(John 3:16, NRSV) "But to all who did receive him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God." ... Is man free or is God sovereign? ... What Scripture says, we must say, and where Scripture is silent, we must be silent. ... FREE FROM WHAT, AND FREE TO WHAT? As citizens in a free society we have the liberty to plan a vacation to anywhere in the United States we please. ...

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Dust also symbolizes being set free and Christian freedom. ... It is believed that before Jesus died all souls were sent to purgatory, where they waited. When Jesus died there souls were saved and they went to heaven. ... In both of their deaths souls are set free. ... In the novel Dracula there is no solid proof that Dracula ever existed because we never see him. ...

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The Israelites were his chosen people, called to be the light of the nation in a prior covenant that he made with Abraham. ... But we could also see God working through him through the miracles he performed. ... This truly highlighted that even though Jesus had a sense of free will, his will always coincided with God's. ... Jesus' covenant provides for us a greater intimacy with god than ever experienced before. ... Jesus is the perfect example of perfect free will that coincides with God and teaches us what it truly means to "be like God" His teachings about the kingdom of...

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Before any side should be taken with confidence, the shared dogmas must be stated to keep a firm foundation. ... Thirdly, just because verses speak of such things as "falling from grace" or "being in a worse state then prior" this does not mean we can assume they were truly saved. 1 John 2:9 speaks of it like this, if anyone were to abandon Christ, it is proof that they were never actually with Christ. ... Many see this view as undermining free will and choice. ... This does not compromise the free will aspect of an Arminian. ... If we enter a relationship with God by fre...

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Simply put, no one is free. ... We were shackled without hope in the deepest dungeons of hopelessness, with death as our reward. ... We are free from its bonds. ... This illustration forms a vivid image of the role of sin in our lives before Christ. ... As we were in bondage, we are now wholly set free of the chains of sin. ...

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We are completely sinful. We are not as sinful as we could be, but we are completely affected by sin. ... " (Fairchild) Scripture basis - Romans 9:11-13 "Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad-in order that God's purpose in election might stand: not by works but by him who calls-she was told, "The older will serve the younger.... These five points are: Free Will, Conditional Election, Universal Atonement, Resistible Grace, and Falling from Grace. Free Will "Sin does not control man's will. ...

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It was through this verse that his eyes were opened and his bitter sweet struggle of early days began to subside, and Lutheranism was birthed. ... Or in common terms, we are free yet bound. Finally, Luther feels that although we are all sufficient enough to go to God on our own, we need a common body that can intercede on our behalf as well; this being the church. ... Zwingli saw predestination as the natural consequence of God's nature; meaning that God determines everything before we are ever made aware. ... In spite of the good that resulted, there were as many people put to deat...

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Before Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, God provided everything. ... The only thing Adam and Eve continued to receive for free, was God" grace or forgiveness. ... In the book of Nehemiah we are told that the city of Jerusalem and the temple were rebuilt, "because the people had a mind to work". ... They were surprised and angered to find that everyone was receiving the same wages. ... There were a vast number of slaves in the first century. ...

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In other words, do you think there is a contradiction between being a subject of god and at the same time being a free man? ... Here we might ask why the word means reestablish or reconnect not establish or connect. ... Even before religions existed, when there was many gods people didn't have religions in the meaning of what we know today about religions but they use to have some "taboos" which are the things man can't do. ... Then Jesus Christ with Christianity came, and also put rules for how people must act for god to love them for example to help the poor and the needy an...

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So we do not try to convert others to our religion. ... Long before Jesus was born the Bible predicted his life and death. The Old Testament (the part of the Bible written before Jesus' birth) was completed in 450 B.C., hundreds of years before Jesus was born. A large number of prophecies were made in astonishing detail by many people throughout these books. ... We get through the Prophet not only rules of guidance, but a complete scheme of values and a practical code of conduct. ...

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We were shouting and yelling but nobody heard us. ... I wish I knew where to start Before the war became reality the context seemed relatively constant. ... However, decision was made, actions were taken. ... I wish everybody were free. ... I guess one would pay whatever price is needed to be free -- it is one of those things that are priceless. ...

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All of us were very terrified and confused on why all this was going on. ... But no one should judge something before they know what it is. ... Muhamed taught that unlike the Jews, there were no "chosen people" and we were all a part of god. ... If their countries laws allow it women of the Islamic religion are free to dress and behave like women of any other religion. ... Before this women had little or no rights. ...

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The Thanksgiving and Praise to God really leads into the next section of reading, from 1 Pet 1:10 through 1 Pet 2:3, the author makes noticeable that we were saved by grace. During these few versus, the reader is reminded not to fall back into the easy lifestyle of ignorance we used to live before we were saved, but rather to only seek God and strive to be holy because he is holy. This section reminds us that we were saved not by perishable things such as Gold or Silver but that our salvation came from the blood of Jesus Christ. ... There are also parts of the book that talk about the sufferin...

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Stephen Evans and Magee were supporters of plato's arguments. ... Therefore, for plato the soul is trapped inside the psychical body and can only free itself by rising upwards to the eternal world of the forms. ... However, even though we are made in God's image we are free to choose and make our own decisions. It is said that we are free to reject a relationship with the creator in whose image they are made and this is shown in the story of Adam and Eve. ... However before this happens buddhists undergo and constant cycle of death and rebirth. ...

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We feel protective of them, as we know that they may not be as strong mentally or physically. ... The dictionary definition of abortion states: "The expulsion of a foetus before the proper time."" ... Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."" This bible passage explains that even before you are born God has your life planned out and has chosen what you will do. ... Christians for free choice' believe that women should be fully informed about all the options, then allow God to guide t...

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Mary Magdalen had a heart that moved Jesus to return before the process of ascension had been completed, just to comfort her. ... Jesus delivered her from seven demons, and she was for the first time in her life free. ... She was completely consumed with emptiness and in bondage until Jesus set her completely free. ... Where was Mary when Jesus was crucified and all of the disciples were gone? ... His brothers were trying to hold him back, and as they try to restrain him, he screams her name. ...

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The people of iniveh were dead in sin. ... Should not we be doing His work with it? ... One of the manifestations of the Spirit working in our lives is that we steadily become more and more sin-free. Only upon leaving this earthly life do we become totally sanctified (sin-free). ... We can't offer the excuse that we were led into doing wrong. ...

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He says that he who made him also calls himself a Lamb and we are called by his name. ... It is the day that we were forgiven and given the chance to have eternal life. ... He and his friends couldn't take it anymore, then an angel showed up and freed them from it. They were free and living in cleanliness. It was such a feeling for them, one they had never experienced before. ...

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So in the beatitudes we see that Jesus" "Sermon on the Mount" seems to be pertaining more to the disciples; whereas later on in Luke we will see a sharp contrast between the two. ... People without families were destitute, paupers, beggars who were dependent on others. ... Purity is to be free from taint or pollution. ... In this verse, it does not mean you must be sinless before you can see God. ... He also tells them that the prophets before them went through the same thing. ...

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These commandments were first given in their written form to the people of Israel when they were encamped at Sinai. They were written by the hand of God on two tablets of stone. ... "Thou shall have no other Gods before me." ... Before the world was created, the Word had already existed; he was with God, and he was the same as God. ... Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another as long as we were willing to receive. ...

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In addition, they must have existed before the fall of man in Genesis 3, or where did Satan come from? ... Henry Theissen lists them as such. "(1) They stand before God and worship him ... An angel freed Peter from jail. ... "You shall have no other gods before me. ... Angels were viewed as mediators between God and man. ...

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"He is a real person, Jesus, but he wasn't like God, and we don't believe He is God" (1). ... When Rabbi Binder explained how the Jews were "The Chosen People" (1) Ozzie wanted to know how he could say that when the Declaration of Independence stated that all men were created equal. ... One day Rabbi Binder had free-discussion, time in which the children were free to ask questions about "religion, family, politics and sports-" (3). ... Before he was unable to control himself, but now "he felt peace and he felt power" (6). ...

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Its main plot is that the world we live in is a virtual world and in the REAL world we, the humans, are used as batteries for the machines (our enemies). ... We meet Trinity after she hacks onto Neo's computer and tells him to "Follow the white rabbit." ... Their excuse is "We think you've been bugged." ... Both Jesus and Neo were prophesized about before they came to the world (or the real world in Neo's case). ... This shows that both Neo and Jesus were thought about even before they were born. ...

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In the scriptures, we find two different revelations of God. ... The second form, which is the one we will spend more time on today, is the "supernatural." This form is the free-willing self-disclosure of God as recorded in the Old and New Testaments. ... As such, we will take some time to review the ways of God's self-disclosure in the Old Testament and how these three phases were embodied in Christ's life and work. ... In Matthew 17:2 we read, "And He was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light....

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I interviewed her after work hours at Starbucks when we both had about an hour of time to talk about her religion. I asked her plenty of questions to get the right answers about her church before I went there to observe and be a part of it as well. ... The faithful answer to several Hail Mary prayers before the start of the service; they prep their hearts and minds for mass. ... We kneel before getting in a pew because you are greeting Jesus and you are giving him your respect, acknowledging that he is present. ... A similarity is that the birth of Jesus from both religions were from Virgin Bi...

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