Christ Essay Examples

“Have notI commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Josh. 1:5-7, 9). Christ is the perfect example of being courageous. He was the most courageous person that has every lived on the face of the…

The character of Simon in William Goldings Lord of the Flies has often been viewed as the Christ figure of the novel. If you were to examine the actions of both Simon and Jesus, you would find a number of incidents that parallel each other. One of the first things that Simon does that depicts…

Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. He was bornin Bethlehem in what was then called Judea. No one knows the exact date ofthe birth of Christ, but he was born some 2000 years ago. The principalsources of information concerning Jesus’ life are the Gospels as read inthe Bible. According to the Gospels…

C. S. Lewis Aslan in, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, exactly mirrors Jesus Christ. Aslans sacrifice for a crime committed by Edmund is an exact mirror of Christs ultimate sacrifice for our sins. When Aslan is killed on the stone table and comes back to life he says, That…

Who is the “Living Christ” of Mormonism? By Bill McKeever “In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ. ‘ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak’” (LDS…

Ben-Hur: A Tale ofChristby Lew Wallace (1827- 1905)Type of Work:Historical romantic fictionSettingJudea and Rome; during the time of JesusChristPrincipal CharactersJudah Bur-Hur, a JewBen-Hur’s mother and sisterTirzahMessala, a Roman citizen; Judah’s childhoodfriend, and later hated enemyArrius, a Roman commanderSimonides, an aged Hur servantMallach, Simonides’ servantStory Overveiw(The tale begins with an account of Jesushumble birth, the adoration…

The healings, the miracles and all the claims without susceptible evidence are a matter of what you wish to believe. The Jesus of the Catholic faith was a man that was special and worshipped at his birth by wise men. He was the Son of God, the lord Christ, his name Jesus the word of…

Community is very important and has many factors like kinship, unity, and identity. Community helps society because it creates solutions, provides security, reveals dedication and lastly discovers truthfulness. Communities can be found everywhere and can be created anywhere. You may be unaware of it, but anyone can be apart of some community not only based…

In this essay, the painting-The Execution of Maximilian I and the sculptural installation-The Execution of Christ have been selected to demonstrate how two artworks in different periods can have many similarities yet still hold true to their own beliefs, their relationship with the subject and his or their intended viewing audience to create a definitive…

For many centuries, artists throughout the world have aimed to capture and portray a particular theme or subject in accordance to their religious beliefs, personal influences, and mood, or based entirely upon societal influences. The figure of Christ and the manner in which he has been depicted has varied immensely over the years, which is…