... even my wrong ideas about Him were a form of idolatry. Any image we build in our minds about God that is not from His word is an idol. This world is filled with worship of idols. Some people view God a jolly fellow in Heaven who winks upon their sins. Others view Him as a vindictive dictator who is out to make their lives miserable. These are both ... as a reminder of Christ's relationship with His church. Sex outside of marriage (heterosexual or homosexual) was not God's plan. He did not design us for this, yet it is so commonplace today. I was watching a documentary on television the ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... conformity with the purpose of his will. Granted that God is watching everything we do, the right way to live on earth is sin free. Knowing that not everyone is perfect, God will always forgive us, even in the worst of times. God is almighty and does precisely as He pleases. Acknowledging ... restraint, it is a privilege. A person admitting to being a Christian takes a lot of pride, but denying it can be wrong in the eyes of God. Citizens always ask me, "Are you one of those "Jesus Freaks" who believe in "Christianity"?" To me, it is a compliment, while to them they think they are makin...

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... gallows in the middle of the camp. A youth from Warsaw, a strong, well built boy is hanged for stealing. Everyone is forced to march past the dead youth and stare into his eyes and at his "lolling tongue of death." Although there are other hangings, one has a particularly haunting effect on Elie. A Dutch Oberkapo ... Elie and has destroyed Elie's strong faith in God. Without his faith in God Elie might give up all hope of survival. For some people losing their faith in God is akin to losing their will to live. Elie is separated from his father. He is transferred to another building where...

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... the affliction that lay upon my spirit; but the Lord helped me at that time to express it to Himself. I opened my Bible to read, and the Lord brought that precious scripture to me" (Rowlandson 316). "Thus saith the Lord, refrain thy voice weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for thy work shall be rewarded" (Jeremiah 31.16). She watched as the Indians attacked and ... a tear in front of the Indians, she turned to God to express her true feelings. Throughout her captivity she encountered horrible situations every day, but she never lost faith. She not only endured watching many Christian p...

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... child is growing up. In Peter Shaffer's magnificent' play "Eguus- this is proven. If Alan's parents were to agree on a better way to raise their son, he may have grown up and known how to differentiate between right and wrong. The lifestyle Alan's parents, Dora and Frank, submerge him into makes them ... constant preaching of the bible taught Alan to associate worship and passion with secrets, he is trained to believe that there is nothing better in life than God or worship. Dora's readings deposit into Alan's head to make him believe that his worship is always there: "always watching- s...

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... line, a Muslim or Jewish person might acknowledge his historical existence yet deny him as the messiah, and a devout Christian might think him to be the messiah the man who saved our souls and the epitome of human perfection. After watching the movie "The Last Temptation of Christ," Christ may be seen in a very different light. This light is a point of view that ... girl is none other than Satan. At these he crawls from his bed to the top of a hill and begs forgiveness from god and with that it cuts to him dying on the cross. This movie in my eyes depicts Jesus in a way that I can't hel...

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• Grade Level: High School