It explains Jesus’s role on Earth. He is announcing the coming of the Kingdom of God. Thus Bartholomew and Goheen go on to say, “Thus with the background of Isaiah Jesus proclaims to the Jews the fulfillment of the good news of the prophet Isaiah. At the same time with the language of the imperial cult he announces to the Roman world that the good news for the world began not with Caesar Augustus but with Jesus the Jewish Messiah, the true Son of God (144).” By this Jesus then shows not just the Jewish faith, but also the world that the Kingdom of God was on Earth. This merely sparked the belief that Jesus was in fact the Son of God. He goes on to prove who he is by preforming miracles and showing people of all classes and races God’s true love for humankind. Act 5 is about spreading the good news as the mission of the Church. Witnesses spread all over the Middle Eastern area sharing the good news. They went to Jerusalem, Samaria, Judea, and even to Rome. Paul had a major role in missionary work and building up new churches around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Paul was a very influential part of the world after Jesus was raised up to the right hand of God, and sharing the Gospel with other tribes and nations. The final Act, Act 6 is telling about Jesus’s assumption and his return to Earth. It is telling about how the world we know will end, and a new world will arise, God’s new creation. …show more content…
I am not sure if I agree completely with what they had to say about the beatitudes. They say that Jesus understands that the Israelites are long awaiting and hoping for a new kingdom of their own. He examines that they people are reading the beatitudes with the wrong understanding. It says that they are only looking at the positives and not considering the negatives, such as, the meek, the poor of spirit, and those in suffering with nothing but hope. The beatitudes are not meant to be a negatives thing. I see them as hope and the light for those going through certain situations. Not as suggesting one to get into a state of meekness or mourning, and reap the benefits. I believe there is hope in any situation or state that a person is in, and the beatitudes are proof. I love the verses that follow about the being the salt of the Earth and the light of the world. I try to live close to this way of thinking about faith and my love for God. I agree with what their interpretation of Mathew 5:13-16 by saying that Jesus told the people to be a “visible city on a hill and light for all nations (154).” The beatitudes and being the light of the world are closely related. Showing the light of God could be as easy as comforting those who are mourning. Matthew writes in 5:16, “ Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly