After this we will look at the rebellious action of the son, the ruthless anticipation of the Father, and the relentless affection of the Father. ... And this father had two sons. ... Jesus said, "In my Father's house there are many abiding places - We can see the father probably looking out the window, watching, waiting for his son to return. ... He realized that he no longer had claims on his father's goods, and morally he no longer has the right to be called a son; but if not a son then maybe a servant. ... Now here we see that the father had been watching for him because it say...

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The younger son wants his money from his father's estate which he was expecting to inherit when his father died and also wanted freedom from his family. While the elder son stayed at home, and his father kept his rights and his portion of the estate that would inherit one day. Unlike the oldest son, the younger son turned his into cash and left to enjoy his money away from home. ... He realized not only that he had landed himself in a bad place but also that he was unworthy to be called his father's son. ... But before he could get home his father was already looking for him, before ...

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The father in the story has a son who from childhood has gnashed his teeth, foamed at the mouth and has little to no control over his physical body. The father is beseeching the Lord to heal his son from this affliction that has overtaken their family's life. ... God could say the very same thing to the man who brought his son before Him in Mark Nine. ... Jesus could have said to the father that he would not be there in front of Him with this request to bless his son if he had more doubt than faith. ... He allowed the father to state verbally his belief so that the father's faith cou...

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Essentially, the fact that Mary's pregnancy is virginal and thus divinely meditated makes her son divine. ... Thus, in the Hebrew Bible there are barren women who through God's grace give birth to sons of their husbands who come to inherit the Abrahamic covenant of land. ... In this speech to his servant, Abraham invokes the importance of the preservation of bloodlines: "you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live, but will go to my country and to my kindred and get a wife for my son Isaac'" (Genesis 24:3-4). ... For example, when J...

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Explaining this notion he addresses the authorities of God, Spirit of God and the Son of God. ... The three persons are The God, The Spirit of God and Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God. ... He describes that God's monarchy is balanced by the Son of God and not in any ways threatened or distributed (Osborn). ... On the contrary to this theology, Tertullian explains that Christ is a substance of God and can be considered as a son who shows the power and authority of his father that is God (Kelly). ... In one state of nature, he was born but unborn as well, being born without any physical ...

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The story of John the Baptist begins with his father Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... Your wife Elizabeth will have a son who you shall name John. ... Six months later the same angel told Mary that she would have a son. ... John's mission in life was to prepare the way for Jesus, Mary's son. ... It was a custom that the father usually named the children. ...

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Man alone could never have reconciled himself to the Father for his shortcomings, he would need a mediator-and a plan. ... The simple covenant was made-obey and have an open and pleasing relationship with the Father, know happiness, and have eternal life-disobey and accept the consequence of death. ... God's covenant with Noah also regenerated the covenant made with Adam by giving man dominion over the animals and by charging him and his sons with the responsibility of repopulating the earth. ... In Abraham we find a man that was willing to hear God's command to leave his fathe...

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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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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 the churches most greatly affected by this persecution is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ...

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(Brown: Advent 32) Seeing that Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is a law biding Jew, the Christian favoring Jews and Gentile of Matthew's community felt following Jesus" teachings is not a evil and corrupt as the majority of the people felt. ... For example in Matthew 14:33, after Jesus walks on water, the boat filled with the apostles "worship him, saying , "Truly you are the son of God"". ...

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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 1:12, 13, ESV) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. ... (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." ... For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the fi...

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Among these include statements from christian writers such as church father who states that Revelation was written in the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian (81-96). ... This is the word of God showing us his plan for the retribution of his son Jesus Christ. ...

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God have up his only son, Jesus Christ, in order to save us from our sins, think that giving up your son for such an unworthy human race is self-explanatory and its significance is evident. ... We were all created to love and praise God, and there is nothing more important in this life to be able to come to know God and accept Jesus as your savior in order to be saved by the father. ... God created every singe one of us and we are his sons and daughters, every single human being is a product of his love and mercy, to just live and breathe is a blessing because the creator has blessed us with ...

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I shall defend one particular interpretation of the theory-an interpretation advocated by very many of the church Fathers, especially second century Fathers, as well as by Augustine and Aquinas.It may help clarify matters if I first provide a brief map of where we will be going in this paper. ... As noted above, my aim here is rather to explore and defend a third way of understanding the traditional C hristian notion of resurrection, a theory virtually all (but not quite all) of the church Fathers who discussed resurrection held in one form or another.' ...

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.# In essence, it is God's dynamite# which is used to clear away the rubble of sin so that we might "have access by one Spirit unto the Father" (Eph. 2:18). ... It is the good news that "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (Jn. 3:16). ... It is not until the writings of the apostolic fathers# that a transition can be detected to the later Christian usage of euangelion referring to the four gospel accounts.# Despite, the value of examining Septuagint usage and extra-biblical occurrences, t...

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As I closely analyze religion, Christianity to be precise, I noticed a lock of loyalty and discipline due to the behaviors displayed by Christians to society and I think it needs to be addressed cautiously and effectively in order to truly glorified God our father. ... There is a lock of discipline and integrity for the son of the living God who gave his life for us on the cross. ...

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The eternal security view gives reference to a handful of verses, one such verse is as follows, "None of those who are drawn by the Father and given to Christ can fail to be raised up on the last day" (John 6:35-44). ...

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New Testament Survey Jesus" coming to America The year is 2004, and America is in worse shape than ever. Half of our adults and children are overweight and can barely move to do everyday activities. We are killing ourselves with gluttony. America is in a hurry to go nowhere, pushing every...

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The doctrine of sin unequivocally permeates the Holy Scriptures. Copious declarations about the sin include, "all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God," "your iniquities have separated between you and your God," "whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." (Romans 3:23, Isaiah 59:2, 1 John 3:9 KJV) However, probably the most notorious of passages in the New Testament must be Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Romans 5:12 has bee...

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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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