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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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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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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(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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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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.# 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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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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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 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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