Men do not practice good exegesis when the word "hid" is taken out of context and means, to some people, that God is hiding his truth from them. ... Those of us who proclaim the Bible and God as wholly undeniable truth must always use proper exegesis when preaching sermons or quoting from the Bible. In Revelation 19:11, the Bible has an unmistakable emphasis on truth. ... The phrase, "God is Truth" is found in the Bible 23 times. ... The Bible tells of God's truth beginning in Genesis 1:1 and ending in Revelation 22: 21. ...

• Word Count: 995
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Bible illustrates many forms of love, bringing us the following question: What is central theme of this described love? ... During the feast of the Passover, Jesus' own awareness is a very important part of the context. ... This awareness of the Father putting everything "into his hands" is key to the context of the footwashing because this knowledge presents the sharing in the divine essence of God between Himself and the disciples. ...

• Word Count: 546
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

But what about The Bible? At the bottom of this text is an image of the Ten Commandments from the Bible. Well, it is Bible in Arabic. ... The Arabic Bible, as is evident from the image page at the bottom, uses the word Allah to refer to God. ... Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" Dec. 13, 2001 (Ishaq Zahid) It has become a fashion by many evangelical Christians and the like to take the verses of the Holy Quran out of context and distort or misrepresent their meanings. ...

• Word Count: 866
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The First Congregational Church located in Colorado Springs may entice new members to their inviting congregation with open discussion Bible Studies and Scripture readings. ... The First Congregational Church displays these impressions through their "revelations" they encounter during their Bible study. Many avid believers tend to relate to the Gospel when it is put into a familiar context in the secular world, often through plays, music, and poetry, and not concerning to the text itself. ... However, Tillich would criticize the church and correct their use of the Bible by prioritizing its ...

• Word Count: 660
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This caused a huge problem between church leaders and their parishes because they simply did not take the Bible seriously and did not believe or have faith in the many things Catholics are called to believe. ... They believe the Bible should be completely understood fictitiously and only as a spiritual guide to their faith. ... Humans globally should take into consideration the context of Sacred Scripture but also apply it to their own faith very literally. ...

• Word Count: 742
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In today's church context, I choose to affiliate with the Episcopal Church. ... One of those freedoms discussed is Bible Freedom. Shurden suggests that the bible is the final authority for Baptists. ... They take the Bible as their rule for faith and practice. ... In this context, Shurden argues that the church should be free from governmental decree, and a hierarchical denominational structure.2 Each church within the Baptist context is self-governing, self-propagating, and autonomous. ...

• Word Count: 1028
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In a service the preaching of the Word of God is of great importance, prayers are said, passages from the Bible are read, hymns are sung and a sermon is preached, however Christians believe that equally important as worshipping God is serving people. ... Secular religions such as sport can also instill in the individual codes of behaviour, ethics, values and provide them with a sense of belonging to a group with a common outlook in a social context such as formal religions. ... Other similar aspects between these formal and secular religions include where they congregate (Formal church, Sec...

• Word Count: 1009
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The deeper meanings within the episodes allow the creators to use offensive context and make its audience reflect on the values of society. ... For example, praying and reading the Bible every day, and basing every action on is what is acceptable in God's eyes....

• Word Count: 689
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

As it goes in the bible, God created Lucifer as the most brilliant and beautiful angel in the sky with good intentions, but Lucifer turned his back on his creator and began a notorious streak of evil as the "malignant devil." Now if the role of God is switched with that of Victor, and the role of Lucifer is switched with that of the monster, the story is retold in almost the same context. ...

• Word Count: 723
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A Buddhist once proclaimed in context to religion, "Many paths lead up the mountain, but the view from the top is the same." ... They stand firm on the Bible which gives them the guidelines or rules of their religion. ...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School