During this time, there were other groups opposing his concepts and considered Christ to be a human with no divine power. ... Marcoin's argument was based on the exoteric view that there cannot be one same God for both Jesus Christ and the rest of the world as if this was the case, then Christ would have all the attributes of God. ... The Doctrine of the Church The understanding and views of Tertullian about the doctrines of the church changed significantly after he joined the Montanism group. ...

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" Some prefer the view that hell is eternal, while the penalty is not. ... Let us discuss these various views. ... The first is the view that human beings will be annihilated at death. ... "9 A second view is that the wicked are annihilated at death. ... This view is held by the Jehovah's Witness.10 A third view that differs slightly is that all are raised for Judgement. ...

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Religion was an aspect of society that Blake opposed because of its organized practice. The practices of organized religion conflicted with Blake's view. ... When talking about songs of innocence as title implies, the views offered in these songs about religion are very innocent and naive. ... The view of religion he gives us in Songs of Innocence is no different. ... In the Songs of Experience, however, Blake shows us his other view of religion by giving us the hell to compliment the heaven mo...

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INTRODUCTION Israel had seen long period of humiliation and spiritual anxiety through the seventy years of Exile prior to Haggai's ministry. One must know something of these trying years and the events at their close which issued in the return of the Jews to Canaan in order to understand the problem...

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Christian belief for Augustine does not oppose philosophy's pursuit for truth. ... Anselm was influenced by Augustine's view of the relationship of faith and reason: thus his formula credo ut intelligam (faith seeking understanding): "O Lord, I do not attempt to gain access to Your loftiness, because I do not at all consider my intellect to be equal to this task. ... Thomas Aquinas' view of the relationship of faith and reason finds very essential in understanding God. ...

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What is the American family? This question was answered by John de Crevecoeur, in "what is the American?" (1782), when he said: "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have four wives of different nations."1 In fact, Crevecoeur summarized the history of the American family, in particular, and the American man, in general. There are many kinds of family systems in the world; the English family is but one of them. ...

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