11th Century Scotland And Witchcraft
.... As in the movie, when Voodoo was performed the victim would go into convolutions and lose control of movement. They would start to sway, stagger, tremble, pant, sweat, and act wildly. After the spirit would leave the body, they would have no memory of the demon, as did the child in "The Exorcist".
A familiar phrase you might recognize is Abracadabra. This is often heard in magic shows when a magician performs a trick. According to 11th century Scotland, this had meant "take away fear". To ward off demons or spirits, the star of David was used.
This five pointed star was worn also by Jewish descendants during World War .....
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The Authors Of Mark, Luke, Matthew, And John's Gospel
.... date of 85 C.E. Luke's primary audience was a man named Theophilius who he addressed at the beginning of his writing, however, Luke's Gospel addressed the group of people who ere already Christians. This was to help them in better understanding their faith and its roots. Thus Luke's audience is comprised of Gentiles and Christians. Luke's central theme is focused on Jesus' mercy and compassion. His theme illustrates that the message is for all people. And that great joy is shared by those who experience God's forgiving love in Jesus.
The author of the Gospel of Matthew was, early in history, believed to be Matthew the Apostl .....
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Who Is Jesus Christ
.... influence of Deism, radical criticism of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity as enshrined in the gospel story of Jesus formed.
Many theories arose pertaining to the belief of Jesus. Apparently, the first scholar to question whether Jesus actually existed was C. F. Dupuis in 1791. The origin of Jesus in a spontaneous, myth making process was asserted by A. Drews. For P. Alfani, Jesus is a projection originating in a social movement of slaves and poor on their way to liberation and in the process of developing a consciousness of their alienation. A Hamburg language professor by the name of Herman Samuel Reimarus argued that tr .....
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The Church Is Foundation In Christ
.... accomplishing the unity of the conditions required for the
Incarnation, accomplishing the unity of 'one flesh' and yet laying the
foundation, precisely therein, for the radical opposition between head
and body, Lord and handmaid, bridegroom and bride.
(Figures of the Church, p. 199).
In view of Christ's "pre-redeemed" Mother, Mary is the personal center of the Church and is " 'the objectivity of a Church which is subjectively holy' even if all other individuals in her are still entangled in sin" (p. 199). The "pre-redeemed" status given to Mary is the flawlessness of the feminine, marian Church. Commissione .....
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Relations Between God And Man
.... Adam and Eve a paradise to dwell in and the opportunity to manage it and all the animals there in, but even with all this, they weren’t content and violated God’s request. They directly disobey God even after He has taken care of them so well.
God brings about a great flood to destroy the wicked people that inhabit the earth. Noah is told by God to build an ark and to put his family and animals in it before the rains come. The boat, family, and animals survive the flood, and the land dries up and is fruitful once again. God comes to Noah and his sons and blesses them in Genesis 9: “1Then God blessed Noah and his sons, say .....
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The Conciliar Christology
.... of Jesus really being human arose also. The people wondered if His flesh was really flesh, and if His soul was really a human soul. Another question that came to being was that if God was truly human how could He be considered truly divine and still be one person. The people of the Church where responsible for these questions. They were also responsible for the development of these questions.
The answers to some of these questions lie in the beliefs of the people answering them. Some wanted to down play the relationship between God the Father and God called Jesus Christ. They thought that this would claim Jesus as only a ( .....
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Moses, A Chosen Leader
.... He had to experience embarrassment and ridicule because of the nature of God’s requests. His neighbors and friends thought he was nuts because it is not everyday that a man constructs a huge boat made of gopher wood and claims that a flood will come to rid the world of evil. After Noah obeyed all Gods commands, he was rewarded.
Noah became like Adam, in that he would be responsible for starting life on earth over. Noah was rewarded because of his faith in God and his ability to obey. God’s covenant with Noah laid the groundwork for his promise to Abraham many generations down the road. Here God’s bidding was not exactly .....
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Ancient Egypt Gods & Goddesses
.... and Anubis, traveled up and down the Nile in search of the pieces of Osiris. They were able to find 13 pieces. Wherever they found a piece they erected a temple to Osiris. Isis asked Thoth for his assistance in resurrecting Osiris. He taught Isis the process of mummification. This process insured the deceased a life after death and in the case of Osiris, it secured him the position of King of the Underworld. Isis was greatly saddened by the death of her true love, but she was consoled by two things: 1) Osiris lived again in the Underworld, 2) She was pregnant with Horus. Isis was told by Thoth that Horus would avenge his fa .....
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God And His Love
.... it is the absolute idea that can and will, reassure you of God, life, love and yourself. God is defined as the maker and ruler of the world; Supreme Being. God has at least a million different titles and maker of the world is one that is underestimated! God is love. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, shall not perish but have everlasting life.” God is life. He saved us and kept us from our sins. All he asks in return is for us to give the same as he…unconditional love. Acts 17:28 states the truth, “For in him we live, and move and have our being. .....
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Comparing Buddhism And Christianity
.... is entirely focused upon individuals -- group karma is impossible as it must relate to one person.
Christians believe that the efforts of another person or being (eg. Jesus, Virgin Mary, Saints, etc) can progress the spiritual condition of a single individual, and thus be the cause of their salvation, whereas Buddhists believe this is not possible and that only through personal effort can good be produced and bad reduced in the life of an individual. 'We save ourselves' is very much the message of Buddhism. In any case, Christians actually say no-one can be saved except through Christ. Which appears a little egotistic, to say th .....
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The Bible
.... existence outside the Bible. And there also is no physical trace of the Israelites’ 40-year journey across the Sinai wilderness.
There has been little evidence of the Bible’s origin and most of the facts uncovered about the Bible are contradictory to what is stated within its pages. Most of the Bible’s defense is mere conjecture and theories of scholars and theologians. However, enough faith is inserted into the Bible that several religions have been formed and many cultures follow it the same way they have for hundreds of years. The Bible is an enigma that with the help of history and science can maybe explain what man and anim .....
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