... also their job to inform the people of the judgements they will face for not following Jesus or by disobeying his commands. "As prophets (vv. 3, 6), they, like witnesses required by Mosaic Law (Deut 17:6), offer testimony of coming judgment."31 The witnesses are described by John to be on earth proclaiming the good news about Jesus Christ.The description of the witnesses is symbolic of who ... they may represent from the past but also what they represent when they are sent by God. When John begins writing Revelation he ... is bearing witness to what he saw. John bears witness to "the w...

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... also their job to inform the people of the judgements they will face for not following Jesus or by disobeying his commands. "As prophets (vv. 3, 6), they, like witnesses required by Mosaic Law (Deut 17:6), offer testimony of coming judgment."31 The witnesses are described by John to be on earth proclaiming the good news about Jesus Christ. The description of the witnesses is symbolic of who ... they may represent from the past but also what they represent when they are sent by God. When John begins writing Revelation he ... is bearing witness to what he saw. John bears witness to "the ...

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... common interests; an assurance of love; warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion; the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration; a beloved person; unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; a person's adoration of God; an amorous episode; or the sexual embrace. However, the best meaning can be derived from God: 4 Charity [from the Greek word agapē meaning love, affection, or benevolence] suffereth long ... the leaders of the earth in power and the laws that they make are ordained of God: 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power bu...

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... 't you be accepted? But if you do not do right sin is creeping in the door." (Gen. 4.7) God desires everyone to do what is right and good to keep sin from creeping in. People began to populate the earth. The world got so far away from God that he decided destroy it and start over. ... There was only one man on the earth that followed God, Noah. God instructed Noah to build an arc. After the arc was completed, Noah ... will bless you" (Gen. 12.1-2). Deuteronomy reaffirms this by saying, "For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peopl...

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... ," he proclaimed, "In God's kingdom there are no undesirables"" (p. 155). The covenants of the Old Testament were forged between God and Jews; the new covenant was promised to Jews and Gentiles alike. The new covenant was offered to all who chose to believe the good news of the gospel. In the days of Moses, the Law was external, concerned with regimented rules and rituals, ceremonies and feasts ... , to give the outward appearance of forgiveness and restored fellowship, while the sacrifice of Jesus internalized the Law, changing its focus from the actions of men, to the intentions of thei...

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... of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This was so that they would know that he was the same God that Abraham believed and the one he referred to as the Most high, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. In presenting Christ to the Colossians, Paul says, He is the image of the invisible God, the first born over all creation. For by him all things were created, things in heaven ... any of these things are done to another, they were considered sin. In the African traditional religion, it was and still is a serious offense to be caught, stealing, and murdering or committing adultery. It's a violat...

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... that there is a denial of the existence of any meaningful afterlife at all. "For it is not Sheol that praises You [ ] The living, only the living can give thanks to You."4 However, the true Jewish teaching encourage a focus on the life lived on Earth, that one should do good and righteous things always, and not concern oneself with the afterlife. In the Judaic traditions, if you have ... lived a good life, God will reward you. The Christian doctrine however holds to the idea of an elaborate system ... of punishment and rewards. With the ideas of eternal damnation, ... ...

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... reaffirmed in Psalm 58:10-11 when it states that, "The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God that judges on earth."" In Job the reference to the sword is made as the tool of punishment, this coincides with New Testament teachings of ... Paul as he writes to Rome and sates in Romans 13:3-4, "For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear ... of the one who is authority? Then do what is ... ...

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... scarce. Ancient Hebrew or Jewish culture grew out of the societies of the ancient Near East. The language and style of the Hebrew Bible or Christian Old Testament continued the traditions of ancient Canaan. Biblical laws are part of the indigenous legal traditions of the ancient Near East. Stories of the creation of the earth, mankind, animals, and plants along with the flood recountings are similar to other non-Jewish stories ... of adultery than did her Mesopotamian counterpart. In Numbers 5:11-31, there is the description of a ritual ordeal that a wife must undergo if her husband sus...

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... of Jesus" peace making. Klassen point out that between the two Gospels, Jesus is the symbol of peace to the Christian follower. Klassen believes these writings brought more evidence to the idea that Jesus was a peacemaker. As one studies the writings more in depth, the belief of Jesus being a vengeful man becomes readily dismissed. PAUL AND THE GOOD NEWS OF PEACE Paul had shown that all humanity lies ... Paul brought to light Jesus" peace as a form of salvation to all his people. Paul asserts his ideals on peace and the word of the Lord through his writings, known as his admonitions. Pa...

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... Rosenberg pg. 36) Although most Jews lived by the laws of the Torah, the interpretation of the Torah is what caused the Jewish people to divide into three major sections: the Sadducees, Essenes, and Pharisees. The Sadducees believed in the Torah and only the Torah. They taught that only the written law of the Torah represented the revelation of God. They interpreted the written law literally and only accepted modifications if ... identity. (Corrigan pg. 23) Christianity began as a section in Judaism in the first century. Jesus preached the imminent coming of the Kingdom of God when the p...

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