Download or read book The Man Who Thought He Was Jesus written by Pastor Gary M. Washington and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man Who Thought He Was Jesus. It's been over forty-two years now that I have been set free from thinking I was Jesus, but at the time, I thought that it was a good thing because what can be so evil about being Jesus. I wanted to help people, heal them, and save them. My mother took me to a psychiatrist, and I wanted to help the psychiatrist help people. Now I understood how a cult can get started. Now I understood why so many people believe they are Jesus and are deceiving people. Could it be that some of these people really believe that they are the son of God. I know. I thought I was and no one could tell me any different. The night I was set free in my mind, I went to that revival to bless the preacher and to help him. I thought he needed my help. I thank God for his grace. Thank God for one of the top evangelist in the country preaching a sermon that will change my life forever more. Yes I was the man who thought he was Jesus. And if you knew anyone who is mentally challenged or if you have any children who have lost their mind because of drugs, etc., don't give up on them because with God all things are possible, and it felt so great knowing that I was not Jesus. I am just a servant of the Lord. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36 NIV) There was so many that gave up on me. They call me the crazy man. But look at the love of God brought me out of darkness into his marvelous light. Even after I was set free, it took a few years for people to believe that I have my right mind, but as I said, it has been over forty-two years now preaching the gospel for Jesus Christ. Pastor Gary M. Washington.

Download or read book Jesus the Man who Lives written by Malcolm Muggeridge and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For each successive generation the story of Jesus needs to be looked at afresh through contemporary eyes. Malcolm Muggeridge, a distinguished international journalist and sometime editor of Punch, a sharp-tongued social commentator and television controversialist, has come to have an intense and highly personal preoccupation with Jesus and his teaching. Though he is now a fervent believer in the unique truth and continuing relevance of Jesus, as revealed in the Gospels, in the stupendous drama of the Incarnation, Passion and Resurrection, he accepts no sectarian rules, and is sceptical about current attempts to make Christianity conform to today's materialistic outlook and values. To look for Jesus in history, he insists, is as futile as supposing that his Kingdom can be realized through politics and advanced by the exercise of power. His concern is with the essential significance of Jesus's birth, life, ministry, death and continuing presence in the world. At the same time, he relates the traditional Christianity, which has been handed down to us, to life as it is lived today, with all its dilemmas and controversies and conflicts. One process, to which every Christian testimony ministers; from the simplest and crudest to the most articulate and sophisticated, from the Apostle Paul and St Augustine to a Mother Teresa and a Dietrich Bonhoeffer in our own time; but still deriving from that dramatic intervention of God in history two thousand years ago. This is a book which will command attention, arouse debate, and yet give much food for thought among those who really want to get back to the fundamentals of the Christian faith, out of which our civilization was born, on which it has sustained itself and flourished, and lacking which, Mr Muggeridge considers, it will surely perish. Professor William Barclay writes of the book: 'It is a compulsive reading...I have no doubt at all that it is an act of witness, one man's testimony to Jesus. I think that the dedication on the first page--"I write this book for love of your love"--from Augustine, does really characterize it. It is a book written from the heart, and I do not doubt that it will reach the heart.' Illustrating Mr Muggeridge's narrative and argument, the book reproduces a series of very relevant, and often quite unfamiliar, images of the life of Jesus, not merely from the works of great and original artists such as El Greco, Bruegel, Blake and Van Gogh, but also from early mosaics, ikons, medieval stained glass windows and church sculptures of great beauty. -Publisher

Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Download or read book What Jesus Demands from the World written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the Gospels and examines what Christ requires of his followers in a redemptive-historical context. New and seasoned believers will see God's loving plan for their ultimate satisfaction. Now in paperback.

Download or read book Slandering Jesus written by Erwin Lutzer and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both skeptics and believers want the truth about the man who claimed to be God. Renowned scholar Dr. Erwin Lutzer provides the ultimate answers. Drawing on decades of rigorous Bible study and teaching experience, he examines six widely-held beliefs about Jesus Christ—untruths that have even infiltrated even the church—and counters them with facts. The fabrications include: The family tomb of Jesus was discovered Jesus escaped the crucifixion Jesus wanted and needed Judas to betray him Jesus was just a man Jesus is one way among many to God Jesus has a dark secret Using clear logic and historical evidence, Dr. Lutzer explains how these lies sprouted and grew, gives readers deeper insight into the true character and qualities of Jesus, and equips readers to identify and expose lies that demean him.

Download or read book Jesus the Man Who Loved Women written by Bruce Marchiano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stirring book explores Jesus's heart and compassion for every woman—giving them undeniable value and significance. Based on Jesus's encounters with women during the time of his ministry, this tender book uncovers how time and again Jesus went against the traditional conventions of his era by treating women with respect and love, showing the world what a vital role they play. Jesus lived in an era where women were considered property and of little value as significant individuals. But by following Jesus's example, readers will see how women should be cherished and uplifted. Each chapter touches on Jesus's interactions with a specific woman, their conversations, and the gifts he bestows upon her. One tells of the widow who was burying her son, only to have Jesus resurrect him. Another is of the woman who was crippled for eighteen years and how Jesus not only freed her from her physical malady, but freed her spirit as well. But more than a mere retelling of these encounters, this book is a love story—a romance between the Creator of the universe come to earth and the women he came to know. Through these women, we see his love and compassion for every woman, and we watch as he lifts us all out of our ordinariness into the sublime intentions he planned for us since the beginning of time.

Download or read book The Man Nobody Knows written by Bruce Barton and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Barton's 1925 effort to reconfigure Jesus for the Roaring Twenties turned into one of the great best-sellers of the century. In The Man Nobody Knows, Barton depicted Christ as a man's man, not the meek, effeminate figure he had encountered in Sunday School. No Puritan or Prohibitionist, this Jesus turned water into wine and was "the most popular dinner guest in Jerusalem." Here was the world's first advertising man, whose parables sparkled as models for modern jingle writers. (Barton had co-founded the celebrated advertising firm of Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne.) Here was Christ, the world's greatest business executive, who "picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organization that conquered the world." When in the 1950s Barton felt compelled to revise his often-reprinted book for a new generation, he blurred its focus. In this new edition, the historian Richard Fried revives the primary source in Barton's original language. Mr. Fried explores the book's rich insights into the culture of the 1920s, revealing not only the union of religion and business but changing attitudes toward consumption and leisure, sexuality and the roles of men and women.

Download or read book Who Is This Man written by John Ortberg and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day after Jesus' death, whatever small mark he made on the world seemed destined to disappear. Instead, his impact on human history has been unparalleled, leading believers and nonbelievers alike to ask, Who Is This Man? In Who Is This Man, bestselling author John Ortberg explores the paradox of Jesus, history's most familiar figure while simultaneously the man no one knows. Who Is This Man traces Jesus' incredible life and legacy from his days on Earth to the present moment, showing us: How his vision of life continues to haunt and challenge humanity The ways his influence has inspired movements in art, science, government, medicine, and education How his lessons about dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope continue to influence humanity Join John Ortberg as he shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact us today. Praise for Who Is This Man?: "Sometimes in the clutter and noise of 'religion,' we lose sight of who Jesus is. Once again, John Ortberg helps us do what he does best: he helps us see God as he really is and connect with him amid all the noise. This book is a gift." --Dr. Henry Cloud, psychologist, coauthor of the bestselling Boundaries books "We live in a period where the divide between the secular and the sacred has never been greater. Who Is This Man? bridges this gap by sharing in his inimitable and entertaining style the undeniable and profound impact of Jesus Christ on our world. His impact, over two thousand years later, is more profound on the day-to-day lives of people--believers or not--than the impact of any other person at any point in history. John shows how Christ came to teach us how to live and in the process changed the world forever and for good." --Ron Johnson, CEO, J. C. Penney

Download or read book The Genius of Jesus written by Erwin Raphael McManus and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking manifesto decoding the phenomenon of genius through the life of Jesus of Nazareth, revealing the untapped potential within every human being—from the bestselling author of The Artisan Soul, The Last Arrow, and The Way of the Warrior. “IF ALL GENIUS IS TOUCHED BY MADNESS, THEN IT IS ALSO TOUCHED BY THE DIVINE.” In every realm of our existence—art, science, technology, mathematics—we are captivated by stories of genius. Geniuses violate the status quo, destabilize conventional ways of thinking, and ultimately disrupt history by making us see the world differently. Genius is that rare expression of human capacity that seems to touch the divine. Jesus of Nazareth is undeniably one of the most influential figures ever to have walked the face of the earth. Yet his life as a work of genius has yet to be excavated and explored. In The Genius of Jesus, Erwin Raphael McManus examines the person of Jesus not simply through the lens of his divinity, but as a man who radically changed the possibility of what it means to be human. Drawing on the phenomenon of genius and the phenomenon of Jesus, McManus leads us to see this momentous figure in a new and life-altering way. Genius always leaves clues, and The Genius of Jesus follows those clues so that you can discover your own personal genius. McManus dives into the nuances of Jesus’s words and actions, showing how they can not only inspire us but revolutionize how we think about power, empathy, meaning, beauty, and truth. This work is for anyone who seeks to transform their life from the mundane to the transcendent—for anyone who longs to awaken the genius within. The Genius of Jesus is a thought-provoking exploration of the most controversial and influential figure who ever lived, and a guide for you to discover how his genius can live in you.

Download or read book Jesus of Nazareth written by Paul Verhoeven and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is the Jesus of the miracles, gone the son of God, gone the weaver of arcane parables whose meanings are obscure. In their place Verhoeven gives us his vision of Jesus as a complete man, someone who was changed by events, the leader of a political movement, and, perhaps most importantly, someone who, in his speeches and sayings, introduced a new ethic in which the embrace of human contradictions transcends the mechanics of value and worth that had defined the material world before Jesus. "The Romans saw [Jesus] as an insurrectionist, what today is often called a terrorist. It is very likely there were ‘wanted’ posters of him on the gates of Jerusalem. He was dangerous because he was proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven, but this wasn’t the Kingdom of Heaven as we think of it now, some spectral thing in the future, up in the sky. For Jesus, the Kingdom of Heaven was a very tangible thing. Something that was already present on Earth, in the same way that Che Guevara proclaimed Marxism as the advent of world change. If you were totalitarian rulers, running an occupation like the Romans, this was troubling talk, and that was why Jesus was killed." —Paul Verhoeven, from profile by Mark Jacobson in New York Magazine

Download or read book The Wrong Messiah written by Nick Page and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He came from the wrong social class, the wrong place and the wrong profession. He ate with the wrong people, championed the wrong causes and attracted the wrong kind of supporters. He even spoke with the wrong accent. In fact everything about Jesus of Nazareth was wrong. How could this odd-job man be God's Messiah?To the authorities he was a dangerous rebel; to the pious he was scandalously unorthodox. Even his family thought he was mad. But somehow this builder from 'up north' - this outrageous, unorthodox, rebellious teacher and miracle worker - changed the world. In this illuminating new biography, Nick Page strips away centuries of misrepresentation and myth to reveal the real personality portrayed in the gospels. Drawing on a wealth of historical and archaeological research, the result is a startling and vivid new portrait of Yeshua ben Yosef - Jesus of Nazareth. Challenging and thought-provoking, THE WRONG MESSIAH will change the way you view Jesus: the man who in so many ways seemed utterly wrong, but who history has proved triumphantly to be right.

Download or read book Touched by Him written by Harry Lyles and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have a book about myself written? It is NOT about me, but about a loving God who has had mercy upon me and saved me from sin, shame, condemnation-a loving God who longs to save every man, woman, and child. Throughout life, He has opened door after door for me to walk through, always pointing the way, always sustaining me, always lifting me up when things were tough. It is He and He alone Who is to be worshipped, honored and thanked for the "Great Things He has done." I just want everyone to know the Lord and His glorious salvation and guidance throughout life.I want to express my appreciation to Gideons International, (especially Ken Speakman), and to Gideons in the old Area 9 (South Pacific and Far East) and Area 5 (Europe and Russia), who welcomed me and my wife, Gail, into their homes and lives, as we trained and shared God's love through placing Gideon Bibles and New Testaments in schools, hospitals, hotels and lodgings. What a privilege to hand a student or patient, or hotel manager God's Word and see the smiles and expressions of joy on their faces! Thank you to the SC Gideons and Auxiliary, who prayed for us as we traveled and rejoiced with me as I reported to them how God had honored and answered their prayers. Thanks to employees at Schofield Ace Hardware in Florence, SC and especially the late Phil Baugh, who kept the "ship" going while I was away. I am forever grateful to the other three founding board members of Leadership Ministries Worldwide-Carroll Howe, Dave Luikaart, Scott Myers-and to our attorney John Stophel who soon thereafter became a board member.

Download or read book Who Is Jesus written by Glenn Vellekamp and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may have heard of Jesus. When we say that name, many different emotions and imaginations come to mind. Depending on the culture you come from, you may have very strong feelings about himeither positive or negative. Or you may not even care one way or the other. At some point in this life or the life to come, even if you dont think there is one, you will be confronted with the idea and what to do about it. This book has tried to stay as close to Jesuss own words about himself as possible and may prove helpful in making any decisions about what to do because of who he is and what he said. Its different. Even if youve given up on man, the church, God, life after death, religion, I think there will be parts of this book that youve never heard before even if youve heard them before. Sometimes, theres so much fluff that we lose interest in the subject. This has been written to intentionally eliminate fluff. So if you want a concise, accurate account of who Jesus says he is, you will not get bored with this book. If you dont care, you wouldnt have read this much, so I would suggest you read this and that you dont tell anybody yet. This book is for youonly youin your own private time.

Download or read book The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ written by Nicolas Notovitch and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Bible student knows there are several years in the life of Christ that are unaccounted for. But what accounts for that gap? Was Jesus in Nazareth from the ages of thirteen through twenty-nine? Or was he teaching and studying in India, as this thoroughly intriguing — and controversial — book suggests? The story begins in 1887, when Russian explorer Nicolas Notovitch went on an expedition to learn about the customs of the people of India. During his travels, he visited a Buddhist monastery where he heard about a holy man, thought to be Jesus, who visited the region 2,000 years before. The Buddhists called him "Issa" — and there was an ancient document that could confirm the similarities. As Notovitch embarked on a treacherous journey to track down the evidence, he broke his leg in an accident and found himself recuperating at a monastery that possessed a copy of the document. The chief lama showed him a scroll that described a man with an uncanny resemblance to Jesus of Nazareth and his teachings. In spite of warnings from various churches, Notovitch published his findings. Whether you accept or deny this fascinating account of Christ's "missing years," — a claim that's attracted widespread attention — you'll agree it makes compelling reading for people of all faiths.

Download or read book How Jesus Became God written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus’s lifetime—and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself. How Jesus Became God tells the story of an idea that shaped Christianity, and of the evolution of a belief that looked very different in the fourth century than it did in the first. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, Ehrman reveals how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty, Creator of all things. But how did he move from being a Jewish prophet to being God? In a book that took eight years to research and write, Ehrman sketches Jesus’s transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God exalted to divine status at his resurrection. Only when some of Jesus’s followers had visions of him after his death—alive again—did anyone come to think that he, the prophet from Galilee, had become God. And what they meant by that was not at all what people mean today. Written for secular historians of religion and believers alike, How Jesus Became God will engage anyone interested in the historical developments that led to the affirmation at the heart of Christianity: Jesus was, and is, God.

Download or read book Just Jesus written by Daniel Whyte, III and published by Torch Legacy Publications. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most important people of the past and present--most saved, some even lost--share their thoughts about Jesus Christ in these eloquent and powerful quotations.

Download or read book Jesus the Man written by Barbara Thiering and published by Corgi. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests.He was not of virgin birth. He did not die on the Cross. He married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family, and later divorced. He died sometime after AD 64. This controversial version of Christ's life is not the product of a mind which wants to debunk Christianity. Barbara Thiering is a theologian and a biblical scholar. But after over twenty years of close study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospels she has developed a revolutionary new theory which, while upholding the fundamental faith of Christianity, challenges many of its most ingrained supernaturalist beliefs. Jesus the Man will undoubtedly upset and even outrage those for whom Christianity is immutable and unchallengeable. But for many who have found the rituals of the contemporary church too steeped in medieval thinking, it will provide new insights into Christianity in the context of the modern world.