April 2, 2003 Journal 3: Modern Day Exodus The Israelites were in captivity in Egypt for hundreds of years. It was not until God summoned Moses to deliver them from the Pharaoh of Egypt did they escape ... an exodus this movement is out of one's homeland. For example, the relocation of Jews known as the Bataan death march can be referred to as an example of a modern day migration. Migration is the movement of one people to another land; in the case of an exodus this movement is out of one's homeland. The departure of Catholics from Iraq ... around the world with different cultures and beli...

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... Father. Ps 68:5 says A father of the fatherless and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.. a. So all of us are a part of Father's day b. Because we are all a part of the family of God.. 1. The family is under a definite attack a. Who shall stand and be victorious 2. The Lord is always ... have the WORD OF GOD as our model-hallelujah 5. Fathers are called to be Praying Parent (praying not perfect) a. In a Christian home without prayer there are no foundations (spiritually) b. We as parents are called to have faith in God through prayer Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in t...

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... Miracles because they want to believe in Miracles. 3) Belief in miracles results from ignorance about how the world actually works. 4) All Gods cannot be the true God therefore there are no Gods, they are all simply Religious Propaganda. "A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature the proof against a miracle is as entire as any argument from experience can possible be ... would be revealed. Bacon believed Gold spoke in two books, The Book of Scripture and The Book of Nature, in other words, the bible and the natural world. Bacon saw no reason for animosity between Christianity and s...

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... use both The Epic of Gilgamesh and references to the bible to show that life and its purpose is a mystery that we are desperately searching for, and that life has no meaning, we are just trying to define it as we spin in and endless spiral of confusion. Consider the point of humans and the universe as seen from monotheistic religion ... ? We could conceive of an even greater being, but that simply takes us all the way back into the wall of infinite regression. This is the constant confusion that suggests no answer to life making sense. We read The Epic of Gilgamesh, four thousand years a...

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... can coexist? The creationism worldview is routed just a couple pages into the bible. Genesis 1-2 explains the creation all of things in the following summary. Day one God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was dark so God had to create light. The creation of light made it so that there ... . God introduced vegetation in the form of plants and trees to the newly created dry land called earth. Day four god created the stars, the moon, and the sun. The sun was to rule over the day and the moon was to rule over the starry night. This created a sense of time with signs, ... its sta...

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... have gone against the Lord and disobeyed. While at the same time it will be wonderful for those have lived a life of holiness. The "Day of the Lord" is a future day when the Lord will bring all of his enemies to their final defeat, but for those who have followed him then will be granted final prosperity ... their sins and urges them to believe in God; if they do not repent they will not survive the judgment day. Amos preaches to the people the horrors that the Lord has shared with him about the "Day of the Lord". Amos quotes, "I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in...

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... depicted in a very orderly manner. Everything from how the universe was created to the making of humankind is laid out on a day-to-day agenda. The story consists of seven days, and thoroughly describes exactly what God created on each day. The second story does not have a certain laid out pattern as to the order of creation. It does state basically the same ... is suggested that there is water in this space, because it is stated that "a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." The second version says "In the day that the Lord God made the Earth and the Heavens- suggesting that ...

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... each step that was taken by God in creating the earth is explained. The story of creation answers some of the questions that are still asked to day as to how the earth and all life came to be. The story of creation is a glimpse into the reason God created the earth the way ... , the world as we know it today did not exist. Over a period of six days the earth and all living creatures were created. One the seventh day, when everything was finished, God rested. This is the most widely recognized story of creation, in it's most simplistic form. The story of creation is much ... how the world...

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... claim, millions of years old. This fact doesn't mean that the Bible isn't true! In ancient days the Hebrews often used the word, "day" to mean more than just a twenty - four hour length of time. When Christ made reference to," The day of Solomon", he was not implying, and was not thought to be implying that King Solomon ruled for only a single ... day. Also this fact needs to be considered; in the beginning how long was a day? I ask you with all sincerity is it not entirely possible that the most powerful being, after he had made the foundation of the earth which as Genesis chapter ... ...

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... the Sixth Commandment as written thousands of years ago into the Old Testament, it is interesting to examine some of the more controversial modern day issues through the lens of the Old Testament and consider how the Sixth Commandment might apply to those issues today. According to the Old ... passionate and have merits as well as shortcomings, if examined through the lens of the Old Testament, capital punishment would be supported. Many current day supporters (and arguably zealots) rely on the argument that capital punishment is justified in society as far back as the Old Testament. Wh...

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... that this night is "better than a thousand months" as stated on the third line in the second section of the Koran. Furthermore, they believe that on this day, there is peace until the rising of the dawn as stated in line six, "Peace it is, till the rising of dawn." Therefore, the night of power ... is significant to the Muslims as a day when the Spirit of God descends on the earth. Lastly, Muslims believe in "taking refuge from the evil that God has created" as stated in the first line ... of the third section. An example of this is the day of September 11th. On that day, they believed...

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... said Be light made, And light was made. He saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness. Then he called the light Day and the darkness Night. And then God say let divide the waters from the waters. God called the dry land Earth. "The gathering together of the waters he called ... after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. God said Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years. And God made two greats lights: a greater light to rule ....

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... we know it. I believe that the universe and all in it was created by God. The Holy Bible is a way of linking Christians of present day to their past. The bible goes into in-depth detail about the beginning of the universe. It is well documented as to the process of the earth's ... we use today has a close relation to the written word of the Bible. God took six days to create the world and on the seventh day he rested. We use a seven day cycle that makes up a week. If this story didn't have a certain following the weekly cycle could have been greater than or less than ... last, left rib...

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... after an extensive war in Troy. Moses' story on the other hand, is one that is both the basis of Christianity and Judaism. Moses' story begins from the day of his birth until the day of his death. During the story, Moses is a true believer and prophet of god, and he is chosen to spread and bring their faith to the promised ... ...

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... not only broken vertically but horizontally as well. The horizontal breakage was done by two brothers, known as Cain and Abel. Cain was jealous of his brother Abel and one day decided to kill him. After that the sin began to grow and grow. God was livid. He did not like sin in his world, so one ... day, as it says in chapters six through nine, he sent a flood over the world to rid it of sin but keeping the family he had chosen safe. After this massive ... and blessed us with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives inside of us and it helps to guide us in the way we are to go. On the la...

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... . Of course the thing that sets the Jews apart from most is their disbelief that the Savior, Jesus Christ ever came. They are still looking for the Messiah to this day, and waiting for his arrival. They believe that he will come and release them from their enemies and be their king upon the earth. Interestingly the religious beliefs of Mormons ... believe in the ancient prophets set up by God to teach his covenant people, but they also reverence the fact that there are living prophets on the earth in our day to continue to guide the Lord's elect people. Mormons also have their sacred scr...

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... certain peoples which usually revolves around a God or Gods. In the Holy Bible the Lord created the earth in six days and rested on the seventh day from all the hard work. On the first day he is said to have created the heavens and the earth. It really doesn't go any more in depth than that I would like it to say ... ...

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... at this House! Come, behold the Works of the Lord, what desolation he has made in the Earth" (14). Mary sees the twenty-four Puritans who escaped death that tragic day as the chosen or predestined, " .yet the Lord by his Almighty power, preserved a number of us from death, for there were twenty four of us taken alive; and carried captive ... morning the Indians buried the Papoos. The rest of the morning and that night Indians were coming into their wigwam to mourn and cry with her mistress. Rowlandson on the day's events: Though I confess, I could not much condole with them. Many sorrow...

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... are other ways of condemnation besides execution. In the case of an unintentional death feelings are that the perpetrators should have the right to live, but have to face each day with the fact that they killed someone weighing on their conscience. On the other hand, such as with a voluntary murder, the ideas are somewhat similar. They believe the murderer doesn ... are other ways of condemnation besides execution. In the case of an unintentional death feelings are that the perpetrators should have the right to live, but have to face each day with the fact that they killed someone weigh...

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... can be found, but with the knowledge that science provides, it is inappropriate to assume the truth of them because scientific evidence is much easier to believe and understand. Present day myths deal with issues that have factual evidence that can explain why things occur. These issues can also have a mythical side to them. This is because a culture or society does ... are still being studied to teach all aspects of life and culture's past and present. As scientific evidence has become clearer, early myths have become less clear to the present day human being. Modern myths are just as ...

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... . In many cases two or even all three aspects of the same theme are offered in the same verses, for example in Deuteronomy 8:1, "All the commandment which I command you this day you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess he land which the Lord swore to give to 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 ... ...

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... of insurance that friends give you allows people to feel as though they can overcome any obstacle. Also, when you know you can call a friend at any time of the day your confidence rises a couple notches. A friend to reach out to is more powerful than any compliment anyone could give. Lastly, knowing that there will be someone there to catch you ... have minimal worries, so why not go out with friends and fellow ship for some time. As we live our lives we should start living like it is our last day on earth. So why not just start early as a teenager. One way is to start making contacts w...

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... can be found, but with the knowledge that science provides, it is inappropriate to assume the truth of them because scientific evidence is much easier to believe and understand. Present day myths deal with issues that have factual evidence that can explain why things occur. These issues can also have a mythical side to them. This is because a culture or society does ... are still being studied to teach all aspects of life and culture's past and present. As scientific evidence has become clearer, early myths have become less clear to the present day human being. Modern myths are just as ...

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... Bible mentions the shepherd or shepherding over 200 times. Shepherds were responsible for their sheep. They would take their sheep to pasture and water, protect them from wild animals both day and night, and keep track of all their sheep, so none would go astray. Jesus is the shepherd of the earth, and will always look after us whenever we are ... one of His sheep, I am grateful that I have the honour of being watched over so closely by Jesus. When ever I am in trouble, whether it be serious, or just a stressful day, I know Jesus will always be there to give me love and care. Jesus stil...

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... just getting in trouble can change ones out look on life, death or the afterlife, not to say it will , but it can also make them stronger in there day to day life. When one finds themselves in trouble or just not feeling good it may be best too look at ones past and what they want for there future. Life ends ... ...

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