... because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." (New International Version Teen Study Bible) Having faith also shows God our love and devotion to Him. It enables us to have a loving relationship with Him and allows us the ability ... knowing that we can't do anything without Him. Faith can be increased by believing and trusting in God alone for our needs. Who were some characters in the Bible that had faith? Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, and Rahab all had faith! Hebrews 11:4 says, "By faith Abel of...

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... the various interpretations of biblical passages. Conservative Protestant denominations tend to base their belief on the literal interpretation of certain passages of the Bible, and symbolic interpretations of others. After their death and judgment, Conservative Protestants believe that only those who have heard the gospel, repented ... to their sins on earth, and then totally annihilated, ceasing to exist in any form. Conservative Christians hold four key principles concerning the Bible's passages on the afterlife: it is inspired by God, is inerrant, and internally consistent and infall...

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... discussions, and Mormonism is no exception. The idea and philosophy behind original sin does not exist in Mormonism as it does in Christianity. In the Bible, it is said that "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). This goes back to Adam ... Mormons are baptized in proxy for those who have died without proper baptism (Bechtle). On the other side, the Christian beliefs from the Bible state that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save the people of the world from eternal spiritual damnation. There are not rules to follow ... ). All of these levels of afterlif...

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... What is the origin of angels? Many people have asked the question "Where did angels come from?" This question can be answered relatively easily. The Bible tells us that God created them. Colossians 1:16 tells us "For by him all things were created both in the heavens and on earth, visible and ... must have existed before the fall of man in Genesis 3, or where did Satan come from? Dr. David Jeremiah tells us in his work "What The Bible Says About Angels" "Angels aren't named in the creation account in Genesis 1, where the narrative focuses on visible creation. Their omission in that passa...

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... Holy Spirit works in many additional ways. For example, one of these roles is to serve as a helper or comforter to us. The writing of the Bible itself was inspired by the Holy Spirit. It was the Holy Spirit that inspired people to understand their experiences with God and pushed them to record them down. ... with us in our time on earth and teaches us to truly know and follow God. The Holy Spirit inspired the writing of the Bible. The Bible is composed of only what God wanted to be taught and only what he taught. There are two sets of book within the ... tells of God shaping the Israelit...

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... the feet of God, experiencing his rule and blessings. All God wants is for him and his people to have eternal rest with each other. The Bible is one big book. The Old Testament is only half the story. It is like blueprints, it lays out how things are going to happen. Jesus ... comes in the New Testament and fulfills all that was prophesied in the Old Testament. All of the individual parts of the Bible reflect on how awesome God is and how Jesus came and had unbelievable accomplishments and was and is the perfect role model for all mankind especially Christians ... . I enjoyed this book ...

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... that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."" (NIV) John 3:16 is possibly the most well known, and most memorized verse of the Bible. However, it is unlikely thoroughly understood by many of those who have it memorized. Who wrote it, when was it written, and to whom? Why was it ... exile to Patmos. John's primary purpose is to "prove conclusively that Jesus is the Son of God- to new Christians and non-Christians seeking Jesus (NIV Life Application Study Bible: Intro to John, 1866). Specifically, John 3:16 is part of a nightly encounter between Nicodemus, "a memb...

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... for the dead, the baptism for the suffering, water baptism, etc. However, Ephesians 4:4-6 says there is only one baptism. Therefore, since the Bible is without error or contradiction, one must conclude that the one baptism is the baptism commanded by the Lord and the apostles and the one in affect ... unessential. Lastly, "Shall be condemned- are the three words of importance for those who trivialize anything Jesus said here "or elsewhere. The Bible does mention other baptisms, such as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is mentioned only 6 times in the New .....

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... the Protestant Reformation and cause a rift within the Church community (Cowie). As Luther grew in knowledge through his diligent study, he soon was asked by his superiors to teach the Bible, and drew many people who sought to hear his lectures. However, Luther's teaching position was interrupted by his call to Rome, where the Pope resided. Upon reaching Rome, Luther ... of 1522 and began to organize a reformed church. Lutheranism began spreading rapidly and seeing incredible growth. The preaching of evangelical sermons, based on a return to the original message of the Bible, seemed to ...

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... behind your views, how would you answer them? I find that most Christians I have talked with take a rather conservative, traditional view and base their beliefs upon a few key passages in the Bible - I Corinthians 6:9-10; Ephesians 5:3-5; Colossians 3:5-6; Jude 5-7 and about a dozen more. The basic problem with limiting your view to these various scriptures is that homosexuals who claim to be Christians use ... I find the meaning fairly simple to see. A soft, weak willed, male prostitute who takes an active role is a homosexual. With arguments like these, homosexuals are attacking the ...

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... living brought about discontent. Therefore, bringing about a group of reformers who decided to take everything from the bible and interpret all of it as literal. They were known as fundamentalists. The bible scholars read and believed that there was only adult baptism in the bible, so that they felt that this must be the correct way to truly profess the faith. They didn ... their children, and they baptized adult converts. ( Knox ) Anabaptists were also against oath taking. This was something that really infuriated the government. Since the Anabaptists found explicit prohibitions in the...

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... I really wanted to know for what reason I would be baptized. So, I started researching the subject. I found that Jesus was not baptized until age thirty. I did not see anywhere in the bible that it was required to be baptized, so I was in no hurry to do it. I was also told that I needed to be ready to be baptized. I needed to cleanse myself ... dip under," "immerse." (Menzies 114) This is something that I had never learned before. My uncle had told me once that to study the Bible you really need to study Greek and Hebrew first. Then, you will understand the Bible at a whole new level. T...

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... invoked to these holy orders: 1. The candidate must be from legally married parents. 2. They must not have any genetic defect on their bodies. 3. They will be well versed at the Bible. 4. Their behavior and moral conduct must be exemplary to their own parishioners. 5. They must have apostolic orthodox faith and stay away from any heretical teachings. 6. They must be mature and ... and New Testaments warns bishops not to ordain unworthy candidates at all, but only those who are pious, humble, meek, hospitable, peaceful, mature, and skillful in the teachings of the Bible. Scripture requir...

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... something common, the parishioners evolves. The openness to others not only individual but also communal spirituality. The experience of creating community of parish in prayer, Eucharist and sacramental life, in Bible sharing and common life experience nourishes and gives strength, especially in difficult communication situation. It beyond the technical facilities, which is nourished through deeper personal and communitarian spirituality. The Apostolic ... continual movement, which often leads to restlessness, with the risk of 'doing for the sake of doing'. We need to organize the group...

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... article points out, however, that Protestants can also be accused of idolatry. The number one Protestant idolatry has been bibliolatry. They believe that every word of the Bible is from God. A problem of bibliolatry is that people have different interpretations of the Bible and can misconstrue its meaning. The division of the Protestant Church into numerous denominations is a product of misconstruing the ... Bible. Even though the Church has been separated the foundations of Christianity remain the same. The strongest bond that holds these branches of Christianity together is Jesus. His...

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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 describes ... celebration of His victory over sin." When Christ returns on a white horse, He will win great victory over His enemies. The Glorious Appearing of Christ is an exciting event in Bible prophecy. He will first 5 defeat the Antichrist and the False Prophet and cast them into the lake of fire. Other sinners will eventually join them after the Great White Throne ......

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... us with a Christian worldview, complete with a guideline that will help us to understand the nature of humanity and the Character of GOD. Throughout the Bible, covenants are made between GOD and man that help to equip us with an adequate knowledge of salvation history. Each covenant presents a major piece to the puzzle that a proper Christian ... ...

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... . "The father is greater than I" Jn 14:28. The orthodoxy leader on this issue was Athanasius. Athanasius argued that Christ was fully divine and that at the heart of the bible's teaching is that, in Christ, humans could see the true God, not a subordinate one: "For in him [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him ... . Second, the Fathers clearly recognized all the writings about God were only analogies and not literal descriptions because God in his own nature was unknowable. Finally they contested that the bible alone was not sufficient in defining the full ...

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... style of preaching to history/origin. They include ideas of what it takes to become a member of the church body, who can be baptized and communed, and how much the Bible is speaking to the particular church. I first would like to write about the latter of the differences listed above, that of Biblical interpretation. In the 100-level religion course I took ... freedom and the homeland, such as "Deep River". Most songs had something to do with the idea of exile and freedom from exile, such as the Exodus story from the Bible. The Southern blacks associated with this story because they fel...

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... . Puritans believe they are the chosen people of God. Therefore, God protects them. She illustrates the faith she has in the protection of God by calling upon scriptures from the Bible. During the time the Indians travel, she is made to cross a river. Without being familiar with the dangers she is facing, she quotes, "When thou passeth through the waters I will ... to turn back and orders Rowlandson to come with her. "I could as well have dyed as went back," she thinks (126). As soon as the opportunity arises, she takes her Bible to read and a comforting scripture is brought to her atten...

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... party in the home of a Pharisee with Jesus as the guest of honor and a sinful woman providing the evening's explosive entertainment. This passage from Luke 7:36-50 in the NRSV Bible is titled "A Sinful Woman Forgiven" compared to the NAB version, "The Penitent Woman". Each title illuminate Jesus" genius in radically altering the status quo to teach both the sinners and ... opportunity to test the validity of Jesus as a prophet. Potentially, the Pharisee's skepticism of this fact is the reason for his lack of hospitality to Jesus. Commentary in the NSRV Bible states that "a meal with a P...

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... to be crazy to do that but also strong. Rewards for discipleship is big, you can get eternal life, if you do what a disciple has to do, from preaching the bible to die in the name of Jesus. To be a disciple you have to do many things but nowadays it is a lot harder to be a disciple for there are so many ... distractions. Christians today should get more involved in things that would help the poor or please God. Christians should be more involved in feeding the hungry, preach the bible, education, social and political justice. There are many people, which you can refer to as a disciple, ...

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... have the Baptist on the hand who wanted to be seen as separate. During the Restoration Movement they believed that Christ is the one and only true God and the Bible is the only book we should be living by to become more like Christ. Their top priority is to put Christ at the center of their lives. What these two ... ...

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... of ways just like a tree. Factors within a tree such as rain, wind, extreme heat and cold can have an impact on whether the tree remains healthy. As a Christian, reading the Bible, daily prayer, evangelism, paying tithes, attending church and more are a few factors in keeping our spirit in healthy conditions. Our spirit can become compromised to rot if we lack or ... ...

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... only through confession to a priest in the church. This is so that the priests can have the same judgment with God. God has told us through his word in the Bible that if we confess our sin to him we will be forgiven. It is a simple as that. Confession is the first step toward repairing the sin. If we don't repair ... ...

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