... your fathers." Or Deuteronomy 9:13, "And if you will obey my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, he will give the rain for your land in its season, ...." Obedience In Joshua, the people become more active in their pledge to obey God and His laws: "And ... the people said to Joshua, 'The Lord our God we will serve and his voice we will obey" (24:24). Jeremiah, upon ... one experienced from nonbelievers. Several references to the commandments are made in 1 John: "And by this way be sure that we...

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... , crucifixion, resurrection, ascension and return of Jesus Christ. The Christian movement had been initiated during the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. However, there was a vital turning point of events that caused a dramatic and rapid beginning for this religion. It seemed as if this religion began to spread like wild fire. That was the period following the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Online, Jackson). First ... one another, "What does this mean?"(Acts 2:12). (HCSB, 2061; Metzger, 181 & 182). To answer this question the Apostle Peter stood with the other eleven a...

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... have his own wife, he does not show the mercy that is also preached, "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy (Matthew 5:7 The Beatitudes). In the New Testament (John 8:3-11), Jesus waives the death sentence for a similar sin and shows mercy. Angelo does not show mercy but only practises the laws of the Old Testament. "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, foot for foot" Exodus 21:24. He does not ... understanding person. "I am sorry that such sorrow I procure/ And so deep sticks in my penitent heart". The warm imagery used towards Angelo by Escalus at the end of the play contrast...

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... out of exile in Egypt. After this Jesus goes on to be baptized by John the Baptist. After his baptism Jesus is sent into the desert for 40 days where he is tempted by the devil. This again is a significant piece that is signifying Moses and the Jews forty year trek through the desert. Jesus finally starts to begin his teaching and one of his most famous gatherings where ... though someone may be getting persecuted for spreading God's word they should know that there will be a place in heaven for those who make a stand for him. The next few chapters of Matthew are very similar to the one...

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... it was almost impossible to get his message through to the people of his time. Jesus had complete faith in the love of God, and he was so moved by this love that wherever he saw the pitiful men and women of Galilee, he wanted to share their suffering. Because of this Jesus" heart was preoccupied by an interior struggle in which, "He could not think ... situation. Once Jesus returned to Nazareth from the Sea of Galilee, the struggles of realizing what he must do to spread the message of God began to become much greater. The inquisitors charged that his preaching was not by the inspiratio...

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... of truth came together. So while there may be aspects of truth elsewhere, the sum total of truth is in Christ." We know truth is real because he have seen the truth and the truth has made us free (John 8:32). Truth is knowable through Jesus Christ coming down and dying for our sins then resurrecting three days later. How well do you believe Christianity ... thing, then why should we. This doesn't necessarily mean we should be smiting people down because they are evil and corrupt, because we must remember we cannot judge people by their motives only by their fruits. We can't have these m...

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... to judge, for we are sinners all. Second Part of Henry IV, Act III, Scene 3. But we all are men, in our own natures frail, And capable of our flesh; few are angels. Henry VIII, Act V, Scene 3. Then God forgive the sin of all those souls That to their everlasting residence, Before the dew of evening fall, shall fleet. King John, Act II ... According to Peter Milward (Shakespeare's Religious Background), Shakespeare's familiarity with the Bible is extensive. There is hardly a book in the Old Testament or New Testament which is not represented in his plays; this argues for his close knowle...

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... York where his mid-life crisis occurs. "The sight of it did not warm my heart. It did not feel like a homecoming, but like a return to an outpost. It was not my home. It was a station- (Keillor 247). Moving to New York changes his views on how he wants to live his life. John eventually returns home for a visit, making all his childhood memories ... ; he cannot just get up and walk away from it. "From the window he could see, far away, just on the horizon, a long, blue, hazy smear - Lake Michigan, the inland sea of his childhood- (Cather 20). When he gets married, he moves away to a house...

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... is to say for sure. I have always pictured him as a friendly person and a very compassionate man. The film portrays him as both, but he does come across as someone with authority. His teachings are stern and with authority, especially in his voice. Inaccuracies in Jesus of Nazareth are few and far between. The first one would be when Jesus comes to John the Baptist to ... , we know that Jesus would have been stripped naked for the flogging and for the crucifixion. The whip used for flogging was strips of leather but in the middle of the strips were metal balls, and on the end of each pie...

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... abide with you too. If you search for Him sincerely, you can find Him. This is the key-note advice given by David and Abraham to their children, "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will ... of this world may deceive you; do not be duped by taking them at their face value. But 'the Word of God is living and powerful' (Hebrews 4:12). His words 'are spirit and they are life' (John 6:63). His words never change. ...

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... in parable so only the pure of heart that were receptive to his teachings could understand them. This was a way of Jesus making his words inviting only to those who wish to understand and believe while at the same time never forcing anyone to accept his truth. The parables Jesus used painted a picture for the interpreter to help them understand the beauties of the kingdom of God. Jesus ... had a unique way of enabling people to understand through these parables by making reference to familiar sights to them so they could understand ... know him through prayer and faith. When Jesus says...

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... enslaved to sin. Jesus was the substitute and sacrifice for sinful human beings (John 15:13; John 17:19; Eph. 5:2). Jesus took away the sins of the world (John 1:29; John 11:49-50). He died in our behalf (Romans 5:8). Christ's death was propitiatory and appeased God's wrath towards sin. Jesus" death has an eternal, once-for-all effect for the atonement for the sins of all humankind (Hebrews ... All humans were born with an inherited sin nature resulting in their preference for darkness over light (1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 3:19). We are all born under the sentence of physical, spiritual an...

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... with differing consequences but similarly defines all types as an act or transgression against God2. These two definitions are quite close to the responses that I received when questioning people. They all fall into "action" categories, meaning the sinner in order for the sin to occur must perform some type of action. We must do something bad, break a commandment, steal, etc. Simply stated using ... lawlessness (1 John 3:4). Charles Ryrie correctly responds to this definition by stating that it needs further explanation due to the changing meaning of law throughout history4. He also fa...

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... one will say after my death, "if Luther was alive, he would teach and believe this article differently, because he did not think it through sufficiently," I state the following once and for all; I, by God's grace, I have diligently examined these articles in the light of passages throughout the scriptures. I have worked on them repeatedly and you can be sure that I want to defend them, in ... the same way that I have just defended the Sacrament of the Altar (Smith 1). By Luther's spiritual last will and testament he reinforced his faith in his own philosophies. In Martin Luther's day he...

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... only after he dies (15:39). BAPTISM OF JESUS (1:1-13) The Gospel begins rather abruptly with the preaching of John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who calls for repentance (turning away from sin) and baptizes people in the Jordan River, apparently as a sign of repentance. When Jesus comes from Nazareth in Galilee and is baptized by John, Jesus sees the heavens open and hears a voice say "Thou art my beloved ... believed with all her heart that if she touched Jesus' robe she would be healed. Her belief was true. Jesus healed the leader of the Synagogue. Jesus taught in the synagogue on the...

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... , not sacrifice" ." (Matthew 9:13) "But if you had known what this means, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned the guiltless." (Matthew 12:7) " .to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark 12:33 ... ) In today's society why is Jesus viewed as a human sacrifice, for the salvation of all people? Has God suddenly decided that there is no other ... and declared, "Here is the Lamb of God who takes aw...

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... covenant between God and believers. He keeps us even though we do not keep him. He upholds this covenant no matter what injustice. The eternal nature of salvation is as God's life is eternal. Jesus teaches us this in John 5:24; 3:36, "anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life". This view takes eternal ... speak of such things as "falling from grace" or "being in a worse state then prior" this does not mean we can assume they were truly saved. 1 John 2:9 speaks of it like this, if anyone were to abandon Christ, it is proof that they were never actually with C...

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... rather than light and we avoided the light because of our evil doings (John 3:20). The pre-salvation state was void of any desire or capability for sanctification. Upon salvation, a justified "not condemned" believer who truly possesses salvation will come to the light showing his deeds wrought in God. Paul quickly sets the stage by stating our position by way of answering the question with a question. "How shall we ... option (Romans 6:20) until we accepted Jesus as our Savior. There was only one master in control; the master of sin. Paul was thankful of the Roman converts. In retrospe...

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... a message that they felt so passionately about sharing that they were willing to risk a certain amount of misinterpretation. Exaggeration by hyperbole is considered an acceptable literary strategy and can be found in all languages. It serves the author as an effective tool for creating a vivid picture for the reader. Unfortunately, when it comes to Bible text, use of exaggeration is often times yet another cause ... you escape being condemned to hell?" (Matt. 23::33) "Have faith in God, I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, "go throw yourself into the sea," and does not...

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... several ways in the Bible. There is the baptism of repentance, the baptism of fire, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the baptism of Moses, the baptism for the dead, the baptism for the suffering, water baptism, etc. However, Ephesians 4:4-6 says there is only one baptism. Therefore, since the Bible is without error or contradiction, one must conclude that the one baptism is the baptism commanded by the Lord and the apostles and the one in affect ... not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared. (Mark 10:38-40). The Bible speaks about the Baptism of Repentance as well. Th...

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... come to seek and to save that which is lost" In Luke's Gospel Jesus is portrayed as the saviour for all men, he is a pictured with outstretch arms to hold the whole and a heart to love all men. The kingdom of heaven is not shut to Samaritans. Jesus refuses to destroy the Samaritan village which will not give him hospitality (ch9v51-56). And Luke alone tells ... . It is in Luke's gospel when we read of Elizabeth, the wife of Zachariah, the mother of John the Baptist, and the kinswoman of Mary. Luke's Gospel gives us a lovely picture of Mary the Mother of Jesus (ch1v26-56). It is only in L...

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... 's how different they obtain it. Baptist believe salvation is simply believing that Jesus Christ was the son of God sent from Heaven to save the world from sin (which equals death). Scripture says, "For by grace are you saved thru faith, it is a gift of God", and to accept Christ ... , Catholics believe salvation is obtained in similar ways but many Catholics believe "salvation is by works" also-that one is saved through the use of the sacraments of the church which is where rituals come back into play. By participating in these sacraments, salvation is "infused" into a person through the...

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... establish its practice by introducing the sacrificial system in the way according to God's instruction. Jesus fulfilled God's law and became the final sacrifice by hanging on a tree for our sake. "It is finished" (John 19:30), our debt paid, never to accuse us again. Where the Holy of Holies at one time was reserved for the High Priest only, Jesus" death tore the veil and forever opened the way for us to ... fellowship with God. Salvation Salvation defined is the act of God saving, or rescuing mankind essentially from sin and death. It is a primary theme, among others, that is found thr...

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... , as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God". (Colossians 4:22b) Employees should do what they are supposed to do all the time, not only when the supervisor is looking. Don't try to get by with as little as possible on the job. Sincerity should be your attitude. You should want to give your employer the best work possible for the pay you are receiving. In Ephesians ... may be generally true, but it is not specifically true of every person in the group. 1 Samuel 16:7 says, "For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on ...

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