... deception that is thrust upon humanity by the machines, however. Everyone who is still plugged into the Matrix is also a willing conspirator as well. In this parable, the Matrix exists to obscure humanity from their true purpose. I mean this in three ways:   1) Humans generate an abundant source of energy, and ... completely from the truth about the nature of their existence whether in real life or inside the Matrix.                This aspect of the parable reflects a personal belief of mine: Truth and Knowledge are merely unspoken social contracts, and not absolutes. If there i...

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... is always a sense of discomfort or of deep darkness. This is a common problem when Christians everywhere began to develop a relationship with the divine God. This parable; however, sheds a new light on the relationship between sinful man and a holy God. It gives us the idea that God is our father and we ... you the truths found in this passage of scripture and how we can apply these to our lives today. Howard Marshall says, "What is portrayed in the parable, therefore, is the love of God for his wayward children."" This theme has already been developed in the Old Testament. "Return, O fa...

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... to not only male-male sex, but also male-male abuse and rape. The author of "The New Testament and Homosexuality" thinks that the sin this parable is referring to is not that of natural homosexuality but rather that of homosexual acts by people who are not homosexual "a pervert is said to be a ... homosexual activity is a pervert, just as a homosexual person would be who engages in heterosexual acts" (p14 Scroggs). Although, some insist that this sin in this parable is nothing to do with homosexuality at all. They say that it refers to the sin of inhospitality. There was a cardinal rule ...

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