CHRISTIANITY AND THE CONCEPT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Yorel Warr SIN: HISTORY OF AN IDEA November 13, 2013 CHRISTIANITY AND THE CONCEPT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT The concept of capital punishment/death penalty forces Christians and non-Christians alike to question their morality. The idea that humans have the right to take life from those whom
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D.Min. Project Prospectus Sharon L. Smith I. Title: Bridging the Gap: A Pilot Project Aimed at Mutually Equipping Church and Business Leaders for Kingdom Impact II. The Context: Followers of Jesus Christ who possess a divine calling, talents, and gifts to work and serve God through specific voluntary or paid vocations in the workplace face daily opportunities to impact the Kingdom of God. When believers walk by faith and obedience in the revelation that God’s divine presence and
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Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego. (Daniel 1:3-7 RSV) Daniel, from the Hebrew word meaning God is my Judge, is one of the major prophets of the Old Testament (see Old Testament Fact File), and of the New Testament (see New Testament Fact File) since much of the prophecy given to him corresponds to that given to the apostle John in the Book of Revelation, and for our time now - Jesus Christ Himself specifically referred to events recorded
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viewed as the world's first Jew. He acknowledged God's agreement by confidence, thus by expansion, the populace of Israel (Barnes 88). The Jewish individuals have been abused, constrained into outcast and scattered for the greater part of their history. Today there are Jewish individuals living in nations everywhere throughout the world with a few unique religious branches having risen, each with their own particular traditions and conventions they have adjusted after some time. Therefore, being
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Submitted to Dr. David Campbell Summer 2014 GLST 500-D07 LUO Theology of Missions by Bryan Fletcher July 13, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………….. 1 Old and New Testament Missions....................................................................... 1 Nature of God in Missions................................................................................... 5 Mission Theology………..……………………………………………………
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important authority is for a book that had been written centuries ago. This authority comes through God because He says it is so. “…Thus saith the Lord,” (Isaiah 44:6, KJV) has been written throughout the Old Testament to show His authority and truthfulness. This was also proven in the New Testament of God’s word. “…thy word is truth.” (John 17:17b, KJV). One must know that God is Truth and the Holy Bible is His Word. This sort of knowledge will lead one to arrive at the fact that the Bible is true
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is impossible for God to lie (Hebrews 6:18). These scriptures give believers the assurance that whatever God commands will come to pass. The Old Testament book of Genesis records the earliest indication of God promising to send His son as provision for our salvation (v. 15). The culmination of God’s promise in Jesus is also told in the eyes of the Old Testament prophets He used as spokesmen throughout scripture. A brief analysis of these promises of the coming Messiah will be reviewed during the course
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neo-platonic philosophy, which played the major role of influence in the Christian religious cults Gnosticism and Marcionism, who then prevailed with the same ideas that were adopted by the Christian orthodox. Another importance of this change in the history of the church is that the Christian orthodox today still practices these neo-platonic ideas that were first present in the Gnosticism and Marcionism. The Christian orthodox beliefs about heaven and hell would not be the same without the Gnostic
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who have truly repented. Outpouring or baptism of the Holy Spirit is one of special blessing of the new age (2 Cor. 3:8). The phrase appears only the baptism of the holy spirit in the Bible as much as 7 times in the New Testament and is the fulfillment of expectations / Old Testament prophecy. Isaiah 32:15 speaks of the day time the Spirit will be poured upon us from above; Ezekiel 39:28-29 speaks of the outpouring of the Spirit upon the house of Israel; Joel 2:28 states God's promise
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“kristen”.1 Kristen translates into making followers of Christ.2 The Greek word for baptize is baptizein, which translates to immerse.3 Whereas, the most commonly recognized Greek word for baptism is baptizó. There are many scriptures in the New Testament that provide the purpose of baptism. For a Christian, being baptized is an important step in a Christian’s life. It is a process of ridding one of sin so they can live their life according to God’s Will. John 3:15 tells that “Jesus answered, “Truly
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