... a lot about morality and loving your neighbor. But I feel that Jesus" claim to be the Son of God is totally crazy. God is all knowing and throughout the bible Jesus asks questions that he should know the answers to: "Women where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" This to me doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Therefore I do not believe ... -32; 15:22-28) Jesus healing diseased people, (Matthew 4:23,24; 8:3) Jesus raising the dead (John 11:43-44) and restoring the sight of blind people spiritually and physically. (John 11:43-44) Again I don't think these stories should...

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... faithful to a way of life, special cause, government, religion and so on. To act loyal means to be honest, truthful, and respectful. It means you stand by what you believe in and always stay true to those beliefs. A loyal person will remain true to whoever or whatever they follow or practice. ... Having true loyalty will help you stick to and achieve your goal, no matter how high they can be. Loyalty brings ... I stood firm./ Then the young warrior, god Almighty,/ stripped Himself, firm and unflinching. He climbed upon the cross, brave before many, to redeem mankind."(35-43) This powerfu...

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... to the Christian faith. He wrote these letters to express his belief towards the immorality of the Corinthian church, which he felt was deprived of guidance for many years. Paul chose to write these letters in an effort to convey the word of Jesus and to strengthen their belief towards the Lord and savior of this Earth. One chapter ... I found most interesting in his letters was chapter 15 in which Paul discusses the resurrection ... of Jesus. This is the one of the most significant issues concerning nearly all religions, and it concerns the fate of man following their death. Paul belie...

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... B.C.E. They gain their knowledge through their distinct scriptures written during relatively different time periods. These three different scriptures help to reform some of the teachings which had an effect on the practice of religion. Hinduism initially started out as a religion which practiced sacrifices and magic. With the addition of the second scripture, the "Upanishads" spoke of how ... "Sharia" which is the body of Islamic law. A central theme to Islam is that salvation comes through acceptance of, and submission to God. Those faithful will attain salvation to Paradise, while th...

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... can get clear vision of the New Testament, for both show how God saves and delivers. Jesus triumph over death was the fulfillment of the promises to David. Messiah means anointed king. David was an anointed king. Messiah would win for Gods people. David did win for Gods people. Was the Messiah ... Goliath, because of the scriptures. But the scriptures declares David single combat killed Goliath. Some of his writing are very explanatory but can cause you to evaluate his ideas and challenge you of your own thinking. He points out historical information of why we have history. The author is...

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... powerful assertion that he was the Son of Man, but he couldn"t understand why humans had such a tough time accepting the "love" that Jesus preached about to the people of his time. Endo explains, "That the people appearing before him were looking not for "love" but for signs and wonders" (Endo 72). ... Jesus didn"t understand that if he was truly the Son of Man that people claimed he was; why would God allow everyone to abandon his own son? These struggles and issues were so complex that not even his disciples could understand them, because they too had not yet grasped ... Jesus" ideal ...

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... Samuel 30). D. Jesus had a support team - his disciples - even though they let him down (Luke 22). E. Mary had support in Joseph (Matthew 1). F. The blind man of John 9 had neighbors to support him. G. Paul had brothers (and sisters too, obviously) who supported him (Acts 21). III. Logistics Support A. 2 Timothy 4.13, "When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus ... at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments."" B. Two levels: 1. Those areas of business to be attended to by the church leadership or missionary agency. 2. The multitude of details that can be handled by a...

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... One view that both Jesus and Confucius held in particular however, stands out as being exceptionally similar. While Confucius was the first to advocate: "Do not do to others what you yourself would not desire", 500 years later in an entirely separate place and time, Jesus declares: "Do for ... others what you yourself desire". So similar were their views on how to treat others, that their wording was effectively the same as well. Nonetheless, this is not especially surprising given that the overall message of both ... 's seem more idealistic, but rewarding whereas Confucius" teachings ar...

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... Jews. The Jewish people believed that a "political messiah" would eventually overthrow the Roman Empire. Ward et al. (1998) The Jewish people possessed significant faith and belief in their religion. To raise Christianity from the midst of these people was, no doubt, a significant feat. Generally, the religions of the first century accommodated, or at least tolerated, the philosophical notions and traditions ... the varying sections of the society. However, Christians did not follow these ideals. The Christian religion had (has) a strong monotheistic conviction. They refused participati...

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... puzzled by Jesus. (Whitt 46) O" Connor purposely places these religious characters in many of her works and in this one in particular in order to show the breakdown of social order and her lack of faith in humanity through making her characters, the misfit and the grandmother, into the biblical characters ... any imperfections is God himself; therefore when he describes his parents this way, it is very much like Jesus himself describing his parents. The Misfit claimed to be wrongfully jailed for a crime that he did not commit, this is very much like the story of Jesus. Jesus was a person...

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... actual believer and this is why I say making a religious decision should be done at a later age, when you are more mature and you are able to understand the concept of "seeing" Jesus and realizing who he really is. When your aunt mentioned you would "see" Jesus, this ... physically whenever I needed him but of course that was not the case. Once you realize he will not be there physically but emotionally, you will start to gain this satisfaction in your life. Of course everyone will not feel the same way; as I specified, individuals will experience God contrastingly depending on your ... ...

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... Luke's writings are the most Greco-Roman biography-like of any Gospel (Ehrman 107). The rest of Luke's first chapter tells the story of the Priest Zechariah, his barren wife Elizabeth, and God's promise to them of a son named John. This story is not told at all in Matthew. In Luke 1:17, ... "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people." The first chapter of Luke ends telling us that John grew strong in spirit in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel. ... by the...

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... of Luke is Jesus' normalcy. While it may be different in the other Gospels, Luke stresses the importance of Jesus being as normal. Luke wanted anyone to think they could have been Jesus. For example in chapter two of Luke verses 41-52, Jesus is a boy who gets lost for three days and his parents get really scared, just like normal parents ... of the Passion out. Again Jesus' compassion and power is exemplified by Luke to the criminal condemned to death with Jesus. In Luke, the thief says to Jesus to remember him when he goes to heaven and Jesus tells him that today shall be the day they ...

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No other book in the Bible is as fascinating as Revelation. Revelation answers what the future holds for this planet. It is a great comfort for believers, especially those going through persecution. The book of Revelation ... , Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Christ evaluated every strength and weakness of these churches and what they were going to go through in times of persecution. In chapter four, John was sent up to heaven. He saw God sitting at a throne with twenty-four elders around Him. These elders were a "representative group of all ... confirming that they are...

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... know of God's love, but to actually experience it and show in their lives. That is how we teach others. The second parable that appears only in Luke is found in chapter twelve in verses sixteen through twenty-one. The parable is told when a man demands for Jesus to tell his brother to split their inheritance with him. Jesus answers by telling the story of ... a man who keeps his riches to himself and then dies before he can ever make use of them. Lightfoot ... man and Lazarus. The parable comes in a string of parables from chapter fourteen to chapter eighteen. Both of the parables in c...

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... in Chapter 6, Verse 15, Paul poses a key question to the believers in Rome; "What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace"? Immediately he attacks the issue plaguing many followers: Since we are justified through Christ, is sin an issue any more? Can't we continue sinning here and there, and not be affected by it? Paul answers with ... ." Simply put, no one is free. We all have a master. Either we are mastered by sin, which leads to death, or we are mastered by obedience to God, which leads to righteousness. Placing the truth in these terms answers the question po...

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... connection between soul and body. He stated: "As a spiritual entity, the soul is superior to the body, and it is the province of the soul to rule the body." ( De Animae Quantitate, Chapter 13, Section 22) The concept of the soul-body runs counter to the Manichean picture of the soul and it's entrapment Matters are somewhat less clear. But however ... book, De Beata Vita and Rectractationes. In both works, Augustine: "Professes to be confused about the soul and its origin." ( Chapter 1, section 5, De Beata Vita) Another social theory St. Augustine contributed to be Epistemology. There is ...

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... of occasions when I physically fainted. It is the most helpless feeling I have ever experienced. I felt myself going, but I couldn't seem to do a thing about it! There is a connection between what our Lord said in Luke chapter 18 verse 1 and His statement in chapter 17 verse 37. If society is like a rotting corpse, (Matt 24:28) then the atmosphere in which we live is ... without ceasing? It certainly doesn't mean that we should constantly be repeating prayers, because in Matthew chapter 6, Jesus warned against that kind of Praying. Rather, it means to make prayer as natural to us as our...

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... May Allaah guide us all in His Straight Path, and may we all enter Jannatul Firdaws! Introduction There are three religions that can be traced back to Abraham AS, namely, Judaism named from the tribe of Prophet Judah AS, Christianity named after Jesus Christ (Messiah) AS, and Islam named by Allaah ... to relate some interesting facts about Jesus AS in the light of the Qur'an and Islam. Jesus AS has been mentioned by name 25 times in the Qur'an, while Prophet Muhammad SAW has been mentioned by name just five times. Nowhere in the Qur'an will one find words/titles that defame Jesus AS. Add...

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... influence how this process unfolds? Since early historical times, women have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. Early Roman law described women as children, forever inferior to men. The "double standard" certainly involves more than biology; it is also a product of the historical domination of women by men. In ancient western civilizations, ... cultures like the Hebrews and Romans the status of women were clearly defined as inferior to men either through scripture, law or custom that is understood ... Life was certain...

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... but are told with details that are either altered or missing in the gospels. The Gospel according to Mark, written roughly around 65-70 CE, is as Bart D. Ehrman points out in chapter 5 of the book A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, a Greco-Roman biography about the life of Jesus written by a Greek-speaking ... been a son of God' " (Mark 15: 39). The Gospel according to Matthew was the second gospel to be recorded, written around the late 70's or early to mid 80's CE, and seems to be aimed towards an audience of Jews who know and practice Jewish Law and traditions. There is much ...

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... or getting cancer; they decided that God must not exist because he let this unfortunate event to happen. Numerous Atheists think that if God existed everything would be perfect. Various atheists are scientists that expertize in biology, chemistry, and physics. The most world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is atheist, he says that ... be just that, a theory created by scientists. There are ripples in spacetime, which could prove that the universe had a beginning (Wickman). This adds to scientific backing for the impression that the universe was created by something or someone (Wickman)...

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... resuscitation of the dead whenever the wish emanates from the Creator, Blessed is His Name and exalted is His mention, forever and for all eternity. To learn more, read "Maimonides' Principles - The Fundamentals of Jewish Faith" by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (published by National Conference of Synagogue Youth). Also try ... What are the most important religious practices for your community of faith? All the commandments form the Torah are of equal importance. There isn't one practice that is more important than the others. 4. What is your view of scripture? In the words of King David "The Torah ...

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... of the scripture. Memorizing the scripture is one thing, while interpreting the scripture is another thing all together. Why is it Difficult to Determine the Scriptures Accuracy? One of the problems with translating or interpreting the scripture of the Old Testament lies in the nature of the ... detail. Since it was to be the only and last book to be used, (according to the Hebrews). It should be used for all answers to all problems. The heroes depicted in the scripture were also supposed to be perfect, so often times the interpreter "saw themselves as obliged to come to the rescue." ((...

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... the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves, nor allow those who would enter to go in"" (23:13). Jesus compares the Pharisees and scribes to hypocrites, as they do not practice what they preach. They are too concerned with being seen as the noblest of the religious figures that ... they lose sight of what God actually wants. God does not want people to practice deeds with the intent of receiving honor and luxuries; he wants people to do their deeds because of their faith in Him. Yet, the Pharisees do not follow that, as "they ... for an eye, and a tooth for a toot...

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