In the final analysis, then, force, prudence, and justice are the foundations of the political order." ... Essentially, the only people benefiting from a prince's free-spending on monuments were the architects, engineers, and the artists whereas the common people carried the increasing financial burden of the ruler's frivolous spending. ... Yet again, the Machiavellian prince uses fear as a tool to oppress any desires to revolt among the commoners and again there is a blurred line between what is considered too much cruelty. ... Yet he should question them about all matters, liste...

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Then he sent a dove to return with news of dry ground. ... He then asked God to, "leave not one single family of Infidels on the Earth.... "14 When the flood finally came, Noah's son was among those who were to drown. ... Even though these acts of injustice may have been done with a slight difference in both stories, the acts were none-the-less committed in an equally impactful way. ... Upon his journey he sought refuge and then became apart of the Priest of Midian's family. ...

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There were three promises that would affect Abram personally, the nation of Israel, and the nations of the world in general. ... There is a saying, "For every action there must be a reaction.... They were getting impatient with God's timing. ... However, none of these can be stated without showing the life-faith applications. ... If he only trusted that God would take care of Terah and Lot, none of the problems he had to deal with would have happened. ...

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Only Noah and his family were free from defect and sin and "found favor in the eyes of the Lord" (Genesis 6:8). ... If they chose to obey His law, they would be blessed overwhelmingly, "Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Genesis 19: 5-6). ... According to Allen, "Its perfect law manifested sin in the earth by establishing a standard which however, none could keep. This revealed that none could be justified through...

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However, this view also holds this; if one does abandon the faith and turn away from God, then they were never actually apart of the body of Christ and were indeed never ultimately guaranteed salvation through Christ. ... If we are not eternally secure then how can one be the bride of Christ? ... In 2 Peter 2:20 Peter fears for those who have begun once again to sin after getting out of it, for they will be in a worse state then they were prior. ... First, since there are several other passages stating we cannot lose our salvation, then we must not take these verses to mean we can. ... Third...

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He would then take some of his anima and infuse it into what he created. ... However, to a caveman, if you said that you were going to cast a spell for a good hunt, and then the hunters came back with a bison, you had special power. ... But possibly none found were greater than King Tut's tomb. ... They were so huge, there are other monuments just to the installation of one of these monuments. ... There is some truth to this myth th...

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Verily there are none bolder than they in the Kingdom of Heaven. ... Why feel so sorry for a child who dies if they were just as cruel as some adult? ... One article tells the story of a girl who was hated by her father and mother, who were wealthy and respectable people. ... He understands that men themselves are to blame, because they were given paradise and they traded it away... then everything would be made clear. ...

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I then make the case that the views of morality and meaning found in The Road imply that morality does not depend upon God for its existence or justification. ... There are hints of divine activity, but they are never more than hints. ... Ely wonders about being the last person left alive: "Suppose you were the last one left? ... "1 Like the man, Job goes about "in sunless gloom " (Job 30:28); unlike the man, Job possesses unwavering faith: "I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth ... then in my flesh I shall see God " (Job 19:25-27). ... There was no a...

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Then, digging deeper, we shall try our hand at a critique of his critique of religion, of resurrecting a natural belief in God. ... that there's a power at work imposing order, design, structure and purpose in creation. ... Such innocuous-sounding, even camouflaged assertions by Hume were in actuality a D-Day invasion on the Normandy Beach of the Deists. ... Then, Hume raises an objection. ... We have no experience to arbitrate here, there is no existing genus of thought. ...

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Bless Me, Ultima At the beginning of the Book, The author associates Antonio's concern about the changes in his life to his culture. I think Ultima's entry into Antonio's life will start a stressful time Antonio. The author shows Antonio's feelings about change by depicting his nervousne...

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