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The Importance Of Jesus Within The Christian Faith Essay

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How would you tell his story?

To begin I would tell the story of Jesus starting with his birth and context surrounding it. Here, the world was marred in sin. Since the period of Adam and Eve, the world has been plagued with sin and its surrounding consequences. Man has since been forced to repent and use sacrifices to help assuage the wrath of God. At one point in the bible, Joseph was even going to slay his own sun Isaac as a means of appeasing God and to be pleasurable in his sight. As all men fall short, and all men are sinful, Jesus was required in order to be the ultimately sacrifice. Through this death, others would be saved.

The story of Jesus begins 6 B.C. in Bethlehem. His story is primarily told through the four gospels within the new testament. The books of Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John detail the story of Jesus and how he overcame mush adversity. As a living incarnation of God, his life is to memorialized and followed although most men will fall short.

Jesus was born to the virgin Mary and Joseph a carpenter through the immaculate conception. Unfortunately, Jesus was born during the reign of Kind Herod, who upon the birth of Jesus felt threatened due to a prior prophecy. Herod therefore attempted to kill Jesus by murdering all male children under the age of two years old. According to the story, Joseph was told this would occur by an angel. He then took his wife and Jesus to nearby Egypt to await the death of Kind Herod. Once the death of Herod was known, Joseph returned and settled in Nazareth.

Working as a carpenter, Jesus was eventually baptized at the age of 30 where he began his ministry. The bible is subsequently littered with his extraordinary works which include walking on water, healing the sick, turning wine into water, and rising from the dead. Here, Jesus travelled the world looking to help inspire and save the...

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…bulk of the story would revolve around his teachings and principles that helped enable inspire and motivate the Christian population.

What themes would dominate your story?

The primary them that would underpin the story is that of repentance, and the avoidance of sin. Jesus was without sin or blemish. As a result, the major theme of the story will revolve around a Christians ability to mimic the life of Jesus in a manner that is appealing to God. This ultimately will be difficult as no man is without sin. As a result, the idea of repentance and turning away from sin will be a major theme that dominates this story (Marcus, 2002).

And if you want to go further, talk a little about why it is still important to tell the story of Jesus.

It is important to tell the story of Jesus as it provides Christians with a model to aspire to. It also provides an account of many of the common pitfalls and challenges a Christian will face throughout their life. Being…

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1. Helen Bond, Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed, Guides for the Perplexed (New York: T&T Clark International, 2012).


2. Marcus Brockmuhl, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Jesus (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002).


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