Old Testament. * Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. * God sent his Son to earth to save humanity from the consequences of its sins. * There is only one God, but that there are three elements to this one God: God the Father, God the Son, the Holy Spirit * One of the most important concepts in Christianity is that of Jesus giving his life on the Cross (the Crucifixion) and rising from the dead on the third day (the Resurrection). * The Christian holy book is
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term "miracle." Even within a particular religion there is frequently more than one of the words. At times the word "miracle" may denote to the accomplishment of a supernatural being which is not God. So, the word "divine intercession," by counterpoint, would denote especially to the direct interference of God. In
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Humanity Psalm 8 tells us that God created mankind and crowned him with glory and honor. Genesis 1 and 2 tells us that God created Adam and Eve in his own image, breathing life into them. While not fully understood, we know that being created in God’s image makes us responsible for our actions, have the ability to conscious living, have relationships and make covenants, and have the capability of worshiping our creator. Humans are relational beings. God knew that man should not be alone
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MARY You have not lost that time, Thomas. My son is what he says he is and more. THOMAS If he is, Ima, why then did he die like a sheep? MARY He is the sheep that brings salvation to the world. Do you not see? THOMAS A dead sheep is food for the worms. There is no salvation coming for the living just some well-fed worms in a tomb, and a Roman occupation of Judea that is unending. We have been duped! MARY MAGDALENE In three days I will build back the Temple. THOMAS Well, the Temple is still
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that of my people. Christianity as a religion is monotheistic. Meaning that they only believe in one true "God." Christians believe in a "Holy Trinity." Simply, this is the belief that their God begot a Son, Jesus, and that when he died he became a "ghost" known to them as the "Holy Ghost." Superiors please do not be confused in thinking that this is polytheistic religion. To them God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are all one in the same. For the most part Christians are loving people. They show
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that of my people. Christianity as a religion is monotheistic. Meaning that they only believe in one true "God." Christians believe in a "Holy Trinity." Simply, this is the belief that their God begot a Son, Jesus, and that when he died he became a "ghost" known to them as the "Holy Ghost." Superiors please do not be confused in thinking that this is polytheistic religion. To them God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are all one in the same. For the most part Christians are loving people. They show
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when they came to do this to Jesus, He was already dead. (John 19:33 NKJV) Jesus died within six hours of being crucified. The Apostle Matthew wrote in Matthew 27 about the burial of Jesus. After the death of Jesus His body was removed and placed in a new tomb of a wealthy man named Joseph. There Jesus’ body remained in this tomb for three days. As R.C. Sproul explained it, “For three days God was silent. Then He screamed. With cataclysmic power, God rolled the stone away. The grave clothes could not
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that grows. Jesus then tells them that this means the seed is the Word of God and the soil is the reaction to it. The good soil is the one who accepts it and the others are those who reject it. He then compares the Word of God to an oil lamp, it lights up a room and should not be hidden. He tells another parable, the parable of the growing seed, then he tells the parable of the mustard seed – saying that the kingdom of god is like a tiny mustard seed, but when it grows up it’s one of the biggest
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reside is full of religions and beliefs of every sort. They all vary accordingly to the geographic, social, and linguistic diversity of the planet itself. According to the late Bishop Mark Pullevard purity means: “the voluntary subjection of oneself to God." Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 Both Islam and Judaism believe that purity plays a big role internal or external in the focus of one’s self within the religious sphere and to the attainment or pleasure of God’s will. Within this Essay we
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Christianity A major monotheistic religion with the singular deity being “God”, in their text however he is believed to have three forms known as the Holy Trinity. This now major religion sprouted from traditional Judaism. Similar to the Jewish, most Christians practice religion in a large building, for Christians it is called a church, where they gather together to worship as a congregation. The accredited founders of their Bible, Peter and Paul, took a majority of the Jewish text and eventually
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