... Neal Pirolo's Serving As Senders. II. The Need For Senders A. Romans 10.15, "And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!- B. A Biblical Foundation: 1. Two levels: a. Those who go (missionaries). b. Those who serve as senders. 2. Back to Romans 10 a. 10.13 - Paul quotes Joel 2.32, "Everyone who calls on ... the name of the Lord will be saved."" b. 10 ... with you in your missionary venture!- B. Joshua 1.9, " Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the...

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... to C.S Lewis in Mere Christianity, he writes, "It is in my opinion, perfectly right for a Christian soldier to kill an enemy. It is no good quoting "Thou shalt not kill." There are two Greek words: the ordinary word to kill and to murder. When Christ quotes the commandment He uses the word to murder on all three accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. And I am told ... does love us enough to want our world to have order in it. Since God has provided war as a tool for the world, when is it a just cause for mankind to wage war? It is for our leadership to decide this, with whom God has provide...

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... He is still waiting for his aunts promise to come, despite having seen all the children go up to the alter claiming to "see " Jesus and the light. The use of first person shows its power and constant emphasis on the story's message by again separating the facts from opinions.   There is no doubt in the reader's mind that such quotes or lines in the story can be subject to ... instead of portraying them. It helps them present their theme and message they want to send the audience. Langston says "That night, for the first time in my life but one for I was a big boy twelve years old - I cr...

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... who Jesus was and that he wasn't really going to destroy the temple. A final example of misunderstanding in the Gospel of Mark is when Jesus heals a blind man and asks him if he can see. The blind replies, "I can see people, but they look like trees" (MK 8:23-26). This is a metaphor for how people see Jesus. They try to understand him but ... the picture is not clear yet. The next theme portrayed in the Gospel of Mark is authority. Jesus demonstrated his authority when he told ... 23:42-43). Mark makes no mention of this, leaving the reader uninformed about who Jesus really is and what...

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... fixed for their feast early in their history in A.D. 361. Based on the bible the three kings known as Casper, Melchior and Balthazar witness the birth of Jesus Christ. It was said that the kings followed a bright star into Bethlehem and found the child of God gave gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The coastal region of Puerto Rico decorate the homes and buildings with lights, Christmas trees and ... was known to come from the bark of thorny African trees. Caspar was Emperor of the Orient and controlled all of the oriental lands. Caspar's gift was frankincense, which was also simila...

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" "You of little faith," he said, "Why did you doubt?"" (Bible, Matthew 14:31). Matthew quotes Jesus in this biblical passage questioning a man who didn't believe in him. Jesus delivers a valid point, through the scripture, that the power of one individual should not be doubted - especially one as radical as he. A person can use there differences to strike people's attention. Sometimes this is not ... a little dance," (Kesey 14,42). Seeing as McMurphy has just come into the story as the Christ-like figure and stolen everyone's attention, there is not as much of need for God at that time. This...

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... , as Jesus sat his disciples down to preach to them, he said: "Humble men are very fortunate! For the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them" and "Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, for then you will lose the reward". Looking at these quotes, one can conclude that Jesus supported a humble lifestyle, valuing humility and modesty as traits that an ideal man ... would possess. Also when he said "There is a saying, "Love your friends and hate your enemies" But I say: Love you enemies!" and "Do for others what you want them to ... do for you", it is apparent that ... ...

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... 's are tools used directly by God, to complete his work. They are messengers, relaying Christ's desires. Kasper quotes Augustine " in the action of the bishop, it is Christ who preaches, baptizes and consecrates" (qtd. in Neuhaus), it is not the hands of the bishop's at work, but instead the hands of Christ. Bishop is an instrument applied in Rayber's life, by God. He is intimately related ... strong and unconditional. It does not matter that his father tells others to "[j]ust forget [he] exists (h)e's just a mistake of nature. Try not even to be aware of him" (117), for Bishop's passion...

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... to suggest that he was the Messiah, the one who would liberate Israel. Endo quotes Stauffer as saying: The fundamental and incontestable fact is that the idea of being the "Messiah" can be found nowhere in the collection of the sayings of Jesus [i.e., nowhere in the historical materials assembled before the New Testament was written, and consisting of a collection of the words spoken by Jesus]. The same applies to any similar ... from him, he must have struggled with God in his private prayer to realize his true calling. Also in the times of Jesus, society was waiting for a Messiah that ...

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... to have life and have it to the full (John 10:10). In the beginning of Jesus' ministry He quotes the words of the prophet Isaiah and He presents the purpose of His ministry. He came to "proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. "4 As Jesus mentioned to ... awakenings. (Klauber & Manetsch, 2008) Social Gospel Walter Rauschenbusch is known as the "Father of Social Gospel. " He was a critic of American capitalism and clamored against the drive for profit at the expense of tyran...

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... as black and white as the church would try to make it buy asking "what government would execute mister Rogers? Also the story of Mary and the birth of the lord Jesus. The book takes a realistic look at the trouble that must have been facing Mary in her time of need that you would not hear in the church today. For instant the fact the Joseph wanted to divorce Mary before ... the angel Michael had appeared. The fact that she was looked upon as being ... unfaithful names one of the perils that they must have ... ...

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... of divine guidance she was able to tour Europe and take pilgrimages to far away countries, such as Rome, Jerusalem, and Germany; another remarkable feat for a woman in medieval society (2001). One of the few comic moments of "The Book of Margery Kempe," occurs when John Kempe, exhausted by his wife's insistence that they should be celibate, asks if she would rather see him ... explained to her by Jesus. Near the end of "The Book of Margery Kempe," when her husband is aging, he has a terrible fall causing him to become handicapped. Margery returns to the household, after spending many ye...

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... closer at their own life as to how they can fix it. Through the reexamination of the church in the story the reader begins to reexamine themselves. Then the pastor asks the congregation to for one year ask themselves what would Jesus do before they acted on something. This felt as if the preacher in the book was talking directly to the reader. By doing this Sheldon was able to ask ... the audience if to reexamine their lives and see what they can do to be ... of his position."(Sheldon, Chapter 5) This is just another example of how the problems that are expressed are too large and a li...

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... they see are no more cold but the mysterious symbols predict fateful events. The allegory of the three trees predict the three crosses on Calvary, the white horse represents the White Horse of the Second Coming and the hands dicing let the reader associate to the betrayal of Christ for thirty pieces of silver and the soldiers dicing for the robes of Christ at the crucifixion . The image of the hands dicing is a memory of Eliot that he ... mentions in The Use of Poetry . He says that ... ...

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... that it concerned the Old covenant and not the new. I should concentrate on the new. Growing up as a military brat, I had many friends who were not of the same faith. One of my friends was Mormon. I always admired how religious his family was. I thought they were even more religious than my family, if that was possible. I set out to read the Book of Mormon for myself. I found ... that I could not finish reading the entire book because there were too many things that I found to be in direct opposition to my own beliefs. While serving in ... . Since it was to be the only and last book to ...

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... as Revelation. Revelation answers what the future holds for this planet. It is a great comfort for believers, especially those going through persecution. The book of Revelation describes the evil forces at work, how Jesus Christ will conquer all powers that oppose God, and how God has wonderful rewards for his people. The source of Revelation came from God to John. The last remaining apostle during this time ... , John was banished to Patmos, a small island in the Aegean Sea by the Roman Emperor Domitian. Domitian ... live in New Jerusalem. This city will be a perfect environment for H...

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... then he had already achieved power over the state though his position as a diplomat of Florence, so he was quite knowledgeable in politics, though it was after the Medici family removed him from office that he wrote the book. Machiavelli was ahead of his time as his philosophical ideas were too insightful for the average person's intelligence at the time. Kearney 3 His tactics were harsh ... , though very witty. Machiavelli had only written this book to impress the Medici family enough that they would restore his ... former political position, though as it turned out, it became a politi...

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... full authority in their evangelism and teaching. Then in the Book of Acts, "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." As we use the book of Acts to guide us for our biblical model there are several key points to be ... incorporated into the basic structure. Not the least of these points, the Church must be completely devoted to the teaching of the Apostles. This makes complete sense, because these are the people who were personally taught by the master himself...

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... two different subjects in two different letters. Another strong argument for Peter being the author is simply because the book states that Peter is the author (Walker 2012). Also there are many instances within the book that connects it to 1 Peter. For example, in 2 Peter 3:1, the reader is told that this is the second letter which means 1 Peter is the first letter which also claims to be written by Peter (Walker ... to see why critics who look for reasons to reject the authority of Scripture have targeted this book for attack. Ironically in this letter Peter warned his readers of heret...

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... human lives- as if you thought yourself to be God" (Kesey 304). This quote blames McMurphy for Billy Bibbit's death and refers to McMurphy as God in the book. In the Bible, God appoints apostles before anyone else, (1 Corinthians 12:28) and in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, McMurphy immediately sees straight through Chief Bromden, and begins to befriend him. Once everyone ... is not deaf, the Chief begins to stand up openly for McMurphy. By the end of the book, "Chief Bromden has become an apostle in the fullest sense of the word" (Wallis 4) and McMurphy's best friend. The Big Nurse ...

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... Jesus turns to his disciples and says, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" He then continues and states, "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." At the end of the passage Jesus says something very important which is restated many times throughout ... Jesus who is referred to as being good. However, in Matthew's passage it is the young man who is seeking goodness. In the passage Jesus makes reference to certain commandments. These commandments can be found in the book of Exodu...

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... by being baptized. I have also concluded that it is not a priority that a Christian be baptized, but is stressed by the church, disciples, and Jesus to do so. Just reading the chapter on baptism in Menzies' book was a huge help in writing this paper. Actually, the book gave a couple examples of times when Christians had become saved before they were baptized. In Mark 16:16 believe ... that baptism can let you receive Jesus into your heart, which would make you a Christian. Because, what did we say is a reason for being baptized, to publicly display our love and our relationship with Chr...

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... but rather his cleverness. Odysseus" sharp intellect helps him to escape many dangerous situations. In book 9, Odysseus and his men find themselves imprisoned in a cave in the land of the Cyclops. The cave belongs to Polyphemus, a Cyclops who has captured them stealing his food. "Cyclops, you ask me for my noted name; I"ll tell it to you if in recompense You keep your promise and ... death for the good of his people. This man would be Jesus Christ in The New Testament. In the Christian religion, Jesus Christ is the only son of God; a man who was perfect and innocent in all that He did. ...

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... know and follow God. The Holy Spirit inspired the writing of the Bible. The Bible is composed of only what God wanted to be taught and only what he taught. There are two sets of book within the Bible, these are the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old testament tells of God shaping the Israelites to be his own people and preparing them for the birth of his son, Jesus ... Christ. Each and every section of the Bible was written in four direct steps: people's experiences with God, an ... to realise fully that God always cared for them. God was always close to them – never distan...

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... teach it. In Judaism, there is freedom to choose between your ability to do evil or good. Judaism understands that the want for independence and power, will often cause a person to act on things that are in conflict with their divine will. When people are disobedient ... the minimal commandments will then enter the new Kingdom of God. Reform Judaism's interpretation of the teachings of the messiah has been taken symbolically instead of literal. In their eyes, a "messianic age" of universal love and peace will come to fruition once humans come to cooperate with God. Islam's Qur'an teaches ...

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