The Christians regard Jerusalem as their holy city because it was where their messiah, Jesus Christ, was crucified and resurrected. ... Jesus Christ is believed by the Christians to be the messiah and the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary. ... Because of the divine power Jesus Christ was believed to have, he is worshipped alongside God by the Christian faith. ... The Islam religion also disagrees with the worship of both Jesus Christ and God. Islam stresses the belief in one all-powerful god, Allah, and sees Jesus Christ as another deity being worshipped. ...

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This prophecy was obviously fulfilled as mentioned in Matthew 1:18, which states, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. ... But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, 'I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.'" ... Satan tried his best to get Jesus to succumb to the temptations before him, but Jesus did not fall. ... What if Jesus would have quit? ...

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Jesus Camp is about a documentary that follows several young children as they are preparing to attend a summer camp where they will get their daily dose of evangelical Christianity. ... Throughout Jesus Camp you see a housewife who is currently home schooling her child into believing that creationism is the answer to all and then seeing young children being brought to their feet in tears as they promise to stop from sinning. ... Jesus camp is basically about where children spend their summers learning and practicing their prophetic gifts and being taught that they can "take back America fo...

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That person would be none other than Jesus. ... Any one of these verses, if interpreted literally, loses the true meaning that Jesus intended. ... He knows that it is futile to exhaust ourselves trying to convince another of the gifts and salvation of Christ if they have no intention of ever trying to "receive" the message. ... After all these are the very words of Jesus. ... This particular verse really prompts one to consider what Jesus" intentions really were. ...

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Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the south of Palestine. ... In Luke 4:14-22, we read what happened when Jesus began teaching. ... He was asked to speak at the synagogue in Looking at the life and influence of Jesus of Nazareth throughout history and you will see that Jesus Christ was in fact the living Son of God. Jesus and His message always produce great changes in the lives of men and of nations. ... I believe Jesus" life brought much hope to the world. ...

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This partial kingdom is only a glimpse of how the real and perfect kingdom will be, that is fulfilled through Jesus Christ. ... Because of all the sin God sends his prophets to tell them that they will be persecuted for all their sins and that Jesus Christ will come and fulfill all his promises. ... Jesus is the true Adam; God's people, he is the true temple and tabernacle; God's place, and Jesus is God's rule and blessing. ... After the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God's kingdom was fully restored. ... The church is a group of God's people who follow his so...

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Jesus is then born in Bethlehem, but King Herod orders all the young children in Bethlehem to be killed so Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to Egypt. ... After this Jesus goes on to be baptized by John the Baptist. ... The people yell out to crucify Christ so Pilate as no choice, but to listen. ... Jesus then finally yielded up his spirit. ... The women go and tell the disciples and they go to Galilee to see the risen Christ. ...

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In the New Testament, we see in the person of Jesus Christ and His ministry, how He brings the three phases together as a climax of the divine revelation: powerful manifestations, the human voice, and Sophia. ... In comparing Exodus 34 with the New Testament story of the Transfiguration, the parallel is between Jesus and the Torah, rather than Jesus and Moses. ... Throughout the ministry of Jesus Christ, we witness Him interpreting the same truths from the Old Testament but in a different light perhaps. ... Lastly, in the Wisdom literature of the Kethubim, for example the Book of Psalms, we f...

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The Old Testament alone contains over three hundred references to the Messiah that where fulfilled in the life of Jesus, hundreds of years before his birth. ... I"m only going to go into a few of the ones that where completely beyond the control of Christ himself, just to avoid any kind of "Jesus intentionally fulfilled those prophecies" type criticism. First we will look at Christ's place of birth. ... This was no so in the case of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. ... "But coming to Jesus when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs." ...

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Written in the Hebrew language, the Old Testament explains the covenant agreement God made with man about his salvation before Christ came. ... This is appropriate because the New Testament explains the finished work of Christ on the cross, the end of sin's power over believers in Jesus and the end of Satan's control over death, hell and the grave. ... The New Testament ends with Jesus on his throne and is a revelation of His glory. ... Christ, as the Lamb of God, was the fulfillment of the events portrayed in the feasts and festivals. ... Jesus said, "In the volume of the book it i...

• Word Count: 518
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Written in the Hebrew language, the Old Testament explains the covenant agreement God made with man about his salvation before Christ came. ... This is appropriate because the New Testament explains the finished work of Christ on the cross, the end of sin's power over believers in Jesus and the end of Satan's control over death, hell and the grave. ... The New Testament ends with Jesus on his throne and is a revelation of His glory. ... Christ, as the Lamb of God, was the fulfillment of the events portrayed in the feasts and festivals. ... Jesus said, "In the volume of the book it i...

• Word Count: 518
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After Christ's death on the cross, we enter the "proclaimed kingdom " where we are patiently waiting for His return. When Jesus went back to heaven, he commanded all Christians to spread the good news of God's salvation through Christ's death, and he explained that the delay in his return was to give everyone, Jews and Gentiles, a chance to hear his word and put their trust and faith in him. ... Christ often refers to the promises from the Old Testament and without knowing the Old Testament we only know half the story, and therefore cannot fully understand the Bible. Without u...

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Beginning with Adam's failure to comply with the Lord's command to not eat of the tree of knowledge, up to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, man sought to regain the open fellowship with God that he had originally enjoyed, but lost in the garden. ...

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Jesus by no means laid down rules for the worship of himself or God. ... The main theme sought through his concerns is that Christ was sent by God to spread the teachings of loving ones enemies. Jesus was sent by God to endure the hardships the world had to offer. ... Christ was God's retribution to a disobedient world. ... As other civilizations are viewed a greater appreciation for Christ is formed. ...

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Paul, enlightens the fact that women and men are equal through Christ. ... Paul writes," There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (161). ... Paul believed that not only women and men were equal in Christ but also gentiles and Jewish converts were equal in Christ. ... Paul writes," But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ and the head of every woman is man; and the head of Christ is God" (163). ... Paul argued that women and men are equal in Christ while they are unequal in other...

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Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. ... This right away establishes Jesus as both the King of the Jews and the Messiah. ... It incorporates Old Testament teachings in with one of Jesus's parables. ... Jesus in return asked them why they disobey God. ... There was mutual hostility between the Pharisee's and Jesus. ...

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Not only this, but I think It shows us as Christians that Jesus could come back any day. ... It shows me that many people need to be saved, therefore we should go tell them about Christ. ... I think using the church as a place to hide or blow up is kind of like in the Bible where merchants started selling things in the house of God, using it for the wrong reason Jesus was displeased with that because his fathers house is a place of worship, not selling things, and defiantly not battle. ... This has gone on for many years and will keep going on until the Anti- Christ comes. ...

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Although the Jews do not believe in Jesus as the messiah, they do believe a savior will come. ... Christians also believe that their savior Christ will return again, on the final Day of Judgment. ... The Christians believe that Jesus was the messiah, while present-day Jews believe their savior is yet to come. ... The books of the New Testament contain the church's statement of who Jesus was, and what his life and teachings meant. ... Despite the fact that Islam and Christianity share a mutual God, Muslims do not believe that Jesus was his son; instead they identify Jesus as a prophet. ...

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"Baptist" means one who believes in the adult baptism of believers in Jesus. ... With both, followers are taught to read and retain the writings for they believe it is one clear way to personally know Christ. ... Baptist believe salvation is simply believing that Jesus Christ was the son of God sent from Heaven to save the world from sin (which equals death). Scripture says, "For by grace are you saved thru faith, it is a gift of God", and to accept Christ as your savior then you are saved and never condemned to hell. ... Most sisters, nuns and priest work tirelessly in the community to show...

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The same God that Jesus was raised from the dead. ... Jesus triumph over death was the fulfillment of the promises to David. ... Matthew 22: 42 saying, What think ye of Christ? ... The promises made to David was fulfilled by Jesus. ... The author is showing how God made use of the Hebrews experience of living under a king for his purpose, and by this preparing the people of the revelation of Himself in Christ Jesus. ...

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Most famous among these was his telling of the life of Jesus, his "Messiah" (1792), and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from this work is arguably the most recognizable piece of western classical music. ... It's three parts deal with the birth, passion and resurrection of Christ, using dialect derived from the book of Psalms in the Bible. ...

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Although faith is only mentioned twice in the Old Testament it does not mean that there was a lack of faith by those who served the Lord before Christ was born. ... When Jesus asked Peter, "Who do you say I am-? Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God-. Jesus replied, "Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah - (Mathew 16:15-17). In verse 23 however, "Jesus turned and said to peter, "Get behind me, Satan? ...

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I am a strong believer in God and his son Jesus Christ, but I don't believe that the Old Testament is a valid historically correct document. In many instances, such as Adam and Eve, Noah's Arc, and the parting of the Red Sea, as stated in the Old Testament. I find it hard to claim the entire Old T...

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This power is given by God and is even spoken by Jesus in John 19:10-11 when Jesus addressed the governing authority stating, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. ...

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The ancient values of Beowulf and his time coincide more with the precepts of the Old Testament (e.g. eye for an eye), than with the teachings of Christ within the New Testament. Nevertheless, it is possible to view the epic of Beowulf as a Christian parable, with Beowulf as a Jesus Christ figure and the monsters as representing the Devil and his minions. ...

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