This element becomes a recurring theme in a great portion of religious texts, especially in the Bible and the Koran, both of which are celebrated in a wide construct as being among the main sources of religious literature. ... Both holy books have common themes, stories and/or parables featuring similar characters. ... They also show the consequences that can occur when people choose to ignore Gods messages and warnings that he gives through these figures, of which he has chosen. ... God then asked Noah to build the Ark by stating, " build the Ark under our eye and after our revelation:...

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The impact and the effect that this story has had on the lives of people who have heard it are tremendous. ... It gives us the idea that God is our father and we are his loved children, also that he desires a relationship with us. ... "The younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me. ... He basically says, "Give me now the part of the estate I will get anyway when you are dead, and let me get out of this."" ... In this story that our Lord told there was never any question as to whether the boy was a son or not. ...

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At another time Coleridge remarked that the theme of "Christabel- is "that the virtuous of this world save the wicked- (Bloom, Modern Critical, 217). ... With open eyes (ah, woe as me!) ... The fact the Coleridge meant the theme of this poem to be religious is extremely obvious. ... Christabel is a savior in the story constantly making the right choices and having love in her heart. ... Sir Leoline is like God in the story, for he is almighty, loving, feared, and Christabel's father. ...

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I will also give a summary of the entire movie. ... The story begins and ends with a computer screen going through the inside of a phone. ... There is also a similarity between the two stories that corresponds with the statement above. ... This is another similarity between the stories. ... The man that makes the prophecy about Jesus" arrival (John the Baptist) does not help anyone else after giving the prediction in the Gospel. ...

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Faith gives a person the ability to look at life with a different lens. ... However, experience has consistently taught me that when I get up, there is more in store for me than I could ever achieve while in bed. I have opportunities to receive and give love, listen to others, smile, laugh, accomplish something that were previously a challenge for me and ultimately become a more proficient person. ... "Lord, I Believe" Elder Holland begins with a well-known story from Mark Chapter Nine which speaks to the heart of every person who has honestly sought faith. The father in the story ha...

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Malachi 3:1: "Behold I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before Me: and the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold he shall come, saith the Lord of host."" ... The Forerunner of Christ By Mahaley Brown The Story of John the Baptist was written for a purpose. ... The story of John the Baptist begins with his father Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,"-this was John's oft-repeated theme. ...

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The story continues with the Israelites. ... In Ephesians 6:9, Paul says the master should "give up threatening". ... One day you will have to give an account of the way you ran your office or workplace. ... Psalm 139:13-14 says, "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. ... For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. ...

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God's Covenants: A Biblical Perspective Introduction The Bible is the story of mankind and his relationship with God. ... 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 giving His people His law, God was illustrating the importance of choice and responsibility. If they chose to obey His law, they would be blessed overwhelmingly, "Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own po...

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THE BIBLE"S WORD: "GOSPEL" INTRODUCTION There are few words that harness such spiritual magnitude as the word "gospel." In fact, the gospel of Christ "is the power of God unto salvation" (Rom. 1:16).# In essence, it is God's dynamite# which is used to clear away the rubble of sin so that we ...

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