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End Of The World As Told In The New Testament

... this view. As it is stated in Matthew 24:34, it says that "...all these things will not happen until this generation passes away...". I feel that this passage had to have been talking about the people of that time. That is one base on which I hold this belief, because that, possibly, some of the "end of times events" have happened, but NOT ALL. If they would have all occurred at that time I would probably hold a different view. I really don't ever recall reading in the Bible about any natural disasters, other than the Flood. That is o ...

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Early Roman Religion

... were figures of limited functions. Like the higher gods they were said to have superhuman power. Yet they did not form in married pairs and bared no offspring. To name them correctly and to worship them with the proper words and gestures were supremely considerable. Thus, there were lists that were developed of liturgical formulas. They contained the names of lesser gods that presided over the minute details of human life. The importance of these gods was that each type of person was to follow the worship in the god that applied to the ...

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Do Christians Sin?

... of sin begins in 1:8-10. Here the author seems to be saying that there is some kind of sin in us (v.8). That images sin as an entity. It does not seem to be an action or a response, but a condition of existence that we all take part in. Verse 9 talks about sin being removed from us in Christ, but then v. 10 refers to the act of sin and the fact that we have all been there. The author uses strong language to let the audience know that we have all sinned and that there is sin in us. Chapter 2 begins with an admonition to not sin, "but if an ...

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David And Goliath

... fighter with a sword, David, determined to save the Israelites from Goliath's evils. David mentions that Goliath had defied the armies of the living God, and for that he would be punished. David's strength, it seems, dwelled in "the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel" (1 Samuel 17:45). However, Goliath was dependent on the power of weapons, and was sure that a sword and spear would win the battle. It's difficult to say what this meant to the Hebrews, but I interpreted it as symbolizing that the superiority and st ...

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Buddhism

... evidence, Buddha apparently showed an early interest in meditation and image, angering his father, who wanted him to be a warrior and ruler rather than a religious philosopher. Giving in to his father's wishes, he married at an early age and participated in the common life of the court. Buddha found his carefree, dishonest life boring, and after a while he left home and began wandering in search of "enlightenment." One day in 533, according to tradition, he met an old man, a sick man, and a dead body, and he suddenly realized that sufferi ...

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Hinduism And Buddhism

... is the world's third largest religion. Many changes have come upon Hinduism since they practiced it first. Hinduism includes many different sects, or denominations, and beliefs that have arisen. Though, there are many things in common with all of the Hindu sects. Their basic beliefs are what ties them together. Basic Beliefs- The religion of Hinduism teaches us that each living body, including animals, is filled with an eternal soul. Hindus say that the individual soul was a part of the creator spirit, Brahma. It is each soul's job and wis ...

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The Existence Of God

... and scholars who have tried to answer this question, we shall look upon Rene Descartes' theory on the existence of God. In terms of believers and non-believers, Descartes would be one of the believers. Before we go any further, we must ponder upon several questions. What is God? Does God exist? If such God does exist, then where does this being come from? Why do believers and non-believers hold on to their beliefs as they do? What significance does the existence of God have upon mankind? These are only the tip of the iceberg amongst th ...

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Notre Dame

... and the seat of the bishop. The bishop is the powerfull leader of the church and the church rules the land. Cathedrals were a sign of both economic prosperity and faith. Building Notre Dame required a great deal of things, such as skilled builders, millions of tons of stone, many workers, powerful leadership, and above all else, lots of money. Most of the money, at first, came from came from the middle class people, but kings and rich merchants ended up spending the most on the project. The man in charge of building was calle ...

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Who Is Jesus Christ

... of God. In the seventeenth century, the success of the new scientific method through Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and others generated a confidence in human reason. When reason is exalted as the sole norm of truth, that is, when the Enlightenment becomes a rationalism, there is little room for Christianity in the traditional sense. For example, Locke had exhibited a desire to empty Christianity of that which reason cannot account for, the miraculous and the supernatural, and to build a religion within the limits of reason alone. But it was wi ...

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The Mormons

... body of the church. Mormonism's founding doctrine was based on the assumption that Christianity was corrupt and that it was necessary to restore the "true" Christian gospel. The Mormon church sees only itself as recognized by God. Joseph Smith founded the church in New York in 1830. He said that he had visions of God and other heavenly beings that told him to establish the restored Christian Church. He was "directed" to some thin metal plates that he translated into what is now called the book of Mormons. This book describes the histor ...

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Jesus

... must be saved" (Acts 4:12). is the name in which the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are revealed. The angel of the Lord instructed Joseph, "She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name : for he shall save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). said, "I am come in my Father's name," and, "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,...the Father will send in my name" (John 5:43; 14:26). Thus by baptizing in the name of , we honor the Godhead. "For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9). L ...

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Contradictions In The Puritan Religion

... It came to be one of the greatest theological discrepancies of all time. Evidently, the Puritan beliefs were almost entirely contradictory. Some of the Puritan beliefs were both simple and believable. Others would seem outrageous today. Puritanism was founded on the principles and beliefs of John Calvin, and one of the major ideals they focused on was the doctrine of predestination. Calvin believed that the grace of God was the ticket into Heaven and that his grace could not be earned. God's grace was bestowed upon a select f ...

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