YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An Examination of Scripture Same Sex Marriage
Essays 211 - 240
know that it is only through total submission that they will gain peace and joy. In Acts 13:52, we read that the "disciples were f...
Reformers to disseminate information so quickly (Kreis, 2007). That dissemination include the Bible translated into native languag...
the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...
born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...
Jesus was and what He did (citation). Many documents were written during the first couple hundred years after Christs death. The ...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...
Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...
and worship. The function of food for enjoyment is seen at Ecclesiastes 2:24 where it states " Nothing is better for a man than th...
it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...
for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...
(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...
painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...
way to be part of the community.3 Each person had a role - the host would extend a graceful welcome to the guest and the guest wou...
author explains, based on this belief, "slavery of Africans became religiously justifiable."iii Proslavery advocates based their c...
and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...
seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...
"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...
born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
angels lost their original holiness and became corrupt in nature and conduct.5 In 2 Peter 2:4, it tells of how some were cast into...
be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...
This research paper begins by relating the topic of food production to Exodus 16 and 17, i.e., the narratives associated with the ...
Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...
as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...
only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...
the laws regarding the firstborn, substituting something for an animal or a person (New International Version, Exod. 113:13; 34:20...
political leaders say they pray for wisdom but they do not seem to be making wise decisions and Solomon did. This is one reason w...
Reformers argued that Gods grace changes or transforms lives. Calvin consistently wrote and preached about the Holy spirit through...
can help. Anderson points out that secular counseling is not holistic in that it does not generally include the persons spiritual...
mentioned again so we might assume that first man was not willing to follow without having a secure bed. In that case, a permanent...