The Book of Revelation has been the source of controversy for many centuries. ... Many have argued whether the Book is a symbolic or literal interpretation. ... John wrote Revelation to the seven churches of Asia Minor and this needs to be considered when reading the Book. ... Understanding how Revelation was written and also the original context of the letters is a key factor in understanding the Book. ... In the Book of Revelation the lampstands are clearly identified as the church. ...

• Word Count: 2735
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the book of Nehemiah we are told that the city of Jerusalem and the temple were rebuilt, "because the people had a mind to work". ... Later, in the New Testament book of Thessalonians, Paul urged the people to work, "if one in the faith community does not work, then that person shouldn't eat either". ... There is considerable disagreement about which jobs are more important, but nevertheless, we agree that pay should reflect the work we do. ... For all of us who work in the Kingdom, at any honorable job, our work is our response to God's grace. ... To be an effective employer,...

• Word Count: 3348
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The Book of Revelation has been the source of controversy for many centuries. ... Many have argued whether the Book is a symbolic or literal interpretation. ... John wrote Revelation to the seven churches of Asia Minor and this needs to be considered when reading the Book. ... Understanding how Revelation was written and also the original context of the letters is a key factor in understanding the Book. ... In the Book of Revelation the lampstands are clearly identified as the church. ...

• Word Count: 2735
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This parable can be found in the book of Matthew, Mark and Luke. ... This parable can be found in the book of Luke. ... Another is the Parable of the Prodigal Son which is found in the book of Luke chapter 15. ... When the youngest son had nothing left, and his new friends left him, he was forced to get a job as a slave because there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. ...

• Word Count: 2530
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Moody's book, I couldn't help but be amazed at how many of his examples paled in comparison to the world today. ... I didn't finish that job - I just left and took a long walk, thinking about my LORD! There ended up being plenty of time for the completion of the job on Monday. ... A few months ago, he took a job at a local grocery store as a bagger. ... My dad is a man of God, working even this job as unto the Lord! ...

• Word Count: 2596
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

INTRODUCTION In his book "Love of Enemies" William Klassen examines the various interpretations of love of enemies in relation to war and peace in the Jewish and Christian faiths. ... He feels that most of the Anglo-Saxon scholars have not done a good job of actually listening to the word and what it really means. ...

• Word Count: 3806
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• Grade Level: High School

The Birth of Jesus According to Matthew The first Gospel presented in the New Testament of the Christian Bible is the Gospel of Matthew. Said to have been written in Syria during the last third of the first century, it is most likely the third of the four Gospels created (Brown: Messiah 45). Like that of Luke's, Matthew's Gospel draws its content from the Gospel of Mark, the elusive "Q" source, and from stories and other preexisting information from Pagan, Jewish and Christian sources (Wilkinson: 165). In Matthew's description of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, th...

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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. There are many ways it might be understood, of course, and perhaps more than one is coherent and even from a Christian point o...

• Word Count: 10695
• Approx Pages: 43
• Grade Level: High School