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Jesus role was just to liberate the poor and marginalised from the…
Jesus role was just to liberate the poor and marginalised from the oppressed
examples of Jesus liberating the poor
The good samaritan
The story of the Good Samaritan shows that people should help anyone who is in need, no matter who they are
Jesus should he was a liberator because the samaritan helped the injured man and didn't know who he was. He helped the man get back to full health
the bleeding woman
The bleeding woman touched Jesus' cloak. she was marginalised because she was seen as unclean. Jesus told her 'go in peace and freed from you suffering
The woman would be shunned from society and would be left for dead. Jesus should that he was a liberator as he wanted to bring freedom to the woman
Jesus could be seen as a liberator because he forgave everyone during his crucifixtion
feeding of the five thousand
Many people were hungry and Jesus managed to feed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish.
miracles
what is a liberator
a liberator is someone who brings freedom to the oppressed and those marginalised within society
Jesus' role was to be a teacher and educate everyone about their faith
Jesus gave many teachings whilst on earth
Jesus told many parables and taught through his actions which gave him
Jesus was known as a teacher of wisdom
Jesus purposefully made his stories memorable so that people reflect on them. i.e the story of the lost son it starts with the son wishing his father was dead, 'give me my share of the estate.'
Jesus was known as a rabbi (jewish teacher) and therefore had respect within society.
Jesus taught repentance and forgiveness - People should restore broken relationships and move on from the past. Reconciliation should come first ( this also shows that he was a liberator as he wanted those who were outcasted to be drawn back to society).
Inner purity and moral motivation - Jesus taught everyone that God twill judge people on their attitudes towards others. Jesus criticised the authorities for being very legalistic and focusing too much on upholding the laws of the religion (the praise and the tact collector in Luke 18:9-14.
Jesus teachings help set a moral example - he was the perfect role model
even though Richard Dawkins questions Jesus' existence, he still believes that what Jesus taught was very important. He said 'Jesus was great moral teacher'
John Hick said 'in Jesus we see a man living in a startling degree if awareness of God and of response to God's presence
being a teacher requires authority, this is something Jesus had as he was listened to and gained a mass following
context
Romans controlled the holy land
Phrases were in charge of the people and followed the Old Testament religiously - they were not happy when Jesus broke the laws like working on the sabbath