The Church teaches that following the example of Jesus helps believers to grow more like him, and therefore to true love, freedom, and the fullness of life. Born again is a phrase used by many Protestants to describe the phenomenon of gaining faith in Jesus Christ. It is an experience when everything they have been taught as Christians becomes real, and they develop a direct and personal relationship with God. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark character of his belonging to Christ.
No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated. Jesus Christ is his firstborn son, is inferior to God, and was created by God. Each depiction of the Holy Spirit arose from different historical accounts in the Gospel narratives; the first being at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River where the Holy Spirit was said to descend in the form of a dove as the voice of God the Father spoke as described in Matthew, Mark, and Luke; the second being ….
Canonical gospels Jesus is considered the first person to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus during his baptism and anointed him with power. If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said. Pentecostalism is a form of Christianity that emphasises the work of the Holy Spirit and the direct experience of the presence of God by the believer. Pentecostals believe that faith must be powerfully experiential, and not something found merely through ritual or thinking. For Pentecostals, worship is a full-body, participatory engagement with God.
Pentecostalism, charismatic religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States in the 20th century and that is unique in its belief that all Christians should seek a postconversion religious experience called baptism with the Holy Spirit. Oneness theology specifically maintains that God is absolutely and indivisibly one. This sermon may be compared to the longer Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Luke —20a details the events leading to the sermon.
In it, Jesus spent the night on a mountain praying to God. While the book possesses the same skeleton as the other gospels Mark, Luke, and John , it offers its own unique view of Jesus. It was traditionally placed second, and sometimes fourth, in the Christian canon, as an inferior abridgement of what was regarded as the most important gospel, Matthew.
The Church has consequently derived its view of Jesus primarily from Matthew, secondarily from John, and only distantly from Mark. We find purpose and fulfillment in life. He helps us to manage our lives so we can always know that our needs are being supplied. Age and experience were important to that society and to the difficult job of collecting tax money for an occupying power. Such a position would not be given to a young man in his 20's.
Matthew must have been at least in his 30's, more likely mid's, or perhaps in his 40's or early 50's. And if Matthew was in his forties, he would be about 10 or 15 years older than Christ. This age difference affected Matthew's decision to include the Birth story. The Birth of Jesus Christ, the massacre of the Holy Innocents, and the eventual death of Herod the great, all occurred during Matthew's lifetime. Matthew could have been anywhere from a young child to a teenager, when Jesus was born.
Matthew remembered living in Israel during the reign of Herod the great. He may have heard about the massacre of the Holy Innocents. He may have lived in or near the area where the massacre occurred. When the leader of a country orders infants to be killed, the people talk about and remember such an event. Even the children would have heard about it. Matthew would have remembered this event and it would have made a strong impression on him, a child hearing about the mass murder of children.
Matthew wrote in detail about the events of Christ's Birth for several reasons. It happened in Judea, where Matthew grew up. It happened during Matthew's lifetime. It happened in Judea, where Matthew's intended audience lived. Matthew remembered what it was like to live during that time period, during Herod's reign.
Matthew had a strong memory of children being killed by Herod, when Herod tried to kill the Christ-Child. And he knew that others in his intended audience also remembered. How could he not write about it?
Mark On the other hand, Mark was a child during Christ's Ministry. Christ's Birth occurred well outside of Mark's lifetime.
Mark had no memories of Herod the great and, at least as a child, did not hear much about the massacre of the Holy Innocents. Even if he knew about the massacre, it was to him more of an historical event, since he did not live during Herod's tyrannical reign. Also, Mark was writing for the Christians of Rome, most of whom did not grow up where the events of Christ's Birth occurred.
The event of the massacre of the Holy Innocents did not occur in their homeland, to the children of their extended family. Mark has a copy of Matthew, but he omits the massacre story because they do not strike a chord with him or his audience. But why didn't Mark write about the Birth of Jesus Christ? Wouldn't this story be of consequence to Mark and his audience? Mark was writing after Matthew, so he knew that Matthew had already written the story of Christ's Birth.
Mark was significantly younger than Matthew, and Mark was living in Rome, away from most of his extended family.
Mark had fewer persons he could use as sources for the events of that time period. By contrast, Matthew was older; he knew persons who lived at the time of Christ's Birth.
Matthew was writing in Judea, where those events occurred, so he likely had more than one person he could consult about the events of that time. Mark did not write about the Birth of Christ because the event was beyond the reach of his memory and his sources.
He had nothing new to add to the story. Luke Why does Luke write about the Childhood of Christ? He omits the story of the massacre of the Holy Innocents. Luke was aware that Matthew had already told this story. Unlike Mark though, Luke did have some additional information about the Childhood of Christ.
Matthew adds the story about the Holy Innocents because the event had a great effect on him and his audience. Luke adds the stories about the origins of John the Baptist and Christ's humanity because he had that material and it was of interest to his audience. First, Luke tells us about Zechariah and Elizabeth, about the annunciation to Zechariah and the conception of John the Baptist, and how Elizabeth hid her pregnancy for several months.
Then Luke tells us about the virgin conception of Christ, the visitation of the two women who were with child, Mary and Elizabeth, the Birth of John the Baptist, the Birth of Christ, His presentation in the Temple, and about the 12th Passover after Christ's Birth, when He was found in the Temple on the third day. So much detailed information is given, which is not found elsewhere, that Luke must have had a reliable and compelling source for these stories. Find a Church Near You! Most people, when they think of the Christmas story, think of one biblical narrative that includes the holy family, the midnight hour, a barn, various farm animals, shepherds, angels, wise men and a quiet, little town called Bethlehem.
It might come as a big surprise to learn that many of the elements people often treasure as part of the nativity story come from Christmas carols and that the true source for this event, the Gospels in the New Testament, deal with the story of the birth of Jesus in four very different, but yet not contradictory, ways. Each of the Gospels approaches this story with great care to communicate their respective images of Jesus and in doing so powerfully communicate their unique message to their own particular audience.
The Gospel of Mark is possibly the first of the Gospels to be written and although done so by Mark, according to early Church tradition, probably represents the preaching and message of the Apostle Peter.
Mark starts his story of Jesus with the calling of John the Baptist in the wilderness. The first time we see Jesus in this Gospel is when Jesus comes to be baptized by John.
Mark wrote his gospel to the Romans of his day and emphasizes the paradoxical message of the hidden service of Jesus as Lord. Together with the secrecy motives in this Gospel, the omission of any details of the birth of Jesus helps the reader to understand that it is not important where a servant is born or from which family he comes — it is his service that defines him. For the Roman society in the First Century, deeply divided into social classes of honor and status, this exquisite picture of hidden and radical service by one with all authority Lord calls the audience of this Gospel to emulate the example of Jesus that as Lord defined his mission and ministry by His service to others.
Here already Matthew shows his special interest and the intended audience for his Gospel. He is writing to the Jews and presents Jesus as a King, better than David and a teacher greater than Moses. Joseph is contrasted with Herod, an unjust and wicked ruler. Matthew, in his powerful birth account, presents Jesus, in fulfillment of the prophecies and hopes of the Hebrew Scriptures, as the King of the Jews who has been given all authority in Heaven and Earth.
He is Emmanuel, God with us. Luke wrote his Gospel primarily for a Gentile audience and focuses on the traditionally marginalized and neglected groups in First Century Mediterranean societies. Here the angel appears to Mary not to Joseph and it is Elizabeth and then later again Mary that each has words of praise and blessings recorded.
The Gospel of John, possibly the last of the Gospels to be produced, records the birth of Jesus in heavenly, if not spiritual terms and language. All that is created was created through Him. John purposefully leaves out any mention of Mary, Joseph, and all the other characters that Matthew and Luke mention in their birth narratives. John clearly communicates that this birth is the most significant event in the history of the world.
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