... chimneys at Birkenau, they stand motionless, unable to comprehend the sights: "We stayed motionless, petrified. Surely it was all a nightmare? An unimaginable nightmare?" (Chapter 3, pg. 28) Elie thinks he's dreaming. After pinching his face, in disbelief he utters, "How could it be possible for them to burn people, children, and for ... having the face of an angel. Because of his association with the Dutch Oberkapo, he is hanged on the gallows along with two adults. The adults die right away, but the young pipel, being so light, struggles on the gallows for over half an hour. A man behin...

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... This is an example of a prophecy mentioned before Jesus was born. This prophecy was obviously fulfilled as mentioned in Matthew 1:18, which states, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be ... "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." This prophecy was fulfilled as mentioned in John 1:11, which states, "He came to that which was his own, but his own di...

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... Yahweh or elsewhere? 3. Was Job's "reward" for being loyal just, or was it just compensation for being accused for something he did not do? In chapter three the following chapters, Job's friends interpret his suffering but do so falsely. These false accusations lead the friends to become more and more estranged from Job ... stick fast in me...my spirit absorbs their poison" (6:4), and he has every reason to complain. Once again Job laments, this time he asks to die. Job is disappointed in his friend, for his counselling was no comfort to him. His understanding of life is sharply different...

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... at ten symptoms of apostasy. (PAUSE) 1. The Bible How do we as evangelicals treat the Bible today? Well let's take a look at what the best and brightest of the Evangelical World are telling us! The New Bible Commentary Edited by our very own D.A. Carson says that Mark Chapter 16: 9-20 "cannot be said to be part of ... Don't tell me that Bible versions don't matter. They do! 2. Hell. Tell me the last time you heard a sermon on the doctrine of Hell? How rarely we hear the warning to flee the wrath to come and yet Roman Catholicism for all of it's faults in the 16th century never forgot to ...

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... Yahweh or elsewhere? 3. Was Job's "reward" for being loyal just, or was it just compensation for being accused for something he did not do? In chapter three the following chapters, Job's friends interpret his suffering but do so falsely. These false accusations lead the friends to become more and more estranged from Job ... stick fast in me...my spirit absorbs their poison" (6:4), and he has every reason to complain. Once again Job laments, this time he asks to die. Job is disappointed in his friend, for his counselling was no comfort to him. His understanding of life is sharply different...

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... proverbs has been an inspiration to millions over the years. Refer to one such passage, found in the book of Deuteronomy. Specifically, a passage found in chapter 28, which reads " and it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, all these blessings shall ... do not prayer have an average stay of three times longer than people who do. In addition, heart patients are 14 times more likely to die following surgery, if they did not have an active prayer regimen. These facts alone, should be enough to persuade the average reader that prayer, ... ...

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... and sometimes even considered the greatest man of the East. More important than all of this, Job feared God and shunned evil. The Lord said to Satan in chapter one, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns ... in worship." Job proved Satan wrong in showing that no matter what trials he faced, or faced him, he would not curse the name of the Lord. In chapter two, Satan again tried to test Job saying, "Skin for skin! A man will give all he has for his own life, but stretch out your hand ... looking t...

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... is that us being children of God he only calls us to live full joyful lives rejoicing in all He has created (Biblical Truths). In the first chapter of Genesis we see that God not only created everything in this world, but he also made us in His own image (v.27). Therefore if ... one of the commandments. So is suicide a sin? Yes, but so is stealing, disobeying your parents, and wanting something that is not yours. Some people will say, "How can you put suicide in the same category as stealing." But suicide is stealing your life away from family, friends and from a God that wants to see His...

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... to verbal defamation, sometimes it leads to police intervention, and other times it leads to even more death. Society views pro-life activists as violent. How can a group of people so dedicated to preserving life turn around and take a life? They can't. While there are outrageous radicals in every section ... way we can control the lives and deaths of those around us. God tells us specifically that abortion is wrong. God frequently condemns the shedding of innocent blood throughout the Bible. He always describes the punishment for innocent bloodshed to be death and eternal damnation for...

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... church, she is considered religious. What people have not understood is that spirituality is totally different from religion. They cannot comprehend how one could be without the other. Certainly, they are separate. The Bible says in the book of John chapter four, verse twenty-three the following, "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the ... not worshipers in spirit and truth. God is not interested in people going to church if they do not know Him. God does not want us singing in church if we do not love Him with our heart. God is not interested in...

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... appear and, with open mind, thereby to arrive at an understanding of their true significance. So, what is the 'Lake of Fire" of Revelation chapter 20? First let's look at verse 15, it says: "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of ... Catholic Jerusalem Bible adds this footnote concerning "the second death": "Eternal death. The fire ... is symbolic." Very true, for it signifies complete destruction, or annihilation. How interresting! "Hell" is to be destroyed! Note, however, that the Greek word used here is Hades, which, according to Strong's Exhaust...

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... a woman to commit adultery. The mere lustful thought, notion, or desire constitutes the sin. The Apostle Paul sheds some additional light on the subject in the book of Romans. In chapter seven Paul describes a conflict within himself whereby he wants to do what is right and just but is not able to do so because of the sin: "Now if I do ... sin. The theologian R.C. Sproul poses an interesting question regarding this subject5, "If the penalty for sin is death why do babies die?" While the subject is certainly not a pleasant one it is a fact that infants sometimes experience death. Have th...

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Does God have Gender? To answer this 1st we go to Christian Theology An introduction chapter 9 "The doctrine of God. Is God male Both new and old Testaments use male language about God. The Greek word theos is unquestionably masculine, ... male,she writes: God as Mother does not mean that God is mother (or father). We imagine God as both mother and father, but we relize how inadequate these other metaphors are to express the creative love of God Never the less, we speak of this love in language that is familiar and dear to us, the language of ... masculine and feminine. At times God is referre...

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