Men do not practice good exegesis when the word "hid" is taken out of context and means, to some people, that God is hiding his truth from them. ... Those of us who proclaim the Bible and God as wholly undeniable truth must always use proper exegesis when preaching sermons or quoting from the Bible. In Revelation 19:11, the Bible has an unmistakable emphasis on truth. ... The phrase, "God is Truth" is found in the Bible 23 times. ... The Holy Bible. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Men do not practice good exegesis when the word "hid" is taken out of context and means, to some people, that God is hiding his truth from them. ... Those of us who proclaim the Bible and God as wholly undeniable truth must always use proper exegesis when preaching sermons or quoting from the Bible. In Revelation 19:11, the Bible has an unmistakable emphasis on truth. ... The phrase, "God is Truth" is found in the Bible 23 times. ... The Bible tells of God's truth beginning in Genesis 1:1 and ending in Revelation 22: 21. ...

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The Bible illustrates many forms of love, bringing us the following question: What is central theme of this described love? ... During the feast of the Passover, Jesus' own awareness is a very important part of the context. ... This awareness of the Father putting everything "into his hands" is key to the context of the footwashing because this knowledge presents the sharing in the divine essence of God between Himself and the disciples. ...

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But what about The Bible? At the bottom of this text is an image of the Ten Commandments from the Bible. Well, it is Bible in Arabic. ... The Arabic Bible, as is evident from the image page at the bottom, uses the word Allah to refer to God. ... Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" Dec. 13, 2001 (Ishaq Zahid) It has become a fashion by many evangelical Christians and the like to take the verses of the Holy Quran out of context and distort or misrepresent their meanings. ...

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Only in the Bible does it explain how and why the world came to be. ... The Bible clearly outlines what is expected of us. ... Sam had just as much access to the Bible as I have and yet he chose to justify his actions through an entirely different view of the world. It is not necessary to believe in all things in the Bible in order to state that one knows the Bible. ... What is necessary, however, is that a person is able to put into context what they know and what they believe based on the four corners of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Scripture, church teaching or Tradition, an example from you...

• Word Count: 1205
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This caused a huge problem between church leaders and their parishes because they simply did not take the Bible seriously and did not believe or have faith in the many things Catholics are called to believe. ... They believe the Bible should be completely understood fictitiously and only as a spiritual guide to their faith. ... Humans globally should take into consideration the context of Sacred Scripture but also apply it to their own faith very literally. ...

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In today's church context, I choose to affiliate with the Episcopal Church. ... One of those freedoms discussed is Bible Freedom. Shurden suggests that the bible is the final authority for Baptists. ... They take the Bible as their rule for faith and practice. ... In this context, Shurden argues that the church should be free from governmental decree, and a hierarchical denominational structure.2 Each church within the Baptist context is self-governing, self-propagating, and autonomous. ...

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Did human history begin with divorce, according to the Bible? ... Genesis, the first book of the bible, tells us that man was created without sin, and is created in the image of God. ... All the law in the Torah and in the Bible are God breathed/inspired, originated from the supreme law giver. ... -Lit This prophesy/bible verse affirms that the God of Israel made mankind ONE. ... No activist campaign against divorce anywhere as fervent as against aborption, wich is just another form of destruction within the context of family ethics. ...

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Instead of Nathan being a responsible father and caring for his sick family, he is off reciting verses of the Bible in the woods. ... In context, when speaking about the children who had drowned or eaten by a crocodile, the girls said "Father got the blame for it...burned"" (Kingsolver 486). ... The significance that the the character Nathan Price has in "The Poisonwood Bible," as a whole includes the recurring theme of western civilization in African colonies and how the United States and other European nations feel the need to intervene in foreign affairs because of their so called superior...

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The creationism worldview is routed just a couple pages into the bible. ... If it is written in the Bible it must be true. ... Its core themes and values are something that can be taken from the context as a whole. This I believe is the proper way to interpret the bible. ... Faith is the only way in which we can interpret the bible. ...

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'You shall not murder' (Exodus 20:13 The Holy Bible New International Version) Within the Christian Church there is generally a keen desire to follow and apply the teachings of the Bible. ... There are some Christians who believe the Bible says nothing about abortions. ... (Genesis 1:26-27 the Holy Bible New International Version - NIV) Christians who seek to argue against abortion on the basis of Scripture (the Bible) use a number of verses that seem to teach that God knows and plans the life of a person before they are born. ... This is a problem particularly associated with taki...

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Most early myths dealt with the creation of man, religious rights, lives of gods, heroes, and the retelling of bible stories. ... Often as individuals told the stories, they were changed slightly in context or meaning. ... From a religious standpoint, the Old Testament may be viewed as the history of Judaism and believed to be completely factual and true, but from a mythical perception it may be fictious in context. ...

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The bible speaks of honor thy husband and even when getting married the women is suppose to take on the religion or attend the husbands church. ... Some people take this out of context and twist it to mean serve man. ...

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I believe there is a negative connotation that we can get from reading the Bible and it may even seem like a book of rules. ... As for Buddhism, it's very precise and clear about what you have to do to merit salvation, on the other hand, Christianity can be a little complicated and many things can be taken out of context because the Bible is not direct at some points. Also with Christianity, there are a lot of instances where scriptures have to be coupled with the Bible as a whole, almost like a puzzle piece....

• Word Count: 984
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According to Greek critics, the catastrophe is the result of those external forces which he called "Fate," and which we might call "determining psycho-social contexts."" ( Allingham 4 ). ... As in the scripture from the Bible, "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live."" ... Allingham, Contributing Editor, Victorian Web; Faculty of Education, Lakehead University (Canada http://65.107.211.206/authors/hardy/pva187.html King James Bible Deuterono...

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It is these peculiarities of Alison's tale which I will examine, looking not only at the chivalric and religious influences of this medieval period, but also at how she would have been viewed in the context of this society and by Chaucer himself. ... Here it is important to note that many of the people of England during this time would have abhorred the woman who attempted to gain sovereignty over her husband; for the Bible "definitely states that woman is to be subject to her husband"(Howard 143). ... Within the context of the Middle Ages, it was surely a journey beyond the rea...

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Although it is clear what the director is trying to emulate, the seriousness of the scene may gets a little jumbled for some viewers when depicted in this context. The serious context of the story may be further confused by the combination of time lines. ... In this adaptation of the greatest story ever told we watch as the characters of Jesus and his disciples and friends come to life through music not as the stale characters from the Bible but as living human beings with real lives, hopes, dreams, fears, and aspirations. ...

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Using personal stories and relating them to Bible stories, it is possible to demonstrate our position in the unfolding drama of God's creation. ... We bring all of the resources of the faith story into the context of the caring relationship. ...

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The deeper meanings within the episodes allow the creators to use offensive context and make its audience reflect on the values of society. ... For example, praying and reading the Bible every day, and basing every action on is what is acceptable in God's eyes....

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Judging this film "anti-Semitism" and "pornographically violent" is completely irrelevant for, what I believe, this film is dealing with more than the artistic, social, and religious contexts. ... I recommend that everyone see this film in order to compare the film to the bible and the way we was taught about the life of Jesus. ...

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Students often read this poem and take it in a Biblical context, as a prediction or affirmation of how the world will end. They typically try to explain the fire as having to do with the passage in the bible after the great flood, where God says when he destroys the world again it will be with fire. ...

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This law goes against a lot of people's ethics; because they believe you should love your enemies, as said as one of the commandments in the bible. This is true but Zach Wamp thinks that is taken out of context. ...

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" Another key point of this letter is the usage of religion and leadership in the context of the situations going on around America. Comparing himself to a prophet from the bible, King states that he is simply doing what he thinks is right and standing up for himself and others is truly his duty. ...

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Part of Milton's effort at justification is providing the characters of Adam, Eve, and Satan with a measure of humanity and depth not found in the Bible. ... Adam's relationship with Eve is by far the most widely known, and is also the most influential within the context of the downfall of man. ...

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According to the Holy Bible, "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" (Nelson 1653). ... In this context, Jay Gatsby is the ultimate example of one willing to achieve the American dream by any means necessary, including immoral or unethical behavior. ...

• Word Count: 1091
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School