Gospel Essentials Of Christianity

In Genesis one and 2, it provides a full understanding of God’s creations and wisdom of human nature because it is free from evil. God created everything from nothing; to be perfect from his perspective. Human nature is revealed from Genesis one with God creating the Earth and the Heavens and creating the man of his likeness. The Bible explains how God created the man named Adam from the dust and was placed in the Eden’s Garden (Genesis 2:7). Adam helped God to take care of the land and all his creation. The Bible explains, Humanity was created to work and serve, keep the garden (Genesis 2:15). Subsequently, Eve was created; “God had created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27). Adam and Eve would help God because He wanted them to multiply the Earth by taking care of his creations (Hiles & Smith, 2014). God is the sovereign ruler which he created humanity as how he should have wanted. The Bible explains about human nature that God created everything to be distinct from animals and all His creation. Humankind is able to show on our nature because we are capable of reasoning. God created all differently and we were all born naked and pure as Adam and Eve were. God created in his own image that why we all look different; we are unique in His eyes. Also, God created us to be good because we are born innocent of all evil and loving God.

Hebrews 1:2-3 says, “But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven” (NIV). In an article in The Christian Crier, author Jack Wellman gives a great description of Jesus.

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Human identity and where we came from has been shared in Genesis (1:26) when God states “lets create them, man and woman in our own image” Paul reiterates the identity of humans and our relationships to each other, when he shares that humans are the descendants of Adam and Eve. He speaks on how sin passed down from generation to generation and that God turned humans over to themselves and their wickedness (Romans 1:26).

Jesus is the Son of God who was sent to Earth by His Father to live a perfect and sinless life. Jesus performed many miracles and brought many people hope. He was destined for death on a cross so that all who may choose to follow Him can live eternally in Heaven. Three days later, Jesus rose from the grave and later returned to live with His Father in Heaven. As a result of the death and resurrection of Jesus, all children of God have the free choice of accepting Christ and living eternity in Heaven.

Therefore, being human means one has been created in God’s image. In order to discuss how all people are made in God’s image, it must first be understood how humanity came to be and

The gospel changes everything, it becomes the very lens through which we look at all of life and its challenges. The gospel transcends all cultures. The essential truths of the gospel can be expressed in any language or clothed in any culture. the truth of the gospel shapes my thinking and conduct in a way that produces a Christ-like love and holiness - putting his kingdom values into practice in the power of the Holy Spirit. Humility, boldness, dependency and the assurance of his presence replaces all my self-reliance, pride, selfishness. Putting my faith in God and his word has helped me become a firm believer that he is always there, always watching and protecting his follower. The passage “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper’’

Jesus was born of a virgin. God demonstrated His sovereignty over all, as a gift of grace, in Jesus’ supernatural birth. Jesus was fully human. The Word of God became flesh. His humanity made Him one of us, the only way in which He could redeem us. He came to us and lived amongst us, therefore He knows our pain. Through His sinless human existence, Jesus could fully atone for the sins of all mankind. Jesus is also fully God. In seeing Jesus, we see the Father. Jesus died and rose from the grave, demonstrating His power over death, and His right standing as the Son of God. He is the giver and sustainer of life. Jesus made the way for redemption to occur. He is worthy to be praised.

Some scholarly methods that were used to study the Gospels have been developed through a variety of biblical criticisms such as, historical, redaction, narrative, and form. (Harris, 2014). “Historical criticism is the analyst of documents that recorded historical events, that investigates the historical setting in which the texts originated” (Harris, 2014). Form criticism identifies the “setting in life” that each of these types of literature would have served, with the assumption that different genres are intended to serve distinct purposes” (Powell, 2017). Literary criticism, is when literary critics study the finished product of the complete written texts of five Gospels, including Thomas. “This is done to gain information and to detect

We were all created by God, in His image. He

Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 24:14 KJV that the end would not come until "the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached into all the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end come." Today, about 95% of the world has heard the gospel message of Jesus Christ and the coming Kingdom of God, largely due to the technology of radio, satellite, internet, and good old-fashioned footwork. The gospel message has been distributed in hundreds of different languages. God’s kingdom will become a reality! The apostle John saw all of the forces within the seven seals that will be unleashed to produce the beginning of the Great Tribulation. We are standing on the threshold of a pivotal moment. The Rapture of the church will be just

Jesus Christ, God incarnate came to earth to save everyone from eternal damnation in hell. As humans, with Adam and Eve as our representatives in the Garden of Eden, they broke God’s one commandment, therefore allowing sin to come into the world. Because of this fall, we all deserve damnation, and because of the sin nature inside of us, everyone deserves to die and be eternally punished. However, because of the loving and gracious nature of God, He sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to be our representative for sin. When he took the cross, not only did he bear the physical pain of the lashes, the dehydration, and the cross itself, but he also drank God’s cup of wrath for us. Everyone on earth deserves to be on that cross, but Jesus, through his great love for us, paid the ultimate price of his own life to save us.

My position is that the Fourth Gospel was produced by the Johannine School and was finalized in the last decade of the first century CE, most likely in Ephesus. I will keep this assumption in mind as I analyze the text and discuss the relevant social materials. I do not intend to examine the background of the Fourth Gospel in great detail but rather to follow a synchronic approach that examines the text as it presently stands, analyzes topics within the Fourth Gospel, and discusses how such topics interrelate to prayer and help one understand my research topic. Notwithstanding, before analyzing the topic of prayer in the Fourth Gospel a brief summary concerning the background of this document is in order. As such, the section below offers a brief discussion that prepares the reader for the exegetical discussions that follow in chapters 3-6 of the present work.

I think Jesus is always looking out for us. I think he has a plan, that plan is made long before our parents even dreamed of having kids. I know many get angry with God saying how can he let these evil things happen here on earth. When you think about it Jesus gave us the power to kill, abuse animals and children, and all around do terrible things to innocent people. Yet, I believe Jesus made these challenges for us so that we may overcome them, so that when the day comes, and Jesus does return to earth we will be in a better place alongside Jesus.

Over the entire history of humankind, people have been struggling to get the meaning of life. They have been searching for an existence filled with love, peace, and joy, whereby the essential need for relationship, esteem, security, protection, provision, and safety is an uncompromised guarantee. As a result, during Christ’s ascension, He founded a church and tasked the congregation with continuing his work. The church preached the message to the entire world. According to Matthew 24:14, “[the] gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world…” was the ultimate directive of Christ to the church. In this view, the apostles gave sermons on the gospel of the Kingdom of God (Acts 8:12; 14:22; 28:23). Therefore, the primary teaching of Jesus revolves around the kingdom of God.