We have a choice between darkness and light, many people choose the dark, but the saved follow the light. ... Life of Darkness: The life of darkness is one where we are completely separated from God, when we are alive and when we are dead. ... They don't want to come out of the darkness. ... Conclusion: God gave us the simplest way to get eternal life in heaven, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so ...

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The Darkness has begun. The first murder brings more darkness. ... But Cain is an example of how Genesis was a time of darkness. ... In the book of Luke we were told that Mary "kept in her heart" the indications of Jesus divinity and special mission. ... The darkness of Genesis brings light to the circle of the New Testament. ...

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He capitalizes on the interior motives of the Church and their beliefs; he intends to prove that the church neglects the "darker side of the coin-. ... The Church has allowed the "darker side of the coin- to be revealed. A quote stated in Psalms 36:1-2 says, "Sin speaks to the sinner in the depths of his heart; He so flatters himself in his mind that he knows not his guilt."" ... Here he is stating that we can think for ourselves but tend to lead on to the unbeaten path, we go in the direction where we shouldn't venture, the dark, murky pathway compared to the "lighted- pathway, in se...

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In Inferno, Dante suddenly wakes up in the dark woods and knows he must get out of them. As it says, sin has "harassed [his] heart with so much fear" (Inferno 1837). The dark woods are representative of a sinful life, and the only way to get out of them, and ultimately get to Heaven after he dies, is to take a trip through Inferno or Hell, which Dante does. ... Dante's journey ends when he gets out of the dark forest and those sins that offend God also offend Dante in the same way. ...

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Also, before Beowulf defeats Grendel, he becomes notable due to his acts of courage, which can be understood when he states, " They have seen my strength for themselves, have watched me rise from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies" blood." ... This immediately reveals that Grendel is a creature of darkness that thrives on depraved pleasures, and the reference to hell inevitably associates him with Satan who is the evil character in the Christian faith. Also, the fact that he accomplishes all of his evil deeds in the darkness of night exhibits that he himself is of caliginous charact...

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His sermon was meant to instill terror in the hearts of his congregation, and as he spoke of Hell, brimstone, and a merciless God, his audience could probably see the dark clouds of guilt above their heads. Edwards was a powerful, persuasive speaker, and each dark metaphor created fear that was great enough to convince his audience never stray off of the path to the gates of Heaven. ...

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In Acts 16: 6 - 10, we read about Paul's Macedonian call. Stopped by the Holy Spirit from entering into Asia, Paul had a vision one night of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Scripture records, "After Paul had seen this vision, we got ready at once ...

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It is said that you must let God into your heart, Dracula may not enter someones house unless they invite him. ... Dracula's powers are limited during the light and his powers are stronger in the night, during darkness which symbolizes evil./ Dracula is also portrayed as the Anti-Christ by having similarities with Jesus in an evil way. ...

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Before Christianity became a force in Europe, many cultures worshiped numerous "gods" and deities. The Greeks, Romans and Egyptians all believed in more than one god and prayed to them for guidance, provision, health and safety. For instance, the Greeks and Romans were host to a multitude of gods; ...

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