baptist. ... The people yell out to crucify Christ so Pilate as no choice, but to listen. ... Jesus then finally yielded up his spirit. ... The women go and tell the disciples and they go to Galilee to see the risen Christ. ...

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The Gospels are sermons meant to stir up faith in the living Christ. ... All three Gospels, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, tell their audience about the life of Jesus Christ. ... As you read this Gospel, Matthew's message sounds clearly: Jesus is the Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. ... He sought to reveal the true person, work, and teachings of Jesus Christ. ... The Gospel of Mark begins with the statement that it is "the good news Jesus Christ, the Son of God." ...

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James 2:1 challenges all Christians by saying, "As believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism." ... In addition, James" message is coherent with the actions and beliefs of Jesus Christ. ... The gospels describe Jesus Christ constantly meeting people who need help in his daily life. ... Thus, Biblical texts and Jesus Christ guide all of us to answer God's call by evaluating our neighbors" requests as if we were in their situation. Through the life of Jesus Christ and the teachings of sacred scripture, all Christians can effectively help their neighbors...

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Nullification of the exclusiveness of Christ's ministry V. Nullification of the insulting behavior of Christ VI. Nullification of the enlightenment of Christ by human arguments VII. ... The initial declination of Jesus in healing the woman's daughter is usually intuitively interpreted as Jesus' humanly characteristic of being a racist, or a demonstration of exclusivity to the eternal objective of Christ's incarnation, therefore, presenting a problem of Christ being unjust. ... It also stresses the accepted fact that Jesus is both human and divine. ...

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Jesus simply tells him to follow the Commandments. ... Jesus tells him, "Why do you ask me about the good? ... In Mark's passage it is Jesus who is referred to as being good. ... In the passage Jesus makes reference to certain commandments. ... These were written to encourage the early Christians to stay faithful to Christ in spite of the adversities they faced (67). ...

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In an attempt to insure the stability and divinity of the Christian religion to individuals who lived in an anti-Christian society, the evangelist describes the birth of Christ with an emphasis on Jesus" importance to the Jewish religion, along with the beliefs of the Gentiles in the Matthean commmunity. ... Those who preached the good news and the words of Christ were being imprisoned, punished, and even killed by the government authorities. ... An example of this relationship in the text appears when King Herod gathered all the "cheif priests and scribes of the people" and "inquired of the...

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Themes Picked for the Audience People of current culture have trouble digesting a biblical movie. The Matrix is a movie that is loaded with references to many different themes throughout. People in general have different takes upon the movie. Some see Neo as Christ, Morpheus as God, or the movie...

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Paul said that circumcision was not necessary to be a follower of Jesus, because it is more important for a person to accept Jesus Christ into his or her heart. This is proved in Galatians 2:16 where Paul said, "Yet we know that people don't receive God's approval because of their own efforts to live according to a set of standards, but only by believing in Jesus Christ." Paul also mentioned that Christ's death would have been pointless if we could receive salvation by only obeying rules. ... Salvation, which is a relationship with God through the risen Christ, was what Paul ...

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One of the stories that occur in Mark that also appears in Matthew and Luke is the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. ... Matthew's emphasis on Jesus being the innocent Jewish Messiah and the fulfilment of Jewish Scripture, and Luke's emphasis on Jesus being a prophet that came to bring salvation and forgiveness among all people can be seen in a comparison of the changes that Matthew and Luke make in their respective use of Mark's story about Jesus being the misunderstood and suffering son of God. ... Furthermore, also in chapter 27, it is stated that Pilate's wife h...

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In the New Testament, we see in the person of Jesus Christ and His ministry, how He brings the three phases together as a climax of the divine revelation: powerful manifestations, the human voice, and Sophia. ... In comparing Exodus 34 with the New Testament story of the Transfiguration, the parallel is between Jesus and the Torah, rather than Jesus and Moses. ... Throughout the ministry of Jesus Christ, we witness Him interpreting the same truths from the Old Testament but in a different light perhaps. ... Lastly, in the Wisdom literature of the Kethubim, for example the Book of Psalms, we f...

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This is shown with the highlights of Jesus' hand and face, as well as the faces of Saint Matthew and the youths that see the presence of Christ. Christ's body and the youths that are not aware of his presence are submerged in deep shadow that contrasts the highlights. ... Jesus' hand is in the exact position of Adam's hand in Michelangelo's piece. ... Jesus' hand in Caravaggio's piece, as well as the Captain's hand in Rembrandt's, is used to tell someone to follow them. The follower for Jesus is Saint Matthew, and the follower for the Captain is the...

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Betty Lawrence, Moses, Jesus, and Mr. ... Again, Clark Kent and Jesus Christ have made a very close bond on the trip. Jesus N. Christ is the most intelligent person on the quest. Jesus is my closest friend on the voyage. ...

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Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. ... This right away establishes Jesus as both the King of the Jews and the Messiah. ... It incorporates Old Testament teachings in with one of Jesus's parables. ... Jesus in return asked them why they disobey God. ... There was mutual hostility between the Pharisee's and Jesus. ...

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This man would be Jesus Christ in The New Testament. In the Christian religion, Jesus Christ is the only son of God; a man who was perfect and innocent in all that He did. ... Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached Jesus. ... Jesus touched him. ... But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. ...

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Most famous among these was his telling of the life of Jesus, his "Messiah" (1792), and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from this work is arguably the most recognizable piece of western classical music. ... It's three parts deal with the birth, passion and resurrection of Christ, using dialect derived from the book of Psalms in the Bible. ...

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Mt 22:1-14 utilizes this tradition and expresses wedding celebrations in order to exemplify the significance of Jesus's goal to bring salvation to those on Earth. ... (Brown 664) Matthew paints the scene of Jesus using a parable to describe the fact, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son " (Mt 22:2). ... Theologically, the kingdom of heaven was represented by the wedding banquet, for those who were invited to the wedding banquet were extended an invitation to the kingdom of God, while the King was an image of God, The Father and the king...

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