Finally, the biblical notion is not that we survive death because immortality is simply a natural property of souls; if we survive death it is becaus! e God miraculously saves us; apart from God's intervention death would mean annihilation for us. ... The first is the notion that after death the soul exists for a time, i.e., until the resurrection, in an intermediate state without the body. ... The first main claim of temporary disembodiment, then, is that after death the soul temporarily exists without the body. ... (The soul is not said to be the essence of the person, however, and i...

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DEATH No matter at what point in life death occurs, it is not seen as a tragedy, but as a transition from one state of existence to another (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, 1975). ... While death is not seen as a tragedy, the deceased are still mourned. ... Although death can often be feared strongly by people, Judaism aims to depict death as merely the "doorway" to another part of life (Lovat, et al., 2000). ... It is sometimes seen as testing from God, punishment for sins or failing to live the covenant, or a result of human abuse of free will. ... DEATH Christianity, like the other Semitic relig...

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Other literary critics agree that Sir Gawain's journey is meant to test his ability to suppress all other desires and emerge as a Christian hero. ... The testing of his faith and good morals brings the spiritual message to life. His morals and Christian virtues are tested most notably through the prospect of courtly love. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Mormon Religion, What it is and why it's a cult? Religion has become a point of persecution for many people. To others it is a test of strength and faith. Nevertheless, among this persecution from people with no faith, some religions are persecuted by others in the Christian community. One of t...

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My conception of religious liberty was vague when I was younger, but as I got older and I became aware of the world around me, religious liberty has been a topic that everyone has been discussing - not only privately but also in public and especially in the papers. I used to be an uninformed protestant of the Lutheran church. I once read in the newspaper that Denmark is the least religious country in the world. When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. Fur...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book of James we are told to "rejoice whenever we face trials of many kinds because we know that the testing of our faith develops perseverance." ... (Islam 1) This caliph supposedy sent a deputation to China in the year 650 CE, which would have been eighteen years after the death of this particular faith's Prophet Muhammed. ...

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Understanding the Christian Doctrines of Divine Sovereignty, Predestination, And Free Will for Counseling "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3:16, NRSV) "But to all who did receive him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12, 13, ESV) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise that person up on the last day." (...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School