So where does that leave us as Christians? In a word it leaves us at the crossroads of choice to participate in the celebration of Halloween as the rest of the world does in my opinion is no place for the Christian I've tried to accommodate it on various levels as a parent and also as a pastor but I have never ever been successful. Sooner or later compromise is the end result C.S. Lewis once said "No clever arrangement of bad eggs would make a good omelette." You can not synchronize the gospel of
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New Testament Reflection Paper Number Two Reflecting on the Pauline and the Native American understanding, which provides a picture of another Cross-Cultural interpretation and cultural diversity for readers in this 21th century. This section attempts to look at Paul through Native American lenses to provide a possibilities for a Native American Christian reading of Paul that may help a Chinese Christian (and others with ears to hear) consider fresh possibilities for understanding Pauline theology
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MY DOCTRINE I think 1 Timothy 3:10 is one of the most effective parenting verses in the Bible, it told me exactly what I had to teach my son. At a very young age, I taught him my doctrine. I told him God created everything in a week. When he asked how He did it so fast, I explained God’s time from Peter 3:8-9 ‘But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
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is something to be respected and reckoned with. Through boldness, others come to know Christ and are more willing to pay attention. In my essay I will discuss three instances in which leaders of the New Church showed exceptional boldness. In Acts 4, Peter and John are before the Sanhedrin. Here the New Church is tested for the first time. Peter and John had just been preaching in the temple, and had healed a man who had been lame from birth. The Sanhedrin, worried that a repeat of Jesus was occurring
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This past April I found myself in a situation which tested my faith. During this period I began to have much self-doubt in my abilities. However in the end I had faith and something unexpected occurred which is the reason that I now believe whatever the circumstances may be you should never give up on your goals. Last school year, my sophomore year, was my first year in the South Kitsap High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Battalion (NJROTC). In the beginning of the year I
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Ephesians was traditionally attributed to Paul, but most scholars now believe the letter was not written by Paul, but in the Pauline tradition. Disputed authorship does not mean that the epistle is not Scripture, but that it must be interpreted differently than an undisputed letter. Clear references to Ephesians do not appear until later, around 110-120 CE, meaning that this letter was probably written around the late 80s to the early 90s. This book does not read like an ancient letter but more like
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Jesus' teachings and character we're disliked and considered disruptive to the religious and social norm because, they didn’t follow the rules and laws of Judaism. They thought he wanted to just make up his own religion and rule the world. But, that’s not true at all. He taught about loving one another, and being kind and friendly towards everyone regardless of status. And this was a big shock to everyone at the time. He was also able to do miraculous things like, turn water into wine and healing
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preaching peace and translating God’s word for anyone that would listen. He would gain a following and be praised and worshipped as the messiah. He would be crucified as a threat to Rome and the Jewish officials, and then supposedly rise from the dead. News of his execution would cause outrage against Rome and spark the Jews to rebel against the Romans. Despite how Christianity has identified
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Paul’s life is an example that anyone can be save, anyone can be helped, and anyone can deserve a second chance. I believe there is no better biblical figure showing humility than Paul. Paul was compelled through his heart and love for Jesus Christ and the need to help others. For him helping the needy was the very thing he was eager to do (Galatians 2:1) and a way to show devotion on their duty as Christians. Not really. Galatians 2:10 is an example of how Christians are supposed to be; it demonstrates
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There has been archaeological ties between Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ discovered that could aid as evidence for the theorist’s cause. In 1980 near Jerusalem, archaeologists found six inscribed coffins in a 2000-year old tomb. This places Jesus, the mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and their son all in one tomb, much like a family. The problem with this discovery is that there are no DNA samples from Jesus or Mary, so we can not prove that the corpses in those coffins are in fact Jesus and Mary
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