Jews believe that they are "the chosen people" and that a Messiah or messenger will come to redeem humans and that the kingdom of Gods will be made on earth. In trying to understand Judaism it is difficult to understand how Judaism, which is one of the world's oldest religions, is still one of the religions that causes it followers much turmoil despite the Jewish belief that they are the "chosen people". If Jews are the chosen people then the questions in mind are why have suffered so much and why is Israel still fighting to maintain freedom for its people and keep land that they claim...

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Calvin repeatedly claims that only the chosen few can make it into heaven because only the chosen few will be able to lead a good Christian life; a life that one must, nonetheless, strive towards to obtain "the good life." Calvin is not saying that your actions do not matter in the world, and one can sin whenever he sees fit, but he is saying only those God has already chosen will be able to fit into the criteria needed for those to obtain the good life. ... His reflections of the bible would match many Christian's views as well however; many would have issues on his idea that o...

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The two clans would then delegate, and who ever was chosen would then determine whatever punishment they saw fit. Being chosen as a mediator was a large honour, and one of the most trusted men to do so was Muhammad. ...

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Peters character is loving he was the one that was chosen most of the time to do something; he is not shy to say anything. ... They had been chosen by Jesus to do the following, first of all they had to preach the old and New Testament. ...

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Religion is sense of human relationship with forces beyond nature. During the history human had a need to have relations with something they believed and could support protect them. Some religions believe the life after death, some have one or more gods and some religions as Atheism do not believe i...

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He did not like sin in his world, so one day, as it says in chapters six through nine, he sent a flood over the world to rid it of sin but keeping the family he had chosen safe. ... Israel, known as God's chosen people, turned their back on God many times but by his grace he forgave them over and over again and sent them to the God's place known as the land of Canaan. ...

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The past experience of the Old Testament gives us a general idea of who God is , the general idea of his presence, and the action He chooses with His chosen people. These chosen people had their experience with God and produce a deep influence in their lives, as well as in our lives; which changes our way of thinking; either positive or negative. ...

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These groups wanted the freedom to worship how they felt and in England they did not have the ability to worship as pure as they would have chosen, and they could not get the crown to go as far to the right as they currently were. ... Also he continued that the desire for assurance that one was chosen of God could be received by indirect satisfaction from external evidences of worldly success (Williams p.102). ...

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We are all going to die at some point in our lives. When we die God make a decision about where our soul will go. Some of us will go to heaven, but most of us are going to hell. The world isn't what it used to be. God is upset because he knows what this world looks like. This place is like hell on e...

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Each of which seems to have been carefully, perhaps divinely, chosen to serve their literary purpose. In terms of use of hyperbole in the New Testament, there is one central figure who provides us with some of the most eloquent and recollective verses where his use of exaggeration seems so perfectly chosen that once understood, the images are forever with us. ...

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In Nietzsche's philosophy he made no room for God, let alone religion itself. Nietzsche saw religion, especially Christianity, as a weakness. A Burden put on man to cloud the mind with thoughts of another world in order to justify their meager existence in this one. When used as a tool of education or cultivation, religion could be useful just as politics or economics (Cowan72). The problem arises when religions do not want to be used as a tool for education, "but insist on having their own sovereign way". ...

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Baptism is a ritual performed by many churches. Each church has a meaning and reason behind the ceremony and beliefs involved but for the Catholic Church it is a means of entering into a community with Christ, with fellow followers, and a gift full of grace and faith. It is the first initiation into...

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I have chosen you.... " (Tenth) Scriptural basis - 1 Peter 1:2 "who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance....

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If an individual was asked if their personal religion was the faith most consistent with the ultimate holy, chances are that answer would be yes. Additionally, the majority of individuals asked would probably be drawing only from their limited knowledge of their one religion. So naturally, their r...

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Catholics believe that Jesus goes by many titles, such as the Messiah, the Son of God or the Light of the World, but one of the key titles that Jesus is called by is the fullness of God's Revelation. Through fulfilling salvation History; the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the world ma...

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In Renaissance Italy when succession among royalty was the form of government, the Catholic Church more specifically the manner in which the Holy Roman Pontiff was chosen mirrored that of royalty as seen through the succession of the House of Borgias becoming the Holy Pope. ...

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"Each religion, by the help of more or less myth which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny." George Santayana. By age seven I had already been introduced to two of the most known religions in my home ...

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Two famous Vatican II documents are the Gaudium et Spes and the Lumen Gentium. The Gaudium et Spes was written on December 7, 1765 and procalimed by Pope Paul, the sixth. It is the pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world. It is broken down into three sections: the situation of men in...

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The Origin of Christmas is presented beautifully in the well-known Biblical account of Luke: "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went t...

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All around the world there are children and families suffering in third world countries. Many of them live day to day not knowing where their next meal is going to come from and live in fear of not being able to survive and to provide for their families. World Vision is a non-profit organization t...

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Chapter 2: 4-10 goes on to inform the readers of how Christians are like the capstone to a builder, rejected by men but chosen by God and he will use that stone in the most important role of the Building. ...

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Christianity: Jesus was a preacher and healer who lived 2,000 years ago in Palestine. After He died, his disciples spread his teachings over the land. Christianity is now the world's largest religion. Christians believe that there is one God who is the creator of the world who is kind loving and fo...

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I previously viewed all Renaissance paintings with an uneducated eye, solely viewing them as religious works, which I had no interest in, based upon my lack of understanding of the narratives involved, the stories of patronage or even the difficulties of the techniques used to paint them. I was that...

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The role of women in the church has been a significant and debatable issue for many years. As the world changes and becomes an equal and fair society the church still feels it adequate to discriminate against women, as it is seen as justifiable in some denominations to deny the right of a women's o...

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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. But I say unto, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children...

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