He now wonders if his father will allow him to be just a servant; he feels to unworthy to be called a son. The father welcomes him home with open arms as any loving parent would, even though the other son has difficulty accepting the fathers actions. ... The father is far happier to have his son home than all the riches, presenting a unique example of true forgivness. In contrast to the fathers joy, the elder son portrays a very opposite feeling, being one of rage, disgust, and jealousy. ... The "Prodigal Son" seeks only to be a servant, states Luke, not feeling worthy to be called a son. ...

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His entire life is summed up in just four little verses: "When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had many sons and daughters. ...

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William Faulkner's "Barn Burning," takes place in the Deep South during the 19th Century and is a story about the relationship between a father and son. A father with a need to burn the barns of aristocrats resulting in dragging his family down with him; along with his knowledgeable son. ... Abner's son, Sarty, attempts to put out the fire inside of Abner because he's sick of what his father is doing to the family and forcing them to share his punishments. ... Abner meaning "the son of fire/burning." ... Then Abner uses on of Saul's sons, Ishbosheth, to oppose the reign of ...

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Like the pharaoh's daughter, she left the security of her father and went to explore the wilderness. ... She leaves from her father's wings so she can pursue a better lifestyle for herself. As another character, John, one of Hagar's sons. John was her favorite son. ... She had hoped that John might be a faithful son as the example given, like Jacob from the Old Testament. ...

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These two speak of Abraham as the father of the Jewish religion and both state the same ideas of the covenant went Abraham. ... He was told to sacrifice his son, Isaac, by burning him, but at the last minute he was told his very first son, Ishmael, had made the sacrifice already. ... One last reason is that God promised him to become a father of a multitude of nations if he changed his name from Abram to Abraham. This has shown to be true in all of these books and in a sense he is a father of a multitude of nations. ... Abraham is said to be the father of these people because the covenant prom...

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In return, God would change Abram's name to Abraham, (and his wife's from Sarai to Sarah) for he would make him the father of a great nation. (Genesis 12:1-2) He promised Abraham innumerable descendants from which he would bestow a remarkable blessing to be passed from father to son. ... Secondary to issues of inheritance and jealousy from Sarah, Hagar and Ishmael were sent away leaving Isaac to fulfill the role of Abraham's "true" son. ... " Israel would have 12 sons, who would become the 12 tribes of Israel. (Clifford/ Harrington, 2012) Among his son's, Ja...

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When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. ... Exodus 2:5-10: It is within these versus that the Pharaoh's daughter ignores the ruling of her own father and King and saves the life of Moses. ... She ignored the racial and social differences that existed between her people and his, and took him as her own son. ...

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STUDIES IN RELIGION "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." Means to honour your mother and father as much as you should honour the Lord. ... The devil came to him, he said, "If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread". ... Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and sat him on a pinnacle of the temple, And said, "If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time th...

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All Christians regard to Jesus as the Son of God, who died to save humans. ... These are the relationships between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother, friend and friend. ...

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However, despite all of man's failures God still loves us enough to send His only son to save us from our sin and give us eternal life with God, all we have to do is believe in him. ... However, not all was lost for mankind, God found Abraham and promised him that he would be the father of God's people, he also promised He would bless Abraham and his descendants. ... These prophecies are fulfilled in the New Testament when God sends his only son, Jesus, to be born as a man and live a blameless life only to be sacrificed for all of mankind so we can all be saved and join God in th...

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The New Testament explains the freedom that a believer experiences as his relationship with the Father is restored. ... In the New Testament, the concepts of salvation, deliverance and restoration are fulfilled in the person of Jesus, God's promised Son. ...

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The New Testament explains the freedom that a believer experiences as his relationship with the Father is restored. ... In the New Testament, the concepts of salvation, deliverance and restoration are fulfilled in the person of Jesus, God's promised Son. ...

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Odysseus and Moses are characters from ancient stories in which the heroes are faced with the challenges of various obstacles and events. Odysseus is the main character in the Odyssey, a famous story written by Homer. This is the tale of a man who is faced with the prolonged journey to Ithaca after ...

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Now I realize that coming from the son of a preacher that this may sound a little biased, well probably, but just hear me out. ... More than the majority of our founding fathers were active members in their churches. ...

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He went through a rather dim childhood with his father dying when he was three, but once he started learning, he found his passion. ... A leader, Confucius, founded Confucianism while the Son of God, Jesus, founded Christianity. ...

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The traditional attributes of God for the Christian religion include that Christians see God as being unseen as a person. This means that He is there even if no one has seen Him in the flesh. Also they believe He is unique. Christians believe that God cannot be compared to anybody else. They also be...

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God wouldn't have sent His one and only Son for us, if we all were deserved to die and condemned eternally. ... And because how we live our lives reflects the One that we have in our hearts, we should value ourselves as treasures of our Holy Father. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. ...

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As Jesus reminds himself of his divine mission to redeem mankind, he replies, "I must be about my Father's business.... Now you go out and instruct all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit....

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He speaks of Jesus knowing the scriptures, and that, if the son of God memorized scripture and saw it as important for him, a man void of sin, then surly we sinners should at least study and lament over the Bible. ... As a father speaks to his children, so God longs to speak to us, if we only so dare to let him intervene in our lives. ...

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Baptist believe salvation is simply believing that Jesus Christ was the son of God sent from Heaven to save the world from sin (which equals death). ... Whatever approach one similarity remains constant and that is the prayer of Christ speaks to unity "That they all be one; even as thou, Father art in me and I in thee, that they may be in us so the world may believe that thou(God) has sent me" (John 17:21). ...

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For each person of the Holy Trinity, one may state that the Fathers revelation is always sonic, likening it to sound, thunder, or voice. The Son prior to the Incarnation appears in a human form, one of the most frequent is the "angel of Yahweh". ...

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