Churches referred to the household (or family) of God (Eph. 2:19-21), and spiritual building that grows into the holy temple, to which Church shall come at his return to this earth as King of kings, ruling all nations of the earth. ... Here in this verse, 'this rock' referred to Jesus Christ the speaker as in John 2:19 and John 6:57-58. ... King Herod arrested some disciples, intending to persecute them. He killed the apostle James, the brother of John, by sword (Acts 12:2). ... Apostle John banished to Patmos and was immersed in boiling oil during this period. 3. ...

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In chapter fourteen, Apostle John writing of those who "follow the lamb wither-so-ever he goes", relates the lamb to God's own impression. ... The Christianity of Innocence is closer to the clear, direct teachings of Jesus than anything in Experience where Blake targets institutionalized Christianity, particularly the Anglican Church of which the king was the head and which backed Government's anti-people policies. ...

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The Second Vatican Council, otherwise known as Vatican II, was a gathering of all the Bishops in the Catholic Church that was intended to "bring the Church up to date" (aggiornamento) as Pope John XXIII acknowledged that the Church stood in need of reinvigoration and reform. ... This was sadly the only session that Pope John XXIII lived through. ... Vatican II's first session was held by Pope John XXIII, who stated that: "Today more than ever, we are called to serve mankind as such, and not merely Catholics; to defend above all and everywhere, the rights of the human perso...

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Powerful abbots were advisors to the king as well as being the teachers of conventional morality. ... When the Yi dynasty was established in 1392, as part of its program of reform, the king abolished the Buddhist state religion. ...

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God's Covenants: A Biblical Perspective Introduction The Bible is the story of mankind and his relationship with God. Beginning with Adam's failure to comply with the Lord's command to not eat of the tree of knowledge, up to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, man sought to regain the open fell...

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