... , there was a mainly Jewish and Gentile population present there (Brown: Messiah 45). Because both these groups inhabited the Serian area, the author of Matthew constructed the material presented in the infancy narrative with details that favored many aspects present in the beliefs of the majority of the community. Intended for an audience of Jews and Gentile, Matthews Gospel was organized in a way that it mirrored ... For example in Matthew 14:33, after Jesus walks on water, the boat filled with the apostles "worship him, saying , "Truly you are the son of God"". The significance of the...

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... to Jesus does differ than from Christabel to her mother, but the emotions are similar, for the children are different from the mothers, emotionally isolated to an extent. A maternal tenor is present in other aspects of the poem as well. The over determination of the old female guard dog resonates with ominous references to the feminine. The oak tree is maternal as well, acting as a haven for Geraldine, yet ... mistreated. Obviously Christabel did not give in to sin or temptation, for if she did, Geraldine would not have felt compelled to cast the spell on her. Jesus did not give in to s...

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... of how we are counted as sinners, not for what we have personally done, but because of the actions of one single man acting on our part before God. Adam was given the opportunity by God to eat of any fruit of the garden, including that of the tree of life, which would provide for him eternal life. "But God did say, "You must not ... eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die ... people, and I will be your God" (Exodus 6:7), and with the giving of the Law, the first half of the promise was fulfilled. The second half was met wi...

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... enjoy eternal life, humans must eat from the fruit of the tree of life (Jesus being that life giving fruit). Eating from the tree of knowledge, however, is a transgression against the commandments of God. The transgression results in separation from the garden where the tree of life is located, thereby severing the individual's connection to the source of life. In this context, the tree of knowledge is equivalent to the tree of decision, with humans required to ... decide either to obey the law of God and enjoy life ... ...

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... grace always abounding sin presents a possible loop hole to sanctification. Grace will always cover sin no matter how far we allow ourselves to sin. Sin of a believer reverses or nullifies the sanctification process. There are three stages of sanctification: Initial, continuing, and ultimate. Initial is when God saves a believer. This believer is set apart for God's glory. Continuing or progressive ... , "Shall we continue in sin?" Paul starts laying down a necessary foundation for holy living. First, he thwarts man's attempt to abuse God's ever abounding grace by giving a complete unde...

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... and re-becoming. Suffering originates in uncontrollable greed and desire for sense-pleasure. The Noble Truth of the end of suffering is the complete termination of the very thirst, giving it up, rejecting it, releasing oneself from it, detaching oneself from it. The Noble Truth of the path leading to the end of suffering is simply the Noble Eightfold Path, namely; right view, right thought, right speech, right action ... been combined in human form. It is, in a sense, the realization that the states that represent a human being are no more permanent than those that make up a flower or a ...

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