Religion - Personal Statement Example

Religion Insert Religion Matthew’s gospel is the first book in the New Testament bible, in his gospel he emphasizes on lords prayer (matt.6:9-13) and the sermon on the mountain (matt 5:1-10). The gospel was written by the apostle in Antioch city where the first Christians were called (Acts 11:26). The gospel was meant for the Hebrew Traditions to know Jesus as the Messiah foretold in the scripture, the name Yeshua in Hebrew mean “the lord saves” (Hauer & Young, 2011).After Jesus was baptized, he was guided by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness where he was tempted by the devil four times.

He fasted in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights (matt 4: 1-11), where the devil tempted him and he overcame all the temptation because he had faith and believed and worshipped one God (Hauer & Young, 2011). Some lessons learnt are, there is need for one to know the bible scriptures so well, as it’s a necessity in believers lives as it is full of temptations. Through the scriptures knowledge one can overcome all temptations as it acts as a weapon.Through prayers we can overcome temptation as it’s demonstrated by Jesus, and this made us to believe Jesus as the only begotten son of God as he had power to defeat Satan.

Also we need to be obedient to God as we are not supposed to be swayed by the earthly belongings as in today’s times but instead obey God because with God everything is possible (Hauer & Young, 2011).There is need to trust in God because he is powerful and we do not need a spectacular thing so that you can believe. There need to wait for the perfect time of God to fulfill his plan, so as Christians we should not go for shortcuts in life but instead wait for the appropriate time (Hauer & Young, 2011).

Parables Worksheet Student’s Name ____________________________________________ Matt 18:12-14 Lost SheepJesus came to look for the lost, not those who are savedLuke 15:1-7Lost SheepJesus came to look for the lost, not those who are savedMatt 7:16-20Good & Bad TreesWe should always associate with good people because there are also bad people who can ruin our relationship with GodMatt 24:42-44Thief in the NightWe should always be ready for the second coming of JesusLuke 10:25-37Good SamaritanWe should always help those who are in needReferenceHauer, C.

& Young W. (2011). Introduction to the Bible. New York: Cengage.