Everyman and The Second Shepherds' Play Everyman and The Second Shepherds' Play remind the audience that good deeds are necessary for redemption, however, they reinforce the idea that we must shun material concerns to be redeemed. Both plays seek to reinforce these aspects of redemption to insure that all may be redeemed. The world is imperfect, and the only way we can make ourselves perfect and worthy of redemption is by not worrying about our material well being and performing good deeds
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“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” – Matthew 6:24. Yes, it’s true! We cannot serve two things at once and we must choose only one of them. But in choosing we must know what is right. They say “money makes the world go round.” But I say that God makes the world go rounder. It’s not only on the money our life revolving but it’s on our fidelity to God. Yes, we all
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We don’t read the Bible just to know it, but to be changed by it. It’s the mirror of God’s Word that transforms our lives,But if we want to know the Word of God, if we want to grow in it, we have to make the input. … The Bible is such a precious book, and you realize that as you go forward. It’s a guidebook for daily life. We are all equal in the eyes of God because He made us in His own image and likeness. So, as children of God we must be a responsible stewards of God’s Creation. We, as human
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The church is called to care, win souls and love and Jesus gave the model of what the church is supposed to be, right from the beginning. When Jesus proclaimed his mission to the world, he quoted Isaiah (Luke 4:18). There were four things he was about: preaching good news to the poor; freeing prisoners and all who were bound by evil demons of oppression; restoring the sight of the blind (including knowledge, understanding, and the ability to distinguish between right and wrong); and proclaiming the
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I learned all about Jesus Christ in this some lessons in our Christian Living subject with our subject in-charge Ma. Imelda Grace G. Daña RVM. First, I learned about the Four Gospel: One Message of Lesson 1 of our subject. St. Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, stress two important facts about gospel: there is no other gospel and that the gospel he and the other apostles preach came from Jesus Christ. The Gospel writers are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Matthew, Mark and Luke are Synoptic Gospels
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323-D08 12/10/2012 We are often searching for answers to find out who Jesus was or what His teachings really meant. John includes eight different situations in which Jesus gives what are known as the “I Am” statements. Instead of continuing to simply wonder about who Jesus is, we can take an in depth look into the “I Am” statements that Jesus made while He was here on earth. Conclusions can be drawn by looking at the statements Jesus makes and looking into what they mean. He uses an emphatic “I Am” to
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masters, Acts 20:34-35 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” 1 Cor 9:24-25 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into
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and obedient spirit, quickness of comprehension, capacity of retaining, and the powerful assistance of Thy holy grace; that what we hear or learn we may apply to Thy honor and the eternal salvation of our own souls. To Thy glory, and in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Prayer After Studying We give You thanks, merciful God, for the instruction and direction which we have received. Grant us Your grace, that we may remember the lesson and carry it into action, for Your glory and our eternal salvation
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Book of Job can be thoroughly analyzed containing many similarities and differences. These two works of literature were written in different time periods. Fiero states that The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem that precedes the Hebrew bible (19), while The Book of Job is religious text that is an actual excerpt from the Hebrew bible. Both originated from the region, Mesopotamia where it was common for people to have negative views on everything and believe that the
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Jesus makes some important claims about Himself and some of the most important claims that Jesus made can be found in the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is the only gospel that records the “I Am” statements of Jesus.[1] These are important statements by Jesus and provide some of the most significant insight into what Jesus’ ministry was all about and why He was sent here on earth. These statements gave special insight as to who Christ claimed to be.[2] These statements were of such importance
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