Gospel of Jesus Christ Definitions Atonement To make atonement means to avert punishment especially divine anger‚ by the payment of a ransom‚ which may be money or which may be of life. Throughout the OT sin is serious; it was punished unless atonement was sought in the way God had provided. It means “a making at one”‚ and points to a process of bringing those who are estranged into a unity. Its use in the Bible to denote the work of Christ in dealing with the problem posed by the sin of
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On the Mystical Body of Christ A Term Paper. Presented to Mr. Diosdado Almine San Beda College – Alabang In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of the subject Theology 102: Church and Ecumenism. Second Semester Academic Year 2012 - 2013 by Erik Chavez BAIST - IA Introduction Mystici Corporis Christi is a papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on June 29‚ 1943‚ during World War II‚ on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. It is one of the more important encyclicals
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The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ In the movies‚ The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ‚ they both portrayed a different view of what Christ went through leading up to and including his crucifixion. The Last Temptation of Christ is a controversial adaption of Christ’s crucifixion based on a fictional book of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. The director‚ Scorsese‚ uses an alternate version that places more emphasis on the human being and earthly
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compassion were revealed in every act of His life; His heart went out in tender sympathy to the children of men. He took man’s nature‚ that He might reach man’s wants. The poorest and humblest were not afraid to approach Him. Such is the character of Christ as revealed in His life. This is the character of God. It was to redeem us that Jesus lived and suffered and died. He became a "Man of Sorrows‚" that we might be made partakers of everlasting joy. But this great sacrifice was not made in order
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands. If the resurrection never happened‚ then there would be no Christianity‚ as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14‚ "And if Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith." This is why opponents of the Christian faith have tried to attempt
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Pre Existence of Christ Christ existed before his birth this was the pre-existence. This will always be a essential part of Christology in the sense that if Christ did not exist before the virgin birth‚ then what can we believe of the Bible? The Bible gives us up front statements concerning Christ’s pre-existence. These statements as one can see the meaning of the preexistence
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Does the Man of Steel parallel Christ‚ the Man of Sorrows? Superman is possibly one of the most known superheroes in the world. But in the past six years the superhero movie industry has exploded. At least one major blockbuster superhero movie is now released about every six months and countless people flood into the movie theater to see each and every one. Prior to the explosion of popularity I would dare say Superman was the single most known superhero in the world‚ but now he has to compete with
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Sharon Ehret April 4th‚ 2011 McMurphy as a Christ Figure Christ comes from the name Yahweh which means God’s salvation and rescuer. Ken Kesey creates a character in his novel‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ that represents a figure like Christ that rescues and saves the patients at the ward. Randall Patrick McMurphy‚ the protagonist in the novel‚ takes on the role as the rescuer and saver. The novel mirrors Christ’s life through McMurphy’s life at the ward. There are four main events in
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The Passion of The Christ A Case Study Analysis Submitted by: Group E1‚ Section 1 Problem Statement Newmarket Films‚ an independent U.S movie studio‚ has signed onto distribute “The Passion of The Christ”‚ a movie slated for release in 2004. Icon Productions has been able to generate interest among a certain section using pre-screening campaigns. Christian Special-Interest groups have taken an active interest in the promotion of the movie. Dedicated websites are trying to promote the movie
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and the purpose of these showing the deity of Jesus Christ. Of the 34 miracles recorded in the Gospel’s‚ John only places eight of these in the book of John. This is where John strives to show the deity of Christ and not himself. With all hopes everyone will understand this better. The definition of miracle can be construed as wonderful. As Reg Quirk says “indeed in whom there is no deceit” ( (Quirk 2008). Here he is speaking of Jesus Christ‚ John furthers this by his writings. The first
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