Isaac, the miracle child, born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age as a gift by God to Abraham to help to make his relatives and descendants a great nation. Three lords (thought to be the father, the son and the Holy Spirit) visited Abraham and told him in a year he would have a son. In normal circumstances, this would seem impossible because Sarah was 90 years old and Abraham was 100! Sarah (Abraham’s wife) had been eavesdropping on the lords and Abraham, and thought that they were once again
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us by our faith through Christ Jesus who justifies us. The natural world was formed by God and his word. God spoke the universe and everything in it into existence. We know this due to the fact that we believe the Bible is a revelation of God and not just a book written purely by human hands. Romans 1:20 Paul writes, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities.” God showed himself through creation. He has made everything and shows those who are skeptical that the magnificence
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to work all the time without no food or water at all. You could end up dieing like that. Elie Wiesel had to overcome questioning his faith. “And in spite of myself, a prayer formed inside me, a prayer to this God in whom I no longer believed.” Page 91. Elie’s no longer believes in that God
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Four of those children grow up to practice the religion and build their lives around it. On the other hand, the one child, who grew up in penury, discarded his/her devotion to the god and focused all his/her efforts in the family’s survival. This is similar to the relationship between Elie Wiesel, his father and God. At first, Elie built a barrier between him and his father because he felt that his father did not care for their family as much as he cared for others: Eliezer, devoted to his religion
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Islam is a strict theistic worldview. Adherents to Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in one god called Allah. They believe that Allah alone is god. They believe that Allah created everything that exists. According to Islam, Allah made the man, Adam, from clay and that Eve was made from Adam. Concerning mankind, Muslims believe that Allah made man above the animals. Muslims believe that man was made to know Allah. Man “is to know that Allah is One and to obey the teachings of the Qur’an”
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Introduction Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Iran, was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra. He preached that Ahura Mazda, meaning “Wise Lord,” is the only omnipotent and omniscient God (Hay, 2007). Zarathushtra has been known in the West as Zoroaster, from the Greek transliteration of his name, thus the name Zoroastrianism. After the Arab’s invasion of Iran, the once popular religion was replaced by Islam and a handful follower of Zarathushtra fled from Iran to India
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Dictionary.com defines it as the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained (www.dictionary.com). Furthermore, in Deuteronomy 4:9-10, God commands parents to teach their children His ways: “……..And teach them to your children and your grandchildren” “……….that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on earth, and that they may teach their children” And Ephesians 6:4 admonishes…
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worship in a synagogue, that’s where they will meet and pray. Beliefs- Jews believe they don’t have to share a relationship with God they can each have their own individual relationship with him. If a baby boy is born into the Jewish religion, they will be circumcised when they are eight years old. Jews only believe and have one god, they are stick and keep to the law off god. Marriage- Marriage is for love and companionship. They believe that your wedding day is the happiest day off their life. They
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person is circumcised or uncircumcised; God will accept the individual as long as they are living a better life and put away their earthly desires. Those that appeal to the lust of the flesh often times comment fornication (porneia), uncleanness, and evil desires such as: desires, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, and lust. We must also put away the
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Why Does God Allow Suffering? by David C. Pack ------------------------------------------------- The world is filled with suffering of every kind. Countless millions know little else. Yet God allows it. Why has He not stopped the terrible suffering that afflicts so many? Is there a REASON God has not intervened? Does suffering have a great unseen PURPOSEthat can be understood? Take a long look around the world. Enormous numbers of people are suffering everywhere for every kind of reason. Every
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