Eliezer, along with the Jewish people, was a great worshiper of God and believed that their faith will not be shaken by any means of distraction. ... He was sickened by enduring the pain for every beat he received from The Kapos, suffering from starvation and witnessing a lot of innocent people being judged and sentenced to death. ... At the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Remembrance, which celebrates the creation of the world and the responsibilities of the Jews as God's chosen people ("Rosh Hashanah"), Eliezer is pitiful while observing his fellow Jews of sanctifying...

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The other is to be believed as a test faith and correct unbelief. Generally, suffering tests belief; a true Muslim will stay faithful throughout life. ... I agree strongly about the test you did by taking away his property and possessions. ... People might in your religion forget to listen to the prophets or maybe even fail to serve God you. But in our religion we call these people kurf, we do not intend on killing anyone. ...

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If I had the chance to cheat on a test I would not do it. ... Cheating off someone's test would not help me or benefit my needs anymore than failing the test. I would learn more by failing the test, to see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. ... People will kill themselves to avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. ... (Benko, notes) We should behave justly even if there were no gods because people would get along better, there would be less violence, and plus why would people want to behav...

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Many believed the concentration camps to be tests, to judge character, and prove that God loved them. ... Even though there were warnings from survivors, people felt like god would watch over them. ... Tests have definite right and wrong answers, and neither of these could be found in the current situation. ... The belief that people hold when it comes to their religious beliefs acts like a protectent to them. ...

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" I believe these parables give a little insight of how people follow the belief of God to grow a closer relationship with him and how society incorporates the teachings of God into their lives. ... " Knowing that Jesus was being tested to see whether or not he was truly the Son of God, he refused to sacrifice himself knowing that God wouldn't put him to this sort of test. ... The forty days that Jesus going into the wilderness leads us to the meaning of "time of testing." In which it is testing our purification from sin and restores our relationship with God himself...

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Was it a test? Is God playing with us and testing out faith and loyalty? ... Some people later argued that God tolerate evil because he is not all-good and others believed God can't prevent evil, even though he would like to, because he is not all-powerful. ...

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One may ask, if God is omniscient and good, why does evil and suffering exist, especially for good people? Why do good people have to suffer? Evil is the lack or absence of good; the reason why people suffer and experience evil is because God is love in and of itself. ... One may ask, does God test us with suffering? ... When God allows suffering he is testing if our faith is real or not. ...

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Morally, this is the initial test to Antony's eventual journey to find peace with God. The Lord has set before Antony the materialistic comfort sought by many people, which he must in turn deny. ... Moreover, following Antony's escape from materialism, he takes leave to the desert where the devil tests Antony's metal. ... Fearing Antony's ability to bestow his spiritual discipline on the people of the region, the temptations of the devil take the form of physical abuse. ...

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The early Puritans were tested many times in their faith. ... Trying times was welcomed as a test of ones character and devotion to God. ... "The Lord test the righteous, Psalm 11:5" (Tydale 920). ... It is related to the argument that Adams Fall was not misfortune but that it opened the door for Christ to redeem his people. ...

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Given the Holy Spirit, Jesus commissioned the Apostles to go and preach the Good News to all peoples of the earth. ... A person who exercises agape love does not lose patience with people. Love is the most perfect of God's gifts in that it is entirely selfless and draws His people into communion with Himself and one another. ... This kind of love survives and stands the tests of troubles and time....

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He was not able to perceive the devil's trickery and the illusion of the people he created. ... However, When he becomes aware that many pious townspeople and the very people who taught him his morals and faith, such as Goody Cloyse, his catechism teacher, the governor, and the village minister are all in fact the devil's disciples, his resolve weakens and he becomes dubious about his faith. ... While good and evil co-exist, the lure of the evil often causes man to question his beliefs and undergo a test of his faith. This test could bring about, enlightenment and alter him for the b...

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Although the Anglo - Saxon people, the original English people, fought a great deal, they had a common language, and a set of common values. ... '"'The Seafarer'"', another anonymous work, also tells us what these people valued. ... Since the Seafarer obeys his conscience and does his duty and obeys his feelings to remain on the sea, he puts a test to the phrase "A man's character determines his fate". ... People who don't think of god or don't pray death will leap them, but for those who live respectfully will go to heaven or as some people say they will h...

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There are many examples in the beginning of Night where people are trying to keep and strengthen their faith but there are many more examples of people rebelling against God and forgetting their religion. ... You can also tell by reading Night that some people can go on believing in their religion under horrific circumstances and that some people will give up their faith at the first test of loyalty....

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Hawthorne criticizes this community who believes they are pure but the evil resides just as in the people they persecute. ... He fails devil's test because he lost his faith in living life and has no hopes. Do we also see that pink ribbons or we have all that Faith in people? ...

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His family was not very strong religious people, but Pi, with his love for stories and his curiosity, became attached to Christianity and Islam as well. ... He does not bother himself with worrying about what people think of him. ... This is the ultimate test of courage and the will to live. ...

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As long as humans are graced with a mind, they will no doubt be curious and search for a universal truth. The truth may never be agreed on, nor may it never be found. Either way, truth is an aspect of life that dumbfounds and confounds humankind. Socrates is said to have been on a search for ...

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For some reason the tiny nation of the Jews have always been set aside, either by themselves ,or by people who find them unfavorable, or people who think they are just different. Jews throughout history have been noted to be hated, passionately hated, by other people. ... Abraham refused to even acknowledge other peoples" gods. ... Punishments such as skinning alive and horrific medical "tests" were being applied to the Jews (USHmm). ... The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum now stands as a place for remembrance of the millions of people who died (USHmm). ...

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In the Waknuk community, the description of being normal is very important to the people of Waknuk. ... Wender knows that eventually the Waknuk people would come after Sophie and kill her, "if anyone were to find out, they'd-they'd be terribly unkind to her. ... When a deviation was notified, Joseph often stops and prays for forgiveness, he believes that God is testing him and does not want God to be upset at him. ... People go to prison for it. ... There are some people such as Joseph who believes in such cruelty, to banish or kill deviations without sympathy....

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For example, one cheats on a test only because of parental pressure to get a good grade. ... The second premise turns out to be false as making people continue to choose good and preserving their moral freedom are logically incompatible. ...

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