Also the importance of the will of man, either in bondage or free, will be taken into consideration. ... Nevertheless, one must note that this most precious message has been built upon a foundation. ... " It would probably be worthy to note that Culver's rejection of 1 John 3:4 as a definition of sin probably stems from his own presupposition of what sin actually is. ... The writer would then agree with Culver when he said, "[D]ecisions made about the innate condition of human beings-such decisions aswhether innocent at birth or 'conceived in sin,' whether guilty of ...

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The only thing Adam and Eve continued to receive for free, was God" grace or forgiveness. ... As a bridge between the employer and employee sections, I would like to make note of the Nazi German slogan, "Arbeit macht frei, or "Work will make you free", posted over the main entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp. ...

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Baptism: A Comparison of the Biblical Tradition with Modern Denominational Practices. One of the main reasons for the different denominations is their core, or fundamental, difference of belief concerning baptism. I hope to show ...

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From Saul to Paul: A Religious Conversion This paper is my account of the three different versions of Paul's conversion. To get my point across, I will cover the comparisons between the three stories, in relevance to the narrative setting, characters, intent/rhetoric, and plot. Then I will expl...

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Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countries, there has been no understanding of the extent, magnitude and trends of the problem. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of a...

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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...

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