Video Response Entry
Answer. Christianity is a religion which is entirely developed from the preachings of Jesus Christ and all its customs, beliefs ,and practices are based on Christ’s teachings a the son of God. A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus for being the son of God who was sent as a prophet to convey the God’s message to his subjects. Christians have a faith in the teachings of the Old Testament which includes the prophecies regarding Christ being anointed as the savior of humanity. 2. Pretend that this class is your first exposure to the Jesus movement, make a list from this of what you would interpret five essential teachings of Jesus to be.
Answer. The five essential of Jesus are being merciful, developing forgiveness for sinners, seeking goodness in lifestyle by helping others, being respectful to others, and being kind to the poor and needy. There are some other teachings of Christ as well like having faith over the Holy Spirit and not being a hypocrite in one’s actions. . 3. Summarize the significance of Grace in Christian belief.
Answer. Grace is highly significant of Christian belief as a redemptive mode of seeking salvation from God for those sinners who actually do not deserve it. The human salvation is often articulated in the Christianity to be a result of heaven’s grace on the human families. Christ is supposed to serve as a Messiah who gave the significance of grace for sinners to seek salvation via redemption.
4. Whether or not we believe that the Church authorities who chose what books and letters would become part of the New Testament were correct in their choices, what does the presence of these other Gospels and writings tell us about early Christian interpretations about Jesus and his message?
Answer. The Gospels of Philip and Thomas are the Gnostic versions of the New Testament’s text and they discriminate themselves from the orthodox views of early Christian doctrines which believed that Jesus had strong feelings for Mary Magdalene and he even kissed her. The presence of Gospels of Thomas and Philip put stress on the beliefs of the Gnostic society which show the knowledge gaps (regarding Christ) in the beliefs of the widely accepted canons of the Bible written by the earlier Christian scholars.
