The idea of Calvinism was simply an idea that there were chosen ones and nothing could change what already was planned. ... " The pilgrims and puritans really did believe that if their crops were doing really well, it was God's signal that they were one of the chosen. ... Through faith, practice and belief of this theory you will be one of those "predestined chosen ones". ... Calvinists only worked hard however to get the acceptance of God in hopes that they may be the chosen ones. ...

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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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This is a marriage such as could never be imagined on this earth, for it is the wedding of the Son of God to the One whom the Father has chosen to be His Bride. ... Ephesians 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love." ...

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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. ...

• Word Count: 1629
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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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A fetus is a living being from conception, the only difference between a baby that is born, and a fetus is that the fetus's existence is completely dependent on the mother who was chosen by god. In Galatians 1; 15 it says, "Even before I was born, God had chosen me to be His....

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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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Faith Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1, is being sure of what we hope for and what we do not see. (New International Version Teen Study Bible) In modern times, faith has been weakened in meaning so that some people use it to mean self-confidence. But in the Bible, true faith is confidence in Go...

• Word Count: 1367
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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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The inception of Christianity and Islam in the Roman and Byzantine empires, the African kingdoms, and the Arabian Peninsula influenced each civilization's daily life, set of beliefs, government, and the Christians and Muslims who practiced. The two religions are similar in many aspects. Both religi...

• Word Count: 1866
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Since Jesus" death at the hands of the Roman political powers stood in contradiction to al that the pious Jews believed about the Messiah, God's expected deliverer of the chosen people (Deut. 21:23; cited in Gal. 3:13), a rationale was found in two ways. ...

• Word Count: 1974
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Good men must die, but death can not kill their names ---Proverbs How the Term Of Death Has Developed In The Bible Throughout human history, people have refused to accept the finality of death that is bringing about by life. Death, perceptively, brings an unacceptable interruption int...

• Word Count: 2030
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This section of 1 Corinthians 15 is a discourse on the resurrection of the dead. The apostle Paul writes to a church that in many ways resembles a church from modern times. Paul writes to confront division, heresy, and false teaching, and to encourage the Corinthian Christians to make faithful co...

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In early Hebrew history, the emphasis on details of purity law to keep the chosen people separate reduce women's roles in formal prayer because the law stressed that anyone worshipping Yahweh had to be "clean." ...

• Word Count: 1499
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Mission can be defined as a person's vocation or calling. When they recieve their vocation they spread the christian gospel throughout the world. This co-insides with the instruction of Jesus to spread the good news; "...You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Sameria, an...

• Word Count: 1807
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Themes Picked for the Audience People of current culture have trouble digesting a biblical movie. The Matrix is a movie that is loaded with references to many different themes throughout. People in general have different takes upon the movie. Some see Neo as Christ, Morpheus as God, or the movie...

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In reading the Gospel of Mark, one might realize that there are many stories of great significance. These stories have a great affect on the overall book, which is the Bible. One story that can be deemed very important would be, "The Tradition of Elders." This story takes place in the middle of M...

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From the moment one reads the opening lines of John's Gospel they realize that it is much different than the other Synoptics. While the three Synoptics give remarkably similar accounts of their subject's life, John creates a portrait of Jesus that differs in both outline and content from the other ...

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The two themes which I have chosen to talk about in this essay are Faith and Triumph turns to trouble through sin. Although these books are historical, the lesson we learn from them are very much needed today to all Christian believers. FAITH Genesis is also known as the seed plot for the bibl...

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Reading Ronald Sider's book, "The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience," I realized he had disturbing truths of Evangelical Christians and the way they live their lives. To know there is evidence of no change in lifestyle between Christians and non-Christians is quite disturbing. I was really bothe...

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In the beginning, we are introduced to Paul when he was called Saul of Tarsus. It was when he didn't have Christ in his life. We find him standing over the dead body of Stephen when he ordered the people to stone him to death. He was then pronounced the first Christian martyr. Throughout the rest o...

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Passage 1 Timothy 2:11-12 I. Statement of the problem This passage is on of the most controversial passage from the Scriptures because it talks about the woman's role in the Church. There are two proposed solutions: some consider that woman has the right to exercise teaching and preaching in the Church while others totally disagree with this view. Proposed Solutions A. Egalitarian: The Egalitarian view says that men and women should be regarded as equals in authority in the home and given equal access to all positions of leadership in the church. ...

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