In Romans, Paul speaks about how Abraham is justified by his faith. ... It is by faith we believe that Jesus is God, and that he died on the cross for all mankind; and that he is the only way mankind can get to heaven. ... The first 10 chapters shows the greatness of David as a military general, and wise ruler. ... In chapter 11:4, " David sent messengers to get her (Bathsheba). ... The significant of this historic story when looked at from a spiritual context show's us how careful we must be when circumstances are going great and God has poured out his blessing abundantly. ...

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In Mark the 16th chapter, Peter has every reason to magnify the lord. ... This same man sat with the lord, one night before his cruxifixion and emphatically announced to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ saying "Lord I will even die with you if I have to." ... The good news is that Jesus knew how Peter must have felt and he had already prayed for Peter that he would have faith through this troublesome time. ... In closing, if we seek him, we will find in him a new beginning with him today. ...

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How can we know truth is knowable? ... Truth is knowable through Jesus Christ coming down and dying for our sins then resurrecting three days later. How well do you believe Christianity deals with the four fundamental issues of life: Origin, meaning, morality, and destiny? ... What three practical suggestions would you give to a friend who wants to know how he or she can seek God that way? ... In Hebrews 12, the author talks of us running a race but that we can't run the race with burdens because we won't be able to endure it, only Christ could endure the entire race, and he did by...

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Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." ... In this chapter, Jesus sees that people are making a mockery of the temple by using it for financial gain and not for worship. ... Jesus knew all along that he would be dying for the people that would eventually kill him. ... When asked if the mothers would die for a stranger, the answer probably changes. If they would be asked to die for a criminal, the answer would be no. ...

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In chapters 1-7 in the book of Romans, Paul begins to lay down the solid framework for understanding the broad scope of the gospel in his letter to the Romans. ... Paul moves forward to discuss how God continues to remain faithful. ... He then tells of how "we are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins For God sent Jesus to take away the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us." Paul tells his readers that we all can be saved in this way, no matter who we are or what we have done. ... He gives the good news by stating...

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In chapter seven of his book he writes, "we might humble ourselves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all substance pouring out our prayers to the Lord with great fervency" (McMichael and Leonard 52). Another interesting quote from the next chapter about their voyage to Cape Cod is, "this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him" (McMichael and Leonard 53). ...

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We know that the author was Jewish, he knows the Hebrews Scriptures thoroughly. And we know that the author was Christian, he uses many saying of Jesus, and speaks of the practices of the early church. ... Tamez gives an overview of the chapters of James; I will only list a few, as some of them are long. ... They cold not regain their strength, and would therefore die. ... No one is sure if the poor belong to a Christian community, we do know that the rich in the letter do not belong to a Christian community. ...

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When each of the two men dies, the rich man is sent to Hell, while Lazarus takes his place in heaven next to Abraham. ... In this second chapter, James stresses the fact that we must act consistently and kindly towards any person and not favor the rich or the poor. ... The life of Jesus Christ, in conjunction with the message of biblical texts, presents insight about how to deal with our responsibilities towards our neighbors in the context of modern daily life. ... We are all capable of following this model; however, we must also have the knowledge of how to identify which people truly nee...

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Sproul poses an interesting question regarding this subject5, "If the penalty for sin is death why do babies die?" ... How is possible that a tiny being not yet capable of deliberate actions, conscience thought, or speech, is guilty of sin? ... Exactly how this occurred remains a debate that lies outside the scope of this essay, but the concept or theory is definitely rooted in the Bible (Ro 5:12, He 7:9-10). ... If sin is indeed a state of being spiritually separated from God, and if we are all indeed in a state of sin, and if sin is punishable by death, how then may we escape it? ... Whi...

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Verse 16 fits in chapter 3 because it is a conclusive statement given to Nicodemus in support of Christ's deity and the gift of eternal life only attained through belief in Jesus, God's only son. ... In the verses prior to 3:16, Jesus explains to Nicodemus about the Son of Man, and how the Son of Man has gone into heaven. ... Now, instead of looking towards the bronze snake to be saved from the "venomous bite,"" we should look toward the cross, that is where the one and only son of God, Jesus Christ, died so that we may have eternal life. ... We are his children; He loves us. .....

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It is said that his mother might have died when he was younger. ... This is how we should respond to the Lord when he asks us to do a work for him and to live for him, we shouldn't complain or ignore. ... (Acts 15) In this chapter they discussed the idea of taking the young John Mark with them on their next journey. ... Paul's ministry to Gentiles brought dispute over who could be saved and how to be saved. ... I believe that we can look upon Paul and see how faithful and willing he was to obey the Lord Jesus. ...

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To believe God requires that we believe the possibilities that await us if we choose to act in faith. ... He spoke of much more than simply surviving spiritually, but how to flourish in our faith of Jesus Christ, His Atonement and His promises. ... "Lord, I Believe" Elder Holland begins with a well-known story from Mark Chapter Nine which speaks to the heart of every person who has honestly sought faith. ... The Lord will be patient with us as we strive to understand the faith that we do have and allow that faith to overcome our doubts. ... The words that Elder Maxwell chooses to sha...

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