JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR In 1969 Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber wrote the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. ... Many movie goers probably asked themselves what a bus load of hippies had to do with the last days of Christ, yet others may see this as a brilliant way of relating the story of Jesus to modern day people. ... We see Jesus Christ (Ted Neeley) not only being capable of great wisdom and understanding but also showing fits of anger, frustration, and fear. ... Several of the characters including Jesus Christ and Judas have their own "theme" that is played many times throughou...

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This movie helped everyone understand how Jesus Christ was really treated. ... African American in today's time did not experience what Jesus Christ went through, but their ancestors suffered with the same problems as Jesus Christ suffered. ... This movie is telling about the story of Jesus Christ, and I think that Mel Gibson did not disrespect Jesus Christ in no way at all. He was only talking about the life of Jesus Christ. ... I feel as if Mel Gibson did not have any intentions on disrespecting Jesus Christ in any way, Tony Hendra just can not accept the life of Jesus Christ. ...

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Jesus Christ, Superstar vs. The Gospels After reading the last portions of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in The Gospels and after watching Jesus Christ, Superstar, I realized that several parts of the movie were not exactly as I had imagined while reading the bible. ... But in the movie, she is Jesus' woman. ... Judas is the one who betrays Jesus for money. ... The movie ended with the crucifixion of Jesus. ...

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The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. ... If the poor did not have faith in Jesus Christ, then they had nothing at all. ... We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. ... The poor of early Christianity did not possess this capability; it was faith, and love of Jesus Christ that allowed them to endure. ... The tangibles we have grown accustomed to are provided for by Jesus Christ, not at the expense of his message. ...

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The Purpose Driven Life Statement When I base my worth and identity on my relationship with Christ, I am freed from the expectations of this world, and this allows me to truly serve. ... Going back, the Tootsie Roll represents Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, my inner core center full of juicy, gummy, sweetness, and in reality, it takes a lifetime of licks to get to the Tootsie Roll in a Tootsie Roll Pop. ... I made a vow with God when I excepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and the Holy Spirit into my heart, to make sure I would take every opportunity to share and help with th...

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In this story Jesus paints a picture of two sons, one who is rebellious and one who is legalistic. ... In this way Christ teaches that a necessary part of repentance is recognizing the need to repent. ... Whether this manifests itself in a verbal confession to other believers or a personal confession to Christ, repentance cannot occur without first coming to know oneself as a sinner, estranged from God. ... Richard Foster (1998) explains that when believers confess their sins to one another they catalyze healing and remind each other of the forgiveness that exists in Christ (p. 146). ... Furth...

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The next point the story made was the ridiculous argument over the color of Jesus Christ. The bible says Jesus had hair of wool, his skin was like burned brass, his eyes were red, and his voice was like the roar of an ocean. To some people, this sounds like the descriptions of a black man, but whatever Jesus" color turns out to be we should love him for who he is and what he did. ... Church is a place where you should have your sprit-up-lifted or where you should come to worship the lord and savior Jesus Christ. ... Lots of people still practice Christianity as Jesus would have wanted us to,...

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Greeks, in majority, believe to God and Jesus Christ; they are Christians. ... The years after Jesus Christ's death, the first Christians had given their life for God. ... They are waiting for Christmas Eve to go to the church for worshiping the newborn Jesus Christ. ... They support that Jesus Christ was crucified as to save people from sin. ...

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Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of Christianity, and most Christians are defined by what they believe, and how they practise these beliefs in the form of rituals. ... Christmas is commonly regarded as the birth of Jesus, the 25th of December. This is not the actual birth date of Jesus Christ. ... The death of Jesus Christ showed us that we are all sinners, and that we will always be sinners, because although we make mistakes, we only realise the severity of our mistakes once harm is done. At Easter, we gather and realise not what Pilot's men did to Jesus, but what we did to...

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REFLECTION PAPER JESUS" ENCOUNTERS WITH WOMEN Look closely at two gospel stories that feature Jesus" encounters with women. What do these stories tell you about Jesus? ... Stinson says " if we are aware of the status of women at the time of Christ, we can see how revolutionary was His way of relating to them." ... The crucial message here is that Jesus clearly respects women and values their role in society. ... I have found affirmation and encouragement realising that Jesus obviously valued and supported women. ...

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"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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I believe that the grace of God gave us the eternal life through Christ. ... So my life is directly connected to my personal Savior, and Jesus Christ measures the value of my life. Then, how does Jesus Christ look at us and think of us? ... So in conclusion, I say that the value of human life is determined not by us but by Jesus Christ who gave the true meaning of life. ... May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. ...

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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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Peter San Angelo March 25, 2002 Quiz # 2, Question 2 How does Christ Act as a mediator in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? In the Sacrament of reconciliation, Christ acts as a mediator. Throughout this paper I am going to explain how Christ does this. ... Christ acts as a mediator through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which is through Mankind's refusal of God's will. ... If we repent our sins can be forgiven, and thus at the same time we are mediated through Jesus Christ. ...

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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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into which is very similar to another story that I have heard before, the story of Jesus Christ, the son of God, the saviour of all human beings. Referring this story of Jesus with The Matrix it will also provide adequate meaning into which these two stories relate. The reason for this is because the storyline of the Matrix is very close to the story of Jesus the Messiah. ... In the case of Jesus, the 12 disciples gave up their lives for Jesus as they had so much hope in him that they would do anything for him. ... Jesus is put to death by the ones who followed him and was betrayed by one of h...

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Denys Arcand's 1989 Jesus of Montreal whispers its message in comparison to the metaphorical and theological shouting that goes on in Mel Gibson's 2004 The Passion of the Christ, and as a result is far more effective, While Gibson's movie is likely to convince his core audience of evangelical Protestants and conservative Catholics that the view of the world that they already hold is indeed the correct one, Arcand's movie is likely to get people to revisit their assumptions and even to change the way in which they think about the world, This is one of the distinctions (and ...

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Dracula and Jesus? Count Dracula has many similarities to Jesus Christ throughout Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. ... Death equaling freedom is the next thing Dracula and Jesus Christ have in common. ... This sounds a lot like the story of Jesus Christ's life told in the Bible. ... These similarities between Dracula and Jesus Christ are present in this novel. ...

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I recently viewed "The Passion of the Christ," director and produced by Mel Gibson. ... The Passion of the Christ is a film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth's. ... In one scene, a Jewish girl offers Jesus a towel and a bowl of water. ... If Martin Scorsese's `The Last Temptation of Christ' illustrates Jesus' doubt to his mission on the Earth, Mel Gibson portrays a Jesus who is already but completely devotes himself to his goal and struggles to reach his goals in life. `The Passion of the Christ' is more than a very well made film that t...

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Philosophy of Missions "Then Jesus said to them: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ... I believe that the goal of Missions should be to help lost souls find salvation from Jesus Christ. ... In order to do missions the way Christ wants, missionaries must be willing, have patience, and be pure. ... God blesses those who are willing to give up themselves to share Christ with others. ... " Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ J...

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The sinners tongue will be punished with fire from hell, so that on the Day of Judgment they will no longer deny that Jesus is Christ. It says in Philippians 2:11 says "and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." ... Jesus said, "0 generation of vipers, how can ye being evil speak good things? ...

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Dimmesdale symbolically portrays Jesus Christ in certain ways. ... Also, Dimmesdale mirrored Jesus Christ, in his teaching that to save your life you must lose it. Anyone that wants to follow Jesus must give up their life and let him lives for them. ... In this way, Jesus did not just die but was brutally murdered and suffered indescribable pain. Through this imagery that parallels Dimmesdale to Jesus Christ, we can see that Dimmesdale represents a Christ figure for the Puritan society, and Hawthorne uses this to criticize Puritan society. ...

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Jesus Camp is about a documentary that follows several young children as they are preparing to attend a summer camp where they will get their daily dose of evangelical Christianity. ... Throughout Jesus Camp you see a housewife who is currently home schooling her child into believing that creationism is the answer to all and then seeing young children being brought to their feet in tears as they promise to stop from sinning. ... Jesus camp is basically about where children spend their summers learning and practicing their prophetic gifts and being taught that they can "take back America fo...

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Randle Patrick McMurphy exhibits many of the same characteristics typical to Jesus Christ throughout Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest. ... They lure one of Jesus" best friends into accepting money for the delivery of Jesus. ... This is again characteristically like Christ because Christ fought the Sadducees and Pharisees over the Jewish laws. ... Jesus, on the other hand, believed he was dying in order to save all mankind from the penalties of sin. ... Although McMurphy is only a "comic Christ," he still impacted the lives of many men in a positive way just as Ch...

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Jesus and his twelve disciples are seated at a long table that is parallel to the picture plane. The room is spacious and peaceful, and Christ has his arms spread in disposed trust . ... Da Vinci is the first known artist to place Judas, the disciple who betrays Jesus, on the same side of the table as Christ. ... By placing Christ in the center, as the focal point, with orthagonals leading towards him, Da Vinci creates a 3-D/pyramid effect with Christ that shows his still and stable calmness and poise amongst the distraught group. He also places Jesus inside the second window, symbolizing Jesu...

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