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In Mark's Gospel, there is no suggestion of the virgin birth. God adopted Jesus as his Son, when he announced this at the baptism of Jesus. Jesus knew that, although he had extraordinary powers, he was not divine, saying (10:18), "Why call me good. There is none good but God." Jesus was fully human.
By comparison, both Matthew and Luke had Jesus born by a virgin birth, with Luke saying that the Holy Ghost would "come upon" Mary. Although these gospels did not equate Jesus with God, he was more than just human. John's Gospel states that Jesus was divine and pre-existing.
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Why did early christian writers invent the gospel form to express their views?
The earliest Christians had direct contact with people that had known Jesus, so they saw no need to write down the story of Jesus. They sent letters to each other encouraging them to continue their Christian practices, but saw no need to write an actual biography of Jesus. In addition, they believed that Jesus would return to end the world in their lifetime, in a few months or years or so. But as the years passed, the people who had known Jesus died off, and people began to speculate that Jesus's return might not be for many more years, if at all. Thus, they saw a need to write down the story of Jesus while it was still possible (there were still some people alive who had known Jesus), so that future generations could see the story of Jesus and act appropriately. That is why the Gospels were written. It is notable, as you wrote, that each gospel writer presents his stories with a different main viewpoint, or stress. Matthew stresses that Jesus is the expected Messiah, who will bring a spiritual rather than a physical kingdom. He also addresses (and often criticizes) various aspects of the ancient Jewish culture. Mark stresses Jesus's death as the main event of his life, saving mankind from sin. Luke stresses Jesus's love and service to the little people of the world, including gentiles. John stresses that Jesus is the Son of God. So yes, each gospel writer displays his views in his gospel, and does this through describing the life of Jesus, embellishing the story to show his particular viewpoint. Why? Well, we don't know. We don't even know who the gospel writers were. Some possible explanations are 1) The gospel writers just wrote down their feelings about Jesus, not trying to do anything more than that; 2) The Gospel writers wrote their gospels to criticize Christians who disagreed with them on their views; or 3) The Gospel writers wanted future Christians to understand Jesus in the way that they understood him; thus, they expressed their understanding of him through their writing styles and emphasis. Any of those three, or a combination of them, could be true. They chose to show their viewpoints through depicting the life of Jesus probably because it shows Jesus as having the same viewpoint as the gospel writer, which would be an extremely important matter for anyone writing about Christianity.
How did the Catholic Church respond to adoptionism?
The Catholic Church rejected adoptionism, a belief that Jesus was merely a human adopted by God rather than inherently divine. This heresy was condemned in the early Church, particularly at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, which affirmed the doctrine of the Trinity and the divine nature of Christ. Church leaders emphasized that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human, countering adoptionist views by affirming the belief in His pre-existence and consubstantiality with the Father. The Church's response reinforced the central tenets of Christology that define orthodox Christian belief.
What makes a song gospel?
There are various views on that. Some say that it all depends on the lyrics -- if they have to do with Jesus/God or something in the Bible. Others say it depends on the style of music. Some think it's only with a soulful/R&B style, yet there is also Southern gospel music. So, it depends on who you ask.
What has the author Charles A Kimball written?
Charles A. Kimball has written: 'Jesus' exposition of the Old Testament in Luke's gospel' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Quotations in the New Testament, Relation to the Old Testament, Views on the Old Testament
What region is a perceptual region?
a region that is made by individual human views and feelings
What are christians views on Christmas?
Christmas is celeration the birth of Jesus Christ
What are the Holy Bible views on prosperity?
AnswerIn the Old Testament, prosperity among the Hebrews was believed to show favour of God. In the New Testament, the gospels say that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles show high regard for the poor. On the other hand, the Gospel of John shows many of Jesus' friends as wealthy and powerful, and Jesus performed many of his best miracles for his rich friends.
Who views Jesus as a prophet not the Son of God?
Muslims, most people that are not Christian.
What do you believe about Jesus?
There are many views about Jesus. Of course, the dominant view in Christian countries is based on the gospels, which tell us that Jesus was the Son of God, that he lived in Palestine in the first century and that he died for our sins. The Islamic view is that he was a prophet of God and a predecessor to Muhammad, but was not divine. A very different view is that the gospel Jesus did not really exist, and that Jesus was originally worshipped as a spiritual saviour in heaven, but that the author of Mark's Gospel created a story of Jesus of Nazareth, possibly to deflect Roman interest in what this strange sect really believed. On that view, people began to believe the gospel story and even rewrite it in improved forms, much to the surprise of its author. One extension of this view is that Christianity was an underground Jewish religion, possibly based on the sun god, while another is that it was a version of the mystery religions that had become popular around that time. I believe that the view that Jesus of Nazareth did not really exist is the most credible, athough I would not entirely rule out his existence.
Was Jesus not a Jew himself?
Jesus was a Jew. However, the government at that time disagreed with his views and teachings and the Jews believed he was a false messiah.
Why is the fact that Jesus Christ existed being called into question recently?
It is the nature of scholars to try to understand the past and to analyse the documents and other evidence that have come down from the past. As they began to understand the origins of the books of the New Testament and unravel some of the inconsistencies they found, scholars began to ask broader questions such as whether the gospels were really based on a historical person.They had seen that Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel were largely copied from The Gospel of Mark. Further research shows that John's Gospel is based on Luke's Gospel, with some material derived direct from Mark. So, this means that the only original gospel is that of Mark. The questions then became how Mark learnt of the life of Jesus, and how reliable his information was. Most scholars say that the author was not the John Mark who was thought to have obtained his information about the life of Jesus from the disciple Peter.Scholars began to seek explanations for the differences between the understanding of Jesus that Paul seems to provide in his epistles, and the accounts in the four gospels. Paul never seems to have really seen Jesus as a real person who lived in the recent past.Some of the views expressed about the historicity of Jesus include:Harold Bloom (Jesus and Yahweh: the Names Divine) wrote that Mark invented Jesus.Dennis R. MacDonald (The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark) says that Mark's genre is that of the Homeric prose epic, and calls into doubt the entire gospel account.Robert M. Price (The Christ Myth Theory and Its Problems) says that the gospel accounts of events in the life of Jesus and of sayings attributed to him can consistently be traced back to the Old Testament and Greek mythology, with little that is credibly new in the gospels. He also says, on the usual understanding of a historical Jesus, that it is inexplicable that the epistles never quote him.Alvar Ellegard (Jesus One Hundred Years Before Christ) believes that Jesus could have based on the Teacher of Righteousness (cf Dead Sea Documents), and that the early disciples were Essenes.On the other hand, Robert Eisenman (The Dead Sea Scrolls and the First Christians) sees James as the Teacher of Righteousness.Other scholars accept Jesus as a historical person, but say that he was not divine and did not intend to start a new religious movement.
What do you think of the idea of different views on the nature of Jesus?
The Scripture is quite clear that Jesus was both the 2nd Personage of the God Family called the Word before entering into the Father-Son relationship which required Jesus become fully a man and experience all that every human does. As with most anything, mankind will distort, modify, massage a message in Scripture to better fit their idea of what it should mean or to better fit their own desires. This is simply the traditions of men and not Scriptural. The best rule is to allow the Bible to interpret itself in its full context of the verse in question. Jesus said there is only ONE truth - God's word and not that of any man.
