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In the Book of Acts, Christianity is referred to as "The Way". The NIV renders Paul's words in Acts 24:14 as "I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect." Rayburn suggests that this was a Christian self-designation, although it did not survive as a title. [3]
Disciples put their cloaks on the road and praised God. Disciples: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Pharisees: "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" Jesus: "If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." Jesus wept and predicted the destruction of Jerusalem. John 12:16–19
Christ in Majesty or Christ in Glory (Latin: Maiestas Domini) [1] is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context.
"The shepherds went their hasty way," 1799 1799, December 25 Talleyrand to Lord Grenville. A Metrical Epistle "My Lord! though your Lordship repel deviation" 1800 1800, January 10 Apologia pro Vita sua. ('The poet in his lone,' &c.) "The poet in his lone yet genial hour" 1800 1822 The Keepsake "The tedded hay, the first fruits of the soil," 1800?
The Crown of Life in a stained glass window in memory of the First World War, created c. 1919 by Joshua Clarke & Sons, Dublin. [1]The Five Crowns, also known as the Five Heavenly Crowns, is a concept in Christian theology that pertains to various biblical references to the righteous's eventual reception of a crown after the Last Judgment. [2]
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. [ 6 ] This application of "light compared with darkness" also appears in 1 John 1:5 which applies it to God and states: "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all".
Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where Christ is described as being seated at the right hand of God. [ 1 ] Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of the threefold offices : Christ is a prophet, priest, and king.
In John 13:13–14 Jesus used the term 'teacher' and 'lord' as synonyms, but here 'my Lord' is designated to the risen Christ, and 'my God' resumes Jesus' description in the Prologue as 'God' (John 1:1, 18). [2] This is the only time in the four canonical gospels that Jesus is addressed as God. [3]