Teachings
{TEACHINGS OF JESUS}
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- Ransom for Many - (His disciple is called to engage in self-sacrificial service for others just as Jesus gave his life as a ransom for many – Mark 10:35-45) - {PDF Copy}
- The Greater Moses - (In Matthew, Jesus is the Greater Moses who interprets the Law and the Prophets and brings them to fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
- The Law and Prophets - (Jesus came to fulfill all the things that were promised and foreshadowed in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Law and the Prophets) - {PDF Copy}
- Absolute Authority - (At the conclusion of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus claimed absolute authority for his words. Disciples ignore them at their peril – Matthew 7:21-28) - {PDF Copy}
- Perfected Disciples - (Mercy and love are defining characteristics of his disciples and reflect the true nature of his Father – Matthew 5:43-48) - {PDF Copy}
- Sowing Gospel Seed - (The Son of Man sows the seed of the Gospel in the world where it is growing into the Kingdom of God until the consummation of the age – Mark 4:1-20) - {PDF Copy}
- Kingdom Parables - (Jesus taught several parables concerning the Kingdom of God, its paradoxical growth, and its status in the world - Mark 4:21-34) - {PDF Copy}
- Persecution and Suffering - (When disciples react to hostility with hostility, whether by government, society, or individuals, Satan triumphs) - {PDF Copy}
- Emulating Jesus - (The Messiah of Israel submitted to a shameful death and now summons his disciples to follow his example and the same path) - {PDF Copy}
- Salvation for the Nations - (The Gospel of the Kingdom announced by Jesus of Nazareth offers salvation and life to men and women of every nation and people) - {PDF Copy}
- The Message - (Jesus summons his disciples to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God in every inhabited corner of the Earth – Romans 3:22-30) - {PDF Copy}
- His Return - (The arrival of Jesus will mark the end of the present order and the commencement of the age to come, the resurrection of the dead, and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
- Disciples and Suffering - (To follow Jesus requires the willingness to suffer for his sake, and enduring persecution is the highest honor imaginable in his Kingdom) - {PDF Copy}
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