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Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the foundation on which the Christian faith is built. Ask and answer questions about His life, death, resurrection, and more here.
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Whose writings contain the earliest information about the life of Jesus?
Many prophets put together the Bible. In fact, it was put together through a total of 1,500 years and it still fits together. But the first historian to write about Jesus is thought to be Josephus.
Where is the Sea of Galilee on which Jesus calmed the storm?
The disciples woke Jesus as they feared the storm would sink the boat. Jesus rebuked the wind and told the sea to be still. It is interesting that the gospel uses the unexpected word 'rebuked' here, because Jesus also rebuked James and John, known as the sons of thunder, later in the gospel. The rebukes form a pair (pair K) in the framework parallel structure (1) of Mark: A . John explains the coming of Jesus (Mark 1:1-8)
B .The baptism of Jesus (1:9)
C . The voice of God from heaven, "Thou art my beloved son" (1:11)
D . The forty days in the wilderness as an allusion to Elijah and Moses (1:13)
E . The people were astonished at what Jesus taught (1:22)
F . Jesus casts out an unclean spirit (1:23-26)
G . Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians how they might destroy Jesus (3:6)
H . Demons, whenever they see Jesus, fall down and say that he is the Son of God.
-- Jesus commands that they tell no one of this (3:11-12)
I .. Jesus calls the 12 disciples (3:13-19)
J .. Jesus rejects his own family: he has a new family, his followers (3:31-35)
K . Jesus rebukes the wind (4:36-41)
L . The demoniac, wearing no clothes (5:15), cries out that Jesus not torment him and Jesus sends out the demons (5:1-20)
M . Jesus comes into his own country (6:1)
-- Where he was brought up
N . The people misunderstand Jesus and he can do no mighty work (6:2-6)
O . Jesus sends out the disciples and curses those who will not receive them (6:7-11)
-- in sending the disciples with authority and expecting all to receive them, Jesus is asserting his own authority
P . Herod thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist risen from the dead (6:14)
Q . Herodias and her daughter conspire to kill John the Baptist (6:16-29)
R . Feeding the thousands, and related miracles and discourses (6:33-8:21)
S . Who do people say that I am (8:27)
T . Peter affirms faith in Jesus as the Christ (8:29)
U . Whosoever shall be ashamed of me: of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed (8:38)
V . The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and scribes (8:31a)
W . Be killed and after three days rise again (8:31b)
X . Prophecy of second coming (9:1)- Jesus tells the disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the kingdom of God coming with power.
B' .The Transfiguration of Jesus (9:2-3)
C' .The voice of God from heaven, "This is my beloved son" (9:7)
D' . Jesus talks to Elijah and Moses then to the disciples about Elijah (9:4-13)
E' .A great multitude was amazed at Jesus (9:15)
F' .Jesus cast out a dumb spirit (9:17-27)
G' .They shall kill the Son of man and he shall rise on the third day (9:31)
H' .Jesus clarifies his divine status, saying that he is not God: "Why call me good? There is none good but God" (10:18)
I' . Peter says the disciples have left all and followed Jesus (10:28)
J' . Those who have left their family for Jesus have a new family: all Jesus' followers (10:29-30)
K'. Jesus rebukes the 'sons of thunder', James and John (10:35-45 - cf 3:17)
L' .Blind Bartimaeus cries out for mercy and casts off his clothes, then Jesus heals him (10:46-52)
M' .Jesus comes into Jerusalem (11:1-10)
-- Where he will die
N' .Jesus misunderstands the fig tree that can provide no fruit (11:13-14)
O' .Jesus casts out them that sold and bought in the Temple and curses them for making the Temple a den of thieves (11:15-17)
-- Jesus is asserting his authority
P' .Jesus asks whether the baptism of John is from heaven or of men, and the priests, scribes and elders can not answer (11:30-33)
Q' .Parable of husbandmen who conspire to kill the vineyard owner's son (12:1-9)
X' .Prophecy of second coming (chapter 13)
-- on clouds of glory, within the lifetimes of some of those to whom he was speaking
R' .The Last Supper (14:17-25)
S' .Art thou the Christ, Son of God (14:61)
T' .Peter denies Jesus three times (14:66-72a)
U' .And when he thought thereon, Peter wept (14:72b)
V' .The chief priests, elders and scribes delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate (15:1)
-- Delivering Jesus is a similar concept to rejecting him.
-- Both parts of the pair involve chief priests, elders and scribes
W' .Jesus dies and on the third day rises again (15:37, 16:6)
A' .The young man explains the departure of Jesus(16:6-8)
(1) A parallel structure is a literary sequence in which an opening set of events is contrasted with another, parallel set of events that mirrors the first. It was used in ancient religious texts to provide emphasis and to reinforce a message. Mark's Gospel is an excellent example of this literary form.
How do you show your appreciation to god for creating the sun for us?
When God made the earth and the universe he made humanity to take care of it Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Adam was put into the Garden of Eden to take of it. What he did exactly we do not know. We do know that he cultivated the soil and took care of the garden. I think we show apopreciation to God's creation by taking care of the animals and treating them properly. We can overdo this by treating them as more valuable than human beings and this is not right. People are the top of creation and thus we need to treat this part of creation with dignity and respect. When we do this we also show appreciation of what God has done.
Was Herod Archelaus king of Judea when Jesus was crucified?
There were several Herod's that ruled in the region where Jesus lived and died.
The first was Herod the Great mentioned in Matthew 2:1-16 and Luke 1:5. He was the one who ordered the death of infant boys aged two and under in an attempt to kill Jesus.
After his death, his kingdom was divided into three districts by Rome.
Herod Archelaus was over Judea, Herod Antipas ruled over Galilee and Peraea and Philip ruled areas east of the Jordan.
In Matthew 2:22 Archelaus was mentioned as ruling over Judea after the death of his father, King Herod.
The next Herod, Antipas was the one who killed John the Baptizer (Mark 14:3-12), sought to kill Jesus (Luke 13:31) and ultimately had a hand in the death of Jesus (Acts 4:27)
Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of Herod the Great and is mentioned at Acts 12:1.
He was the last Herod to rule although his son Herod Agrippa II was a prince mentioned later in Acts 25:13.
Herod Phillip was mentioned at Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:1, 18 and Luke 3:19. He was also a son of Herod the Great.
How many gifts brought to Jesus by the wise men?
Gold, frankincense and myrhh were very costly and hard to come by, so these were probably the most valuable things that could be given as gifts at that time.
What title was given to Jesus to him by his disciples after his death and resurrection?
There are about 85 names and titles given to Jesus in the KJV Bible.
Here are some in one verse of the Old Testament:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9.6)
This was the triuphant entry of Jesusinto the city of Jerusalem on a colt on palm Sunday , a week before Easter Sunday.
Was Jesus Christ a male or a female?
Because, Jesus is God's Son. And God does everything for a purpose.
nothing. christ has been alive forever, and will be alive for eterinity, along with God and the holy spirit, as they are all one person and three people at the same time. (this is a bit confusing. you have to think outside the box for this.) Jesus was the word, and it says in The Bible "in the beginning was the word," so jesus has always been there.
Who is Jesus Christ and what is his mission for life?
(John 18:37-38) . . .For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone that is on the side of the truth listens to my voice." 38 Pilate said to him: "What is truth?". . . Jesus was sent to the earth to become a perfect human and to face a test similar to what the first man had faced in the Garden of Eden. He had to prove that He could be perfectly loyal to God without sin, to the point of death. By doing so he paid what the bible calls the "ransom sacrifice" By his staying faithful even to the point of death Jesus opend the way for manking to gain eternal life and also gave an answwer to Satan who said no one would be faithful to God as Jesus was.
Why did Jesus say to his disciples do ths in memory of me?
At the Last Supper, Jesus said to His disciples, "Do this in remembrance of me." He was referring to communion. The wine (or grape juice) is His blood, shed for us. The bread is his body, broken for us.
Jesus inspired others in many ways. He did not sin. He loved others and showed even the socially low and poor people care and unconditional love. He was generous, with his time and with miracles. He was able to inspire others to live in purer ways and follow God.
How do bishops priests and deacons carry on the work of Jesus?
Matthew
28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
What two groups felt threatened by Jesus and why?
The pharisees (who were the leaders of the jewish religion at the time) felt that their authority and reputation was being threatened because Jesus told people to follow different laws and broke some of the Pharisee's laws.
Jesus was supposed to have been born in the stable of an inn in the village of Bethlehem.
Which rules did Jesus empahsize that were also in the Torah?
Answer # 1
I know that Jesus says to love your neighbor and to honor your father and
mother, which are both part of the Ten Commandments.
(Note: "Love your neighbor" is not part of the Ten Commandments.)
Answer # 2
Jesus puts forth two rules that are commonly and collectively referred to as The
Great Commandment:
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Saducees, they gathered
together, and one of them [a scholar of the law] tested him by asking, "Teacher,
which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love
the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two
commandments." Matthew 22:34-40 NAB (see also Mark 12:28-34 and Luke
10:25-28)
[Note: The Torah specifies that the mitzvot are not to be ranked and there is no way to rank the mitzvot. Therefore, there is no mitzvah greater than the other.]
A foundation for the love of God is expressed through the first 3
commandments:
- you shall have no other gods before me.
- you shall not take the name of the Lord in vain
- keep holy the sabbath day
[Note: The first three of the Ten Statements in the original text are:
1. "I am the Lord your G-d"
2. "You shall not recognise the gods of others in My presence"
3. "You shall not take the name of your Lord in vain"]
Jesus also reminds us to love our neighbor, echoing Leviticus - You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
A basic foundation for loving our neighbors (other people) is expressed through
maintaining the remaining 7 commandments:
- honor your father and mother
- do not kill
- do not commit adultery
- do not steal
- do not bear false witness against your neighbor
- do not covet your neighbor's property
- do not covet your neighbor's wife
[Note: The remaining 7 Statements in the original text are:
4. version A: "Remember the Day of Shabbat to Keep it Holy, etc. - Sanctify the Day of Shabbat by treating it as a Day of Delight, and by the recitation of Kiddush, etc."
version B: ""Protect the Day of Shabbat to Keep it Holy, etc" - Observe the Day of Shabbat as a Day of Rest by refraining from "Melacha," creative, purposeful interaction with nature, etc."
5. "Honor your Father and your Mother…"
6. "You shall not Murder"
7. "You shall not commit adultery"
8. "You shall not steal"
9. "Do not give false testimony against your neighbor."
10. "Lo Tachmod beit reiecha,…" - "You shall not covet your fellow's house. You shall not covet your fellow's wife, his manservant, his maidservant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your fellow."]
By carefully adhering to both these groups of commandments, one adheres to
two groups of rules that collectively form a single foundation of the Christian
moral life; love of God and love of neighbor.
REFERENCES
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls: IA,
World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991).
How long did Jesus fast before his temptation by Satan?
In the book of Matthew we are told that Satan tempted Jesus after He had fasted for 40 days. This is the only time we are told verbatim that Jesus was tempted, but Jesus was often tempted I'm sure. No greater temptation faced Him than to not go to the cross (reference His experiences in the Garden of Gethsemane, Matthew 26:39). Matthew 4:1-3
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
He saves, he heals, he feeds those who accepts him.
He died for us.
He is the King of kings, the Lion and the Lamb (strong and sweet-meek)
He is the Prince of peace, peace in our soul.
He is the son of God.
He showed us how God is.
He defeated death.
Who is the forefather of Jesus?
Mary and Joseph were his parents
A:
In no particular order: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Boaz, Jesse, King David and Solomon; also Rahab and Ruth. This is only a few. Read the whole genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew 1:1-17.
Who are the 12 disciples of Christ?
Matthew 10:2-4 "2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot"
What do Christians believe about Advent?
Not all Christians observe Advent, but for those that do it is a time of preparation for Christmas when they focus on the events leading up to the birth of Christ and the significance of the incarnation.
