The Ten Commandments and the World in 2002 Here we are 2000 years since the time of Christ and it is evident why Jesus warned us not to be like the world. ... I asked him if he had ever been told about Jesus Christ. ... Sometimes I think that non-believers say the Lord's name more that those who are in Christ. I was in a gas station the other day when a woman stepped up to pay and said the name, "Jesus Christ" in vain. ... In this we serve as a reminder of Christ's relationship with His church. ...

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The two witnesses are a symbolic representation of the entire Church who are called to bear witness to Jesus Christ and preach the Word of God. ... They believe that Elijah and Moses will return during the great tribulation and witness to the world about Jesus Christ. ... "15 Jesus also makes it clear in Matthew 17:12 that Elijah has already came. ... "19 Revelation 1:2 is symbolic to the number two when John is to "testifies to everything he saw-that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.... In John 8:13-18 Jesus tells the Pharisees that his testimony is valid ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The two witnesses are a symbolic representation of the entire Church who are called to bear witness to Jesus Christ and preach the Word of God. ... They believe that Elijah and Moses will return during the great tribulation and witness to the world about Jesus Christ. ... "15 Jesus also makes it clear in Matthew 17:12 that Elijah has already came. ... "19 Revelation 1:2 is symbolic to the number two when John is to "testifies to everything he saw-that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.... In John 8:13-18 Jesus tells the Pharisees that his testimony is valid ...

• Word Count: 2735
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Upon Jesus's request, John, who did not believe himself worthy to baptize Christ, did so. ... Jesus even says that this own baptism is "fitting(??... This implies God's own will in Jesus's baptism. ... Although Jesus Christ himself did not baptize anyone he not only was baptized, but he told his disciples and all of his followers to be baptized and to baptize others. ... Paul's Gospel message can be condensed to elev...

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Beginning with Adam's failure to comply with the Lord's command to not eat of the tree of knowledge, up to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, man sought to regain the open fellowship with God that he had originally enjoyed, but lost in the garden. ...

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(Romans 8:28-30, NRSV) "The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (2 Peter 3:9, ESV) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to t...

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Jesus by no means laid down rules for the worship of himself or God. ... The main theme sought through his concerns is that Christ was sent by God to spread the teachings of loving ones enemies. Jesus was sent by God to endure the hardships the world had to offer. ... Christ was God's retribution to a disobedient world. ... As other civilizations are viewed a greater appreciation for Christ is formed. ...

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It is solely on Christ. ... Jesus teaches us this in John 5:24; 3:36, "anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life". ... Forever a child of God emphasizes our acceptance into Christ. ... This idea would cause any believer in Christ to question this loving relationship with Christ. ... While humans choose to accept Christ or not, the choice to believe in Christ is irrevocable. ...

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"What's Love Got To Do With It?- By Renaldo Brown French is only a language to those who speak it. For most Americans, French is not a part of who they are, the lifestyle they live, the language they speak, or a culture they can identify with. They were born Americans. The similarities of the...

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The parable of the vineyard is both an admonition to the people of Israel to adhere to God's laws and Messianic prophecy with implicit references to the coming of Christ to free all people from the burden of sin. ... This can be interpreted as an immediate salvation for Israel as well as the long-term salvation for Israel from the coming of Christ to save people from sin. ... The positioning of the two trees suggests that the power of God is to grant life and to give humans the ability to choose life by following God's commandments these are at the center of human existence.2 To enj...

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Hear the prayer Christ gave to church in Matthew 6:9 "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ... Instead of fellowship with a Roman Pontiff speaking with the authority of Christ we have fellowship with a thousands little pontiff's all speaking dribblish Supposedly in the name of the Holy Spirit. ... It's a false doctrine that takes the glory away from Christ alone and gives it to man. ... Evangelicals have become polytheistic openly espousing that there is another way to heaven outside of Christ. ... Jesus said "Ye MUST be b...

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The story of virginal pregnancy present in the Greek Bible is the story of Mary's conception of Jesus. ... In the Greek Bible's recasting of the well motif, the connection with the Hebrew Bible's motif is made explicit first through the fact that "Jacob's well was there" (John 4:6) and then through Jesus' request to the Samaritan woman that she "Give me [Jesus] a drink'" (John 4:7) which echoes Abraham's servant's request to Rebekah: "Please let me sip a little water from your jar'" (Genesis 24:17). ... However, it is at this point that the Greek Bi...

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This power is given by God and is even spoken by Jesus in John 19:10-11 when Jesus addressed the governing authority stating, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. ...

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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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• Grade Level: High School