Friday, October 31, 2014

MR 5.A Analysis (2.0) on the Ascension

According to Scripture (Acts 1), what is going on between the Resurrection and the Ascension? What can we learn from this about God's plan, what God is doing? What Redemption is all about and how it works?

The Apostles of Jesus go out and spread the good news of the Resurrection. Jesus also gave His followers divine revelation which he revealed slowly to help them understand that he was still alive. This is an example of God's plan of salvation because this represents Jesus' work through the Church and ultimately His followers. One reason for Jesus' revelation was because the Apostles did not recognize Him immediately because His body gave him a new "mode of existence" which transcended time and space. Jesus also gives the information, before the acension, that he will come again and emphasize again the Kingdom of God. This was important for the understanding of the beliefs of the Apostles, that they were confused, but Jesus reasurred them he would come again. This providence was also given by the angels who stated that the men should not be discouraged because Jesus would come the same way he left. This meant that he would come again in all of his glory. 

Our analysis explored the deeper meaning of Jesus' actions betweent the resurrection and acension. It went indepth and had close reading analysis, using information for the book and also Acts 1. Also, we gave many examples of Jesus' actions and explained how they were significant for the church. Lastly we looked at the text and remembered the lecture video. We jotted down the key ideas from those sources and told why they were important. 

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