The whole basis of our faith is that we are born, and by believing in God and confessing our sins, that when we die we will be given eternal life. Jesus died for us so that when we died, we would be sent to the afterlife. ... An easier way to think about this is that resurrection means that we will have bodies because how could we be resurrected if we did not have bodies in the first place. ... When we die, we ultimately disrupt the plans that God set aside for us. He meant for our bodies and spirits to live as one, so when we die, the spirit ascends up to heaven, soon followed by our body. ...

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Next we look at the views of atonement, or how Jesus" life was offered in place of man's life. ... Jesus suffered and died so we did not have to. ... If Jesus had never died on the cross, we never would have known what God is like. ... Christ gives us a good example on how to live a righteous life. ... "We are dependent on savior who lived and died, but who is still alive." ...

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I will suggest some proposals on how Christians do not have to become part of this dying world. ... How do we as Christians keep our minds renewed on Christ Jesus? How do we keep ourselves clean and pure? ... How do we live as God intended for us to live and not like the rest of the world? ... " How do we keep our lives clean and pure? ...

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Good men must die, but death can not kill their names ---Proverbs How the Term Of Death Has Developed In The Bible Throughout human history, people have refused to accept the finality of death that is bringing about by life. ... We as humans and God's creation would rather be alive and active. ... It tackles questions such as: Where do we go when we die? ... It must die with it. ... It explains how Christ's death led to salvation for all, just as Adam's one sin brings condemnation to humanity. ...

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We have to understand the Old Testament before we can get clear vision of the New Testament, for both show how God saves and delivers. ... David first born dies and this corresponds with the action of sin that produce the child. ... But it does not end there, David first born dies and then we see God is showing justice and charity. ... How David could influence our lives if we will open our eyes to see David as a person like us who is thriving to know God and all His power. ... Our past experience does give us an idea of who God is when we see how he saves us and delivers through experien...

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He teaches us how to be patient, how to be generous, how to be selfless, how to be loyal, how to be forgiving, how to be responsible, and how to persevere. ... He asked her, "Who died?" She replied, "God died. ... Should not we be doing His work with it? ... We can't offer the excuse that we were led into doing wrong. ...

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Verse 12 poses the confusion rhetorically; if you became believers because you trusted the proclamation that Christ is alive, risen from the dead, how can you let people say that there is no living Christ. Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and was raised again according to scriptures. ... Those who are dead are represented by sleep, and have died in Christ, died in union with him, whether in the exercise of faith, or not. ... All of those who have died before us are just that, dead and without hope. ... Because he rose and defeated death, we know we will also be raised....

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In the end, both men lived and died for what they believed in. ... Jesus died so that we may live and Daniel's death resulted in a new heart and eyes for another. ... Another story we read was, "Atticus •by Ron Hansen. ... During the holiday, Atticus realizes how bad off his son is but still shows great love for him. ... The last two stories we talked about were by Flannery O'Connor. ...

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It is also stated within the 282 clauses of Hammurabi's Code of Laws that if a witness bears false testimony then they are to perish and if a man builds a house and the house falls on the owner and dies then the builder of the house shall also die. This way of lawmaking is in many respects how Hebrews came to their law of "an eye for an eye" or "tooth for a tooth". ... The only exception to this was that the accused was allowed to jump in the Euphrates River, since no one knew how to swim, and if the river brought him back to shore alive he was considered innocen...

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And how much of a significant does it really give? Handel's "Messiah" is a great example of how knowledge and the nature of God/the holy can be conveyed through the use of music. ... The song is split into 3 parts, the first part of the song is the prophecy of the coming Messiah, the second part of the song shows the life of Jesus, his suffering and how died. ... We will relish in the ''glory'' that our long-time-coming achievement sheds and we will celebrate it with emphasis and joy. ... Aslan also sacrifices himself to save everyone, the same way Jesus did; Jesus d...

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The belief in Jesus" miracles allows me to understand how powerful he is. ... Jesus is the only person to ever live and come back to life after he has died. ... This belief is confirmed by how strong the Christian faith was back then. ... For me, it would probably be a person who died, came back to life, and then ascend to Heaven. ... crucified, died and was buried. ...

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We are completely sinful. We are not as sinful as we could be, but we are completely affected by sin. ... Since Christ did not die for everyone, but only for the elect, his atonement is wholly successful.... " John 6:28-29 "Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?... Jesus died for all peoples' sins, who have ever lived and ever will live, not just the Christians. ...

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We feel protective of them, as we know that they may not be as strong mentally or physically. ... He spoke to them for several hours, telling them how to help their neighbour. ... The weakest in society are unborn babies, as they can't be heard, and the dying, as they are not heard. In section 2 I will be discussing the topics of abortion and euthanasia, and how Christians would react to them. ... But if we are all supposed to be good Christians, how could anybody accept murdering an unborn child. ...

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When one stops to ponder or reflect on the Catholic religion it is easy to see how strong their faith is. ... In life one goes through trials and tribulations, and it is up to the individual to cope with their problems how they see fit. ... These times were tests of faith and how strong their belief was willing to be taken, while keeping their utmost loyalty. ... While reading up on the Catholic religion and asking one of my best friends about her religion, we discussed several key elements. ...

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And How should we live in light of this doctrine? ... How common is the scene in a cartoon of the bumbling cat that dies chasing the mouse only to rise up to the heavens with wings and a harp as an angel. ... When men die, do they become angels? ... Jesus himself laid out a model of how we are to pray and it does not say that we are to pray to anyone but the Father. ... How should we live in light of this doctrine? ...

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How closely does it tie in to my personal beliefs and ethical morals? ... Before we came to Earth and obtained mortal bodies, we lived in Heaven. ... Jesus was willing to die for our sins as well as leaving us with our agency, the right to choose. ... He taught us how to love and serve one another (Matthew 22:36-39). ... Then, after almost nine hours of suffering, he chose to give up his mortal body and died. ...

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This creates the illusion that the space we are looking at in the fresco is actually a continuation of the chapel space the viewer is standing in. ... Masaccio died at the age of twenty seven, a year after completing the Trinity. ... My research into this fresco has lead me to believe that Masaccio youthfulness played a significant part in the creation of this piece, it is the responsibility of the young to question, to challenge and to change how things are done. ... Brunellesco on hearing of Masaccio's death exclaimed, "We have suffered a great loss". ... The question we we...

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At first I did not understand why you chose this book to put on the list, but as I was reading the introduction Elaine Pagels states, " I want you to consider Satan as a reflection of how we perceive ourselves and those we call "others" Satan defines negatively what we think of as human." (xviii), I realized that this book is not concisely about where Satan originated but instead is more about how a human being psychologically reflects Satan. ... I found this particularly interesting because of how much influence war has on any type of literature, artwork or musical number. ... God lies and te...

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Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." ... Mathew 24:37-39 provides a good example of how Jesus used this method. ... Jesus knew all along that he would be dying for the people that would eventually kill him. ... When asked if the mothers would die for a stranger, the answer probably changes. If they would be asked to die for a criminal, the answer would be no. ...

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If you do, you shall die". ... The man told the women: "We may eat from any tree we please, except the Tree Of Knowledge. If we do, it shall lead us to death". ... They then explained how they ate from the Tree of Knowledge. ... In The Betrayal Of Christ, Judas asked the fifteen priests: "How much would you give me if I handed Jesus Christ in?". ...

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Christ came so that we may have life, and if you take away a life that Jesus Christ died for, it's like slapping god himself in the face. ... And if that is how a pro abortionist feels, then may god have mercy on that's mans soul. ... We as humans all do. ... But when we are in the womb, the spirit of god is inside us, and we are pure. ... " That being said, how would you feel if someone killed a child of yours because that child may not make their life easy at all times. ...

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How reliable is memory? ... They say that his disciples died a violent death for this belief. I"m sure they did die because of it, if Jesus really did exist. ... He knew how to talk to people and he knew how to persuade. ... Now God loves us more than we can ever comprehend. ...

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The main difference between the two texts is how they are interpreted. ... In the story, Noah's wife and son both die because they did not believe. ... In the Qur'an, we learn that Egypt is taken over by a king who starts to persecute the Jews. ... Both stories told of how Moses came down the mountain to find all the people worshipping a false golden cow deity. ... When it comes to the crucifixion of Jesus, the Qur'an says that God would never let one of his prophet's die by the crucifixion, so the man that had died on the cross was a man that had the same appearance as Jes...

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We soon learn that he is plagued with voices as if he is being followed he feels as if he is being watched. ... Jesus becomes torn not knowing how he should handle himself and what path he takes. ... He is taken from the temple and tells Judas to turn him in so he may die on the cross to fulfill his destiny. ... At these he crawls from his bed to the top of a hill and begs forgiveness from god and with that it cuts to him dying on the cross. ... The film showed a Jesus who sinned just as any other man, one who is subject to anger as well as love, one who wants a family as we all do, and one ...

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It is human nature not to believe in something that we did not see or something that cannot be proved with hard evidence. ... My daddy died in nineteen ought nineteen of the epidemic flu- (130). ... This is very much so like the story of Jesus and how he was killed by the very people he was trying to save. ... The grandmother then called him one of her children right before she died. ... She is always talking about how things were so good back in the old days and how safe it was. ...

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