I am not talking about Wikipedia's summaries, or summaries found online, nor do I want quotes from the New Testament.
I want your own personal summary of the New Testament.
2007-07-17 00:33:09 · 23 answers · asked by Balaboo 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God loved us
He stepped in
Evil opposed Him
Jesus won.
The story goes on
(Short enough?)
2007-07-17 00:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by alan h 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A love letter of liberation, but written in such a way that only God can communicate intent.
The scripture talks about being "rooted and grounded" in love. This of course comes into play after deep relationship with God and a yielded and humble heart.
One must be given eyes to see and ears to hear.
Per many of the responses to your question, even the Word states that it is spiritually appraised and without the key of the Holy Spirit, "either legalistic or foolishness to them."
Back to your question, it is the Word of God, the greatest love letter ever written.
2007-07-17 00:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
God knew we couldn't keep the Mosaic Law, so he sent His Son (or if you like, he took human form as Jesus, born as a man) to give His life for us as the acceptable sacrifice, to open the way to God's Presence for us. Through believing in that sacrifice and accepting the free gift of salvation, we have free access to God's presence on earth by prayer and ultimately will be in his actual Presence in eternal life.
Eternal life begins at the moment we believe and accept Jesus' Lordship; our lives should then be lived in response to that wonderful gift by doing our best to honour Him in our lives. He doesn't keep a score book, he remembers we're fallible, so we have His Word as a guidebook.
2007-07-17 01:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by anna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
four people talk about this guy jesus they heard about who said some cool stuff about how nice it would be if everyone was nicer to each other. the authorities didn't appreciate that, so they killed him for it. they also make up a bunch of nonsense about how this was a blood sacrifice by god to himself in payment for violation by men of a law he made (oh he made the men, too). i could never figure out the accounting on that one. then this guy called paul rants on and on about how everyone else is wrong about what jesus wanted. then a bunch of other guys try to imitate paul but never get the ranting going to quite the same level. then it finishes with a bang, some really good ranting in that bit, but a pity it's gibberish. millenia later, people are still trying to work out what it all meant, as if such a thing were possible.
2007-07-17 00:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's similar to the Old Testament, but in a new font...and with 10 percent more miracles.
2007-07-17 00:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by Perky_gurl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
a baby is born to a woman who doesn't want to admit she had sex outside her marriage, so she said the baby came from some unseen "god" and is therefore special.
The kid grows up and becomes a great illusionist...he gathers a following of 12 drinking buddies and they travel around suckering people into believing in his "miracles"
After the dude is put to death, people make up all sorts of stories and put them in a "bible" to scare people into giving them 10% of their worldly goods, or else they won't go to some mythical place above the clouds called "heaven"
Over the centuries, many people are killed who don't want to swallow all the Bull Doody that these "priests" want them to believe. The"priests" form a very powerful gang and sexually abuse young people with impunity until about the year 2007, at which time they have to pay 600 million dollars to shut up the victims.
2007-07-17 00:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A confabulation of stories promoting a first century radical political/religious Jewish zealot, rather desperately retro-fitted to appear to be supported by the existing holy texts of the culture, mingled with neo-platonic mysticism by some of the later contributors.
2007-07-17 00:40:08 · answer #7 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
out with the old, in with the new. keep it simple but talk in parables. The smartest people will get your drift and follow your lead. Obviosly a new way had to evolve since the old way wasn't working. Obviously, freedom of mankind in a beautiful home with a pet snake that communicates to tempt fate created Holy Hell and it broke loose. Next time, be careful what you ask for cause you WILL get it.
2007-07-17 00:36:57 · answer #8 · answered by midnite rainbow 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
anna said it so well. I agree with her.
I love the NT, it is Christ speaking to us, those who He has called and who will listen. It is inspiring, it is beautiful and it allows us to see the personal side of Jesus, so we can walk with Him.
(Why so much anger here about the Savior who gave His life for us???)
Don't expect it to be easy to read or to understand; most of the Bible seems controversial, but that is because God intended for us to study it, ponder it, ask ourselves questions, and dig for the truth. We're talking about Salvation here, so we must show some action. It's a collection of books about our Salvation, our personal relationship with Christ, and our future, (Revelation) and God is calling out to people with Love.
2007-07-17 01:40:44 · answer #9 · answered by JoJoCieCie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the new testament is the fulfillment of the prophecy of the old.For instance Isaiah in the old testament prophecy of a king who would come to save mankind and yes in the new testament Jesus Christ comes to redeem His people from sin and bondage.
2007-07-17 00:44:01 · answer #10 · answered by freaky freak 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Word there in the beginning there at the end.
2007-07-17 05:05:33 · answer #11 · answered by mesun1408 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋