Some have suggested that the title " Acts " be interpreted as " The Acts of the Holy Spirit " or even " The Acts of Jesus ," since 1: 1 gives the impression that these acts were set forth as an account of what Jesus continued to do and teach, Jesus himself being the principal actor.

As such, Christology is concerned with the details of Jesus ' ministry, his acts and teachings, to arrive at a clearer understanding of who he is in his person, and his role in salvation.

According to Sandra Frankiel, the records of " Jesus ' life and death, his acts and words " provide the " founding myths " of Christianity.

Many scholars have argued that Matthew is simply an expanded version of Mark, but it is also a creative reinterpretation of the source, stressing Jesus ' teachings as much as his acts, and making subtle changes in order to stress Jesus ' divine nature – Mark's " young man " who appears at Jesus ' tomb, for example, becomes a radiant angel in Matthew.

The New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews draws a distinction between the Jewish priesthood and the high priesthood of Christ ; it teaches that the sacrificial atonement by Jesus Christ on Calvary has made the Jewish priesthood and its prescribed ritual sacrifices redundant, along with the rest of the ceremonial acts of the Mosaic law.

One of the many supernatural acts attributed to Jesus, Jesus walks on water | walking on water.

The Roman Catholic tradition includes specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for the sufferings and insults that Jesus suffered during his Passion on Good Friday.

The Roman Catholic tradition includes specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for the sufferings and insults that Jesus endured during His Passion.

Among the first acts to be signed were Slayer ( which followed Rubin from Def Jam ), Danzig, The Four Horsemen, Masters of Reality, and Wolfsbane, as well as indie rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain and controversial stand-up comedian Andrew Dice Clay.

Almost all historical critics agree, however, that a historical figure named Jesus taught throughout the Galilean countryside c. 30 CE, was believed by his followers to have performed supernatural acts, and was sentenced to death by the Romans possibly for insurrection.

For the person, teaching, and acts of Jesus Christ, see Jesus and Historical Jesus.

" Rock acts that have cited The Birthday Party as an influence include LCD Soundsystem, White Zombie, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Mars Volta, Coil, My Bloody Valentine, Deerhunter, Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, Cocteau Twins, The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, Melt-Banana, 16 Horsepower, Big Boys, Dinosaur Jr., and Tindersticks.

The Transfiguration narrative acts as a further revelation of the identity of Jesus as the Son of God to some of his disciples.

The acts he chose include Motörhead, Roky Erickson and the Explosives with Clinic, Devo with Drumsize, Iggy & The Stooges, Cornershop and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Christian authors also view the miracles of Jesus not merely as acts of power and omnipotence, but as works of love and mercy: they were performed not to awe men by the feeling of omnipotence, but to show compassion for sinful and suffering humanity.

In Los Angeles, he signed a number of heavy metal acts, including Slayer, Danzig, The Four Horsemen, Masters of Reality, and Wolfsbane, as well as alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain and stand up comedian Andrew Dice Clay.

When it plays, one can hear In dulci jubilo from the smallest organ in the church, while six wooden figures, representing the three magi and their servants, pass by Mary and Jesus.

* Cornelius Bumpus-saxophone, synthesizer, organ, vocals, lead vocal on " Jesus Is Just Alright "

The Family Altar program begins and ends with a recording of Roloff singing " When Jesus Comes ( One Sat Alone Beside the Highway )" accompanied only by organ.

While rejecting as pagan the notion that Jesus ' death propitiates the Father ( p. 91 ), he talks of Jesus ' sacrifice as vicarious, representative and sacrificial ( p. 90 ), and says that for Jesus ' sacrifice is a representative offering in which men can share, making it the vehicle or organ of their approach to God ' ( p. 21 ).

While not a leitmotif, the score does transition from full orchestra to pipe organ whenever Jesus Christ appears.

His surviving output suggests a marked preference for the chorale fantasia style, though he is also known for chorale versets, such as his setting of Jesus Christus unser Heiland, notable in particular for the opening pedal flourish ( probably the earliest surviving example of an opening pedal solo in an organ work ), a technique that was to be more fully exploited by Dietrich Buxtehude.

) During his first recital on the organ, Dupré was so impressed with the instrument that he was inspired to improvise a musical depiction of the life of Jesus Christ.

Shea recorded " Jesus Whispers Peace ," " Lead Me Gently Home, Father ," " I'd Rather Have Jesus ," and " God Understands ," accompanied by Ruth Crawford ( wife of Percy Crawford ) on the organ.

Of his many works, Whitehead was particularly proud of his anthem Alleluia, Sing to Jesus with organ accompaniment ; the anthems Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Now God Be with Us, and O Light Beyond Our Utmost Light ; and the short motets Bread of the World, Grant Us Grace, and Almighty God, Whose Glory.

Baptism is a sacrament because it is an " instrument " instituted by Jesus Christ to impart grace to its recipients.

: Jesus was instrumental " was an instrument " in changing the Torah and causing the world to err and serve another beside God.

:" While he granted that David whom authorship of many of the Psalms is traditionally ascribed was unquestionably a chosen instrument of God, Watts claimed that his religious understanding could not have fully apprehended the truths later revealed through Jesus Christ.

The Church of Jesus Christ considers Joseph Smith, Jr. to have been a prophet and a seer, and an instrument in the hands of God in the restoration of the gospel.

At a conference entitled " The Emerging Church Forum " in 2006, John Franke said “ The Church of Jesus Christ is not the goal of the Gospel, just the instrument of the extension of God ’ s mission .” “ The Church has been slow to recognize that missions isn ’ t ( sic ) a program the Church administers, it is the very core of the Church ’ s reason for being .” This focus on missional living and practicing radical hospitality has led many emerging churches to deepen what they are doing by developing a rhythm of life, and a vision of missional loving engagement with the world.

For Lucy as a republican mother, her family had been the instrument in the hands of God in restoring Jesus Christ's true gospel to the earth in the latter days.

Ruth Davis ' solos were also overpowering in their own way ; her recordings of songs such as " Jesus Steps Right In " and " Too Close to Heaven " disclose the glory of her instrument, a huge, wide ranging metallic contralto of great beauty and extraordinary power and force in squalling.

Rood was originally the only Old English word for the instrument of Jesus Christ's death.

" Thus, where the Confession refers to " our souerane and supreame governor Christ Jesus ", that such is so is not a matter of Parliamentary approval or of any temporal instrument but of God's word.

The spirit of this group was that we were -- and are -- living in a world doomed to eternal punishment, but that God through Jesus Christ has provided a way of escape for those who confess their sins and accept salvation.

`` And Jesus, when he was baptized went up straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him ''.

The outcome of such an experiment has been in due time the acceptance of the Bible as the Word of God inspired in a sense utterly different from any merely human book, and with it the acceptance of our Lord Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God, Son of Man by the Virgin Mary, the Saviour of the world.

I believe, therefore, that we are without exception sinners, by nature alienated from God, and that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to earth, the representative Head of a new race, to die upon the cross and pay the penalty of the sin of the world, and that he who thus receives Christ as his personal Saviour is `` born again '' spiritually, with new privileges, appetites, and affections, destined to live and grow in His likeness forever.

I praise God for the privilege of being a nurse who has that peace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Is putting a rocket in orbit half so significant as the good news that God put His Son, Jesus Christ, on earth to live and die to save our hell-bound souls??

Accept the sinless Son of God, Jesus Christ, as your own personal Saviour.

`` As many as received Him ( Jesus ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name ''.

When that fear has been removed by faith in Jesus Christ, when we know that He is our Savior, that He has paid our debt with His blood, that He has met the demands of God's justice and thus has turned His wrath away -- when we know that, we have peace with God in our hearts ; ;

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.

Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin and to set you before the presence of his glory, without blemish, in gladness, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, belong glory and majesty, dominion and authority, before all time, and now, and forever.

Jesus answered and said to him ( Nicodemus ) `` Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God ''.

He who believes in the Son ( Jesus Christ, the Son of God ), has everlasting life.

Our blessed Lord Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, who could not lie, said, `` Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God '' ( St. John 3: 3 ).

God placed Himself in men's hands when He sent Jesus Christ into the world as perfect God and perfect Man in one Being.

Schweitzer, however, writes: " The Jesus of Nazareth who came forward publicly as the Messiah, who preached the ethic of the kingdom of God, who founded the kingdom of heaven upon earth and died to give his work its final consecration never existed.

Jesus also maintained that the time would come when the dead would hear the voice of the Son of God, and all who were in the tombs would come out, the faithful to the resurrection of life, and the unfaithful to the resurrection of judgment.

Christianity depicts a sharp distinction between angels, divine beings created by God before the creation of humanity and are used as messengers, and saints, the souls of humans who have received immortality from the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who dwell in Heaven with God.

Adventists believe God will grant eternal life to the redeemed who are resurrected at Jesus ' second coming.