In order to discuss whether or not resurrection is more likely to be true than reincarnation‚ we must first define each of these. Resurrection is the act of rising from the dead or returning to life and is a belief held mainly by Christians. Reincarnation is the rebirth of a soul in a new body which is believed primarily by most Hindus. Reincarnation is more likely to be supported by dualists as it accounts for both a soul and a body. The soul/atman leaves the physical body and enters a new one
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What can we learn from Luke about Jesus’ attitudes to women? In order to discuss what we can learn from Luke about Jesus’ attitudes to women we must first understand a little about Luke himself. According to Charpentier E (1981:81) Luke had been seen as the‚ ‘beloved physician’‚ which is also cited in Hayes‚ M A. and Gearon L (1998:145) whom further state that Luke travelled with Paul from Troas to Philippi in Greece‚ Paul‚ (Col 4:14) expressly calls him‚ ‘the beloved physician’. He was in fact
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Final Exegesis: Luke 24: The Road to Emmaus Detailed Observations of Luke 24:13-34 Excerpt of Luke 24:13-35‚ The Message Translation That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus‚ about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation‚ going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions‚ Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. He asked‚ "What’s this you’re discussing so intently
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The Four Gospels The word ’gospel’ means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The first three gospels are sometimes called the ’synoptic’ (same view) gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. John‚ writing later‚ recounts Jesus’ other words and miracles that have a particular spiritual meaning. All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They
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Explain why the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is significant for Christianity. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is significant for Christianity for many reasons. Christ ’s death is evidence of God and His powers‚ it represents the idea that Christians can have forgiveness for their sins‚ guarantees eternal life‚ and proves his divinity. For these reasons‚ without the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ‚ Christianity would not exist as these significant events make up the
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The resurrection is considered foundational to Christianity because its the fulfillment of prophecies about the messiah‚ it allows Christians to have a full life now through the power of Jesus Christ and it proved the deity of Christ. Thus‚ the resurrection is foundation because it fulfills past scripture‚ gives Christians transformed life presently and ushered in the eternal reign of Jesus that will last forever. First‚ the resurrection fulfills scripture. This is important because after Jesus rose
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The resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is an authentic event as verified by many sources and is historically and biblically true. “After more than 700 hours of studying this subject‚ I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is either one of the most wicked‚ vicious‚ heartless hoaxes ever foisted on the minds of human beings or it is the most remarkable fact of history.”Josh McDowell. Josh McDowell said this because before he did this he was an atheist and he concluded
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today? Have the Scriptures been proven wrong? Is prophecy way out of wack? Did Jesus’ gospel produce more fruit than He had anticipated in this present wicked age? Did Jesus miss-calculate how many believers would be here to greet Him upon His return? Do two billion professing Christians make Jesus a false prophet? Here is the prophecy from Jesus’ own mouth: "…SHALL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH?" Here is a prophecy of Jesus concerning how much faith He expected to find on earth when He comes to establish
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This passage of Jesus’ calling of the first disciples in the Gospel of Matthew describes the lack of hesitancy and great amount of faith and trust that Peter‚ Andrew‚ James‚ and John had when they first met Jesus. I have heard this passage plenty of times and have continued to be moved in terms of vocational discernment by this passage‚ but one element of this text never ceases to stop me in my tracks‚ wherever I am in my prayer life or discernment‚ which is that the first disciples were casting
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Synoptic Gospels Introduction God used his four Gospels to accomplish a purpose. Each Gospel and author had a different purpose and each focused on the different facets of Jesus and his ministry. “The first three Gospels “are referred to as the synoptic gospels because of the large amount of overlapping materials. (In Greek‚ synoptic means “seen together’). The Gospel of John is distinguished from the synoptic gospels due to the accounts on Jesus miracles and discourses.” (Mueller 79). The Gospel
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