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After all the Bible archaeology projects, my view of Jesus has expanded. Before the presentations, I only thought of Jesus mainly as someone who we can look to and as someone who died for our benefit. But, he is way more than that. I have learned that a lot of people hated Jesus and didn't like his beliefs or way he thought of life. Because of that, the people of the town wanted Jesus to die, which ended up in his crucifixion. I learned that Jesus died on Calvary Hill not from his hands and feet being nailed to the cross, but because of his lungs collapsing from not being able to take his arms down, and that Joseph of Arimathea wrapped him in clean linen cloth when he died. Overall, this project broadened by view of what I beforehand thought Jesus was. Even though he holds his significance in our lives because he is mainly known for dying for us, there is more about him that we do not know but is also important.

Jesus dying on cross on Cavalry Hill
"The Gift of Steadfast Hope." N.p., 24 Mar. 2013. Web. 3 Oct. 2016.

blog response 1

My thoughts about Jesus are that he is always with us and that he is our Savior who helps us with anything that we need help with. Jesus is called many things, but I mainly know him as "Our Savior."

I know him as the one who died for us and as someone we can look to for help and if we need to talk to someone. I learned about him from when I started kindergarten to now, and the facts that I am learning about him are constantly growing from the more and more I learn about him.

I have heard that he is an amazing, helpful, lovable, and appreciative person. To me, he is kind of like our therapist because if we are struggling with something, we can go to him for advice and he will guide us in the right direction. I have also heard that he can do mysterious and confusing things to help people survive and get what they want and greatly need. For example, he can make the blind see and the deaf hear. Why? Nobody knows. He is just someone who has the ability to do anything for our benefit.

I believe that Jesus is always right and wants the best for us. He is always there for us and wants us to know that everything happens for a reason, and that even when bad things happen, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel that is our future.

this picture shows Jesus helping someone who cannot walk that he is able to walk