Benchmark – Gospel Essentials
Abstract
Naturally, humans have different views on the biblical concept about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Christian believes in the holy trinity, where God is regarded as the father, Jesus, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Christians have a strong belief that they need to satisfy and adore other human beings for a comprehensive coexisted between one another. In addition, sin is believed to be one that separated human nature from God and not ignorance. Humans sinned when they disobeyed God by doing what was against God’s commandments. For Christians to receive salvation they need to accept Jesus as their savior; they need to live according to the God’s commandments and rules, which require them to be holy. In the Old Testament, before humans sinned against God, everything used to smooth, no hard work was induced to survive. The Garden contained everything human beings required. However, after disobeying God, everything changed.
Keywords: God, Jesus, Christ, bible.
Benchmark – Gospel Essentials
Human beings have different worldviews, and people, the environment, etc. usually influence this world’s views. For an individual to know another person’s world view, it implies that one has to bear Christianity. A Christian world view is comprehensive, and it is drawn from the bible. Nonetheless, the biblical world view is usually integrated and should be comprised of various biblical aspects that are unique. As a result of this belief, Christians ought to filter their daily life through spiritual nourishment that could lead them into viewing the world as a place where there is harmony and controlled by biblical and religious perspectives (Srampickal, 2019). Christian’s view of the world is always controlled by a series of elements that influence both their doers and don’ts, and these elements play a significant role in their life. Christians ensure that their doing connects with what is taught from the lord teaching as provided from the bible.
God
The convention of the trinity is essential to Christians. Trinity entails that there is only one God, but exits in the forms are three forms of life. The three forms are God, the father, son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. According to Christians, they also believe that God is beyond measure (Infinite). Some of the attributes given to God include holy, immortal, immutable, and powerful (Srampickal, 2019). Christians have a strong belief in God, who is the creator of the universe with all the components found within. It is also believed that Human beings were created in his image and likeness. The Lord’s endowment of salvation is seeing through His confidence in his Son, Jesus Christ. Confidence guarantees that individuals have trust in the Lord that He will convey them from wrongdoing and its belongings. Beauty is a method of indicating God’s leniency on his kin. Christians are of the possibility that profound change is a procedure. Strict change streams out of an intense relationship with Jesus Christ. Christians accept that they need to satisfy those they adore and lament when irritate. The more they love Jesus, the more prominent their inspiration is to obey Him and settle on decisions that please Him (Cole, 2019).
Humanity
According to the Christian conviction, it is clearly stated that human beings resemble God since they were created in his image and likeness. Primarily we believe that human beings carry the natural dignity of God. It is written in the bible that Humankind was built in the glory of God. For this reason, the primary reason for the creation of man is to glorify the Lord. Human beings can fulfill the purpose of glorifying God through leaving is the right way and is committed to serving God. The bible clearly states that the origin of the human problem is sin and not ignorance, many people believe. It is believed that sin is the opposite act of holiness and being righteous. Sin is concerned with human disobedience to God (Penner, 2017). It is the act of doing things oppositely and rebelling Godly things that separate God with human beings. Sin causes human beings not to enjoy a rightful relationship with God rightfully.
Jesus
Prophet Isaiah revealed the actual identity of Jesus Christ by likening him as the sin-bearer of human beings. Prophet Isaiah pointed out that Jesus came to save human kinds from sins. That is why he was crucified because of the wickedness. (Isaiah 53:4-5, 12). The sins of human beings were forgiven, and Jesus also prayed and interceded God on behalf of the people who crucified him since they never knew what they were doing. The prophet purported that Jesus is the Ruler of the whole kingdom. The book of Isaiah proclaimed that the son will be born and will become the Ruler of the government. The book of revelations claims that Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, which earns that he is the beginning and the end the identity and works of Jesus are essential in the world view of Christians and gives hope and restoration to people since it is coherent.
Restoration
According to Christians, the belief that the solution to the problems which made Humankind turn away from God is salvation. Salvation implies that Humankind should be delivered and be redeemed from the sins and the effects of sins. Salvation could turn people into God’s way of life; hence their sins would be forgiven. How Christians see a few components impact the world and which affects their considerations and convictions and which are vital to their lives. Christians guarantee that they adjust their contemplations and activities to the lessons of the Lord and which are given in the Bible (Hempenius, 2017).
Prophet Isaiah called attention to that Jesus Christ is the perfect leader over an endless realm. Isaiah 9:6-7 expresses that unto us, a youngster is conceived and given, and the legislature will be on his shoulder. The book of Revelation called attention to that Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega, who is, was and is to come, the Almighty, the start and the end.
Analysis
The gift of salvation is manifested in Jesus Christ, and theology is demonstrated by Jesus dying on the cross. Jesus Christ showed a way through death and resurrection, a clear expression of the Lord’s Grace. Faith gives people hope that their sins and effects of sins will be forgiven. Biblically, Grace is a way of how God manifests mercy on his people. Christians believe that the more they have love towards Jesus, the more they become motivated to obey him and make the right choices (Hempenius, 2017). Actual change entails us to be weaned and get devoted to worshipping God and moving away from the earthly desires.
Christian believe he has a lot of benefits to Humankind; some of the benefits include saving from God’s wrath, it enables people to be born again hence joining the family of the Lord, and lastly, Christian belief brings about eternal life. By His life and by his passing on the cross, Christ gave a path from everlasting demise to endless growth. Consequently, this is a declaration of God’s effortlessness.
Reflection
There are some aspects in the bible which confuses people most. Some of the elements include the issue of judgment. According to the bible, we should not judge others, so we are not judged. The characters are confusing because it supports experience, which makes people continue violating rights since they cannot be judged. The other aspect is the belief of Jesus going to heaven after resurrecting, which people should trust, but when it comes to the issue of going to hell, it is said that it is not mandatory to believe (Cole, 2019). It makes humankind view life from different perspectives as the postmodernism, realism deism, and the consumerism. The theistic point of view provides a better direction, typically in challenges of secularity approaches in line with ethics and truth. Besides, it offers a better meaning to various aspects of life
Christian behavior entails the right and accepted practice by Humankind to accept Jesus as their savior. It ensures that people live in love and harmony. Christian teaching requires that the actions and thoughts of people are based on the teachings of the Lord.
Conclusion
Christian’s belief that the solution to the problems which made Humankind turn away from God is salvation. Salvation implies that humanity should be delivered and be redeemed from the sins and the effects of sins. Salvation could turn people into God’s way of life; hence their sins would be forgiven. Also, Faith gives people hope that their sins and effects of sins will be forgiven. Biblically, Grace is a way of how God manifests mercy on his people. Christian believe that the more they have love towards Jesus, the more they become motivated to obey him and make the right choices. The bible shows clear that the origin of the human problem is sin and not ignorance; many people believe. It is believed that sin is the opposite act of holiness and being righteous. The bible says that we should not judge others, so we are also not judge. The aspects are confusing because it supports judgment which makes people continue violating the rights since they cannot be judged. Thus, the more they love Jesus, the more prominent their inspiration is to obey Him and settle on decisions that please God.
References
Cole, S. (2019). Your Identity in the Trinity: Discovering God’s grace in the Gospel. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Hempenius, E. J. (2017). Bible It is the complete Gospel in a nutshell. o It is about the essentials of human life: “grace and peace.” o It discloses the Trinitarian Being of God and the NAME of God. o It lets the light of the Holy Spirit shine in front of God and the church. o It emphasizes the Person and work of Jesus: he is the Ruler of this world.
Penner, R. (2017). Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures: Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials. Global Missiology English, 1(15).
Srampickal, T. (2019). Apostle Paul and The Contextualized Proclamation Of The Gospel. Asian Horizons, 13(03), 361-372.