Through Ultima's teachings, we see Anaya's challenge to traditional teachings of the Christian Church, and we see Anaya suggesting the need for a more holistic or inclusive view of religion. ... This quotation from chapter 11 is Antonio's description of his first sighting of the golden carp. ... This has to do with the gods and how they think there and always cause inner conflicts with them one way or another. ... "In two days we would celebrate the mass of the dead, and after mass we would take her body to the cemetery in Las Pasturas for burial. ... In every chapter there w...

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Exodus is the second chapter in the Bible. ... How is that fair for a God who loves us do this to people? For example a child who was just borne into this world and dies from birth defects or disease. ... He believes in God, his creation, and the laws created, but he too questions the religion (Christianity) that we both grew up with. ... How do I know for sure what is being to me is the truth? ...

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In Mark the 16th chapter, Peter has every reason to magnify the lord. ... This same man sat with the lord, one night before his cruxifixion and emphatically announced to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ saying "Lord I will even die with you if I have to." ... The good news is that Jesus knew how Peter must have felt and he had already prayed for Peter that he would have faith through this troublesome time. ... In closing, if we seek him, we will find in him a new beginning with him today. ...

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How can we know truth is knowable? ... Truth is knowable through Jesus Christ coming down and dying for our sins then resurrecting three days later. How well do you believe Christianity deals with the four fundamental issues of life: Origin, meaning, morality, and destiny? ... What three practical suggestions would you give to a friend who wants to know how he or she can seek God that way? ... In Hebrews 12, the author talks of us running a race but that we can't run the race with burdens because we won't be able to endure it, only Christ could endure the entire race, and he did by...

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Before the Christians took the story and changed it in their attempts to convert the Anglo-Saxons, the entire content of the story was violence and pagan heroic ideals such as revenge and dieing a noble death in order to make your life worth something. ... The first instance of Christian editorializing we see in Beowulf is in the chapter where he battles Grendel. ... Throughout the rest of Beowulf we see more Christian references. ... The Christian missionaries took Beowulf and ultimately turned it into a story of how you should or not live your life. ...

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In chapters 1-7 in the book of Romans, Paul begins to lay down the solid framework for understanding the broad scope of the gospel in his letter to the Romans. ... Paul moves forward to discuss how God continues to remain faithful. ... He then tells of how "we are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins For God sent Jesus to take away the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us." Paul tells his readers that we all can be saved in this way, no matter who we are or what we have done. ... He gives the good news by stating...

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