The bible as a religious book was written many years ago. It’s a religious book for Christians. Christians believe in God, the son and the Holy Spirit. Christianity acknowledges that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. The bible teaches about the history of the world in a religious perspective. Genesis records that, God created heaven and earth. All the order was restored for human and other creatures to fit and survive.
The bible teaches of the first and second creation according to Genesis chapter 1 and 2. Biblical scholars contend that Genesis began with two accounts of the creation. The first account or story gives a view of eight commands executed for a six days period, the seventh day God rested.
In (Genesis 1:1-2:3) “in the beginning of God’s preparing the heavens and the earths, the earth hath existed waste and void…” All the creations were executed within six days.
The second creation story narrates about the creation of the first man and woman. God plants a garden in Eden. He sets man to dwell in it; He causes pleasant trees to sprout from the ground. Trees were necessary for food, life, as well as for knowledge of good and evil.
Yahweh the bible contends, God caused a man to sleep He took his rib, and formed a woman. The man called her “woman” (Hebrew). Man and woman lives together and marriage follows. Man (Adam) and woman (Eve) had commited sin and realized they were naked in the garden.
Genesis 1 and 2 explain chronological events and a section about the origins of man in the world.
The bible histories narrates and mentions many themes that are continued from book of Genesis to God’s intention to mankind His forgiveness of man’s rebellious nature, the plan to bring salvation to man through Jesus Christ.
The sinful nature of mankind continues from the time of Adam and Eve. God intended to forgive man, Christian believe that Jesus Christ came to set mankind free from sin, granting them eternal life to those who believe in His Son.
The birth and life story of Jesus in the bible are contained in the New Testament books. The gospel books give an account of the birth of Jesus Christ, His life in the world. His teachings, miracles, the disciples, the way of life up to the time of His death and resurrection.
What does the word Gospel mean? (Calmet A p. 287) explains that Gospel as the subject of the apostolic message. This is the good message or glad tiding. It is also called “the gospel of peace” (Romans 5) as it proclaims peace with God to sinful rebels through Jesus Christ.
Gospel is“The word of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians; 19) it shows how God is reconciled to sinners and His great motive to reconcile their minds to Him.
The terms “Gospel of salvation” (Ephesians 1, 13) because it bolds salvation to the lost or miserable in the world filled with sin. It is the gospel of the kingdom as it proclaims powers of the savior, lusture and privileges of His kingdom.
That’s a more general idea of what the gospel entails, from this summaries given of the parts of the New Testament. Jesus sums up the gospel; He told Nicodemus “as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up…”
Paul an apostle of Jesus also gives a brief about the meaning of the gospel. “Moreover my brethren, I declare un to you the gospel which I preached unto you- by the which ye are also saved – how the Christ died for our sins…” (1 Corinthians 1-5)
The writings, which contain the life of Jesus Christ, miracles, death, resurrection, teachings and doctrines, are called Gospels. They contain the good news.
They are basically four canonical gospels –those of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. They were received earlier as the standards of evangelical history according to doctrines deeds of Jesus. They are appealed under Jesus both by friends and enemies. No one has ever acknowledged a fifth gospel as an equal authority to the four.
Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem in Judea. The two accounts surrounding the birth of Jesus are highlighted in the new testament of the bible. One is accounted in the gospel of Mathew and gospel of Luke. The other accounts of birth of Christ are not found in the Christian canon of the bible. The gospel of Mark remains silent on the issue of nativity. The gospel according to John gives no account of the birth of Jesus.
The birth of Jesus Christ has led to argument among the scholars due to event surrounding it.
According to the bible Jesus Christ was to redeem man from his sinful nature. When God created man in the book of Genesis, Man was sinless, Adam and Eve the first human to be created had disobeyed God hence, falling from the favor of God. They had lost the chance to live forever. Satan had influenced them to act against the will of God.
It is for this reason that Jesus Christ was to be born by a Virgin Mary to cancel sin. Destroy all the kingdoms and dominions of Satan.
Jesus Christ was the Son of God. Indeed Jesus was God. “In the beginning was Jesus, and Jesus was with God, and Jesus was with God in the beginning” (John 1:1-2)
There are three who were present in the beginning: the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit all These Three are one God (1 John 5:7)
Jesus had started his mission to deliver the world from sin through his teachings and mission. The teachings that were brought to the earth from God-the –Father by Jesus Christ came to the people in the form of Jesus talking with his disciples as well as his message to the people. His appealing to heavenly Father, his deeds, miracles as was recorded in the Gospel.
The disciples of Jesus had accounts of information they had learned from him. Prophecies of the Holy spirit and God-the-father talked of Jesus Christ the Messiah.
No complete structure that described Jesus teachings in an orderly manner about his work, they discuss ideological issues. This had led to some disagreements between Jesus follower and perverts (Antonov V p.67)
Jesus teachings advocated for mutual relationship. To love and care. “in everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets” (Mathew 7:12)
Jesus Christ had the good news for the world, that’s why He had other names like ‘Jesus Christ the messiah’. The world was full of sins and was caught in a battle between the forces of the good and evil. God occupies the position of good.
He is our creator (Yahweh or Jehovah His Son, Jesus Christ and the angels that remained loyal) were on His side.
Satan had rebelled in heaven with some of the angels hence they occupies the side of evil. Human beings in their weak nature have either to side or align with one side or the other after man had sinned in the garden of Eden after disobeying God.
Satan had intended to have as many people as possible under his control. He wants many to deny Gods kingdom, His right to be worshipped, and the rights as the creator who set guidelines for people’s life on earth and after death.
The bible about man as sinners “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) “And there is none righteous. No! Not one.” It was God’s intention to save the world; He did this by sending His beloved son Jesus Christ to redeem man from sin. “As sinners we have lost the right to an eternal life of happiness, love and peace, and are doomed to be destroyed at the judgment… for wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)
Jesus Christ has been sent to the world by His Father for the sake of sinners. It was God’s plan, a plan for salvation to redeem the world from the consequences of sins. It was not Gods intentions for any one to perish at the judgment. God must make a distinction among humans, a distinction among those to receive eternal life and those who must be condemned and perish at the judgment day. “Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment: (Hebrew 9:27).
To save the world and free humans from sins God sent his son, Jesus Christ to become a man, like other humans he was born with all the hereditary problems. And yet to live without sin’ Jesus had to live in according with the will of God. To obey God’s commands, to show that man can life a sinless life. Jesus had to conquer sins. He came to the world to save man from their sins.
In the Old Testament the bible gives accounts on how God had given details to prophets. About coming of jesus Christ God had wasted a clear identification of jesus when he comes (Raymond B. p.167) the bible accounts over four hundred prophecies that talked about the coming of a messiah in the old testament.
People had looked forward for many years of the coming of the messiah. To free and save them from sins and effects of sins. Jesus Christ was to fulfill these prophesies. He was the messiah who was to come.
Jesus Christ related with the sinner to demonstrate to the world that he had mercy and power to change their life. Jesus came in to the world so that “thou shalt call name jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins” Jesus had to pay a fee by his death, so that the world would be set free from bonding of Satan and sin. As (Mathew: 20:25; 1 peter 1:18-19) teaches.
In fulfilling God’s plan to save the world, Jesus Christ reconciled God and His people. Bringing God and man together strengthened the relationship between God and man. (Roman 5: 8-10, Ephesians 2: 13, 16-17)
Jesus at the time of his death had accomplished the will of the Father. Nothing was left undone in Gods plan to bring about redemption to man. Christ had offered him- self as a sacrifice for the sake of mans sins.
God had made solution available to all the people who could repent. As (Mathew: 7: 13-4) says that “not all will be saved, man was given the power to determine whether he will be saved or not, it was on conditions” Man was capable of being tempted by Satan to sin, even Jesus was tempted (Hebrew 4:15) like men in the world but he did not sin, he chose always to do the right.
The new testaments give account on how Jesus had interacted with sinners. The Jews were critical to him. But Jesus teachings proofed that he came to dine and eat with sinners. He was preaching by the seaside with multitudes following and listening to him. In one instance He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting and collecting tax. He said unto him “follow me” and he rose and followed him, Jesus met and sat with sinners together with his disciples. The Pharisees the scribes were amazed. They asked his disciples “how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? Jesus said to them “they that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick.I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mathew 9:9-13, Luke 5:27-32)
Satan had attempted to destroy Jesus to get him worship Satan. But Satan’s plans failed. Satan tried to use the Jews to try Jesus. The Jewish leaders condemned Jesus and even tried him publicly. They mocked and condemned him to death.
Jesus had to be crucified shed blood to bring about forgiveness for “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22) God loved the world “God demonstrates his love for us in this while were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)
Salvation is a gift given freely. What God does ask after forgiving sins, is to stop sinning (john 5:14)
I John 2:4-6” if any man says, “I know him” but do not do what he commands is a liar…”
1 John 2 4- 6 “if any man says, “I know him” but does not do what he commands is a liar.
Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did” (Kohler A. p 234)
God had given man ten commandments regarding our relationship to God. All this commandments are summed in to one “love” according to teaching of Jesus
“Love your neighbor as yourself” (Galatians 5:14)
Jesus took the commandment further and he teaches that sin is not just breaking the law by actions but it can be broken through attitudes and thoughts. (Matthew 5:17)
No sinner could be able pay the price of redemption by himself or others. (Bird J. p. 168). All were condemned under the wrath and nothing could be offered to God to pay for sin. The price to pay was very costly. The Lamb of God was to be offered, (Psalms 47:7-8) He gave His Son, His only Son, the Son of his love, that sinners would be redeemed.
Every sinner was to be purchased with the blood of Jesus Christ “I have redeemed thee… thou art mine” (Isaiah. 43:1)
Jesus had power to forgive sin “thy sins be forgiver thee” (Mark 2:5) Jesus said un to the paralyzed man. God had given Jesus the power to forgive sins, as his son, Jesus paid the price of sin, scribes had made accusations at Jesus of blasphemy (mark 2:7)
Scribes would not recognize that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus had to perform miracles to proof to them that surely he was the Son of God.
Everlasting forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Roman 5:10 😉 “For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life”
It’s man sinful nature, however sin cannot make its way to the presence of God. Jesus Christ cannot allow when Christians sin Jesus Christ intervenes (Galatians 6:1) They confess their sins and through the blood of Jesus Christ their sins are cleansed.
Jesus Christ had his manifestation on earth in the “past” and in the “present” in heaven for sanctification (Calmet A.p. 350). The Son of God freely offered himself to Gods plan of salvation. Christ advocacy kept the sinner clean his blood washed away sin.
God’s intention to save the world from sin was fulfilled by his son Jesus. He was crucified and died on the cross. After his death, Jesus rises again from the tomb. He overcame death.
God had given the believers of Christ eternal life, to life with him forever eternally in heaven.
Eternal life was given through Christ Jesus. Before his crucifixation Jesus had said, “I destroy this temple” (his body) and in three days I will raise it up…”
(John 2:19 –21)
Christ had resurrected after three days and manifested himself in the flesh. This meant that the original sin of man was forgiven “and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins” (1 Cor; 15:17).
The New Testaments account the life and the work of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It was God plan to bring about salvation to the world, as Man had sinned, God was merciful. Jesus fulfilled Gods plan and all the prophesies in the Old Testaments.
The Bible in the New Testaments predicts that, one-day Jesus the Son of God will come back. Rapture will occur all persons living and death that have accepted Gods plan for salvation will be removed from sin by means of holy sacrifices.
The Gospel of Jesus called for sinners to accepts that, they are sinners and be born again or to be saved by the Blood of Jesus. Jesus said “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the spirit” to Nicodemus. (Act 4: 12) acknowledges, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved”
It is only through repentance through Jesus Christ that man could be saved from his sins. Jesus in his ministry called for repentance “repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”
The same message is found with john Baptist the apostle, and the gospel message is full of the word. (Bird J.p.57)
There could be no salvation without repentance. A person is only saved his sins, after repenting. (Mark 10:17-27) Jesus had an encounter with “the rich young ruler” and a message of repentance.
To save the world the Gospel says that the only solution of sin “is Jesus Christ (Roman; 6:23, John 3:16) one must choose and make a decision to trust in God and accept his Son Jesus Christ so as to receive salvation. (John 1:12)
In all his miracles Jesus had demonstrated that he had power to forgive sin, and heal the sick (Mathew 4: 13-15) Jesus healed a demon-possessed man at the Sea of Galilee. Jesus healed all kinds of demons and diseases.
In conclusion, Jesus Christ was to be used by his Father to bring about salvation; the world was full of sin. God had to redeem man. God had no intentions for man to perish because of sin. He wanted man to have eternal life. Jesus Christ had a role to play so as to fulfill God’s plan to save the world from sin.
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