Before this unit, I knew the general facts about Jesus' life. I knew that Jesus is the Son of God. I also know that Jesus came down to Earth so that he could save us from original sin. I knew about Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection, along with some other details here and there. These facts I mostly learned about in middle school. I went to a private school from kindergarten to eighth grade, and I got a pretty solid religious education and learned about Jesus' life. When I came to Notre Dame, I furthered my religious understanding of Jesus and God.
From this unit, I learned more details about Jesus and the process of his death and Resurrection. I learned more about the miracles, which I did not know much about before. I became familiar with the first miracle Jesus performed, when he made more wine when there was not enough at a wedding. With this, I learned that because of this miracle, Jesus' followers really began to believe he was the Son of God. Before these miracles, they had an idea, but these miracles confirmed their thoughts. This made their bond with him stronger, along with their faith bond.
I feel Jesus is both a historical and spiritual figure. He created so much attention and commotion in his time. Everyone heard of the name Jesus, and everyone was talking about him. They put their opinion in his name, whether they believed he was the Son of God or not. This was so much that we even hear his name today. Jesus is also spiritual because we can pray to him or God whenever we need someone to talk to. Many people today pray to Jesus and it helps them get through problems. Jesus strengthens us and cares for us.
I believe my relationship with Jesus is strong, but could be stronger. I really only pray to him at school, or when I am feeling down. I definitely feel that I should pray to him more often. I think if I did this, my relationship with him would be much stronger. I trust in him and that he is God's son. I think that if I pray to him, he will believe that more. For the most part, I think I have a pretty good relationship with God, but it could always be stronger.
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“Jesus Before Earth.” Eternal Life Blog, www.eternallifeblog.com/jesus-earth/. Accessed 19 Sept. 2017.
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