Is John Written to a Jewish Audience? While there is certainly debate about whether or not Jews were the primary audience for the gospel of John‚ there are many who do believe that John is the most Jewish of the four gospels. For example‚ Steve Wertheim‚ of Jews for Jesus related the following observation: “Not only is John ’s gospel written for evangelism‚ it seems to be written particularly for Jewish evangelism. From the beginning‚ the book of John is geared to Jewish thinking. John 1:1
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The Importance of the Logos Christology in the Gospel of John John wrote the immortal words of the Prologue into a desperately troubled world. The Romans held most of the known world in their political grasp. The Greeks had infiltrated every part of Jewish life with their philosophies and ways for over 500 years; the Jewish obsession with ethnic purity divided the race even from itself. One key issue Jew and Greek could agree on was the existence of the Logos‚ though not in the same way. To the
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The Gospel of John selects only seven miracles as signs to demonstrate the deity of Christ and to illustrate His ministry. Some of these signs and stories are found only in John. His is the most theological of the four gospels and often gives the reason behind events mentioned in the other gospels. He shares much about the approaching ministry of the Holy Spirit after Jesus’ ascension. There are certain words or phrases that John frequently uses that show the repeating themes of his Gospel: believe
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Immediately in Matthew I noticed that the Immaculate Conception of Christ was a major theme in Matthew 1-3. Baptism and the Holy Spirit appeared in Matthew 3. Serving on God‚ healing‚ staying humble‚ patience‚ peacekeeping and fighting for justice were some of the additional themes in the early chapters of Matthew. Jesus made it known that faithful believers would inherit the kingdom of God. Those who stay humble‚ stand for truth and righteousness and are merciful will also inherit the kingdom
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Matthew 28: 16-20: (16) Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee‚ to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. (17) When they saw him‚ they worshiped him; but some doubted. (18) Then Jesus came to them and said‚ “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (19) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations‚ baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit‚ (20) and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you
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The Five Major Discourses of Matthew are extensive and all end with the same words: “when Jesus had finished these words…” Matthew recounts part of the history of Jesus by placing the discourses in strategic positions by following a sequence. In the first discourse the “Sermon of the Mount” (Mt. 5: 3-7:27)‚ this discourse was one of the most important sermons given my Jesus‚ because he was at the center of His preaching. Also‚ he teaches his disciples how to pray the Our Father. In this sermon‚
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Social Gospel Perhaps a most natural starting point is to realize that the rise of the social gospel within the Roman Catholic Church occurred within the larger context of the economic situation in America during the late nineteenth century. Laissez-faire economics‚ which advocates economic freedom for the business class‚ ruled the day. Also‚ the Panic of 1873‚ which saw unprecedented unemployment among the lower classes and created bread lines in the urban areas greatly affected the national
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to be more important. I have done many community services and activities that have made an impact on hunger in my community. Out of all of the activities that I have done ‚ Hurricane Matthew Relief was the most impacting towards my life and others. In Lumberton‚ North Carolina on September 28‚ 2016 Hurricane Matthew destroyed many homes and lives in this area. Lumberton was the most impacted area. Many people lost their homes‚ food‚ and everything they own due to the flooding. Many
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Andrew Carnegie educated others about the quality of wealth through his book‚ Gospel of Wealth. The number one problem in America‚ even to this day‚ is the proper administration of wealth. Carnegie feared revolution of those who did not have wealth. People are given large sums of money from the wealthy‚ and often do not work to gain their own income. Carnegie concluded individuals should not be handed these large sums of money‚ but only a little should be given to help kickstart that individual’s
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The Function of the Journey in Matthew Arnold’s Poetry We can see that much of Matthew Arnold’s poetry contains the imagery of a journey. Stefan Collini suggests that this is a three-stage journey “represented by a river‚ which rises in a cool‚ dark glade‚ flows out on to the fierce‚ hot plain‚ and then finds its way to the wide calm sea” (54). The first stage is that of childhood and is represented by romantic descriptions of nature and an overall feeling of happiness. This stage can be referred
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