It enumerates the totality of man's obedient obligation as well as God's gracious gift. ... Linguistic Breakdown The English word "gospel" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "god-spell" meaning "God story"# or "good story." ... Extra biblical occurrences of euangelion are relatively small. ... "# Summary Comments Regarding Etymology Despite the notion that etymological research is not one of the most exciting aspects of Bible study, these things are still important. ... The Apostle Paul, by inspiration, said: "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, t...

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There are a few definite things known about the letter. ... James assures them that there is hope by his words of the greeting, the identification of God with the poor, and God's judgment for the oppressors. ... He does no feel the need to add things to his name (though it would have helped us to identify who James is). ... The poor have been chosen by God to be rich in faith, and therefore, be heirs of God's reign. ... Tamez states "to be rich in faith does include being more sensitive to the presence of God; it means to hope in the promise of God's reign" (page 37). ...

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He has learned a few things at his previous church that will definitely be helpful at NCBC. ... God has a wonderful plan for your life. 2. ... The website should encourage people to come and visit and inform the congregation of things going on with the church. ... Theme's should be monthly and God has already filled out six months for us. 1. ... Number two (2): Have a BIG vision, people don't buy into small vision. ...

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At first, Ananias hesitated because he knew of the terrible things that Saul had done to the Lord's saints in Jerusalem. However, he was commanded by God, and would never disobey. ... He told them the whole story of how the light of God's voice blinded him so his men guided him to Damascus, where he stayed with Judas. Then Ananias came to him and told him what God had planned for him and then he restored his vision. ... Paul basically started out as a non-important evil man, and, after changing, started a small revolution that worried many people. ...

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He grew up in the early 19th century and as a young teenage boy who claimed to have a series of visitations, revelations from God and visitations from angelic messengers, while he was praying in a grove of trees. ... This newly formed gathering of people followed in Smith's steps as he set out to spread his word, and time and time again, in many various small towns and communities the Mormon members were teased and exiled from neighbors. ... His comfort lied in informing the people that the same God that they prayed, to was also shaking things up in Europe (Marty, Page 117). ... He claime...

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Families are affiliated with a certain church in their community and use the church greatly and widely for many things. ... The country's probably most well-known motto "In God We Trust" can be found on every dollar bill2. ... Like any person through the course of their life, Jefferson's personal opinions on religion changed as he aged, but "through all the changes in the evolution of Jefferson's faith, there was at least one point of consistency, a devotion to the ideal of religious liberty."15 Jefferson's conceptualization of God leaned more towards a Natural philosoph...

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Religion in China Try to think for a few moments about differing cultures from your own. What comes to mind first? Perhaps it is the geographic location, or maybe you are drawn to differences in traditions. Possibly you even think initially about language barriers. Whatever it may be, most lik...

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