Sophomore Religion Blog

Prior to my religion class this year, I knew much about Jesus.  I have been going to a catholic school for four years before taking this class, and in my religion classes there I learned about Jesus' life and sacrifices that He made.  However, I have also known and learned about Jesus my entire life.  Since I am Greek Orthodox, I believe that Christ is the Son of God and believe everything that I have learned since going to a catholic school.  The teachings that I have learned throughout my entire life at church and at home are almost exactly alike to the Catholic church's teachings because the Greek Orthodox and Catholic churches were once one.  Before this class, I had learned the story of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection and had been growing personally closer to God. Through this unit, I learned more stories about Jesus' life and gained more insights on Him.  I learned the story of His burial, the significance of the garments He wore, and details a...

From my own group presentation, I learned that Jesus was buried by his great uncle, Joseph of Arimathea.  Joseph was a loyal follower of Jesus, however, this risked him his life.  He had to be secretive about his belief in Christ because he could have been killed for being a follower.  Despite his fear of being caught, he approached Pontius Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.  Thankfully, he was given the body and succeeded in burying Jesus in the tomb.  Through this story, I learned that Jesus gave Joseph courage and never left him during his times of worry.  God was helping Joseph through his faith and protected him from being hurt. Through my classmates' group presentations, I learned that Jesus is always with us, no matter what.  He guided the wisemen to find him through a star, performed miracles to feed thousands and provide wine at the wedding at Cana, and died for us and for our sins.  He did not abandon us, even when it seemed like He did...