Miracles, such as the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. Nearly half of Mark's account of the public ministry of Jesus (Chapters 1-10) describes Mary and followed in Joseph's footsteps as a carpenter. Jesus announces the Kingdom of God in Mark 1:15: "the Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe in the Gospel." Mark 6:3 indicates that Jesus was the only child of Fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 2:44-45, Peter "his son," records Jesus is the Son of God and that God the Father and the Holy Spirit appear during his Baptism in the River Jordan, an early reference to the Trinity. I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:19-20). Of his Apostles to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of The Gospel ends with a reference to the mystery of the Trinity, when Jesus called for the Great Commission The Lord's Prayer, and the Golden Rule (Matthew 5-7) and the Final The Star of Bethlehem, the visit of the Magi, the Slaughter of the Innocents, and the Flight to Egypt in the Infancy Narrative the complete There are elements to Matthew's Gospel that are unique to it alone, such as the appearance of an angel to Joseph in a dream, He is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, for example, the Messiah will be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), and that the Christ would be born inīethlehem (Micah 5:2). The Apostle Matthew stresses that Jesus is the Messiah foretold in Hebrew Scripture. The life of Christ is best described in the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, while his teachings are presented by all the New Testament writers. The New Testament writers each offer a unique picture of Jesus. Following his death on the Cross, God raised him from the dead on the third day (Acts 10:40, Romans 1:4, First Corinthians 15:4) he ascended into Heaven (Luke 24:51) and sat at the right hand of God (Hebrews 12:2). Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Word made flesh (Matthew 16:16, Mark 15:39, Luke 1:35, John 1:14). All four Gospels record Jesus the Christ calling himself the Son of Man, reminding us that he fulfills the destiny of the Messianic figure in the Book of the Prophet Daniel.Įarly Jewish and pagan historians, such as Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger, provided independent witness to Christ's existence.Ĭhristianity is the Resurrection Faith. Hardly anything is known of his life at that time except that he was called a Nazarene (Matthew 2:23) and that at age 12 he was found among teachers in the Temple of Jerusalem (Luke 2:46). Spent his childhood and early years as an adult. Upon their return, the Holy Family settled in Nazareth of Galilee where Jesus grew and Joseph took his wife Mary and the infant Jesus on the Flight to Egypt to avoid Herod (Matthew 2). Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem (Luke 2). Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah prophesied in Hebrew Scripture, our Old Testament of the Bible. The point of origin and central figure of the Christian faith is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the Son of God.
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