Blog Response 1:
What are my thoughts about Jesus? How do I know Him? What have I heard about Him? What do I believe about Him?
I grew up at a very Catholic school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, so Jesus was a topic discussed all the time. We had religion classes, and much of our other curriculum was related back to the Bible and Jesus' life and miracles. I know His story of how he was sent down through the Virgin Mary to be the mortal version of God. He grew up a humble carpenter, but went on to perform unbelievable miracle and preach God's words and plan to His apostles and followers. I learned about how He saved us all by sacrificing Himself on the cross and how Jesus was resurrected after three days. During Lent, we would go to an extra hour of church to remember the Stations of the Cross and how and why Jesus died for us. I was taught that Jesus was our Savior, or the Messiah, and how he saved us all from sin and hell by dying for us, the church.
Personally, I've always liked reading about Jesus' life and miracles. His stories were more interesting to me than the ones in the Old Testament. However, from a more historical approach, there has been a disagreement over whether or not Jesus actually existed. Since he rose from the dead to sit at the right hand of the Father, there is no body for scientists to examine for proof. The cross that Jesus died on does exist, but there was no proof that the man that was crucified there actually was Jesus. I believe that Jesus did exist, because there are a lot of things that happened that cannot be explained, like his miracles. Sometimes, proof isn't needed to believe in something and I think that Jesus' existence is a prime example of that.
What are my thoughts about Jesus? How do I know Him? What have I heard about Him? What do I believe about Him?
I grew up at a very Catholic school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, so Jesus was a topic discussed all the time. We had religion classes, and much of our other curriculum was related back to the Bible and Jesus' life and miracles. I know His story of how he was sent down through the Virgin Mary to be the mortal version of God. He grew up a humble carpenter, but went on to perform unbelievable miracle and preach God's words and plan to His apostles and followers. I learned about how He saved us all by sacrificing Himself on the cross and how Jesus was resurrected after three days. During Lent, we would go to an extra hour of church to remember the Stations of the Cross and how and why Jesus died for us. I was taught that Jesus was our Savior, or the Messiah, and how he saved us all from sin and hell by dying for us, the church.
Personally, I've always liked reading about Jesus' life and miracles. His stories were more interesting to me than the ones in the Old Testament. However, from a more historical approach, there has been a disagreement over whether or not Jesus actually existed. Since he rose from the dead to sit at the right hand of the Father, there is no body for scientists to examine for proof. The cross that Jesus died on does exist, but there was no proof that the man that was crucified there actually was Jesus. I believe that Jesus did exist, because there are a lot of things that happened that cannot be explained, like his miracles. Sometimes, proof isn't needed to believe in something and I think that Jesus' existence is a prime example of that.
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