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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
Mani Genel
College of Theology
CWV-101: Christian Worldview
Professor Furmanek
10/31/2023
Teaching of Jesus
Luke 15:1-32 contains several parables that convey the message of God's unconditional love for everyone and his desire to help lost souls find their way back to Him. The stories emphasize the idea that God loves us so much that He would leave the 99 sheep to find the one that is lost (Luke 15:5). If a shepherd would go to such great lengths to recover a sheep and a woman would go to such great lengths to recover a coin, then how much more effort would God exert to recover a lost person (Garland, 2011). The first two parables highlight God's love and His desire to be a part of our lives. The lesson that Jesus teaches in the second half of Luke is that we should learn to repent. When someone is saved, like the lost son, people should rejoice and accept them back, for God has saved them.
Luke teaches about God's unconditional love, but some atheists may misunderstand this message when reading certain verses in the second half of Luke's gospel. Jesus speaks about the lost son and how he returned from a miserable life he had chosen and repented when he came back. In the story, there were two brothers. The younger one left home and wasted all his inheritance on bad things. When he came back, his father was very happy and threw a big party for him. The older brother, who had stayed home and worked hard, was upset because he had never been rewarded like that. He said to his father, "I have always obeyed you, but you never even gave me a young goat so I could have a party with my friends. Now you are celebrating because this son of yours, who wasted all your money on prostitutes, has come back home?" (Luke 15: 30). The story of a father praising his deceased son, who he believed to be in heaven, could be perceived by atheists as unfair and a sign of favoritism on God's part. It may contradict the idea of God's fairness and lead some to question his existence. Moreover, it may be seen as a
way for devout Christians to boast about their lives and look down on those who do not adhere to
Christian values.
Luke's teachings show us that Jesus loves us all and wants the best for us. He wants to help us in our times of despair and waits for us to call out to him. He wants us to find him, and he won't stop searching until we are found. As Jesus himself said, "In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!" (Luke 15:7). Jesus wants us to rejoice and repent with his help and the support of others. He wants us to have a relationship with a loving God. He loves sinners and wants us to have a relationship with him. And when we repent, he rejoices because we are found and saved.
Claim That Jesus Made About His Nature
In the beginning of Matthew, Jesus emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and urges people to follow him to have their sins forgiven. He believes that healing is essential for us to overcome our brokenness caused by sin (Kenner, 2014). It goes against Jesus's nature to not forgive and condemn sinners. Instead, he believes that sinners should not be punished or condemned for their actions, but rather forgiven for their failures and faults. Jesus describes God as a forgiving God who wants to save us from sin. However, some churches today are ashamed of individuals seeking help, such as drug addicts (Kenner, 2014). They fail to understand the message in the book and the importance of spreading God's word. Jesus stresses the significance of treating others with respect and love, forgiving one another, and spreading the message of God. By doing so, it can benefit the church, and we can come closer to God, who loves everyone, including sinners, and wants to save us.
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Personal Answer to Question from Jesus
I believe that if Jesus asked me who I think he is, I would say that he is the most understanding and merciful God ever. The things I have read about him, like how he wants us to crave his love, show how unconditional his love is. For example, in the beginning of the book of Matthew, Jesus says that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins (Matthew 9:6).
This shows that he is the only one with the authority to forgive our sins. When Jesus died on the cross to save the world, it demonstrated that God loves us unconditionally and that he allowed his son to take our sins away. He forgives us and rejoices when we are found and saved by him (Kenner, 2014). This shows me that Jesus is always waiting patiently for us to come back to him and that he provides the guidance that only he can give. I believe that this activity has helped clarify my understanding of who Jesus is. He cannot
be described in one word; he is indescribable. He is someone who has unconditional love to spread around. I feel that I cannot do justice to how incredible he is because no words can describe him perfectly. But all I can say is that he has a love that no one on Earth can compete with.
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Garland, D. E. (2011).
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Christian Worldview Assignment:
Name: Sydney (GCU Student)
1.
That he’s all-powerful and that he has power over everything
2.
Yes
3.
I do believe that everything happens for a reason. 4.
That he’s all-powerful God Name: Emily (GCU Student)
1.
That God is wise
2.
Yes
3.
Yes, I think the bible is full of wisdom.
4.
I would describe him as a forgiving God.
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