Not by any means sacrifice for the better good, nor for any kind of enlightenment, but rather sacrifice for the pure sake of sacrifice. What good could possibly come of this? ... We do have quite a lengthy written account of the men whose lives he touched, and the son he sent to Earth quite appropriately - to suffer. ... Since we must sacrifice to be considered good Christians, and what we sacrifice is our natural will, then the saint whom we can consider to be the epitome of the good Christian, is able to deny his own will in superb fashion. ... A shadow that we are told to fear and obey ...

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Knowledge and Good-Deeds convince Everyman that beauty, strength, and discretion on this earth are worthless. ... He believes that good deeds will get him to heaven and make God proud of his life here on earth. ... As the story closes in the epilogue, the narrator who is a Doctor tells the reader of the sinfulness of earthly vanities, and the only true measure of man's worth is his good deeds on earth. The author expounds throughout this story that good deeds will get you to heaven and nothing on thie earth is of any value. ... Catholicism believes good deeds get you to he...

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Others still think that heaven is right here on earth; that it is up to us to make heaven or hell of what we have. ... "Heaven doesn't exist outside of earth." ... Linked to this view is the view that heaven and hell is here on earth. ... Since our topic of discussion here is heaven, for these people heaven is enjoying life to the fullest, having good luck all the time, being materially successful and having whatever one's heart desires. ... They believe that if you were good here on earth and performed certain good acts you will go to heaven when you die. ...

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To be a true representation of human goodness, a person must turn away from evil and do only good. ... In Judaism, there is freedom to choose between your ability to do evil or good. ... When people are disobedient to God and the divine will, they choose the evil impulse over good and that is "missing the mark". ... The "Second Coming" of Christ will restore original harmony on earth. ... All three religions view the order in which God created earth is good. ...

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So, Mencius believed that though all humans are innately good, the realization of that good comes with self-cultivation and self-knowledge. ... He believed that the importance of humankind in the universe is equal to but different from the importance of Heaven and Earth: "Heaven has its seasons, Earth has its riches and man has his culture. ... Humanity's function is to utilize the resources of Heaven and Earth to create its own culture. ... Our human nature is good. ...

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When God smelled the aroma, He was pleased and made a Covenant between Him and every living thing on the face of the earth, promising to never destroy the earth by flood again, signified with a rainbow whenever a cloud is present in the sky. ... On the sixth day of creation, every living creature to live on the earth was created. On that day, he also created man in his image "and God saw that it was good". Humans were to have dominion over the "fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upo...

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This place is like hell on earth to God. ... We should be mad at ourselves for doing this to Gods earth. This earth isn't ours. This earth is God's. ... This is a big problem which kills a good amount of people on earth. ...

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But that with the holy spirit, all men on earth also brighten the world. ... It is Jesus that carried out the will of he Father and tried to bring the kingdom of heaven on earth. The holy spirit was sent on Pentecost to Jesus to help him perform on earth. Jesus proclaimed the Good News, which tired to explain the mystery and formed the church. ... The Lumen Gentium is a good source that explains what God wants us to do and what God id doing for us. ...

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" On the other hand a non-biblical worldview might look at the simple fact that you go to church and do good things and because of that it makes you a Christian. ... Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.... For many years philosophers have been coming up with different philosophies on what our purpose on Earth really is. ... Although we debate this topic on our purpose, on Earth we still have a bigger question of what happens when we pass on. ... Some Pagans even believe that we get reincarnated into the Earth as plants or animals. ...

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Handel uses a soft tenor to recount the days before Jesus" birth and follows with a deep bass to reveal the turmoil that God has seen on the earth. ... This alto is significant because her tone is soothing, just as the good news is soothing to the soul; again you feel the life of the event. ... " Behold I bring you good tidings...in the city of David a Savior is born." ... Christ has just paid the ultimate price for every single person on the entire earth. ... The simpleness of the oratorio did not hinder the true meaning of the birth Jesus, nor did it only tell of the good things to co...

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God love was predominantly mentioned which in other word could be seen as a protection or reward for good deed and ideas behaviors by showing the characters of religious figures. ... Not only that the poem uses various adjective and adverb to inculcate Christianity religion in the writing but also the imagination of Religious beliefs such as God love, kindness and hope in rewards for any consequences with idea of good and bad behaviors. ... In addition to beginning of the poem, the writer uses an idea about how the God created the earth in a brilliant flat circle with water which is correlated...

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Beowulf In every society that exists on this earth in any given time period, there will always be a present evil that will continually battle against that forces of good. This continuous and monotonous strife will forever persevere until one force, either good or evil, becomes immortally invincible. ... The first impression that the reader perceives of Grendel is that he is "that demon, that fiend, who haunted the moors, the wild marshes, and made his home in a hell, not hell but earth." ... In addition, the verity that Grendel is attacking Herot, which is understood to be a...

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The Spread of the Church Jesus last appearance as the living resurrected told the apostles after they receive the power of the Holy Spirit they would spread the Good News starting in Jerusalem then Judea and then to the ends of the earth. ... Peter was the first leader of the new church and preached several sermons proclaiming the Good News. ... As a result most of the believers scattered to Judea and Samira, helping spread the Good News. ... On three different missionary trips, he established dozens of churches, encouraged the existing churches and took the Good News to the ends of the ear...

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All I need to do is follow my Bible and do the best I can following God's rules and follow the person of Jesus in this life in order to be able to someday have a good chance of being saved and living with God for all of eternity. ... Genesis one says God created the heavens and he earth and that for me is more than enough to know that my God is the creator of this universe. ... I think mankind is the most important creation on this earth and that we are definitely different from other animals. We are the only thing on this earth that God created with the ability to recognize his existen...

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A social conversion towards the common good of all in our society "locally and globally, and towards harmony with mother earth and the environment is necessary. ... (5) How do we evoke a sense of ethical responsibility among the members of our faith communities so that we can make concrete options for the common good of all? ... What does it mean for us today to live in harmony with mother earth and the rest of God's creation? ... How do we view human community and the earth itself? ... But is the future of the human community and of the earth itself to be determined by a pathol...

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The life of each Muslim is always within the community of the faithful, all are declared to be "brothers to each other," with he mission to "enjoin good and forbid evil (www.sharif.org.uk/paulianity)." ... Jesus taught the good Word of the Lord, as was his duty as the Son of God. ... While Jesus and Mohammed were on Earth, their stories and teachings were passed on orally, so the need to write them down was not necessary. ... Both Islam and Christianity offer a rewarding "eternal dwelling" if you live a righteous life here on earth and do the duty of Allah or God. ... Who made the worlds, the...

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Jesus taught the good Word of the Lord, as was his duty as the Son of God. ... It explains how God created the Earth the creation of the Earth and man and it teaches how to be righteous. ... The Five Pillars of Islam are the basic laws to be a good Muslim. ... Both Islam and Christianity offer a rewarding "eternal dwelling" if you live a righteous life here on earth and do the duty of Allah or God. ... Some Christians fast on Good Friday as well as giving up their favorite food during the Advent Season. ...

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His message was that God was forgiving even to those hated on earth like toll-collectors, prostitutes, or ignorant common people. ... There belief was that the Messiah would rise up against the evils of the earth and return God's people back to the Holy land (Israel). ... If God wanted the people of Israel or even peace on earth, then it would not take as long as it has. ... In the same way you appear to people from the outside like good honest men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." ... Unfortunaly this choice that God has given man has yet to create peace on...

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Newsweek says that 75% of Americans believe that if they"re good enough they"ll get to go. Entrance, into Heaven, to them is base on how good a person is in this life. ... So if you went by that 75% of Americans we"re not getting in, no matter how good of a person you may think you are, no entrance. ... Revelation 21:1-4 says: "Then I saw a new Heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had pasted away, and there is no longer any sea. ...

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Just like in Matthew 4:23, when Jesus went through Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people. ... Another Commandment "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" I think means you should love everyone on earth as much as you love yourself. ... And that they will live long on the earth that God has created for us all. ... A good example of service from the Lord is while I was writing this essay the computer crashed and I lost most of the information. ... This chapter is a very good ...

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Amos quotes, "I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. ... For the people that survive this day the Lord speaks of "The new heavens and the new earth which I will make remain before me"(Isaiah 66: 22). ... Commonly, people who believe in social justice want everyone to have a good life and an equal chance at making it. ... He says, " I will not revoke the punishment; because they steel the righteous silver, and the needy and pair of shoes- they trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the afflicted" Amos 2:6-7. ...

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On the Mount Jesus told us everything we need to know to get us through our troubled times hear on the earth. The 10 Commandments told us what we should not do while hear on the earth. ... We shall never see or hear writings on how to serve our God as good as these two documents. ... They both have given us spiritual laws to abide by in which we walk the earth. ...

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Judaism's response to the question of life promotes good will between people, encouraging Jews to care for and love one another. ... That is, they believe that they have only one life to live on this earth. ... However, evil and suffering can be minimised by each person choosing to do good instead of evil. ... Christians believe that Jesus died for the salvation of the human race, that God raised him from the dead, and that Jesus will come again at the end of time to live once again on earth. ... This response to the question of life is fulfilling as it provides followers with a purpose, ...

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This is only what happens here on earth. ... It has many good teachings, but most of the values don't follow the teachings of the church. ... I've heard of it before, and at the end of the movie, Chris and Annie were reincarnated back to earth, so they could live a new life together. ... They said once you live your life on earth, there's no coming back. ... That's good news for me and a lot of people. ...

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It to me also seems impossible for one person to be held responsible for creating all things on this earth. Another thing is that if God was considered such a loving, and good person then what is the explanation for young innocent children who are being abused, and the incident that happened on September 11, 2002. So therefore God should free people on this earth from any pain and suffering and he doesn't. ... She explained that throughout her life, she has relied on the firm belief in God to get her through both good and bad times. ... The Son of God Jesus Christ revealed that...

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