... start, and all that we're asking in return is your cooperation in bringing a known terrorist to justice" ("Matrix"). Mr. Anderson refuses to accept Smith's offer because he knows that Morpheus is the man he must trust. This event parallels Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness during his forty day fast. ... his Son's preaching the truth and his sacrifice on the cross. Morpheus can be considered John the Baptist because he did great works before Neo was "born" into his new life outside the Matrix. John worked to free others of their bondage through water baptisms just as Morpheus freed...

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... they observe that faith is not followed by good works or a better life. They fall into error, even though they speak and hear much about faith (Smith 1-2). Luther believed that faith, true faith would make people completely different. He said that faith is a living, creative, active and powerful thing. His philosophy ... with all creatures. Luther said that faith was a free gift of God. Luther concentrated on the inner meaning and underlying unity of the scripture (John 1-7). Luther was fixated on the agony of Christ, that way forsaken because he died for the remission of mans" sins. He d...

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... off-spring. This is a common conclusion among most, if not all, Christian faiths. However, Latter-Day Saints believe that our Heavenly Father is an exalted man (Smith, 345.) He once lived a mortal life like we are doing now, but was exalted and was given the opportunity to have spirit children. He did so, and ... as the "Dark Ages." But our Heavenly Father loves us and knew this would happen, so he chose a new line of prophets, the first being Joseph Smith. In 1830, about 1800 years after the death of Christ, the restoration of the true church occurred. The Church became known as the Chu...

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... man." It was the great sacrifice made by Jesus that brought together God and man. Jesus suffered and died so we did not have to. In the words of David Smith, "We lay by reason of our sin both original and actual, under the wrath and curse of God, sentenced to an eternity of torment; and the doom would have been ... . "The work of Christ was a fourfold demonstration. In Jesus Christ, we see God in his attitude to men." Jesus is the word of God as mentioned in the book of John 1:14. "Jesus, who "fed the hungry and healed the sick and comforted the sorrowing and was the friend of outcasts a...

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