... that, for anything to exist and survive, it should have a substance with which it is made and quality which makes it survives. Hence, for all three persons of Trinity, there exists a substantial relation and they cannot exist in individuality (Osborn). 2. Christology In forming the Christological theology for Christians, teachings and writings of ... sinner and needs to be purified. If the act of purification is not done, than it is not possible to attain the true purpose of one's life (Coffey). For this reason, a man can make confession in front of an authority, generally a bishop, to g...

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... are Taoism and Confucianism (Buddhism is also practiced). Although there are differences in these two religions both share the principle of harmony in relationships, life and nature. Unlike Christianity there is no belief in God as the creator. There are, however, sacred texts for both Taoism and Confucianism. ... include the fact that Buddhists do not worship a God or creator. Instead they worship all spiritual beings including, animals, gods, a Buddha, and other holy persons. Additionally, there is no "holy" book or transcriptions written by a Buddha. It is very easy to understand how...

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... recognition of truths beyond normal understanding. There are Prayer experiences which are brought about during reflection and meditation. There are experiences which can be life changing usually called conversion experiences. Religious experience as an argument for the existence of God is an a priori argument. It is therefore based ... If the experience may be interpreted in different ways then there may be different conclusions derived from it. Since it is subjective to a persons experience it is therefore difficult to prove because many different conclusions not all leading back to the...

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... the part of one who has previously been a nonbeliever. He again argues that conversion is a continuous process demanded in every stage of Christian life, and that fundamental theology is therefore of existential import to all believers. The concept fundamental theology just proposed will gain in clarity if contrasted ... of Christian faith that draws only upon data derivable from universal experience is to foreclose the very possibility of a satisfactory account of faith. To persons untouched by a grace-filled Christian experience, I submit, Christian faith can only appear as exorbitant ...

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... the Holy Spirit is unique to Christianity. "Christianity posits that God is a trinity; in this view God exists as three distinct persons which share a single divine essence, or substance. In those three there is one, and in that one there are three; the one God ... both good and evil, or selfishness and selflessness. "The Christian doctrine of original sin introduced into culture a morbid outlook towards all natural life. It introduced guilt feelings towards sex. It fostered a quietism and resignation concerning the real evils in man and society. It blunted the ... Jesus. "Christianity ...

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... be? The universe creates, preserves, and destroys all. Human beings are made of the same matter and energy as the universe. Every aspect of this universe - matter, energy, and life - is inseparably interconnected with every other aspect. Even when human beings die, their carcasses will be reabsorbed back into nature from where they originated - there is no reincarnation, according Scientific ... are all ideologies that a Scientific Pantheist would support. As an organized religion, Scientific Pantheists elect leadership chairs, which serve to guide the religious community. In no way are ...

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... humiliation of David by taking David's "harem," a humiliation that simply could not have occurred on such a scale had David maintained a monogamous life. Solomon's apostasy is explicitly tied to his taking of many wives and concubines. The OT stories underline and portray dramatically the main problem with ... polygamy. Polygamy rejects the central fact of biblical marriage, namely, that it is an eternal, indissoluble bond between two persons that cannot be duplicated. Our total allegiance and love for one and only one God is lived out practically by a total allegiance ... a man seeki...

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... stages of death, they believe that everything that happens by the will of God. They think that this world is a test and the real life is life after death. They prepare themselves of the Day of Judgment. On the Day of Judgment only ones who proved themselves pious and righteous will go ... to Heaven where they will live forever (Eyler, 2014). According to Christianity, God, however, possesses an inner dynamic that occurs in three divine persons who are ... nothing more than the one God, is the doctrine of the Trinity believes that the one God is manifested in the role of Father, Son and...

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... unpitted" soul, would visit her often. He would tailor the outer rules set by the "Ancrene Riwle" to fit the anchoress, because "all persons cannot abide by one rule" and "this rule may change variously" (Ackerman). The anchor hold in which the anchoress lived would have a window, ... letters and notes. The anchor holds were, hopefully for the handmaiden, fairly close to facilitate this communication. An anchoress was supposed to devote her life to questing for a "smooth" soul. By having a maid, this freed up the anchoress for her daily prayers and devotionals, which brought her ... have ...

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... divine is a superstition; a religion that has no influence upon conduct is a contradiction in terms; a religion that substitutes external ceremonial acts for the higher life is an empty formalism. Of the three elements involved in religion, belief, ritual and reverence, the first presents a double aspect, failure to perceive what ... belief, and reason to exist in this world. To a very extreme measure it can be maybe argued that only rarely that religion can be a persons assets, family, or other individuals or possessions, it can be many things besides worship to a "god"" or "deity." It c...

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