In Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ", an androgynous, Satanic figure, taunts Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. ... It is when the High Priest asks Jesus if he is the Christ that he receives the answer that he has been looking for. ... The Institution of the Lord's Supper In "The Passion of the Christ", the movie flashes back to the Last Supper, where Jesus spends the Passover celebration with his disciples. ... However, Sister Anne Emmerich spends an entire chapter on Judas" torment in "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ." ... They were accounts, written by man,...

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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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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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It calls the world to recognize Jesus Christ and demands a response to the fact of His incarnation. ... However, it was taken and used by Jesus and New Testament writers in a special way regarding the birth, life, death, resurrection, glorification, and implication of Jesus Christ. It stands to signify the "good news of salvation" that Jesus Christ offered an atoning sacrifice once for all (Heb. 10:10) and that He "is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 Jn. 2:2). ... Elwell notes therefore that "the gospel is the joyous proclamatio...

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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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Today the word "gospel" is used to describe the four New Testament books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that present the life of Christ. Overall, the gospels are used to describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. ... Mark is arguing that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, and introduced a new idea that the Messiah must suffer. ... Jesus goes with his disciples to pray, Jesus is betrayed, Jesus is taken to the high priests, and he is crucified. ... Though Mark was not a Disciple, his work is the teachings and ministry of Peter after the resurrection of 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 experience strengthened my testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. ... I have been blessed and will "prosper" because of my faith in my Heavenly Father, and I pray everyday that my old friends will in someway experience the joy that the restored gospel brings to a worthy member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

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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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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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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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He then offers his solution which is based on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. He states that "those who believe in Jesus Christ receive forgiveness for sin and gain new life in the Holy Spirit." ... At the end of Romans 3, Paul explains how Jesus Christ took our punishment. ... He then tells of how "we are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins For God sent Jesus to take away the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us." ... I am challenged to never question the fact that Jesus Christ was sent by God to take away the hum...

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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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There are five major theological themes in I Corinthians: 1) Christ ology, from beginning to end, Paul discusses every issue in the light of the testimony of Christ. Paul's gospel is fundamentally the story of Jesus crucified and rose from the dead and insist that the community must be developed on this story. Christ defined the way people live. ... This holds the community together and helps them understand their corporate relations with God and Jesus. ... Paul realizes that God sent Jesus to make it possible for people to reconcile their relationship with God. ...

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I totally believe that Jesus existed I just question the Bibles overall accuracy, Archeologists have proven that Jesus existed. ... Supposedly Jesus performed many miracles in his time. ... Jesus was not resurrected. ... As far as the forty days of Christ walking around appearing to people is something I think it false. ... Who did I think Jesus was? ...

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Though the author takes us full circle in the life of Jesus Christ, the chapters that comprise the rest of Matthew provide greater insight into the structure-function relationship due to their symmetry. ... To look at Jesus? ... If the Old Testament prophecies were not enough to establish Jesus as King of the Jews, Matthew's author incorporates a genealogy of Christ that is nonexistent in Mark and largely different from the one in Luke. ... Matthew regards Jesus? ... Matthew documents Jesus Christ? ...

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Peter asks Christ to allow him to walk on water as well, but he ultimately fails because of doubt (Matthew 14:28-29). ... Another important moment Peter witnesses as a disciple of Christ is the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah on a mountain along with James and John (Matthew 17:1-3, Mark 9:2-3). Peter is an important person as the crucifixion of Christ becomes closer. ... After the crucifixion of Christ and the word that Jesus's body is no longer there, Peter goes to Jesus's tomb to confirm this news (Luke 24:12, John 20:3). ... Following the res...

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John's opening hymn to the Word introduces several concepts vital to his portrait of Christ. ... John structures his account of Jesus" public ministry around seven signs or miracles that illustrate Jesus" supernatural power. ... Jesus" conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, typifies John's method of presenting Jesus" teaching. ... The fifth miracle is when Jesus walks on water. Jesus" sixth sign, restoring sight to a blind man, illustrates John's theme that Christ is the light of the world. ...

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Jesus by no means laid down rules for the worship of himself or God. ... The main theme sought through his concerns is that Christ was sent by God to spread the teachings of loving ones enemies. Jesus was sent by God to endure the hardships the world had to offer. ... Christ was God's retribution to a disobedient world. ... As other civilizations are viewed a greater appreciation for Christ is formed. ...

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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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Paul preached complete Biblical sermon from Noah to Jesus to Antioch (Acts 13:16-380 B. ... Paul commands Spirit to leave her in the name of Jesus Christ 3. ... Preached to Jews in Synagogue about Jesus B. ... Paul goes to Corinth preaching the Gospel of Jesus for 1.5 years. ... Paul states he is ready to die for Jesus. ...

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Mission was very important in the early days of the church in fulfilling Jesus' final command. ... He was the first, after Jesus, to preach Christianity to the Jews. ... Peter's preaching was supported by signs and miracles which he attributed to Jesus. ... In these he concentrated on four Roman provinces and finally travelled to Rome, fulfilling Jesus' commission that the gospel would reach "the ends of the earth". ... Patrick went to kings inorder to give Christianity prestige, he was very successful as he records himself, "...Sons and daugthers of Kings, became monks...

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