Liz Powers
Mrs. Wassenaar
Foundations of Faith 1 P3
24 April 2023
What is the Gospel? “What is the Gospel?” is not a mere conversation piece but an essential question that directly impacts all of creation. A person that claims to be a Christian’s answer to, "What is the gospel?" is the foundation for which they lay their faith and can make all the difference in the reality of their salvation. There are countless ways that one might answer “What is the Gospel?” and because of this, the language used in the explanation of the gospel must be closely investigated to identify true believers as well as to avoid leading others astray. The following writing’s purpose is to display an answer to, “What is the Gospel?” that is built on the truth of
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Therefore, humanity can conclude that God, who is eternal and divine, holy and just, loving and merciful, created the entirety of the universe, including people. People disobeyed God, which broke humanity's connection with God but God had grace and sent his one and only Son, Jesus, to die a terrible death for our sins, taking on all of God’s wrath for the sake of human salvation. We know now that if we believe in God and have faith that we will be reunited with God in heaven. If we do not turn from our sins, we will face God’s punishment after our physical bodies die. My understanding of the Gospel is generally the same as the book, “What is the Gospel?” definition of the Gospel. Both of ours include the same main points, and I believe that it is so important to make sure to not leave out any aspect of the Gospel when explaining …show more content…
Since then, my faith has grown to be more developed and based on a personal love for God instead of just a desire to avoid punishment. I still wrestle with doubts and big questions as I face personal battles and trauma, but I know in my heart that Jesus is King, I am saved, and the Gospel message is reliable. From my understanding of what a Gospel believer believes, I almost fully, if not entirely, agree with this viewpoint. I do my best to live out my belief and to live as Jesus demonstrated, but of course, I often stumble and fall short. Throughout my life, I have seen growth in areas like controlling my temper and being a more kind person but I have also found new struggles emerge in areas like gossip, vanity, and unforgiveness. It is my belief, and I truly know, that God is holy and just, humans are sinful and evil, Jesus made a path for people that follow Him to find a relationship with God, and one day Jesus will return to take all of His people to eternity with
“The Gospel For Those Broken By The Church” by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt Rod Rosenbladt paints a fantastic picture in his presentation “The Gospel For Those Broken By The Church.” He discusses how the church can often push people away from the Gospel, and, by extension, God. He explains how pastors push people away from Christianity and why many of the “alumni of the Christian faith” are feeling how they do: why some of them feel angry, and why some others feel sad about the Christian faith. Rosenbladt’s presentation, in many ways, mirrors Paul's presentation of the Gospel in the first eight chapters of his letter to the Romans. In said letters, Paul explains how we are all God’s apostles, how we try to uphold the law, and even though we fail
Below write 200 words stating and outlining 3 KEY POINTS gained from the lecture material and explain why you consider them key points. My first main point is how Jesus is presented as the fulfillment of the promise by Yahweh to sent the Messiah, ‘The one who saves’, in the New Testament. The Gospel texts describe who Jesus is or what he did and are linked to Old Testament texts. This important as it associates and further bring together all parts of the Bible as the New Testament is written in light on the Old Testament.
In this article titled “How Do We Know It's The One True Church?” the author “Fr. Dwight Longanecker” gives many critical points of defending his argument. In this article the author gives background on how he was brought up in the church. The author gives his conversion story on how he was raised as a protestant and then converted to Catholicism.
Summary Justin Buzzard, a well know pastor, authored The Big Story: How the Bible Makes Sense out of Life. In this book, Buzzard discusses the gospel through a unique perspective in eight short chapters. The book begins with a thought provoking question for the reader: “What is your story?” The purpose behind Justin’s book is to answer questions concerning an individuals worldview. According to the author, the only worldview that fully answers all of life’s puzzling questions is a Biblical based worldview, or story.
This bold soteriology can even be expanded to encompass Jesus Christ 's death and Resurrection because Christ saved humanity by becoming human, by dying for
In Thomas Long’s The Witness of Preaching, he aims to urge the reader to become a reliable witness of the gospel by way of ample preparation before entering a pulpit. The text offers to the reader a deeper understanding of the ministry of preaching. A useful component of the text contains informative bits of information that make the reader aware of the lengthy but necessary preparation needed for an adequate explanation of the scripture. Of primary importance is the consideration of the congregation when a preacher is first approaching the text. This point is of vital importance as it signifies that the speaker is a member of the body of Christ and the congregation.
Continuously finding ways to effectively communicate the truth of the gospel is a challenged faced by every preacher. The pursuit of fresh perspectives and approaches to the Bible, sermon preparation and sermon delivery consume preachers seeking to grow and improve. Leonard Sweet, in his book Giving Blood, seeks to inspire preachers and equip them with new tools to more effectively preach the truth of the Gospel in ways that leads to life transformation. Sweet uses the metaphor of blood to outline a new homiletic paradigm based on the concept of narraphor. Through out his text, Sweet proposes approaches to sermon preparation, delivery, and the problems faced by many preachers.
The debate between N.T. Wright, former bishop of Durham and canon theologian of Westminster Abbey, and John Piper, theological author and pastor of preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has captured the attention of Christians across the nation. This debate, detailing controversy in the areas of First Century Judaism, the motives of the Judaizers in Romans and Galatians, the importance of Jewish Law, and definitions of “the gospel” and God’s “righteousness”, is dialogued through two books in particular: Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision, by N.T. Wright, and The Future of Justification, by John Piper. Wright, a forefather of the New Perspective on Christianity, outlines what he refers to as a “fresh perspective”, while Piper holds fast to the Reformer traditions of Christianity.
Bailey Thomas Dr. Thornhill Theology 201 27 October 2017 Biblical Worldview When reading and studying God’s Word, one is taken on an epic journey. A journey that is filled with emotion and fills the soul. Throughout the Biblical text there are countless times where we see God working and providing, and being the One who is worthy to be praised. God has had a plan since the beginning of time and we can read about His divine plan within the Bible.
5 And men are instructed sufficiently that they know good from evil. And the law is given unto men. And by the law no flesh is justified; or, by the law men are cut off. Yea, by the temporal law they were cut off; and also, by the spiritual law they perish from that which is good, and become miserable forever.6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.7 Behold, he offerth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.
C.S. Lewis once said, “I believe in Christ, like I believe in the sun- not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else.” I have used this quote as a guide for myself throughout my journey to finding the Lord. Putting my faith into someone “intangible” and having faith in Christ has not been an easy task for me, given I was not raised in an extremely religious household. However, I was about fourteen when I discovered God’s word, felt my heart swell with happiness, and fell in love with Christ. That day changed my life entirely, and completely changed my outlook of the world.
This paper addresses the historical, cultural, and literary contexts of the New Testament passage Mark 4:26-29. It examines the context of the parable in the time of Christ and the literary context of the passage and the significance of its literary genre. The paper provides context for the interpretation of Mark 4:26-29, and an examination of its meaning relative to teaching regarding the spiritual growth process. It provides approaches to the growth of the Kingdom of God and offers applications from the Biblical text to Christian life and the promotion of Christianity. Mark 4:26-29 illustrates that once the seed of the word of God is sown, people’s faith will grow and develop by the spreading God’s message by the faithful.
Salvation is found in no one, but Christ Jesus; however, how does this salvation come to an individual. Or even more, does an individual have a role to play within the process of salvation? These questions have circulated within the church for centuries and at times, have divided the body of Christ greatly. However, one consensus has remained; salvation is both a gift and a task.1 This means that God fully accomplished salvation for humanity in the past (gift), but also his salvation continues to work its way into ones life now and into the future (task). And yet, the role God plays versus humanity plays within salvation is what has separated Christians over salvation.
Christianity explains salvation as redemption by God’s grace through faith from unrighteousness and sins to Cleanliness, also known as Salvation. The Bible explores salvation in different perspectives including reconciliation, redemption, ransom, forgiveness, and justification. Even though the Bible is a unitary book, the new and the old testaments present salvation in different aspects. However, the different aspects are complementary. In fact, the Old Testament presents many prophesies about salvation that was fulfilled in the New Testament (Kärkkäinen 87).
This message of resurrection and redemption is at the heart of the Christian faith and gives believers hope even in the darkest of times. The betrayal of Jesus may have been a moment of darkness, but it ultimately led to the triumph of love and forgiveness over sin and