"Were we led all that way for Birth or Death?"... Comparing Death to Birth and realising that they are quite similar in a way is a great shock. ... For him, the birth of Jesus means the death of his own world he lived in and the death of his old life. ... But in the poem we see the contrast of it: birth can be a death as well. ... So in this case, if we think of Jesus, Birth and Death both come to our minds. ...

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The second half of the first chapter of Matthew describes Jesus" birth and events surrounding it as fulfillment of Jewish Scripture. ... After Mary returns home to Nazareth, Elizabeth gives birth to a son. ... Some fundamental similarities can be found in the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke. ... As I have shown, Matthew gives a genealogy of Jesus and the story of his birth whereas Luke tells the stories of the births of both Jesus and his predecessor, John. ... While away, Mary gives birth to Jesus and lays him in a manger because there is no room at the inn. ...

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As we can see the Christmas origin begins with the predictions of Christ over the many centuries before His birth. ... For today's Christian, the Origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible, nothing more, nothing less. ... However, the message of Christmas is true, and the implications of Jesus' historical birth in Bethlehem about 2,000 years ago are enormous for all of us. ... Regardless, the truth of His birth whether in late summer, early autumn, or otherwise cannot be denied. ... After His birth, Jesus grew to be a man and started His...

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They all started out with the birth of Jesus and his childhood, except in Mark. ... He then tells of Jesus" birth and early years, including the escape to Egypt from the murderous Herod and their return to Nazareth. ... Omitting the birth of Jesus, Mark begins with John the Baptist's preaching. ... The Gospels tell of Jesus" birth, but Luke, as though he were the attending physician, provides most of the details surrounding this occasion. ... Luke was a close friend and traveling companion of Paul, so he could interview the other disciples, had access to other historical accounts, and...

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You will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. ... Even while she was pregnant, she helped her cousin in the last few months before Elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist, Jesus" cousin. ... While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to a Son. ... Mary was the only woman present at Jesus" birth as well as witness to his death. ... The Catholic Church teaches us what she received from the lord through the spirit of god, that Mary the mother of Jesus was a virgin before and after giving birth to Jesus (McHugh 55). ...

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One of the more important narratives to independent Christians is that of Jesus's birth. ... Just seven days after his birth his mother died. ... Both Christianity and Buddhism have a set day every year to celebrate the birth of the founding figures. ... Buddhist believe in samara which is the ever cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. ...

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What Christmas is about is humility and the birth of the savior of mankind, Jesus Christ. ... In the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ let us remember these three words, joy, love and peace. ... About 2,000 years ago, Mary gave birth to her son, Jesus Christ. ...

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At the beginning there is the birth of Jesus, the middle is the narrative of Jesus's life and teachings, and the end presents the passion story from the last supper to death and resurrection. ... The story of Jesus's birth is interesting because Joseph the husband of Mary at first wanted to abandon her until the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, "She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins (Mt. 1:21)." ...

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The life of Jesus Christ is extraordinary and pinnacle in humankind's existence. Not only in a historical aspect, but more importantly in a religious significance. In his life, being both fully human and divine and through his teachings and its messages, it has spurned a religion and its faith tha...

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Based on the bible the three kings known as Casper, Melchior and Balthazar witness the birth of Jesus Christ. ... The Significance of Three Kings Day for my people is that The Kings present Gods giving us the spiritual and faithful representation of the birth of Jesus Christ. ...

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Her recollections detail her spiritual journey through a life that was anything but ordinary, fraught with business failures, the difficult pregnancy and birth of her first child, bearing thirteen subsequent children while desiring chaste living; enduring temptation, struggling with lustful urges, and a difficult marriage to a demanding husband. ... After the birth of her first child, a nervous breakdown incurs, causing her to see hideous devils around her. ...

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The fact that possibly has the most influence on Owen's strive toward heroism is the fact that his family and he believe him to be of a virgin birth. ... Almost immediately after that, his parents tell him that he was born by a virgin birth and that they think he is the return of the Christ Child. ...

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In Isaiah 7:14, the author writes, "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Emmanuel." ... This prophecy was obviously fulfilled as mentioned in Matthew 1:18, which states, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. ...

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They believe physical birth gives bodies to these spirits, along with that, the opportunity to choose right from wrong, making our present life a period of probation in which we are tested. ... Both religions believe that Jesus Christ was born of Mary, and that the birth took place in the town of Bethlehem. ...

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The mother's life is at risk if the pregnancy continues The mother's mental or physical well-being is at risk Scans or tests have shown the baby is badly mentally or physically disabled, or has a deformity meaning it is unlikely to live after birth. ... But in most cases once a woman has given birth to her child she finds that she would like to keep it as she feels a special bond with her baby. ...

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According to Margaret Davies, the location of Jesus's birth may not have exactly satisfied the prophecies set forth by the Old Testament: While both Matthew and Luke place Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem as a result of the call to enroll by Caesar, it is well documented in the Bible that Jesus in fact came from Nazareth in Galilee (Davies, Matthew). ... In the Birth Narrative, Matthew quotes Micah 5:2 after Herrod inquires about the birthplace of Christ-child: But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a R...

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A goal of Hindus is to achieve Moksha, to be freed from the cycle of birth and death (when the "good" and the "bad" karmas balance.) or reach Swarga, the abode of the Divine Soul or Paramatma [God] to serve at His feet. ... The Old Testament (the part of the Bible written before Jesus' birth) was completed in 450 B.C., hundreds of years before Jesus was born. ...

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Christmas marks the day when the virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ the son of god and it is an extremely important day in the lives of Christians. ... For many people around the world, Christmas is the high point of the Advent season, which honors the birth of the son of god. ...

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We must have the humility to recognize with Luther that "as little as children know in their mother's womb about their birth, so little do we know about life everlasting"" (Schwarz, 1984). ... (Migliore, 2004) Christians Hope and its Rich Symbols are Immensely Evocative and Give Birth to Creative Human Activity When properly interpreted, Christian hope incites the imagination to dream new dreams and motivates individuals and societies to fresh effort to find ways of helping to "make and keep human life human" in the world." ...

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The effect received by being baptized into a new life is Grace and a birth into a new life in Christ, first recipients must go into the water which symbolizes dying and comes out of the water symbolizing new life. ...

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"Catholicism is a denomination, and is, therefore, a subset of Christianity. All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics" (Catholicism vs Christianity, 2015). The world has more than a billion Catholics and with the ever growing religion, it will only get larger in number. T...

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The second confrontation may be the climax of Part I, when Saladin asks his father to cut down his birth tree after he returns to England and sees his childhood home or what he calls the tomb of his mother. ... The transformation is triggered by Saladin's choice to have the birth tree cut down. ...

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Justice and judgment both stem from the birth and structure of lawmaking which has been dated back all the way to the creation of Adam when God gives Adam his first command (Gen. 2:16-17) of not eating from the tree of knowledge . ...

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Catholics believe that Jesus goes by many titles, such as the Messiah, the Son of God or the Light of the World, but one of the key titles that Jesus is called by is the fullness of God's Revelation. Through fulfilling salvation History; the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the world ma...

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Passion plays are based on the life and suffering of Jesus Christ, on the creation of the world, and stories from the bible. However, the earliest recorded passion play was written in 2000 BD and was not based on Jesus Christ or any biblical stories, instead, it was based on the Egyptian king Osiri...

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