... is 1. The degree to which people of other religions and faiths can have significant knowledge of God and God's will, and 2. Whether the path to salvation is only achievable through Jesus Christ. Each of the schools of thought have supporting biblical text and logical reasoning behind them, but they also all have their own pitfalls and criticisms. In early Christianity, exclusivism, the ... belief that Jesus Christ is the only Savior, and explicit faith in Jesus Christ is necessary for salvation, was the reigning school of thought. Exclusivists regard all other religious claims as false ...

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... the authorities of God, Spirit of God and the Son of God. He exemplifies that as one person can have right over different substances, similarly Jesus Christ has the right over both humanity and divinity, and both exist in equality (Roberts). This paper will deal with Tertullian ideology of Penitential discipline, the ... that that there are three divine persons, not one, and one substance not three. The three persons are The God, The Spirit of God and Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God. All the three exist in eternity and entirety and are distinct to other, yet possess the same substan...

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... who fought with different monster and fairy to deliver his loving people from the death. The inducing part of the story was the death of Jesus Christ, who voluntarily gave up his life to his hater in order to save his people life whose has been predominated by devil or evil ... battle only by himself just for the sake of others. Beowulf who comes to save the land could represent Jesus and his death was like that of Jesus. He was death of voluntary death. Also, Jesus Christ and Beowulf is both hero, a being of Godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as ... pass throu...

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... kind of heuristic process here described as conversion. Any reasonable person, it contended, looking at the data of history, would be obliged to admit that God had authenticated the prophets, Jesus Christ, and the Christian Church by prophecies and miracles. Careful scrutiny can make it apparent that every intellectual stance, including all religions and all secular ideologies, rests upon a multitude of unspecific ... faith or in rationally demonstrable historical events, how can conversion be distinguished from a blind and irrational leap into the dark. Christians are convinced that th...

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... sin by our own efforts, because God loves us. He came to earth in a human form (as Jesus) and died on the cross to take the penalty for our sins. Because Christ has died for us, salvation is available as a free gift to anyone who is willing to receive it. ... , but such a description does yield some insights into its continuing elements and essential characteristics. One such element is the centrality of the person of Jesus Christ. That centrality is, in one way or another, a feature of all the historical varieties of Christian belief and practice. Christians have not agreed ... in thei...

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... a story heavily laden with objective symbolism in regard to religion both positive and negative. "Stigmata's" major theme is the pains suffered by Christ at crucifixion as his demise created the absolution of all believers" and nonbelievers" worldly sins. Authors Tim Lazarus and Rick Ramage examine the multiple ... to be Father Alameida's unrest spirit and she writes in Aramaic, the dead language of Jesus Christ, the Gospel of Thomas, which reads in so many words that believers in Christ do not require the aid of the church or others to commune with God, and its ... a film as was to tem...

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... ." (Selections 105) Emerson has seen that when 2 individuals enter the Church they are forced to find the same truths in them that Jesus, Moses, and the other legends of scripture found in themselves centuries ago. In striving for this impossible goal they abandon their "primary faith ... Emerson's alternative to this flawed Christianity is a form of worship based on the "primary faith" inherent in all of us, along with an interpretation of Jesus as a person, who more than anyone, realized his primary faith and appreciated "the worth of a man." (Selections 105) These ideas are deeply roo...

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... as a close-minded and ignorant ideology. Christians are depicted as blindly believing that they are guaranteed a better life after they die based solely on the fact that they believe in Jesus Christ. Albert Camus's novel, The Stranger, is no exception to this rule. In Camus's novel, Christians are presented as using their faith as a crutch on which they rely with no other ... , the magistrate's next response seems to indicate that he lacks the fundamental personal relationship with God that enables us Christians to provide a better response as to why we believe in Jesus Christ. The magis...

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... -house or not. Even the barbarian army that sacked the city he attributed to Christianity, saying that even though they held no Christian beliefs, Christ led them. "This is to be attributed to the name of Christ and the influence of Christianity. Anyone who fails to see this is blind; anyone who sees it and fails to give praise for it is ... thankless; anyone who tries to stop another from giving praise is a madman." He pressed his position so hard that it's almost an order, not a belief. But many of Augustine's positions went against the teachings of Jesus ... ; Augustine rejected pacif...

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... classified as Christian. Christians follow certain rituals throughout the year to remind themselves of the great cosmological battle they are in-between " that of Good and Evil. They celebrate Jesus Christ and his sacrifice to absolve man of original sin with the Eucharist, and believe to further join themselves to him and therefore to the Father, God. On the 25th of ... December, the Nativity Feast is celebrated, and on Lent Christians practice 40 days of self-reflection and remembrance of Jesus' cause. Then, on Easter, Jesus's resurrection is celebrated. What these rituals tell an obs...

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... scripture of Judaism. Christian youths participate in First Communion, in which they take part in the Eucharist (a ceremony involving blessed bread and wine, which represent the body and blood of Christ) for the first time. Weddings and funerals are two other ceremonies of passage laden with sacred meaning. For example, in tribal societies, religion unlike the Christian churches usually is not ... part of the self from worldly attachments, while others emphasize living harmoniously in relation to nature, self, and divinity. For example, Buddhists imitate the Buddha; Christians strive to...

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... of life and to follow it to the best of ones ability which is assisted through formalized norms. Christianity is another religion that encompasses a formailsed doctrine. Christians believe in a living Christ, not a dead hero and items such as the crucifix and the cross have become important symbols of the suffering Savior and the risen Lord. Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the ... day on which Jesus rose have become holy days. It is believed that Jesus through dying took the responsibility for the sins of the human race, reconciling humankind with God and God with humankind. Those who ar...

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... contrast to the absorbing Asian religions, which often mix and blend when they come into contact with another belief system. For example, the Hindu belief of Vishnu's incarnations often accepts Jesus or the Buddha as reincarnations of one of their major Gods. This is seen as sacrilegious to the Abrahamic faiths, but is merely part of the process of religious development ... . Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity are divided by the fact that one group does not accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God. This differe...

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... of acclaim he received from adults, as he was a young teenager. Joseph Smith, his followers, and his legacy thrived off of controversy and soon became known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This newly formed gathering of people followed in Smith's steps as he set out to spread his word, and time and time again, in many various ... of this time (Marty, page 86). The central and uniting principle of the Quakers was the theme of priesthood of all believers. They emphasized a personal and direct religious experience of Christ, which was acquired through both direct religi...

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... of the faith, charitable giving, and pilgrimage to Mecca which is the Islamic holy city. Western Christianity is also a monotheistic religion which is centered around Jesus of Nazareth, who is the only begotten son of God. Jesus is believed to have died through crucifixion and then resurrected from the dead by God to illustrate forgiveness of human sin, the conquering of death ... redemption would be visualized by those who have faith in God, who then would likewise be resurrected from the dead to ascend into heaven. Salvation is only through acceptance of Christ or God, and a lifestyle...

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... itself. Easter-Wings is the verbal marriage of Augustine's overarching theological belief that combines Christian piety with Platonic ideals. The use of the word Easter connotes the Christian belief that Jesus Christ ascended from his earthly embodiment to into the realm of the Godly, while the positioning of "wings" in the title suggests the mode with which such ascendancy is possible. Herbert ... is not referring to the actual event of Christ's body rising from the tomb, but rather the concept that religion allows one to make the transgression from the material world into the spiritua...

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... the messiah he had foretold. This was much pointed out by several street-corner preachers like Paul Earlington, Archibald Dunkley and Robert Hinds; they postulated that he is the reincarnated Christ.5 Nevertheless, because of Selassie's secret cooperation with the white oppressors, Marcus Garvey did not hold him in high esteem especially because he accepted the British to help him regain his ... deity called Jah. Jah is a biblical name of God, from a shortened form of Jahweh or Jehovah.6 Rastafarians are convinced that God sent his son to earth in the form of Jesus and made himself mani...

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... shows his affection for her, but also extends to display his noticeable happiness. Moreover, Pi's use of allusion to naturally make a biblical reference to the Virgin Mary "mother of Jesus Christ "suggests the purity and kindness of the orangutan. Like the Virgin Mary, to Pi, the orangutan serves as a source of hope. The orangutan's company renders Pi to feel warmth ... ...

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... came down from the period are called mystagogic catecheses" (Lease, 1980, p. 1306) because they were presented entirely with the use of the mystery language. In addition, the new story of Jesus' death and resurrection was formulated in the sumptuous language of the mysteries. The narrative of Christianity presented a story of salvation accomplished through the life of a Savior who was both human ... set the agenda for the discussion, gave the language and provided symbols that were easily usable or ready to hand for Graeco-Roman Christians to interpret their new appurtenance to Christ. ...

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... Israel. Judaism is an interesting religion when you think about its relationship to Christianity. Jews and Christians both believe in a bible but in different formats and writings. Christians believe in Jesus Christ as their savior and Jews believe that they are the descendants of Abraham. Jews also believe that they have the choice to follow the commandments of God. Christians believe that ... ...

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... instance, Muslims believe in Allah, but the Pledge does not say "under Allah" causing Muslims to question who this "God" is. They assume that the United States supports Jehovah or Jesus Christ. On the other hand though, supporters for the phrase believe this is one of our American traditions that help make America what it actually is. They feel that tradition has ... ...

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... the period of a generation. The role of the church has changed from having strong political and social suasion to having no political and low social influence. Although the doctrines of Jesus Christ have not changed for two thousand years, society as a whole has lost faith during the course of the last century. Friedrich Neitzsche describes the faith of modern humanity as follows ... ...

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