Teachings of Jesus

Lola Pring

Question: Why were Jesus’s teachings radical?

I have chosen to research this because I was have been interested in how he got many people to follow him since Christianity is now the most practiced religion today. I want to learn more about this because it stood out to me while I was researching all the religions.

Jesus teaching others

To start:

What do religious people think about Jesus?

Almost all religions believe differently about Jesus. Jews typically believe that Jesus is Mary’s son and had many disciplines and was respected. Muslims believe that he worked miracles and will come again. Hindus believe he was a holy man. etc..

But who was Jesus?

The bible answers "who was Jesus". The bible says that he was born in a stable 2000 years ago. People like to say that he performed many miracles. Jesus was born from Mary who was married to Joseph and Christians believe that God created Jesus to be born from Mary.

My research:

Who made Christianity spread?

Christianity has over 2 billion people so there must have been a way that it spread to get so big...

From my research, Christianity is now the most practiced religion in the world today. It started spreading by Jesus and his followers and then carried on by emperors, kings and Christian missionaries which are people that were sent to promote Christianity or any religion in foreign countries.

Why were Jesus's teachings good?

Jesus taught people about "The Kingdom of God" but for people to be able to believe him he had to tell stories that were powerful, shocked people by teaching outrageous examples and told people shocking statements (to get the attention), he crafted memorable sayings by using catchy sayings that his audience would remember, he asked questions by leading his audience to conclusions, he used object lessons meaning that he communicated his message visually, and he also used repetition for his audience to learn his lesson by repeating what he says.

Without these radical teachings that he had used to have people believe more of what he says, Christianity probably wouldn’t be the most practiced religion in the world.

What made his teaching make people believe in Christianity?

The fact that he told people stories made people wonder, When he shocked people it got their attention to start listening to him, crafting memorable sayings to make sure that they would remember what he said, asking questions for them to have a say, having object lessons and used repetition for people to believe more of what he says and begin to believe and trust him. He had a special kind of method for his teaching especially since Christianity is now the biggest religion with over 2 billion people.

The Answer and Summary:

Jesus had many believers that followed him throughout. To make people believe he had to have a radical teaching method which from my research I found out that he did. Jesus shared a lot with his believers at the time that made an impact on them and even people today. As you may know, Christianity is now the most practiced religion in the world because of Jesus and his followers which carried on by emperors, kings, and missionaries.

Jesus told stories that were powerful, Jesus shocked people by teaching outrageous examples and told people shocking statements to attract the attention, he crafted memorable sayings by using catchy sayings that his audience would remember, he asked questions by leading his audience to conclusions, Jesus used object lessons meaning that he communicated his message visually, and he then also used repetition for his audience to learn his lesson by repeating what he says. Without these radical teachings that he had used to convince people to believe in Christianity, it probably wouldn’t be the most practiced religion in the world today and maybe not even a religion at all.

To Conclude

From my research, I can tell that Jesus had radical teachings that affected people in what they believe. I have learnt a lot of from my research and I am glad that I chose to research this question because it was really interesting. I learnt many things about the way Jesus taught people and how it still affects people today.

Besides learning a lot from this project there were some easy things and hard things about it. For example some things that I found easy were putting everything into the site because it was all typed up and ready from my research that I have done. There were a few hard things in this project such as the research and sticking to the question. Also making sure that my research is clear because my site was depending on all of the research.

Ending quote:

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Vocabulary:

Missionaries - People who were sent to promote Christianity to foreign countries

Kingdom of God - What Jesus taught about

Convert - To cause someone to change their opinion or belief

Bibliography:

Jwallace. “Who Is Jesus, According to Other Religions?” Cold Case Christianity, 26 Oct. 2017, coldcasechristianity.com/2014/who-is-jesus-according-to-other-religions/.

Staff, MJL. “What Do Jews Believe About Jesus?” My Jewish Learning, www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-do-jews-believe-about-jesus/.

“Who Was Jesus?” AllAboutJesusChrist.org, www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/who-was-jesus.htm.

“Who Are the Parents of Mary, the Mother of Jesus?” EBible, ebible.com/questions/14994-who-are-the-parents-of-mary-the-mother-of-jesus.

Earls, Aaron, et al. “6 Preaching Methods Jesus Used That You Should Too.” LifeWay Pastors, 6 Feb. 2017, www.lifeway.com/pastors/2014/03/10/6-preaching-methods-jesus-used-that-you-should-too/.

Kuzoian, Alex. “This Animated Map Shows How Religion Spread across the World.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 6 July 2015, www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-how-religion-spread-around-the-world-2015-6.

“John 16:33 -.” Bible Study Tools, www.biblestudytools.com/john/16-33.html.

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