Garfield, in his comic strip, indicates that, "work is like fingernails on the blackboard of life". ... One day you will have to give an account of the way you ran your office or workplace. ... As a bridge between the employer and employee sections, I would like to make note of the Nazi German slogan, "Arbeit macht frei, or "Work will make you free", posted over the main entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp. ... Paul is saying that one way to do this is to give willing obedience to those under whom we work, regardless of who they are, or what their character is like. Christians sho...

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I don't like it here. I'd like to stretch my wings. ... He didn't like it at home; he fell out with his father and lost fellowship with him. ... He began to remember what it was like being in fellowship with his father. "I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands."" ...

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In addition to the promise of land, God promises Abraham that he will be the father of many descendants, saying, "You shall be the ancestor to a multitude of nations.I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you'" (Genesis 17:4-7). ... (Genesis 30:1) and, like Sarah, goes on to encourage Jacob to use her slave, Bilhah, to have children on Rachel's behalf. ... Also, like the motif of barren women, the betrothal scenes at wells further emphasize the impo...

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After a strange encounter that seemed like a dream, Neo wakes up in his own bed, only to hear his phone ringing. Morpheus says that he would like to meet and tells Neo to go to the Adams St. ... From Left to Right: Cypher, Morpheus, Neo, and Trinity. *** Neo and Jesus: A Comparison The Matrix is a great movie if you just watch it and think about it on the top layer, but as you lower down to one of its deeper levels, you begin to see the real masterpiece. ... Like I said above, now I will explain the difference introduced in that similarity. ... As you can see, this is the point where...

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To start off talking about in my opinion the most important thing in my life, I would like to thanks God for saving my life and changing it, he deserves all the Glory and praise. ... I would like to add that the Spiritual World is more real than us in this world. If you seek the power of the Holy Spirit and his presence amazing things will happen. ... He is the one and only that can empower you to truly live a life according to God's will. ... If you do not meet these commandments you are living a life full of sin and you need to repent. ...

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Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countri...

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In these books they tell you many doctrines that diverge sharply from Christian Orthodox. ... They also believe that if you live by God's commandments you will attain godhood in future aeons. ... Girls may go on a mission if they would like to but are unable to go until they are twenty-one and they go for about a year. ... Now, that I have gone though the church and showed you how it is organized. ... When you come to the world you do not have an original sin you inherit the sin of Adam and Eve. ...

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When I watch a sitcom from my childhood, like "MASH", I think, "How innocent things were back then." ... When you live for yourself, everything that doesn't please you and make you happy is your enemy. ... If you do not love God who is perfect and HOLY, how can you then love your neighbor who is imperfect and a sinner? ... It was like a stone crushing my heart - all I could say was, "He is my Lord." then I walked out. ... My mom always said that if you"re working for the Lord each an everyday, you don't have to be concerned with the sabbath. ...

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Anyhow you can always find something in the country- (Moravia 14). To Cesira, Ciociaria and the entire countryside are like the Garden of Eden. ... Like Lazarus, who also suffers immensely, Cesira eventually is reborn. ... Like Christ, Michele is first persecuted then sacrificed for his beliefs. ... Like in baptism, Rosetta cleanses herself of sin and is reborn. ...

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As each conversion story is told, you can see how Paul tells his story to those who will listen and as each new story arises more people learn of him, each time those people hear of Paul and his ways he gains more power and prestige. ... Following this, Jesus speaks to him saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me" (Harper Collins Study Bible, Acts. 9.4)? ... Then he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit" (Harper Collins Study Bible, Acts. 9.17). ... They were amazed ...

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Introduction Why should a Christian embark on an examination of rabbinic literature? Despite all the misunderstandings that Christians have about these Hebrew writings, there is still so much beauty to be discovered in the way Jewish people view life and God and the study scriptures. One of the ways...

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In Matthew 17:2, the story of transfiguration the text says: "His face shone like the sum, and his clothes became as white as the light". Another time, after the resurrection His description goes like: "His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow." ... Based on Jesus" words, "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" we can suppose that Jesus being present random in anyone is also present in the animal and therefore is in the lamb and is the Lamb at the same time. ... The question is rather rhetorical and the enquir...

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It is said that if you do not understand this parable you will not understand the others. ... That's why Jesus, finishing the interpretation of the parable said "take heed HOW you hear" (Luke 8:18). ... As we see from the different soils there are people who do not understand the word of the Lord and we should help them to understand so that they will become good soils like God wants his people to be. ... This question gave Jesus a chance to describe what His disciples' relationship should be like to their neighbors. ... Like the priest and Levite in the tale, we are sometimes guilty...

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You have sought my disciples; you have sought to do my will, therefore I can heal your son. ... He could have said, you are here because of your faith; yet Christ did not say that. ... Christ allows each of us the very same opportunity to declare our faith, with a gentle reminder such as, "If you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things. ... What greater witness can you have than from God?... "The size of your faith or the degree of your knowledge is not the issue- it is the ...

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(John 6:44, NRSV) "And he said, For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father." ... (Romans 8:28-30, NRSV) "The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (2 Peter 3:9, ESV) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame...

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Even people in the South are rude, seldom stopping to say, "Hi, how are you doing?". ... It does not look like preaching kindness is going to be the job. ... In small print read, "If you open this bottle you will be charged three dollars". ... They don't use as much gas as regular cars and people really like the cars. ...

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"But God did say, "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die"" (Genesis 3:3). ... "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Gen.12:2-3). ... 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 ...

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Dialogue Two of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene delineates Mary's true grasp of Jesus' teachings as she supports her fellow disciples who are fearful now that Jesus is gone, saying to them, "Do not weep and grievehis grace will be with all of you, sustaining and protecting you. ... Secondly, her relationship to Jesus is patently distinct from all of Jesus' other relationships in that it includes an erotic dimension.7 In the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Peter says, "We know that he loved you more than all other women.... The crux of this turmoil hinges on the interpretation o...

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Here we have our requirements for baptism as laid out by the Bible: 1) You must repent of your sins 2) You must be immersed in water 3) You must come to be baptized (not be brought) Later in Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus adds to these requirements that the believer: 4)Be baptized by another believer 5)Be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit According to the scriptures "John the son of Zechariah i...

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Thirdly, just because verses speak of such things as "falling from grace" or "being in a worse state then prior" this does not mean we can assume they were truly saved. 1 John 2:9 speaks of it like this, if anyone were to abandon Christ, it is proof that they were never actually with Christ. ... One way to look at this is, once you let Christ into your heart by choice, He chooses to stay and never leave. ...

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One traditional Christian view of survival of death runs, in outline form, something like this: On some future day all the dead will be bodily raised, both the righteous and the unrighteous alike, to be judged by God ; and the guarantee and model of the general resurrection (i.e., the raising of the dead in the last days) is the already accomplished resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.My aim in this paper is to explain and defend this basic view of resurrection. ... Let us define dualism as the doctrine which says that (1) human beings consist of both material bodies and immaterial soul...

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Introduction Please add another small paragraph idk what to say Being a true disciple means having a willingness to trust Him completely in all aspects of life, from the highest highs to the lowest lows. It means we are not only willing to trust Him to provide for our salvation, but we trust Him for the future. Growing in Christ is the key to growing in the church. This is all about being a good and effective witness of who Christ is and what He has called your church to be and do. Luke portrays a different aspect that separates itself from the other gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John. ...

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"12 Rather then God seeking the death of sinners with the help of Noah like in the Bible, Noah sought help through God for their deaths. ... Yahweh went on to tell Moses, "I am sending you to Pharaoh, for you are to lead my people the children of Israel out of Egypt....

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"6 The two witness will be "clothed in sackcloth" just like the Prophets Jeremiah and Joel tell the people of Israel to do (Rev 11:3; Jer 4:8; Joel 1:13). ... "14 John clearly relates that the witnesses will have powers from heaven just like previous prophets in Scripture had. ... Even though the witnesses are not literally Moses and Elijah the witnesses will be figures represented "like Moses" and "like Elijah.... " Here is symbolism that John the Baptist was like Elijah but was not literally Elijah brought back to earth. ... "16 This same symbolis...

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"6 The two witness will be "clothed in sackcloth" just like the Prophets Jeremiah and Joel tell the people of Israel to do (Rev 11:3; Jer 4:8; Joel 1:13). ... "14 John clearly relates that the witnesses will have powers from heaven just like previous prophets in Scripture had. ... Even though the witnesses are not literally Moses and Elijah the witnesses will be figures represented "like Moses" and "like Elijah.... " Here is symbolism that John the Baptist was like Elijah but was not literally Elijah brought back to earth. ... "16 This same symboli...

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