THE BIBLE"S WORD: "GOSPEL" INTRODUCTION There are few words that harness such spiritual magnitude as the word "gospel." ... Special attention will be given to (1) an etymological examination of the word itself, (2) applications of the word's usage from the Biblical text, and (3) modern implications of the word's role in our salvation. ... Within this word "gospel" lies the heart of Christianity. ... Even in the Septuagint the word euangelion is quite rare. ... From a word's origin we can glean the "picture" of its meaning. ...

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How well do you believe Christianity deals with the four fundamental issues of life: Origin, meaning, morality, and destiny? ... On Origin: God created us in his image, yet we are special creatures, that have control over all other creatures of this world. ... Only Christianity can describe this origin from God and not be incoherent with certain rules of nature. ... The ways we can train ourselves up to get ride of hindrance are through his word, through fellowship, through the breaking of bread, and through prayer (Acts 2:42). ... Sometimes we may not agree with what he says but we need to ...

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The first five books are called the Five Books of Moses, which tells the origin of the Jewish people and the set of beliefs the Jews hold. ... The first four are called the Gospels, which are parallel to the Five Books of Moses in that they explain the origin of the Christians and the set of beliefs Christians hold. ... It is written in the Bible that Jesus preached the word of God by traveling great distances performing miracles and preaching to anyone who would listen. Jesus and his followers spread the word of God all throughout the villages and towns that surrounded Jerusalem. ... Only the...

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The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with a vigil for Easter. It starts out as a 40 day season of instruction for Christians. Most churches and religions have moved away from the true tradition of this season and a lot of the practices aren't followed today. There is a significant los...

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There is no agreement of date, authorship, or geographical origin of the letter between scholars. ... Egypt and Syria have been the most commonly suggested places of origin, and the letter could have written anywhere from 40 to 130 C.E. ... The word poor and the verb to oppress appear together, therefore, making the close relationship between the poor and the oppressed. ...

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The two themes which I have chosen to talk about in this essay are Faith and Triumph turns to trouble through sin. Although these books are historical, the lesson we learn from them are very much needed today to all Christian believers. FAITH Genesis is also known as the seed plot for the bibl...

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In contrast with "The Prince", Luke's Gospel had somewhat different origins. ... When looking at the themes in Luke's Gospel and Machiavelli's "The Prince", it is evident that, whether it be for Jesus" loyalty to his father by spreading His Word, or Machiavelli's tools to achieve control over a state, both of these men strive at a goal. ...

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The father, Oliver Cowdery, you and I have countless opportunities to strengthen our faith but we must remember the source of our strength and the origin of previous revelation. ... Our true declaration of faith, stated in word or in deed is required for the progression of our faith. ... As Christ was teaching the Apostles later about the interpretation of the parable He clarified His point by saying, "But he that receiveth the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tr...

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Considerations from the Greek Text διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.9 σκόλοψ is an hapax legomenon in the New Testament.10 However, the word does appear three times in the LXX.11 In Numbers 33:55, it is used in a metaphorical sense to describe what the inhabitants of Canaan will be like if the Israelites do not drive them fully out of the land. ... " This verb is significant because it gives a hint as to the orig...

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