Understanding how Revelation was written and also the original context of the letters is a key factor in understanding the Book. ... "Context is the key to decoding the choice language.... This would be a literal translation of this passage in order for this to be true. This passage is symbolic to represent the two witnesses similar to Moses and Elijah. ... Throughout Scripture the number two has played a key role in representing important factors. ...

• Word Count: 2735
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Understanding how Revelation was written and also the original context of the letters is a key factor in understanding the Book. ... "Context is the key to decoding the choice language.... This would be a literal translation of this passage in order for this to be true. This passage is symbolic to represent the two witnesses similar to Moses and Elijah. ... Throughout Scripture the number two has played a key role in representing important factors. ...

• Word Count: 2735
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He was entirely reliant on God and he understood that prayer is a key part and is required to make progress in God's service. ... When he attended a mass in 1208, his calling was made even more clear when the priest read a passage from Matthew : "Take no gold or silver or copper in your wallet, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics or sandals or a staff " Francis obeyed his call to poverty and he wandered through towns and villages, preaching the Good News. ...

• Word Count: 951
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Catholic Church teaches that ensoulment takes place at the moment of conception and this has been a key reason for their refusal to condone abortion (although Thomas Aquinas taught that the soul of girls was implanted by God at 90 days and the soul of boys at 40 days). Another key factor is Natural Law which Catholics believe shows that the natural consequence of the woman becoming pregnant is to give birth. ... There is one passage in the Bible that seems to touch specifically on the issue of abortion. ...

• Word Count: 1218
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I don't believe god has the ability to change my mind, I do, or often times a friend or a family member can bring to my attention an interesting point that is new to me, then I might change my mind based on the point they had brought up, but might is the key word, I"m not forced to change my mind about something just because my peer thinks I should. ... They claim that the Bible possesses passages that state homosexuality is a sin, or going against God's will. ...

• Word Count: 1013
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This passage notes that "The Lord planted a garden in the east, toward Eden" (Gen. 2:8) and "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9)." ... This passage introduces an interesting concept of a garden or gan (H1588) in Hebrew. ...

• Word Count: 4115
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When we recognize our place in immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and the subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ... As a strong Christian believer that I am, I always knew that religion was the key to everything. ...

• Word Count: 1798
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School