Dr. Holley BIBLE 15 April. 2014 The Gospel of John The study of the Gospel of John presents the history and story of Jesus Christ that pulls the reader and the community of Christianity into a faith built relationship through three powerful themes: true belief‚ the Paraclete‚ and love. One is required to express a hermeneutic to understand the importance of this Gospel. After understanding that history and literature are two ways to study this Gospel; one is required to believe or not to believe
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE The Gospel According to Luke commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke is the third and longest of the four Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension. The purpose of Luke is to write a precise and reliable history of Jesus’ Christ’s life‚ while bringing out the theological significance of the history. He is a Greek and the only Gentile Christian
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“A Gospel of Wealth” Essay Carnegie starts out his article stating‚ “The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth‚ so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.” (Carnegie‚ 1) He begins by explaining how the people of our society enjoy wealth to a much greater level. He quotes‚ “What were the luxuries have become the necessaries of life.” (Carnegie‚ 2) He
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What is a gospel‚ and why were the canonical gospels written? What is a gospel? A gospel is a narrative that describes the life of Jesus. The most commonly known gospels are the four canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The gospels are considered to be a revelation from God and are central to the Christianity belief system. To the first Christians it would have been a surprise to see a book called gospel as for them the word gospel would have meant to gospel message. The word
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The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie‚ author of “The Gospel of Wealth”‚ was a philanthropist who argued that “Individualism‚ Private Property‚ the Law of Accumulation of Wealth‚ and the Law of Competition;”(Carnegie‚p.24) was only beneficial and experienced to a small percentage of society’s wealth. Carnegie argued in his excerpt that‚ “there are but three modes in which surplus wealth could be disposed of.” These modes include leaving all the accumulated wealth of that person to the family
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Jesus of the Gospels The beginning of Jesus’ final week on earth began with Palm Sunday. This is where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey to celebrate passover. People welcomed Jesus by throwing palms under his donkey. This was so that the donkey would not touch the ground. This was kind of the ’red carpet’ treatment even though a donkey was equivalent to a poor man’s car nowadays. Even though Jesus is all powerful‚ he chose to ride on a donkey. This juxtaposition shows Jesus’ humility
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1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? 2. What are some specific moral reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 3. What are some specific emotional reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 4. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 5. What can Christians do to address these objections and better communicate the Christian gospel? (1) The Christian Gospel is perceived in various ways within
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE I. Background Issues Introduction This report will be focused on the Gospel of Luke‚ however Luke authored both the Gospel bearing his name and the Book of Acts‚ which is said to be the sequel to the Gospel. Through his authorship of both books Luke’s contribution to the New Testament equals out to 27 percent of it.1 Both books were written for and sponsored by a man named “Theophilus” (Luke 1:3). Luke‚ a physician and an educated man‚ used his knowledge to write
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A ’gospel’ The written gospels have always been of the greatest significance to the Christian church‚ because they form the principal source of knowledge of the life of the Lord Jesus. The word ’gospel’ means good news and the use of the term for a written report about Jesus goes back to the first- or second-generation Christians. It does not so much indicate a literary genre but characterises the contents of the book: good news about Jesus Christ. The gospel describes the good news of how God
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The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses or near-eyewitnesses. Matthew has been the known as the author of the Gospel of Matthew since the beginning of its circulation. Many Church Fathers such as Justin Martyr‚ Papias‚ and Ireanaeus said that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew. The Apostle John and Irenaeus testify that Mark wrote down many things that Peter‚ as one of the Apostles‚ told him. The Book of Acts was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke. In Acts‚ the author uses the
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