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What did you learn about Jesus` background that stands out or surprises you?

It is wonderful to learn about the actual daily life of the times of jesus. Sometimes i think we reflect of the past of jesus times as some sort of mythical era. To learn how they actaully lived was surprising and informative. It all appeared relatively `normal` too, and a lot more political than i would of imagined, with lots of diverse political groups and a lot of emphasis on religion and laws. Also surprising was the relatively small area in which jesus travelled, i imagined him to of travelled a lot further to spread the word, only 200 miles is amazing!!! and how the world has changed because of him. It maks me want to learn so much more about his life and his teachings

By: tricia richardson
Category: Life of Jesus - First Century Context of Palestine (Israel)

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My Brief Summary of Jesus

Jesus was born as son of god, to save mankind from eternity in hell. Throughout the old testament we learn that there will be sent a saviour, a messiah to save us, he will not be of this world but the son of god. In order for us to be saved, we need to establish a true relationship with jesus, we need to put our trust and faith in him.God sent the holy spirit to help us receive the word of god and be true to him. When we struggle we need to pray, to be alert that the works of satan are always at hand, and to pray for the holy spirit to guide us. When there was the fall at creation, man really blew it with god, but god wants us to have a relationship with him, he created us in his image and wants us to love him and love each other, this is where jesus coms into it. We can`t earn being saved through good deeds, it is through the grace of god that we ae saved, by the act of jesus dying on the cross our sins are forgiven, the slate was wiped clean and we can begin again a relationship with jesus. We need to follow the word of god, i.e the bible, follow the commandments, love one another and put our hope and trust in jesus christ, make him the centre of our lives. The verse of john 3.16 says it all.

By: tricia richardson
Category: Brief Life Summary: Who Was Jesus Christ?

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Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, through the holy spirit of God, in Bethlehem. Baby Jesus moved to Eygpt to escape Herod`s declaration that all Jewish boys under the age of Two be murdered. Herod was afraid that the Jewish messiah would overthrow him. At 12 Jesus was teaching and learning the scriptures in the synagogues. Between the ages of 12 and 30, the missing years of Christ, many say he was a carpenter. Gnostics believed he may have travelled to Tibet and India. And some say that he and John the Baptist met and studied in the Essenes community. Around the age of 30, Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, in the river Jordan. Next Jesus was tested by Satan in the desert. Jesus spent 40 days in the desert. Maybe this is what is meant by the saying being baptised by fire and the holy spirit. Jesus said that man needs more than bread, don`t test your God and worship God with your heart, mind, soul and strength, according to the scriptures. The devil left him for a season and he was attended by angels in the desert. For the next three years Jesus set up his ministry with the 12 apostles; andrew, philip, john, matthew, James, James, Peter, Simon, Thomas, Judas, Thadeus and Bartholomew. For three years Jesus taught his diciples the ministry of the church. While Jesus worked miracles with the gifts of the holy spirit, many Jewish people though he was Beezelbulb, the archangel of demons. Jesus practiced exorcisms. The jewish people did not like that he proclaimed himself to be the son of God and that he broke the law by working on the Sabbath. The sandrehedrein council started plotting his death because not only did he proclaim to be the son of God but he broke the law. It is arguable who was ultimately responsible for Jesus death but there are many players. The Jewish people wanted to set free a zealot named Jesus Barrabas. I mentioned why the sandrehedrein wanted him dead. The romans did not want an uprising. The romans heard about Jesus by him raising the dead. Judas, one of his disciples betrayed him over 30 coins. I don`t know if this is much profit. And some people argue whether Jesus himself set up Judas to crucify Jesus so that Jesus could fulfil the scriptures to be God. The bible does not tell us that much. The roman Pontuis Pilate wanted peace in his county so at passover, a human sacrifice was made. Pilate decided to give the people the choice to crucify a criminal or an innocent man. The masses wanted to cruicify Jesus. Jesus had already forseen his death. In the garden of gethsemane, Jesus prayed to his father, let this be your will not mine. The Gospel says, God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that those who believe in him will have eternal life and not perish. God had planned his son`s death so he could save his own. The power of Jesus to me, is not on his death. Though I know through his stripes I am healed but his resurrection. The empty tomb signifies the power over sin death and Satan. Christ is the unblemished lamb sent to save his humanity. On the cross he said, Father forgive them for they do not know what they do. He commitied his spirit to his father God and said it is done. Jesus has won. He has fullfilled the scriptures as the messiah. Jesus come again, King of kings and lord of lords. In Daniel it is prophesised that the rock carved out of God`s hand will encompass the whole earth and knock humanities kingdoms to the dust of the earth.

By: sharron hill
Category: Brief Life Summary: Who Was Jesus Christ?
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