In Christianity, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was atonement for human sinfulness and when he was resurrected it opened a door for humans to enter into eternal life. ... Through the prophets Jesus Christ, Moses and Muhammad, Allah's teachings were revealed so that proper Muslims could abide those teachings. ... The "Second Coming" of Christ will restore original harmony on earth. Many Liberal Christians view the "Second Coming" in a more symbolic way than a literal return of Christ. ... While Christianity views Jesus as the son of God, Islam calls this blasphemous. ...

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Nullification of the exclusiveness of Christ's ministry V. Nullification of the insulting behavior of Christ VI. Nullification of the enlightenment of Christ by human arguments VII. ... The initial declination of Jesus in healing the woman's daughter is usually intuitively interpreted as Jesus' humanly characteristic of being a racist, or a demonstration of exclusivity to the eternal objective of Christ's incarnation, therefore, presenting a problem of Christ being unjust. ... It also stresses the accepted fact that Jesus is both human and divine. ...

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Christianity began as a religion in Jerusalem in the year 30 AD and was founded by Jesus Christ. (Oakes, 2014) Jerusalem is holy to Christians because of its Jewish past, interpreted as a prefiguration of Christian beliefs (Maraval, 2003) and is central to the events of the New Testament. and according to tradition, many events in Jesus' childhood and adulthood took place in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is where Jesus lived, died, was resurrected and after his ascension, where the Holy Spirit visited his disciples. ... (Davidson & Glitz, 2002) According to Davidson & Glitz (2002), during the ea...

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On his way to Damascus for persecuting the Christian church over there, he confronted the vision of risen Jesus Christ himself, was converted to a Christian, and was given a commission by Christ in person to preach the massage of salvation to the gentiles. ... As the vision of the Jesus commanded him, Paul is entitled to preach the gospel among the gentile. ... Paul wanted to carry the massage of the "Lordship of Christ" to the end of that world . ... In this case, by setting up such a long journey to walk through, Paul considered himself as the media, the container of Christ's massage; ...

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This includes saying prayers, and also accepting what is called the "Body of Christ", which is a small piece of bread, and the "Blood of Christ", which is red wine. ... The Christian Cross represents the instrument of crucifixion of Jesus Christ. ... In addition to the Cross, the Body and Blood of Christ are also very famous. ... They believe that Jesus dwells in all of us, and that the more accepting we become of Jesus, the closer we are to God. ... They believe that Jesus was a false prophet and not the Messiah. ...

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For Christians, the city is the site of many of the events in the life of Jesus Christ. ... Jerusalem for Christians is the site of many of the events in the life of Jesus Christ, who is the Messiah for the Christian religion. ... More importantly this is where Jesus Christ the Christian Messiah was tried, condemned and executed as a claimant to Jewish kingship, and where his resurrection into heaven took place. ... There he said to have met with the great prophets Abraham, Jesus, Moses and others. ( Safdie, 1990, p.98) For Muslims, this miraculous journey is further evidence of Muhamm...

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Jesus teaches equality, but Paul spread his message and popularized Christianity. ... Jesus preached a radical message of gender equality. ... Jesus" radical different treatment of women overthrew many centuries of Jewish law and custom. ... Jesus used terminology which treated women as equal to men. ... He advocated that circumcision was no longer required to be follower of Christ, which gave women equal opportunity to join. ...

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According to Gal. 3:28, in soul men and women are equal Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." ... It represents Jesus' sacrifice, but since it does not show His body, it also represents His resurrection. ... With a black cloth drape, it represents Good Friday, and the death of Jesus. Shown with lilies, a crown, or the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, it represents the resurrection and Jesus' victory over death. ...

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The ideals of this new religion were, and still are, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, who claimed to be the son of God and the savior of men on Earth. The central theme of Christianity is the belief that Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and then ascended into heaven with the promise that he would return to earth. ... This is the idea that Jesus was a single divine entity with three equal parts, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ... These revelations were believed to be the same that were received by other prophets, namely Moses and Jesus. ... This new religion based on love and a...

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The Holy Sepulchre Church was built over Christ's tomb as a shrine by Helena, Emperor Constantine's" mother in 335 A.D. ... As Christ was their saviour this place is the Christians axis mundi, their center of the world. ... Constantine the Great and his mother Helena erected the first Church (326-335) over Jesus" tomb. ... The erection of this shrine for their Saviour Christ gave the Christians a place to join together in the glory of God. ... Baptism at the time around 330 A.D was a ceremony that cleansed a person from all their sins before they found Christ and was then embraced in...

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As said by the Dictionary of mythology Folklore and Symbols by Gertrude Jobes, "In Christian tradition, martyrdom, Christ. ... During The Last Supper, Jesus took bread and divided it. ... Jesus did the same with a cup of wine and passed it around to everyone. ... Although Jesus and the disciples did not drink actual blood, the wine was presented in place of it. When passing the cup around, Jesus gives thanks to it just as he did for the bread. ...

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Messianic Jews believe that Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of the Jewish scriptures. ... When Jews talk of Jesus- they use original Hebrew form (Yeshua). ... (Verse 8) Death The Bible indicates that after the death of Jesus on the Cross-, He descended in to Hades and declared to all spirits there his triumph over Satan. (Peter 3; 18-19; 4:6) The Bible also indicates that after his resurrection, when HE ascended into Heaven, Jesus took Paradise with Him, transferring the spirits of dead Saints to Heaven. ...

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Western Christianity is also a monotheistic religion which is centered around Jesus of Nazareth, who is the only begotten son of God. Jesus is believed to have died through crucifixion and then resurrected from the dead by God to illustrate forgiveness of human sin, the conquering of death, and denial of Satan. ... Salvation is only through acceptance of Christ or God, and a lifestyle consistent with that of the ten commandments and teachings from the Bible. ...

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Mission was very important in the early days of the church in fulfilling Jesus' final command. ... He was the first, after Jesus, to preach Christianity to the Jews. ... Peter's preaching was supported by signs and miracles which he attributed to Jesus. ... In these he concentrated on four Roman provinces and finally travelled to Rome, fulfilling Jesus' commission that the gospel would reach "the ends of the earth". ... Patrick went to kings inorder to give Christianity prestige, he was very successful as he records himself, "...Sons and daugthers of Kings, became monks...

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Origin The central element of Christianity is the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish rabbi, attracted a following of people who believed him to be a new prophet. Their recollections of Jesus' words and deeds recall his days on earth and the miracle of his resurrection from the dead on the first Easter. ... Doctrines and Practices In Christian teaching, Jesus is the supreme preacher and exemplar of the moral life, but for most Christians that does not fully justify significance of his life and work. ...

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" (Hebrews 9:15) In the New Covenant, the desire of GOD to be in fellowship with man is met through the witness of the Holy Spirit, the justice of GOD is satisfied with the punishment of sin on the cross of Christ, and the mercy of GOD is given through the payment of sin from Christ for those who would put their faith in Him. ... Our Savior is revealed in the person of Jesus Chr...

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Got Questions.org believe that these two religions are vastly similar, with the only major difference being the religions view on Jesus Christ, however the way the religions view suffering and evil sets them apart from each other [ CITATION Got15 l 3081 ]. ... One of the most well-known readings in the Bible relating to these issues is Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). ...

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Theological Perspective Is this a punishment? What wrong did I do? Sounds sad, what else do you think the reason may be other than a punishment for your mistake? Do you think God will punish us for every mistake we do? In the bible God allowed tough situations for good people also, Job was an upright man and he shunned evil (Job: 1:1). ...

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For example, the Hindu belief of Vishnu's incarnations often accepts Jesus or the Buddha as reincarnations of one of their major Gods. ... Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity are divided by the fact that one group does not accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God. ...

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"Puritans believed that belief in Jesus and participation in the sacraments could not alone affect one's salvation; one cannot choose salvation, for that is the privilege of God alone" (Campbell 11). ... Limited Atonement means that Jesus died for the chosen only, he did not die for everyone (1). ... "Covenant of Redemption held that Christ freely chose to sacrifice himself for a fallen man, bound God to accept him as man's representative" (2). ...

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Introduction to Religion My purpose in writing this paper is to articulate why my religious and spiritual life has changed significantly as a result of my recent introduction to religion. As a result of this course of study I have a new perspective on religion. This new viewpoint has not neces...

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