John 1:6-8 "There was a man sent from God whose name was John-. ... The angel said to him: "Do not be frightened Zechariah; your prayers have been heard. ... Mary heard about her cousin Elizabeth bearing a child so she went to visit her. ... They would tell John their sins and John would baptize them. ... When Jesus heard of John's incarceration he knew that some of His disciples had gone to see John, He spoke thus of him: "What went you to see? ...

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Luke, 11-17 states that Gabriel the angel said to him: Fear not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard; and they wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John: and thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity. ... John and Jesus grew up together and John became known as Jesus' favorite disciple. ... John the Baptist knew Jesus was the true, only Son of God and John gave Jesus both of the names, Lamb of God and The True Bread. ... John knew that he was simply a voice for the Lord. ... John knew that he was only a voice crying out from th...

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One more commonly heard is luke 11:1-4: "Lord teach us to pray just as john taught his disciples. ... John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born (Luke 1:15). John's mother Elizabeth also spoke of the Holy Spirit quite frequently (Luke 1:41) and so on. ...

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A man named John wrote the book of Revelation on an island in the Argean Sea named Patmos. This person is believed to be John the Apostle of Jesus Christ, author of the fourth gospel. ... In 480 AD five passages written by Iraneous mentioned John specifically as the author, and in the middle of the 2nd century Justin Marty quoted verbatim "attributing the authorship to John, an apostle of Christ." ... If this book was not written by John the Apostle, it was written by a John never before heard of or mentioned. ... In these seven letter John sends messages to the seven churches in Asia. ...

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Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:23). ... John the Baptist said, "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." ... The outpouring was also foretold by John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11. ... Peter and the six Jewish Christians who went with him to Ceasarea knew that the Gentiles had received the Holy Ghost, not because of their temperance, gentleness, love, or peace, but because they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God (Acts 10:46). ... The Holy Ghost is God and "God is a Spirit" (John 4:24). ...

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The Christian movement had been initiated during the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. ... Now when the Jews from many foreign nations that were staying in Jerusalem heard these men speaking and recognized the languages of their native tongues, "All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"... The people whom heard what Peter had said to them were cut to the heart and asked Peter " What should we do?" ...

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Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. ... In Luke 27, Jesus is brought before Herod, who is pleased to see him, since he has heard many things about him and wishes to see him perform a miracle. ... In John, Mary Magdalene arrives first and runs to Simon to tell him that someone has taken Jesus" body. By John's account, they do not understand that this is in accordance with the Scripture. ... In John, he mentions "doubting" Thomas, who actually puts his hands in Jesus" wounds for proof that it is actually Jesus. ...

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There are four different Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and each has their own unique vision of Jesus's life. ... The Pharisee's became angered when they heard this and when the disciples told Jesus this he replied that all the plants that are not firmly rooted [in faith] will be uprooted . ... John the Baptist even calls them a brood of vipers. ...

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Aside from encouraging the believers in believing and worshipping Allaah, which is the common message of the prophets and messengers, he AS also clearly emphasizes his distinction to the Father as can be read in the following verses, "I ascend unto my Father and your Father; and to my God and your God"" John 20:17. ... John 5:30. ... Strength "My Father is greater than I. " John 14:28. ... Even Paul said, Hebrews 5:7, "During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who would save him from death, and he was heard because of...

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"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10) Christ came to conquer death. ... John says, "This is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another, unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother" (1 John 3:11-12). ... " (1 john 4)...

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(John 3:16, NRSV) "But to all who did receive him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12, 13, ESV) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. ... (John 6:44, NRSV) "And he said, For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father." (John 6:65, ESV) "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. ...

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When Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran to meet him" (Genesis 29:12-13). ... 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). ...

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Unlike newborn babies, the elderly do have the ability to tell someone if they are in pain but can sometimes find it hard to make their voices heard, so as Christians we make sure that the elderly are alive and healthy. ... The weakest in society are unborn babies, as they can't be heard, and the dying, as they are not heard. ... John 10:10 "I have come in order that you have life - life in all its fullness."" ...

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These are questions I have personally heard all too often. ... (John 14:2-3) The glory of heaven is beyond anything humans can comprehend. (1 Corinthians 2:9) The scriptures say that even the animal kingdom will become peaceful. ...

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Imagine Heaven. What does Heaven look like to our eyes? Is it made of gold? Silver? Is it a city or a garden? Many people wonder about this and come to the same conclusion. We"ll find out when we get there. But for now we can just make guesses and images in our heads. A poll was conducted, in News...

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One day Francis way praying to God and heard God respond, "Repair my church.... In the book of John, Andrew picks of Peter and says, "We have found the Messiah," (Jonh 1: 40) which translates to "the Christ". When Andrew took Peter to Jesus he said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah, you shall be called Cephas," (John 1: 42) which translates to peter. ...

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Billy Budd represents Jesus Christ, Captain Vere represents God, and John Claggart represents Lucifer. In the movie, John Claggart tries to destroy Billy Budd because he is jealous of Billy's reputation after being promoted to foretop, and his acceptance among the crew. ... Captain Vere was very concerned about what the crew would do when they heard the verdict's decision on Billy's punishment, because he was so popular among the crew members. ...

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The Apostle John defines sin as lawlessness (1 John 3:4). ... In the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery. ... In perhaps the most known of all Bible verses, John 3:16-16 states: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ...

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When being forced to carry the cross through Jerusalem, He felt every whipping, heard every dirty remark and felt the heavy weight of the cross on His back. ... James, Peter, Matthew, Judas, John, Mark, and Luke are among the 12. ... Although Jesus had all of his disciples, He did not start preaching until after John the Baptist was killed, and only preached for three actual years. He continued on what John the Baptist was preaching. The king that had killed John the Baptist even went so far as to say that Jesus was an incarnation of John, sent to complete his preachin...

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"NOW I KNOW WHY MY VOICE NEVER CHANGES," is a quote from John Irving's novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. ... When Oedipus was the prince of Corinth he attended a banquet and heard that he was not the son of the king and queen. ... When I heard that I fled." ... He knew, however, that he needed to have John there to help him save the children. ...

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What she heard next was the news almost every woman in Israel hoped to hear, that her child would be the Messiah, God's promised Savior. ... Even while she was pregnant, she helped her cousin in the last few months before Elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist, Jesus" cousin. ... When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds had to say. ...

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Matthew 5:43-48 states, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. ... John 10:15 "As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.... John 13:34 says, "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another....

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.# This insight helps in understanding passages such as Hebrews 4:2: "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it." ...

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I approached one man, who had driven to the Fairlawn Borders from West Virginia because he had heard they had one of the best selection of books on wicca. ... Exodus 20:13 Jesus said, "Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment..." ...

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This book is delightfully insightful in it is content. Lewis is the narrator of his story, which begins in Hell, a dreary town full of empty streets. Lewis uses a dream as the vehicle to carry his ideas. Lewis boards a bus for Heaven with other ghosts from the town. It is not until the last chapter ...

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