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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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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Why would God kill everyone in the entire earth but save Noah and his family? ... The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. ... There are good arguments for both and I think one who is going to be a biblical scholar should know both sides of the argument and try to come to a conclusion for themselves. ... The account talks of a catastrophic deluge that covered the whole earth. ... I interpret that to mean God will never again flood the entire earth. ...

• Word Count: 1824
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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. ...

• Word Count: 1271
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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...

• Word Count: 1284
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He explains that heaven and earth will continue and every law will continue to exist till its purpose is achieved. ... Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ... Is how you are asked to pray, when explained is to first acknowledge that God is the God of heaven and earth. ... God asks us not to gather thing up on earth, but learn of eternal things because they can not be destroyed on earth. ... If they are living God's life they will bring forward good fruit. ...

• Word Count: 1496
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• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1359
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The Bible is here on Earth to teach us and help us to better direct our paths on this journey that we call Life. ... "Thou shall not make yourself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ... Six days shall thou labor, and do all your work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: For in six days the LORD ...

• Word Count: 1693
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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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• Grade Level: High School

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good ( Rom 12.21), to summarize, God has commanded us to love our enemies. ... Amos 9:8-9 shows that God will shake the nation to separate the good from the bad. ... SUMMARY: God is the creator of all things; the heavens (stars, planets, etc.), earth, all animals and mankind. God placed man in charge of the earth and over every living thing that lives on the earth. ... And I also think they are simple, vivid images that inflate and decorate good yarns, making them more instructive and memorable. ...

• Word Count: 1376
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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. ...

• Word Count: 1610
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There are four ideas that have been challenging to me during the course. The chapter, "How Do I Relate with My Personal Style?" from Bugabee, most influenced my growth in the class with the idea of personal style. Most people do their theology through the eyes of their personal style. They read and ...

• Word Count: 1351
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It states, "all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him." ... Upon closer inspection however, and good cross-referencing, we find that it does not mean we will mourn him coming. ... In Revelation 13:8 it says, "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life." ... This could also be what 1:7 means when it says all, instead of meaning all people on earth. ... Instead, it will be a time when "all the peoples of the earth will mourn" (1:7) and that Jesus will judge the people with a "sharp double-edged sword." (1:16) Because o...

• Word Count: 1466
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When God was in the process of creating domestic and wild animals, He created a man from the earth's dust, presented him with a soul, and settled him down in Eden's Garden. ... You will have the conscience of what is good and bad". ... Cain offered Jehovah (God) products from the earth, while Abel offered God his sheep. ... They laughed and spit and hit his head repeatedly: "Good morning, King of the Jews!". ... The soldiers wet a sponge with sour whine, and gave it to Jesus to drink, and with a spear, they took away his breath, and the earth trembled... ...

• Word Count: 1543
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Take Noah for example, a righteous man who was told by God to build an Ark for a flood that would wipe out all the sinners of the Earth. ... Also in the Bible, God presents a rainbow to Noah and the animals as a promise to never flood the Earth again. ... The biggest difference is that Christians believe that God sent His Son to Earth to atone for the sins of mankind. ... Jesus was sent to Earth to atone for everyone's sins forever. ... The Qur'an teaches that Jesus was just a good man and a brilliant prophet, but the Bible teaches that He was our Savior. ...

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Thomas RELC100 Intro to Mormonism Firmly rooted to a Christian background and raised in the Methodist church, I used to ponder the meaning of "being a good Christian." ... Before we came to Earth and obtained mortal bodies, we lived in Heaven. We were provided with a celestial home more glorious and beautiful than any place on earth. ... Every person who was ever born on earth was our spirit brother or sister in heaven (Gospel Principles, 11). ... Once sent to Earth, Jesus led a perfect life. ...

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God created Earth and everything that is a part of it, most importantly life. ... Adam was the first man to live on Earth, and he lived in the Garden of Eden. ... Eve was convinced by a snake of evil that the fruit that God commanded Adam not to eat, was good and brought the knowledge of God. ... " They believe that Earth was created by the Big Bang - a theory that the universe was formed by a cataclysmic explosion - and that humans evolved from an animal like the monkey. ... As said in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth" (The Bible 1). ...

• Word Count: 1592
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"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your descendants also can be counted," He says to Abraham. ... Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and by you and your descendents shall all the families of the earth bless themselves. ... (The Holy Bible, Gen. 18:23-24, 26) Indeed, God does not find fifty good men in the city, but later remembers Abraham, as He sends Lo...

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Muslims believe that heaven or paradise is for people who live a good life. ... A literal interpretation of the bible shows that 4 important events are predicted: The millennium (interval where christ rules), the tribulation (Interval when the antichrist takes power), Armageddon (war provoked by the antichrist) and the rapture (miraculous event when christ will descend from the heaven to earth). ... These secular beliefs can be broken into three categories; the end of the world, the end of the universe, the end of life on earth. ... Frazer Cain talks about his view on eschatology and claims ...

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They, both, are God's creatures whose sublime goal on earth is to worship their Lord, do righteous deeds, and avoid evil and they, both, will be assessed accordingly (ICS). ... According to the Quran, a woman's role on earth is not limited only to childbirth, she is required to do as many good deeds as any other man is required to do (ICS) Christian Role of Women With the advent of the feminist movement, the role of women in all parts of society has come under increasing scrutiny. ... With a black cloth drape, it represents Good Friday, and the death of Jesus. ... "The mezuzah i...

• Word Count: 1448
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He is the Creator, and all things of this earth are His; He is sovereign. ... God has always been present everywhere, before He ever created the earth. ... In the beginning, when God created man, he looked upon His creation and said it was very good. ... A successful dismissal such as this "brings joy to the Big Nurse's heart and speaks good of her craft" (41). ...

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The word "gospel" comes from an Old English word that meant "good tale" or "good news" ("What"). ... Mark's interpretation of Jesus being a "secret messiah" was possibly a way to keep from scaring people away from Christianity by showing Jesus was sent to earth to save them but his true power is not shown until he rises from the dead. ... They both shared the "Good News." They told the story of Jesus in his last days on Earth and how he was persecuted, crucified on a cross, rose from the dead and ascended to heaven to sit next to the right hand of God. In...

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Jesus said these non-aggressors would inherit the earth. ... But it is here - the meek shall inherit the earth. Here "earth" means basically your existence. ... To be righteous is to be honorable, moral and good, so when one is all of these things they are going to most likely be ridiculed and harassed or persecuted by the majority of the population. ... According to Ehrman's The New Testament, it reads, " a good deal of the Sermon on the Mount comes from the Q. ...

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The kingdom concept brings God's rule over his creation through Messiah and its goal is the extension of God's absolute rule over the Earth and all nations, the sphere of His creation and redemption. ... Jesus came to restore the dominion over the earth that man was given by His Creator, but lost by man's failure of disobedience. ... The church is not the kingdom, since Jesus was preaching the good news of the kingdom and not of the church. ... They were witnessing the good news publicly through preaching and testimonies, sold off their property to meet needs as they arose (Acts...

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Both holy books believe that God made the earth in six days: "Verily, your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days; then He made for the throne, to govern the affair" (Surah 10, Ayah 3) and "Then the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. ... For him who begs and for him who is denied (good) and those who accept the truth of the Judgment Day, and those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord and those who guard their private parts, except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be ...

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• Grade Level: High School