seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart,” states 1 Samuel 16:7. Throughout the entire bible, God talks about loving others as you love yourself. Every man is the same. No man is over one particular man. No man should own another man. Galatians 3:28 says “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” We are all equal to Jesus Christ. No matter our gender
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physically his brothers, but they were saved so they were Paul’s brothers in Christ. The second qualification that Paul indicates in Romans 15:14 as a must for individuals to have is ‘full of goodness.’ Writers in the New Testament use three different Greek words for goodness. The word that Paul uses is this verse means moral goodness, upright, or virtuous. An individual, in order to be ‘full of goodness,’ needs to grow in Christ and learn to be morally upright. These people are not satisfied with the
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called by the church in Antioch to expand the reach of the Gospel (Acts 13:2). Van Sanders with the North American Mission Board offers this insight. “Eventually, Paul and Barnabas encounter non-Hebrew people who have no Old Testament understanding of God…[they] learn quickly that Gentile pagans, the ta ethne [all nations] of God’s mission mandate, have difficult cultural and linguistic barriers between them and their gospel message…the missionary team structure introduced at Antioch is God’s patter
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While the Bible teaches us to be filled with the Spirit in Ephesians 5:18, we read in our textbook “The key to life in the Spirit…is to spend much more time in thanksgiving and praise for what God has done- and is doing and promises to do” (Fee, 2011). The history of Christianity can be confusing and there can be much controversy surrounding this matter and what it really means to be filled with the Spirit. “When it comes to our practices and behavior, we need to avoid making rules and laws, and
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this shift, it remains clear that God’s purpose is to: fill the earth with His glory (Numbers 14:21, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 60:1-4, Habakkuk 2:14 Matthew 6:13, Colossians 1:27), the consummating third day expression of God to the earth. The purported changes will intensify the glory of God and bring the church to full disclosure of divine mystery and revelation. Contemporary theology is therefore the study of lost truth dating back to the mid 18th and 19th century trends in theological thought by prophets
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came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19And when her masters
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myth from each of the following myth categories: the Supreme Being, the Great Mother, the dying god, and the trickster. Answer the questions that follow. ------------------------------------------------- Supreme Being Myth Myth: Prometheus | Religion or culture of origin: Greco-Roman | What are the characteristics of the Supreme Being? Prometheus helps all mankind and is also a helper God How did the Supreme Being create humanity? They made man stand upright like their God’s
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other (such as the gods, nature, and humanity), the existence of polytheism, that the gods could be manipulated through nature and natural artifacts(which was the point of idol worship), the significance of magic, the obsession with fertility which led to sexual imitation rituals, and that the gods were formed from chaotic matter. Oswalt then explains Israel's worldview which was in direct opposition to their neighboring cultures. Israel believed that there was one God, that God transcends nature
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control our emotional responses. ( From notes taken from The Body Keeps the Score and Scientific American references while studying with Revelation Wellness) Our minds are not simply matter, they matter and we improve their functions by connecting with God in silence and stillness. We truly are transformed by the renewing of our
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After all humans were destroyed by the titanomachy, the gods created new humans. “This Silver Race was said to be inferior in all terms. the golden race”. (Greek-Gods) But, the humans ended up being immature and needed one hundred years to grow up. After the humans grew up they lived short lives. Zeus was extremely upset with the humans because they did not honor the gods, so Zeus destroyed the Silver Race. The third age of man was the Bronze Age. All of the humans
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