Creating good poems about Christ may be interesting if one is well acquitted with the life and teachings of Jesus. Jesus used parables in his teachings most of the times. For instance, on matters of forgiveness, he used the parable of the lost son to clearly urge people to forgive one another.
Jesus majorly taught using parables, there for one can decide to also write on the parables he taught. For instant, one may look at the parable of the prodigal son when writing about forgiveness as one of the teachings of Jesus. In this parable, Jesus gave a story of a man who had two sons.
He started suffering in the town where he had gone to as his friends could not help him. He then decided to go back to his home and ask for forgiveness. The father forgave him and welcomed him back home. This parable of the lost son may be composed in a form of a poem.
Different parables may be used to compose different poems teaching on the same thing. For instance, the other parable on forgiveness is the parable of the two debtors. It is necessary to establish the background under which the parable was used in order to fully understand the reason and applicability.
The background to this parable may be summarized as follows. Jesus was invited to for a dinner together with his disciples. Then something strange happened as they were eating.
A sinful woman who was well known as a prostitute came in to the house and went direct to Christ. She cleaned his feet and then perfumed them with an expensive perfume. She then kissed the feet of Jesus. This was so strange to the disciples. Jesus then proceeded to tell the parable of the two debtors.
Two people owned different amount of money to one lender. The first person owned much money as compared to the second person. The lender then decided to overwrite the debts for both of them. Jesus then asked them among the debtors who was more grateful. The disciples answered that the one who owed much debt would be more grateful than the other. Jesus then related the parable to the circumstance. The prostitute was more grateful than the other disciple that is why she behaved that way.
The other powerful teaching of Jesus which can be used to write a good poem is the teaching on the sermon on the mountain. For instance, Jesus taught that those who are poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. He also taught that those who morn will be comforted. He also taught that the meek will inherit the earth. The other group of people who Jesus said are blessed are those who are merciful for they will be shown mercy. All the teachings can be used a a poet to write good poems about Christ.
Jesus majorly taught using parables, there for one can decide to also write on the parables he taught. For instant, one may look at the parable of the prodigal son when writing about forgiveness as one of the teachings of Jesus. In this parable, Jesus gave a story of a man who had two sons.
He started suffering in the town where he had gone to as his friends could not help him. He then decided to go back to his home and ask for forgiveness. The father forgave him and welcomed him back home. This parable of the lost son may be composed in a form of a poem.
Different parables may be used to compose different poems teaching on the same thing. For instance, the other parable on forgiveness is the parable of the two debtors. It is necessary to establish the background under which the parable was used in order to fully understand the reason and applicability.
The background to this parable may be summarized as follows. Jesus was invited to for a dinner together with his disciples. Then something strange happened as they were eating.
A sinful woman who was well known as a prostitute came in to the house and went direct to Christ. She cleaned his feet and then perfumed them with an expensive perfume. She then kissed the feet of Jesus. This was so strange to the disciples. Jesus then proceeded to tell the parable of the two debtors.
Two people owned different amount of money to one lender. The first person owned much money as compared to the second person. The lender then decided to overwrite the debts for both of them. Jesus then asked them among the debtors who was more grateful. The disciples answered that the one who owed much debt would be more grateful than the other. Jesus then related the parable to the circumstance. The prostitute was more grateful than the other disciple that is why she behaved that way.
The other powerful teaching of Jesus which can be used to write a good poem is the teaching on the sermon on the mountain. For instance, Jesus taught that those who are poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. He also taught that those who morn will be comforted. He also taught that the meek will inherit the earth. The other group of people who Jesus said are blessed are those who are merciful for they will be shown mercy. All the teachings can be used a a poet to write good poems about Christ.