A Preview of Jesus’S Seminal Teachings and Leadership

Copyright © 2016 Isaac Kinuthia.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-3697-6 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016915578

Archway Publishing rev. date: 09/22/2016

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Jesus Introduced

Chapter 2 Jesus Taught He Was Lord

Chapter 3 Jesus Taught That He Is The Son Of God, Christ, The Messiah, Savior Of The World, And More Than A Prophet

Chapter 4 Jesus Believed, Affirmed, And Quoted Scriptures (The Bible)

Chapter 5 Jesus Taught Heaven Exists

Chapter 6 Jesus Believed The Holy Spirit And Holy Trinity

Chapter 7 Jesus Wanted People To Believe In Him

Chapter 8 Jesus Believed And Affirmed The Creation Account

Chapter 9 Jesus Believed The Ten Commandment And Commanded People To Love And To Be Merciful

Chapter 10 Jesus Taught Divorce Is Breaking A Commandment

Chapter 11 Jesus Affirmed The Sanctity Of Life And Affirmed That Babies In The Womb Have Life And Feelings

Chapter 12 Jesus Believed In Prayers, Taught How To Pray, And Want People To Pray

Chapter 13 Jesus Taught That Evil Spirits Exist And Offered Insights On How Evil Spirits Operate To Ruin People’s Lives

Chapter 14 Jesus Taught That The World Will Come To An End, And He Taught Of His Second Coming

Chapter 15 Jesus Did Not Condone Sexual Immorality And Taught That There Will Be A Judgment Day And Afterlife

Chapter 16 Jesus Warned Of False Prophets And Warned Of Persecutions Of His Followers

Chapter 17 Important To Know: Widely Quoted Social And Cultural Maxims Of Jesus

Chapter 18 Bible Disclosure And Conclusion

Notes About The Author

A TRIBUTE TO JESUS AND HIS TEACHINGS

A t the age of sixty-six, my father, Samuel, an ordained church elder, was detained (family detention) for nine months due to an unfortunate, unintentional, obscure error in seeking continuous relief. He applied to his detention situation the teaching of Jesus: that people ought to pray. He made two collect phone calls, one in the morning and one in the evening, from his detention facility every day for the nine months he was detained, to pray with his family (my mother, Naomi; my brother, Stephen; and my sister, Jacqueline). He credits this as one of the things that helped him survive this traumatic, agonizing family detention experience.

Jesus has influenced or inspired me the most. At age six almost thirty years ago, my life’s perspective revolved around, helping my parent’s rear two pigs, raise a couple dozen chickens, herding three goats and a sheep. A transition to education, learning or even writing about Jesus’s seminal teachings and leadership was unimaginable. Jesus is the leader who gives voice and good news (Luke 4:18) to the poor.

CHAPTER 1

JESUS INTRODUCED

W e all listen to what presidents, musicians, actors, teachers, coaches, politicians, judges, and many other people have to say. Jesus is the only person to have predicted his death and be resurrected from