It is not a game, and I feel that anyone that who takes the belief of people, the only thing that shouldn't be tampered with, and defiles them in such a way as in the name of God deserves any evils that happen to them in this life or another. ... He was not the only person to seek safety in the house of God. ... Where his soul was purged of the sins he had committed, he had given his life to God, out of what he though was love. ... Later in his life, he is able to meet the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and have a conversation with him about religion. ... His one friend Mary, he explained in ...

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One group, motivated in part by concern for the fate of their relatives still living in Spain and Portugal, argued for the heterodox view that all descendants of the nation of Israel, regardless of their conduct in this life, would enjoy a share in the world to come. ...

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I believe that my previous life, I was an average person and that I did not do anything horrible. ... A person only live once and die once (Ruggiero). However, if a person only has one life, then why does every person have to begin their life differently? ... I believe that a person action from the previous state of existence is how it is to determine the new life or rebirth. ... In the Bible, it does teach that a good person will be rewarded, and a bad person will be punished, just not in the way of afterlives. ...

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A person does not see all of God no matter how they see him. ... Their impact can influence them to live a salty life that in turn can influence others to be salty. ... How a person invests their time, energy, and resources is a reflection of their deep sense of fulfillment at the end of their life. ... It could also be an outlet for stress by if I focus on using my passions, I will forget about the hardships in life. ... from Bugabee, influenced my growth in the class by the idea of the path in my life. ...

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To be a true representation of human goodness, a person must turn away from evil and do only good. ... If you're a person who did not live a proper Christian life on earth then you spend eternity in hell. ... When a person accepts this gift of grace they grow into a new spiritual life called sanctification. ... In Islam, there are no mediators or middle person between Allah and humans. ... Orthodox teachings say that when a person's life is being threatened, then and only then is it acceptable to break a commandment. ...

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Vodun functions are to help people endure the trials and tribulations of daily life like starvation, disease, and death, and to celebrate life. ... Vodun teaches about the spiritual components of activities of daily life like sex. ... The chosen person will start to make jerky movements and may fall to the ground in convulsions. This is the spirit of the person being replaced with the spirit of the Loa. The term used is "mounting", as the spirit of the Loa then "rides" the possessed person. ...

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Perhaps a person is good because of their kind heart. ... No one is born good or bad, but it's the choices one makes in their life that determines such. ... The Grandmother is someone who considers herself a "lady " and is a good person. ... As the Grandmother keeps telling him about Jesus and to pray, he connects that all back to his life. ... The Grandmother embodies the good in life while the Misfit embodies the evil. ...

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As is the case when a person first begins to love. ... The fact that a person creates the young with another individual allows for that person to create another level of love. Once a person gets to a certain point in their life, they are able to realize the physical beauty in all human beings and are able to look beyond the physical nature of love. ... Lastly we discover the beauty of the divine and all forms of life. ... From this knowledge of love that Diotima spoke of, Socrates incorporates it into his life wholly and encourages all that he meets to do the same. ...

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Is it possible to live a life that is holy? How do I view holiness in my life? ... Can a person live a life that is of holiness? ... There's not one person on this earth that can not accomplish or attain the life God described in 1 Peter 1:15-16, "Be Holy because I am Holy." ... I believe holiness is a life long process. ...

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Many of the teachings of these religions are applied by persons that do not prescribe to these religions. ... For instance, Jainism is more ethical in that it is revolved around the moral life of a person and relates to philosophy of life. ... Instead they worship all spiritual beings including, animals, gods, a Buddha, and other holy persons. ... However, by the same token it is also somewhat understandable how persons practicing other religions would not believe or understand Christianity. ... Despite, all of this, religion can be comforting, help to guide a person's life, and serves...

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Invitation to a Journey Reflection Often times in life many of us do not choose the road less traveled on. ... Being conformed means beginning your journey by turning into a person of compassion. It is about becoming a person who can lover others and server others as Jesus did. ... This means to live a life of forgiveness and compassion. ... This means that I am an introvert, intuition, feeling and perception person. ...

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All religions have some type of god or gods that are at the center of the belief core, "Sacred Person." That person by definition in "The Sacred Quest" represents "certain persons is a characteristic of numerous religious traditions, most obviously those whose history points to a founder or great figure at the beginning of the tradition.... One of the persons listed in the bible with a larger than life storyline is Noah. ... Lastly, there is the religious belief system regarding time and how it relates to human life. I could not think of any comparisons to my life reg...

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Both the author's personalities and views of life are expressed through their novels. ... His curiosity of life strives him to explore these stages. ... Dorian is so pure and innocent; he doesn't know anything about the anxiety of life. ... From this point on, he starts ruining his life and soul. ... Innocence is true beauty and when that is taken or given away then a person's soul leaves with it and though he or she may seem the same on the outside, that person is completely...

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For example, if someone is murdered, the murderer is required "to pay to the relatives of the person killed half his wergeld according to the status of the person: that is, if he shall have killed a noble of the highest class (optimas nobilis), we decree that the payment be set at one hundred fifty solidi, i.e., half his wergeld; if a person of middle class (mediocris), one hundred solidi; if a person of the lowest class (minor persona), seventy-five solidi."" ("Of Murders,"" 107) This is a clear indication that the Burgundians value the life of a noble above the life of a middle class man, w...

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Through out her life O" Connor Remained a devote Catholic and never turned from her religion. ... However, it is as though he realizes that he is an evil person and realizes that he could have turned out better if certain events in his life never happened and if he was present for a specific event. ... Jesus was a person who was wrongfully accused of the crimes of blasphemy and eventually executed by crucifixion. ... He was put in jail for the first time for a crime he did not commit and for a crime no person had evidence of. ... The fact that she is an elderly person shows the symbolism of Go...

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What might have simply been a different interpretation of one person, spawned into indifference among the entire population of Christian followers. ... The birth of a child is seen as the miraculous beginning of a new life. Because there is no evil attached to this new life, Pelagius saw it as perfectly reasonable for a person to continue life free of sin. ... In a country of free speech, it is difficult to imagine how a person could be condemned on the basis of his beliefs. ... Augustine's rebuttal emphasized the importance of God's grace throughout a man's life. ...

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This verse sparks several pro-life supporting arguments. ... Christ came so that we may have life, and if you take away a life that Jesus Christ died for, it's like slapping god himself in the face. ... He is saying that god already knew the person that the fetus is going to become; therefore the fetus does have a pre existing life. ... Therefore, if I murder a person who is atheist, it is the same sin as murdering a preacher, or a fetus, because not only are the people being murdered, but also the spirit of god. ... " Not only are you hurting that persons feelings, but you are being...

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Buddhism was created with the belief that all life is suffering because of desire. ... Judaism is an ethnic faith which is centered within the life of Jewish people. ... With the knowledge that a person (or myself), desires to ascend into heaven with the ultimate holy, living a life consistent with achieving this is the same state of consciousness as the eastern religions attempt to achieve as their endpoint. Thus, when the Buddhist for example, achieves nirvana within oneself, essentially that person is done with their religion. But to allow me to draw an analogy, I wish ...

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To lead a virtuous life is the first goal of every Hindu. ... That when a person's time is up in this life salvation follows. ... Household pujas have an area of the house designated for the shrine of the person's chosen deity. ... The transformation of the person or the world that result from the worship is only temporary." ... Religion that Hinduism is not only a religion, but a way of life for Hindus. ...

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The subject of the Theology, then, is the person undergoing conversion to God. ... He again argues that conversion is a continuous process demanded in every stage of Christian life, and that fundamental theology is therefore of existential import to all believers. ... To persons untouched by a grace-filled Christian experience, I submit, Christian faith can only appear as exorbitant and irrational. ... An accepting response to the working grace, as we experience these in our own life, is or includes an act of divine and saving faith, the grace of God is at work everywhere, ant that a fundame...

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The first concerns the death of the body, i.e., cessation of physical life. ... They think that this world is a test and the real life is life after death. ... The purpose of human life, according to Christianity, is to participate in the life which is gift of the god. ... The opportunity to participate in future divine life is subject to a judgment of God that summarizes the life of every individual. ... Spirit refers to the existence of God and the presence of the Third Person in the Trinity. ...

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To be a better person rather. ... With the span of 1 hour and 53 minutes, the story can really touch a person's mind and heart. They would definitely change their perspective about life. ... I read an article about his life and his story. ... Gronberg also stated that "He doesn't feel his mission was any more special or purposeful than any other person's mission....

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As you may know, the Trinity is the Christian Godhead as one God in three persons. ... It gives you boldness, as a result, that person gets out of their wheelchair and walks, and that person is encouraged through your prayer. ... That is not building up or edifying the person the prophecy was intended for. ... The first verse supports tongues in a private prayer life, and the last couple verses deal with the last gift of the Spirit, The Interpretation of Tongues. ... In a church setting and in public, tongues should be kept to the person unless they are to be interpreted. ...

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One idea that is emphasized by many Hindu supporters is that Hinduism is a way of life. These are the four goals of human life: Kama, Artha, Dharma, and Moksha. ... Almost every important event of the Hindu's life is sanctified through religious observance. ... However, pessimism can take away a person's initiative. ... The doctrine of karma teaches that a person's future is his or her own creation. ...

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Hindus believe in reincarnation, or "life after life." (Results may occur in a following life.) ... The chances of one person fulfilling a mere 8 of these prophecies are 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. For one person to fulfill 48 of these prophecies, the number becomes staggering--1 chance in 10 to the 157th power (1 with 157 zeros after it). Add to that the 250 other prophecies and it becomes impossible for any other person except Jesus to ever fit that particular sequence of time and events. ...

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