The books of Hebrews, Jude, and Revelation soon joined the book of James. Martin Luther detested these books so much that he did not list them in the table of contents. ... Even today, the book of James is still not as popular as other books. ... He tries to establish it as Sitz im Leben, (a German phrase meaning setting in life. ... When and where the letter was written is also not important, as long as we know it was a time when there was suffering and oppression, and Christian communities needed it. ...

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Since it first appeared on Korean soil and was nourished by the Korean philosophy of life, the new movement was naturally influenced to some extent by its environment. ... It would be impossible to exaggerate the religious, ethical and cultural effect which a millennium of Buddhist life and thought had on the Korean mind and heart. ... Family life was regulated by the ideal of filial piety. Ancestor worship served as a major factor in the life of all citizens. ... Probably you have read books which claim that the Judeo-Christian view of history is quite different from that of the Oriental. ...

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Though some may limit its borders to the pages of the first four books of the New Testament, the full meaning of the gospel will tear down these walls with the clear teachings of all Spirit-moved men. ... However, it was taken and used by Jesus and New Testament writers in a special way regarding the birth, life, death, resurrection, glorification, and implication of Jesus Christ. ... It is the good news that "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (Jn. 3:16). ...

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At the same time, the opposition also arose. ... The motto of life was, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain". ... They stood firm in the faith even at the time of passing through the fiery furnace of sufferings. ... Idol-worship and Pagan festivals were related with social life. ... Apostle Peter and Paul were martyred at this time. ...

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When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. ... I left my familiar fold and began exploring a (severely) religious life. ... From my time in Oklahoma, I learned that religion plays a huge part in the lives of the American people, at least for those living in Oklahoma. ... How can this personal experience be put into context when it comes to in what ways American concepts of freedom has changed over time? ... Pennsylvania and New York, at the time of Indepe...

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People write songs, books, and poetry about both topics. Humans have also studied both since the beginning of time. ... Contraceptives go along with all the church's stance on life in general and how precious it is. This is not saying that contraceptives destroy human life; it is merely saying that it is preventing it. ... Abortion has lasting emotional and psychological effects and destroys life that already exists. ...

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But the theological practices being what they were in the Roman Church, there was little chance at that time for any great variations to occur within its folds. ... Luther generated the Protestant belief that this sacrament is a commemoration through which clergy and communicants raise their spirits by symbolic remembrance of Christ's life and death. ... It was not until the eleventh century in 1079, that the doctrine of transubstantiation became an article of faith, though it had generally been believed for a long time" (Russell 408). ... For the theory of transubstantiation, it is there...

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