... a theological perspective. Let me now consider them in turn. The first is the notion that after death the soul exists for a time, i.e., until the resurrection, in an intermediate state without the body. The second is the notion that at the time of the parousia the body will be raised from the ground and reunited with the soul. And the third is the notion that the body will then be transformed into what is called a " ... on Paul's discuss ion of the resurrection in I Corinthians 15, and secondarily on the unusual properties the risen Jesus is depicted as having in some of the accounts of ...

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... last were defeated by Charles Martel at Tours in 732 A.D., just one hundred years after the death of Mohammed. This defeat undermined the western conquests and saved Europe from the advance of the fanatic hordes. In the 8th and 9th centuries A.D. the Moslems conquered Persia, Afghanistan, and a large portion of India and by the 12th century were absolute masters of all Western Asia, Spain, North Africa, Sicily, etc ... by severe ill treatment of his family by the Moslem rulers. The Sikhs gradually began to wage active war on the Emperor of Delhi, but the struggle was unfair. The Sikhs we...

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... justified/saved/enter heaven by faith in Jesus as Savior PLUS NOTHING. Christ died for every sin and all guilt, for every impurity and all that we lack. By His death He offers complete forgiveness and salvation AS A GIFT. We receive that gift by faith, by believing that Jesus died for ME. Our love, our performance, our good works do not ... with me for the rest of my life! But as I considered this, I started to realize (and now I know that it was God opening my eyes) that God would not turn His back on me. Somehow I knew that God would forgive me for making a mistake. And He has. I reme...

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... full dependence upon Him. Once in a while He will withdraw the closeness of His comforting presence in order that we will seek His unique counsel all the more diligently (2 Chron.32:31). Often He will raise up oppressive human adversaries to test us and ultimately to drive us to His bosom (Jdg.3:1-4; 2 ... Sam.16:5-14; Ps.59; 1 Kgs.11:14-25). Sometimes He will plague us with seemingly insurmountable difficulties to wean us from the diverting clutches of earthly pleasures (Ps.39; cf. ... he may devour' (1 Pet.5:8). But because Satan and his demonic followers have been legally ousted fro...

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... -related drugs. In this mandate, one will read an extremely narrow definition of religion and it is a test to determine which religious organizations are religious enough, according to the government, to deserve an exemption from providing these services contrary to their religious beliefs. Some of the interesting organizations and "businesses" that are not exempted from this mandate have been mentioned in a memorandum from ... them and there are still soldiers in both countries. Since the beginning of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, revolutions have begun throughout the Middle East. Th...

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... a point of persecution for many people. To others it is a test of strength and faith. Nevertheless, among this persecution from people with no faith, some religions are persecuted by others in the Christian community. One of the churches most greatly affected by this persecution is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is more ... , used, and sacred piece of literature by the Mormons. The church has a hierarchical organization. The bottom level, the family level, is composed of a husband, wife and children. The husband is conside...

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... Christ unless God does something first. What all this mean is that a distinction must be made between God's external call and God's internal call. The external call is the preaching of the gospel. Whenever the gospel is preached (or the Bible is read), all who hear it are called to faith in Christ. Those who hear are now in a position of being responsible for having ... and desperately wicked; who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." (Jeremiah 17:9-10). Left to fulfill the de...

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