kept mistresses. When asked about God, they seemed to think He was a warm-hearted gentleman like themselves. The poor were different, too. There were untold thousands of them, and they occupied their own neighborhoods and lived beyond the reach of Christian influence and paternal benevolence. Elijah had seen nothing like them: brutal men with whiskey bottles, children who ran loose and seemed to have no homes, gaudily dressed girls who strolled the sidewalks and smiled at gentlemen who passed them.
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Abel couldn't sleep. He kept picturing Father Lucas walking down the road, privately conversing with God. He imagined God telling Lucas to punish Abel for his sins, and then Lucas would drag Abel kicking and screaming to his temple and sacrifice him on an altar. He imagined his father nodding grimly at Lucas’ decision, completely believing that the priest was God's mouthpiece on Earth.
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St. Luke is believed to have wrote the Acts of the Apostles. They believe he wrote the book in the early 60's more specifically 6264 A.D. It is debated or thought to be in Rome, Ephesus, Antioch, or written in stages in different places. Although, no one really knows where the book was written. The book of Acts is believed to have been written either to give history about Jesus and the Apostles or to show the Romans that their goal was not to overthrow them. Some believe is could have been
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never took the success he got for granted or praise himself. He was ever humble both God and people he saves. At the same time, he was courageous. Almost all personalities of David remind us of ourselves reminds use of ourselves (Adrian, 2013). Christians are encouraged to
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create a meaning. Baier and Taylor gives reasons on why life means something and therefore should take with a new sense and be created for life. Kurt Baier believes that there are two ways to understand the meaning of life: the scientific way or the Christian world. In the scientific
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During the World War II, the Unitarian Service Committee was attempting to rescue Unitarians and other religious liberals from those parts of Europe where their lives were threatened by Nazi regime. The flaming chalice was the code by which those needing to be rescued identified themselves to the Unitarian Service Committee. This symbol has come into widespread use over the years and is usually lighted at the beginning of Sunday service and the recitation of opening words. Unitarian Universalists
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In President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address he strategizes his speech in a defiant manner in order to appeal to the audience. Lincoln's strategies were used to help us to notice all Lincoln wanted was to manifest hope and get what the nation so rightfully lacked . Through word choice , tone , and biblical allusion we are fully able to convey the full vision Lincoln drew in a logical sense. Lincoln entices to the emotions of the audience when he uses biblical allusion. Throughout the
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Christian Music is my favorite genre of music. Now, the term ‘genre’ means “a specific type of music, film, or writing” according to vocabulary.com, but my example is a little bit broader than the actual definition of a genre. The ‘genre’ of Christian music is a very broad and wide subject to cross. So, if I were to narrow it down a bit into more understandable ranges I could say my favorite genre was contemporary Christian music or pop Christian music. I chose this genre because it is what I listen
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include some type of relationship with the lord Jesus Christ. Many Christians see him as their savior or father figure. There is a Christian belief that exists that any amount of good will an individual performs will not be enough to get them into Heaven. The only way to make it to Heaven after death is to accept Jesus Christ as your lord and Savior. This belief helps us to answer the question of what it means to be a Christian because it eliminates a lot of myths surrounding the topic. For example
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Master Thesis Study: Friendship Baptist Church Friendship Baptist Church is a religious non-profit established in Merced, California. Friendship is experiencing a decline in organizational membership and effective ministry opportunities Organizational History: Friendship Baptist Church Friendship Baptist Church, founded in 1976, by a small contingency of disgruntled members of a local church. The group separated from the offending church and elected their first leader. A demographic profile of the
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