... wild animals both day and night, and keep track of all their sheep, so none would go astray. Jesus is the shepherd of the earth, and will always look after us whenever we are in need. He came into the world to bring us back to God, and save us from sin. He gave his own life up so we ... could live the lives we do today. He protects us from the evil in the world just like a shepherd protects his sheep. Jesus as the Good Shepherd is my personal God because it gives me comfort to know that Jesus will always be there ... that Jesus is always with me and will never let me go too far astray b...

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... himself said, "See that you despise not on of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in Heaven always see the face of My Father Who is in Heaven" (Matt 18;10). The feast day of the guardian angels is on October 2nd. Angels are spiritual beings with a free will and intellect. They, and we also, are free to choose ... to serve God or not. They have a soul, like we do, and they are the highest order of creation. We should take personal interest in angels because each of us is protected by one, and we should want to know as much about them as ... we can, as they see the face...

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... our belief. "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. . . ."" These thirteen words include three references to God's unique nature and the core doctrine of the Trinity. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. . . . Through him all things were made- (John 1:1-3). It is a Christian belief that we were created in an act of sheer goodness ... share in endless sharing of divine life God created us with free will. "Remain under control of our own decisions", Gods will is for us to have free will and the freedom to do good and avoid evil. Jesus states t...

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... talking computers. These are means of communication that allow two or more people to interact, discuss, and respond to one another. To many people, prayer seems complicated, but it is simply talking to God. We are all children of God. He loves us and knows our needs, and He wants us to communicate with Him through ... quote that I had found with my cousin Emily. I sent this quote: "Knock, and He'll open the door. Vanish, and He'll make you shine like the sun. Fall, and He'll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, and He'll turn you into everything." Later that day, I got a text from m...

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... . On his way however, Saul was knocked down and blinded. This blinding had a secret meaning of his blindness towards Jesus as our Savior. The Lord then approached him saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Saul had a change of heart and was converted to ... Christianity and his name was changed to Paul. Paul worked the rest of his life spreading the Good News alongside the other disciples. Paul is called the Apostle to the Gentiles because his conversion story was so incredible and inspiring. After Paul's conversion he began traveling on missionary ... and they were set free. Th...

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... class of ancient times. What a reassuring feeling that this all powerful, all knowing, comforting, loving, Father has made you in the image of Himself. Once this notion is engraved into one's conscience, more concepts become easier to accept. For instance: the notion that everything in life is as it was meant to be, that there is a greater scheme than what is apparent ... what he knew. In this mind-set, people felt comfortable, more at ease with their surroundings and the behavior of others. Christianity gave a taste of the great mystery that countless felt in their hearts yet had no sa...

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... mother and Joseph is his step-father. The other characters are the 12 Disciples; Christ's chosen followers; The Multitude; a crowd of five thousand; The little boy; he brought five loaves and two fishes for lunch. The story begins as Jesus and his disciples were at the sea of Galilee performing miracles for healing the sick, giving sight to the blind, and making the lame to walk. A multitude of five ... thousand was sitting on the banks of the river to see Jesus perform these miracles. As the day went by, the multitude became hungry and there was no ... that he is able to feed you when...

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... written. We can be confident that the bible is reliable and accurate for a number of reasons. A good indicator of whether a document has been altered or edited is the amount of time between when the original was written and when the oldest existing copy was written. The amount of time elapsed between the original book and the oldest existing copy for the new testament only 250 years compared to ... Caesars commentaries on the Gallic wars which was written in the 1st century BC and the oldest excising copy we have was ... are in a different league altogether of reliability. This evidenc...

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... servant or free" (Galatians 3:28). Neal Shusterman's quote highlights the theme of growth and development due to a change, Paul being the change that causes the growth and development of the Church. The outcomes of the Council of Jerusalem illustrates Paul's impact on the initial growth and development of the Christianity in the early stages of the Church. Paul's contributions continued long after his life, and many influential figures ... change in Shusterman's quote is evident as Paul's teachings are adopted by Martin Luther. Demonstrating Paul's continuing influence on the development...

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... those specific parts of the painting. Deep shadows are used in the background, creating the illusion that the militia are walking out of the shadows as a free people. In addition to tenebrism, the diagonal lines in The Night Watch are used to connect the viewer to the painting. A diagonal line begins from the background militia, passes through the Captain's hand, and continues out towards the viewer, connecting the viewer to the painting. It's as ... if he is asking the viewer to come ... ...

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... and Hindus a temple or a home with a shrine. They all make sure to connect with their religion through prayer or meditation. Muslims are the only ones, however, who have a strict praying regimen. They pray 5 times a day and have to go to Hajj at least once in their lifetime (a religious Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca). Christians ... (morning, evening, and night). All of these 5 religions also have religious books. Christians have the Bible to read, while Muslims have the Quran to pray from, the Jews have the Torah to read and understand. The Buddhists have the 8-fold path and the Buddha's...

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... . It is apparent that this woman immediately recognizes Jesus as someone quite special - enough so that she reacts in such an immediate outpouring of love and servitude. Simon the Pharisee, incredulous all the while, makes the statement (to himself) that if Jesus were a prophet, then surely he would know who and what kind of sinner this woman is that is touching him. Jesus ... then recounts the "Parable of the Two Debtors" to Simon and forgives the woman of her sins, leaving Simon to wonder just what kind of prophet this is that can forgive sins. We are never made aware as to ... out, b...

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... until he is an adolescent. Freddie discovers this and gives Macon III his new nickname that will stick with him for the rest of his life. The name Milkman is symbolic in that it represents the other man in his mother, Ruth's, life; it represents her need for another man because she simply cannot get ... what she feels she wants and needs from her husband. Consequently, she turns to her son to provide her with the comfort and love she is lacking. Also, Milkman symbolizes his mother's strong dependence on him. She does not feel needed by her husband or her other ... that her father feels...

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... God is going to send a Messiah. Both of these religions contradict Christianity because of the Holy Trinity. One of the core beliefs of Christianity is the existence of the Holy Trinity. There is one God who is part of the Holy Trinity, which consists of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The goal of all these different religions is to ultimately get to a place called heaven ... sickness or disease, and all sins will be erased. In order to get to heaven, all members of these religions must go through some form of judgment. The Judaic tradition calls this day the Day of the Lord. Duri...

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... individual than a feeling. Again left without instructions to realize this energy, humans turn to a mass religion that has everything organized, and decided for them. The idea of a divine being is intimidating to us as people, causing us to feel inferior. So we are left too complacent to turn inward to ourselves ... to learn more about our world. We have been force-fed the idea that spiritual growth can only come from a mystical divine being, or a prophet. Which handicaps our own growth. All mass religions today have one thing ... them into visionaries, and spiritual leaders. That is wh...

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... artist. It is a painting and was originally an altarpiece from the Chapel of the Satissima Trinity in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore at Florence. It contains images of Christ, Mary, the Father, the Holy Spirit, and of a Florentine family. We see Jesus in a green and red cloak, with the signature cross in the halo. The image of Christ is striking since it shows him on one ... knee, touching the wound he has to his side. He is pleading with God to save this ... of gold and black, which contrast with the dark blue background. As well as the Father and Jesus, he has a cross in the ...

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... of all things past and present. God holds the future in his hands. He is the savoir of mankind. My relationship to God is one that is indescribable. Everyone has a different and much more complicated relationship with God. My ... relationship with god is basically factual and spiritual. 2. I view Jesus and a creator and a leader. Mostly I view Jesus as a teacher who taught all of the world's people and our great clergy what we know today. I believe that Christology is what God has been trying to say for all of these years. God has sent ... will be happy and filled with new adventure. H...

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... to carry their own burden of a "Ring of Doom" all by themselves. People always wish to have someone there they can lean on and be there to help carry the load. In the Bible there are many figures that needed someone to lean on for example: Paul needed Barnabas, Mark needed Peter, Timothy needed Paul, and David needed Nathan. I also believe that ... riders and their horses. This scene is very similar to in the Old Testament during the Crossing of the Red Sea, when the Israelites were trying to escape the oppression from the Egyptians and the Pharaoh. As the Israelites and Moses crossed t...

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... " last twelve hours of life so Mel Gibson should not have tried to recapture this moment according to the people that do not share the same view as Gibson. The movie is excessively controversial for the reason that different religions have different points of view on the subject and these people believe Gibson should not have made this movie so as not to offend anyone ... was killed that way or that he was killed for the reasons that the movie says. Even though Gibson wrote the movie for the most part according to the Bible some parts were changed to the way he believes and some people j...

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... , it is asked upon where humans came from- have they evolved or were they always here? These questions, however, seem to be the essence of Islam to which many are left dumbfounded. When the sciences were first being developed in the 19th Century, the universe was thought of as a system that slowly evolved over time. There have been a number of different interpretations about how ... the earth and universe came to be. A common Middle Eastern mythology was that the Heavens and the Earth was once a "single block" that was "broken in two." The Egyptian legend was that of the earth god-Geb, m...

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... is separated from Adam and thus all mankind, through Adam's disobedience, God sets up a program of restoration so that He can have fellowship with His children anew. Written in the Hebrew language, the Old Testament explains the covenant agreement God made with man about his salvation before Christ came. This was a covenant of Law. God instituted a sacrificial system along with feasts and festivals ... , deliverance and restoration are fulfilled in the person of Jesus, God's promised Son. Christ, as the Lamb of God, was the fulfillment of the events portrayed in the feasts and festivals....

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... is separated from Adam and thus all mankind, through Adam's disobedience, God sets up a program of restoration so that He can have fellowship with His children anew. Written in the Hebrew language, the Old Testament explains the covenant agreement God made with man about his salvation before Christ came. This was a covenant of Law. God instituted a sacrificial system along with feasts and festivals ... , deliverance and restoration are fulfilled in the person of Jesus, God's promised Son. Christ, as the Lamb of God, was the fulfillment of the events portrayed in the feasts and festivals....

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... so to speak, the first cell of the society and the church, since she helps his members to be, as well, agents of the history of the salvation, and alive signs of the loving plan of God on the world. The family also is at the same time the great mystery of God. Like "domestic church", she is the wife of Christ. The universal Church, and within her each particular Church, is ... , as much with their word as with their example, and have to foment the own vocation of each one and with special taken care of the sagrada vocation. The Christian family on the other hand is a community whose bond...

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... God is going to send a Messiah. Both of these religions contradict Christianity because of the Holy Trinity. One of the core beliefs of Christianity is the existence of the Holy Trinity. There is one God who is part of the Holy Trinity, which consists of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The goal of all these different religions is to ultimately get to a place called heaven ... sickness or disease, and all sins will be erased. In order to get to heaven, all members of these religions must go through some form of judgment. The Judaic tradition calls this day the Day of the Lord. Duri...

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... of "his" omnipotence. Writing "what shoulder, and what art" suggesting strength and skill required to create the "Tyger." The second and fourth stanzas ask where and how "the Tyger" (evil) was created. In the second stanza, Blake's use of "distant deeps or skies" could refer to another world, possibly hell or heaven as ... . Additionally, in stanza four, Blake begins to question how the "Tyger" was formed. The use of the metaphor of a blacksmith helps the reader visualize creation. Blake's use of the words: "hammer, furnace, chain, and anvil" are all tools used by the blacksmith. The read...

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• Grade Level: High School