... did not have due solely to grace or their belief. It was by Grace, belief/Faith and Obedience/Acts/Actions/Works! What is ACTS? It is the birth of the New Testament Church. It is the acts/actions (WORKS OF OBEDIENCE) of the Apostles, the 1st to recieve the promise that is extened to us all! It is ... the ACTS/ACTIONS - ie WORKS, it took to obtain the promise/salvation! "What doth it profit, my brethern, though a man ... say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?" "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone" "and by works was faith made perfect" "For as the...

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... there are a set of writings the followers go by. The Holy Bible is what both denominations go by with some variation and language. Baptist use a 39 book Old testament along with a 27 book New Testament. Not only do they use it as a source of doctrine, Baptist are highly encouraged to personally ... saved and never condemned to hell. With that being said, Catholics believe salvation is obtained in similar ways but many Catholics believe "salvation is by works" also-that one is saved through the use of the sacraments of the church which is where rituals come back into play. By participat...

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... the way to God's salvation through Jesus Christ. And finally the Holy Spirit is the promise of Jesus Christ. (John 16:7; John 14:17; 1 Cor 2:12; 1 Cor 3:16; Acts 2:38-39) The Holy Spirit Work of the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is very active in the lives of human beings today. He is very active in the lives of the ... direct themselves, they fail. God said, "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit." (Zech 4:6) The Holy Spirit Work of the Holy Spirit: (cont.) One of the greatest works of the Holy Spirit is the sealing of the believers. (Eph 1:13-14) God's mark of ownership is the se...

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... Christ died for us and for our sins. When it is said that he died for our sins, it means that the cause of his suffering was our sins (Moltmann 39). The purpose of his suffering was punishment for us. The basis of his suffering was the love of God for all people. Everything that Jesus did was for the betterment ... ...

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... me and those that I never want to have another encounter with. Love is supposed to be shared among friends and enemies. A verse that I would like to end with is Mathew 5:39. It says, "I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well." This ... ...

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... some books, the order of the books, and the original sources used in @translating them. Scholars generally agree that the Old Testament was compiled from c. 1000 B.C. to c. 100 B.C. The first 39 books of the Bible dealing with the life and times of the Jews, and the development of their idea of God before the coming of Jesus. New Testament The second ... ...

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... finally written in the year 70. In the meantime his preaching had been recorded. Mark was at one time or another a travelling associate of Paul (2 Timothy 4:11), Barnabas (Acts 15:39) and Peter (1 Peter 5:13). He was in good company and had plenty of reliable sources to get his accounts from. However Mark did not sign his Gospel so there is ... ...

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... is very unlikely that everyone will forgive him on earth. However it is guaranteed that if a person is truly sorry for his wrong, God will forgive him. In Luke 23:39-43, when Jesus was hanging from the cross with two other criminals, both of them ask Jesus a question. One asked him if he was really the Messiah, and if he ... ...

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... faithful, has in the Catholic Church from the beginning always been reserved to men alone. This tradition has also been faithfully maintained by the Oriental Churches-(The Pope speaks Vol.39, No.5, p.319). The tradition of the Catholic Church has been preserved for two thousand years, and in this time period there has not been one female priest. As a result of ... ...

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... . He uses a whip, and then proceeds to whip his own back until he deems himself "purified". This is like how Christ was tortured before the crucifixion, when he was whipped 39 times. Also, very much like Christ, people flocked towards John to see him in all of his "glory". Although his "glory" was more of a circus spectacle, they came nonetheless. John ... ...

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... afterlife. The beginning of human life can be argued, some believe we evolved and some believe we were put on planet earth by God. The Bible states in Ma. 10.39. "He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it". Some scientists believe, humans evolved from monkeys. Be it the ... ...

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... any other document of antiquity in history. The only book that even comes close to approaching such numbers is the "Iliad" by Homer with only 643 manuscripts in existence. (McDowell 39) "The Bible compared with other ancient writings, has more manuscript evidence than any ten pieces of classical literature combined." says Josh McDowell in his book "Evidence that demands a verdict" (19 ... ...

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... . The Bible has two major components or testaments: The Old Testament and New Testament. The word testament means an agreement or covenant between God and man. The Old Testament has 39 books dealing with the history of God, our creation, and the nation of Israel. The Old Testament begins with the book of Genesis, the creation of man, and ends with ... ...

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... is very unlikely that everyone will forgive him on earth. However it is guaranteed that if a person is truly sorry for his wrong, God will forgive him. In Luke 23:39-43, when Jesus was hanging from the cross with two other criminals, both of them ask Jesus a question. One asked him if he was really the Messiah, and if he ... ...

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... The letters were received with disputed contention because if a follower of Christ is able to receive salvation through faith alone, then it also means that good works and good intentions are not what God is demanding of us. It might not seem so, but Paul is actually proposing a relatively radical message because there ... Paul would fully agree with the work that Luther produced from his analysis of Galatians. According to Paul, "a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ," but Luther took this a step further and stated that although man is justified...

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... know as "icons." Icons can best be defined as an object that has some sort of symbolic significance (Symbols 1). Many works of art have a religious theme. Within these works there are quite a few icons that appear in multiple pieces of work. These icons help explain the often complicated stories that ... can arise from religious works. An icon can help a person who has little knowledge of religion understand an artistic work, by giving them a gateway into the ... Annunciation represents the stylistic changes taking place in the latter decades of the 13th century. The painting has archit...

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... Religion, p.97.) How do we know that the Bible is the only inspired word of God? What evidence is there to support that? Is it possible that other works can be inspired as well? What New Issues Has Your Research Raised for You? Many issues arose while doing research on the topic of whether or not the Bible ... is the only inspired word of God. Mainly being the question of how in depth should one look into other religious works or religions? Once you determine the Bible to be true and inspired by God, why even look into other options such as the Koran, the Book of Mormon ... beliefs? We ...

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... on them). Allah is also the creator of Satan. May we be in the protection of Allah from Satan all the times. Ameen. Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" can do the same. However, it may not do you any good if you don't know the Arabic. The Arabic Bible, as is evident from the image page ... on them). Allah is also the creator of Satan. May we be in the protection of Allah from Satan all the times. Ameen. Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" Dec. 13, 2001 (Ishaq Zahid) It has become a fashion by many evangelical Christians and the like to take the verses of the Holy Quran out of context...

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Paul's views on the proper relationship of Judaism to Christianity The spread of Christianity to the Non-Jews or Gentile world could not have been possible without the works of one man, Paul of Tarsus. Paul the so call "apostle to the Gentiles" (Romans 15:16) and the "minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ... successfully. Those rituals showed that, no matter how hard people worked, they could never be perfect. They showed, for anyone who ever wondered, that works can never lead to salvation. On the view on what leads to salvation Paul says "For we hold that a man is justified by faith apa...

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... upon it, then you really are not a Christian. I think that the catholic religion takes this verse completely out of proportion. They say that you can not get to heaven without works in reality I think that works are only a byproduct of your faith. If you do not have that byproduct, then you are not strong in your faith. It is not faith with ... works but faith and if you really have that faith then you will want to do good works for people and for God. James 3:2. "If anyone does not stumble in the word he is a perfect man, able to bridle the ... ...

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... got blessed because of it. God is also delighted in those who know and understand His person and works. First off Man should not boast at his own works to delight God. A reason for this is Man can not get to heaven by his own works. Man can only get to heaven Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins that ... ...

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... of any sins and they are ennobled of their state. Believers are to help Allah and Allah well help then in their struggles and make them strong and perish their works. "But the unbelievers shall be consigned to perdition." Meaning that they well get no help and Allah well punish them by frustrating their ... stands as the protector of the faithful and destroys the unfaithful for they have no protection. "Allah will admit those who embrace the true faith and do good works to gardens watered by running streams. The unbelievers take their fill of pleasure and eat as the beasts eat: but Hell...

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... pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation." 1 Peter 2:11-12 Man is fallen. That is a simple fact to anyone that observes modern society. Humans were once perfect ... we say we are. In 1 Peter 2:12, Peter says that we need to have "honorable conduct " so that when they "speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works that they have observed, glorify God. " It's pretty sel...

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... , Paul made Christianity accessible to all, whether they were "Jew or Gentile, male or female, freed or slave " Galatians 3:28.This revolutionized religious expression as salvation was previously earned through works (sacrifices and commandments). Paul, building on Jesus teachings, taught that salvation could be reached not by just obeying commandments, but rather "to all who believed in God alone. " Romans 2:4-5. This ... causing nothing but trouble for their spiritual lives, and Paul was quick to point this out. Rather than testing human capabilities, Paul promoted the idea of keeping ...

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... Spirit against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want." (5) Before we turn to the light we follow the works of the flesh. "Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies ... ...

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