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Essays 751 - 780
have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...
implications about the similarities and differences between religious faiths. The heated debate between the wise men illustrates t...
would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...
practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...
warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...
always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...
(Net Bible). This choice is due to the interpretation that, in this context, these statements describe the beginning of various pr...
While there are some basic similarities between Christianity and Islam, there are also many differences. Both religions have...
historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...
part of the belief system. This was also combined with the nations general "rejection of Judeo-Christian morality" (Glover, 2001, ...
Trinity was revealed throughout Scripture. He is an integral part of everything that was done and said. It is through the Spirits ...
same region (Bilton et al, 2008). In many instances different ethnicities tend to have a traditional association with specific rel...
is a biblical scholar and the other is a Christian ethicist, and they bring together their individual competencies to offer a comp...
as Luther, have been wary of the virtues, regarding the quest for virtue as a path that can lead to self-righteousness, which is "...
basic Christian doctrine; undervaluing talents of the more artistic members of the congregation; failing to connect the creative v...
his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...
vision and they are passionately committed to that vision. The most effective leaders are capable of having others adopt the vis...
that their greater goal on this earth was to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to ...
some would believe that Mary and Jesus were married and Jesus traveled to a small village in France carrying Christs child (Jennin...
2008, p. 394). This led to the consensus that "just one form of religion" had to be imposed on the native inhabitants of diverse l...
realize I must do more than simply trust Bakker. The next section of the questions involves the legalities involving entities suc...
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...
covenant and the new way. In Acts, Luke recounts acts of the Spirit. It is believed Luke wrote this to "establish Christianity as...
paganism was not about to go quietly, even though the poet describes the protagonist as a gift that, "God, in His mercy, has sent....
from a Christian ethics position, I couldnt figure out how business fit into the whole mix. But I was surprised, and pleasa...
say that there are people in "our own nation" who are as ignorant of the Gospel as "South Sea savages," Carey grants the validity...
group. She is a long time friend of Iben, a fact that was not revealed when Iben applied for and got the job with the organization...
humility. Meek people tend to be on an even keel, they do not get angry or irritated with others, instead, they have enormous pati...
addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are t...
idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...