... his condemnation stems from his belief that faith subordinates reason, and that reason alone, because it is objective and can only lead to approximation and uncertainty, paves the road to error and sin. Climacus derides the speculative philosophers primarily for their reliance on reason and objective reflection to generate faith, when only the subjective can create faith, and therefore lead to ... in the face of objective uncertainty at its most uncertain. It is precisely the speculative philosophers' lack of faith by virtue of the absurd which incites Climacus' criticism. The greatest e...

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... the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus reprimands even anger (Matt 5:22) and lust (Matt 5:28). However, he continues on expounding his point by saying, "Our very nature, the internal character that is the essence of who we are as persons, can also be sinfulEven while asleep, an unbeliever, though not committing sinful actions or actively nurturing sinful attitudes, is ... sin actually is. He understands that 1 John 3:4 defines sin only to what the Decalogue prescribes sin to be, voluntary actions of disobedience; nevertheless, he holds it to be a "grave error to say that only conscious and...

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... appropriate for times when God's precense is revealed, "External-state. God's precence is not only outside and above his creations, but is within them as well. The feminine genitals are internal and unexposed to the external eye, which is why the feminine word "Shechina- describes God's precense within each of us. It is almost never technically accurate to use a pronoun for ... bodies, are characteristics of worldly life. God is neither male nor female, so "HE- and "SHE- are equally inaccurate. Since God is not a "What-, but a "Who-, it is also an error to use "IT- in place of the name ...

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... are other situations where some may place so much pressure upon a man to become the pastor, that it is against his own wishes. Both of these are harmful. The other error addressed by Peter and others in the New Testament is taking the office for personal gain. One must desire the position of pastor for the benefit of the sheep and ... will be weakened and feel like a story-teller and one who suggests good teaching, rather than a shepherd appointed by Christ, leading the flock by the authority of God. The other error, more common today, is the study of the business world and psychology i...

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... according to its strongest inclination at the moment" (pp. 53-54). This means every choice is free and every choice is determined. Determined not by external forces but by one's internal motivation or desire. Since the will is no more than an expression of character, it will never choose something contrary to the character of the chooser (Horton, 1991, p. 73). The ... ability to choose Christ (Sproul, 1996, pp. 130-131). This moral inability does not come about through external coercion, but, as the above Scriptures indicate, it comes about from an internal hatred towards God. The Bible...

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... confiding of being the one who murdered the merchant and now seeks for the forgiveness from him. Here, Ivan experiences a severe internal struggle to grant Makar with forgiveness, but finally he wins himself in this struggle and gains the absolute internal liberty from spite restrains and having his heart growing light. 5. Characters There are three main characters in God Sees the Truth ... ...

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... were getting impatient with God's timing. They decided that Abram would have a kid with Hagar, Sarai's maidservant. The only problem was their plan was going against God's. Because of this error, Israel is constantly bumping heads with the Arabs. The Muslims claim Abraham as their father just as the Jews do. Because of this, Israel now has to share the nation ... ...

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... Middle Ages3. Considering the attempt of the pre-Socratics, their way of thinking has been a big help for the medieval thinkers in searching for the primordial source. After realizing the error in the attempts of the ancient Greeks, the medievalists may have thought that maybe it was the other way around. If the stoicheon is not an element (water, air, fire ... ...

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... expressed." Our experiences with God and Her word can never be expressed in language or placed in rational thought categories. Thus, the words of the Bible may lead us to error if we insist upon accepting them through our "literal mindedness." We must remember that all language is inaccurate when employed to describe the glory of God. Also important to understanding ... ...

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... about the true state of the world, how can one argue from design? Rather than following Demea out the door, however, Cleanthes converts. The Dialogues, however, does not commit the error of tendering Philo's view as the correct one. Cleanthes' conversion demonstrates it is enough for the view to be credible. In one sense, irrespective of the demolition of the Argument ... ...

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... development of reason and has also changed our minds to that we love darkness rather than the light (John 5:19). We have become so infatuated with delusions that we want error to the truth. The highest of intellects of men in their fallen condition, could not form any accurate or just approximate knowledge of God. If our minds were not enveloped ... ...

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... . For this, he defined authorities and responsibilities of bishops, presbyters and deacons (Osborn). Though he believed that a spiritual man is more superior to a bishop, but for administrative purpose and other internal matters of the church, there must a noble person incharge of all such issues. The bishop would be a person having highest authority in the church, and would act as a leader in ... ...

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... separate peoples, but they shared a common language and similar customs. Today we know that the Anglo-Saxons set the foundations on which the English nation developed. In spite of continual internal warfare, they built upon those foundations and developed a high degree of civilization. When the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, they found that most of ... ...

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... separate peoples, but they shared a common language and similar customs. Today we know that the Anglo-Saxons set the foundations on which the English nation developed. In spite of continual internal warfare, they built upon those foundations and developed a high degree of civilization. When the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, they found that most of ... ...

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... engagement potentially alienating, but again some might say that this is rather extreme point of view. Religion is at all times more or less both traditional and individual; external and internal; institutional, rational, and volitional. It always answers more or less to the needs of authority and society; of reason and proof, of intererior substance and purification. Some might say that ... ...

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... the civilization he takes it over just like learning the alphabet. It is Freud who classifies religious ideas as "teachings and assertions about facts and conditions of external reality(or internal), which tell someone one has not discovered for oneself and which lay claim to one's belief." People who know anything about religion are considered to have a richer mind, and those ... ...

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... resources for the higher tasks of civilization. The second was a victory (emperor Otto's defeat of the Hungarians ) that secured borders against foreign invasion from the East and made a long-absent internal political stability possible On the foundations of the new political stability, urbanization, and religious reform (all of which were provided by the church) a true cultural renaissance occurred in the twelfth ... ...

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