Church Of God
.... During this
revival that followed this merger, spontaneous speaking in tongues occurred.
After searching the Scriptures, the group recognized the phenomena as a Biblical
occurrence and as a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
II. BASIC THEOLOGY AND BELIEF
The Church believes in an experiential understanding of justification by faith,
sanctification as a second work of grace, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit
evidenced by speaking in tongues. It also believes in the restoration of both
ministerial and spiritual gifts to the Church. They are believing Christians,
who use the Holy Bible as the basis of their teachings. They do .....
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Paganism
.... belief of
privacy, many pagans have more time to keep in touch with their inner selves and
with the nature around them. Wicca, a more popular pagan religion, focuses on
the Earth and uses pure white magic to help others (Roy N. p.). In fact, the
Wiccan creed is, “An it harm none, do as thou will,” which agrees with the “good”
philosophy (Beliefs N. p.). Altogether, pagans have a great deal of emphasis on
the life and beauty of the nature that thrives around them and are radically
different than the mythical rumors of witches that have been given to them over
time.
Another defining characteristic of many pagans is the dedicat .....
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Religion In Our Lives
.... into the
community as a whole. In addition to these entrance rituals, the individual
will, most likely, participate in other types of rituals throughout his life.
This may include his eventual departure from the community, such as death.
Secondly, the author emphasizes the fact that communities often possess clearly
defined ritual activities that are unique to their own particular community. He
goes on to say, "Gathering as a group for such rites is perhaps the most
persistent aspect of religious community, and is arguably its reason for being."
Thus, the author emphasizes the manner in which ritual activity and
communal "t .....
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Contradictions In The Puritan Religion
.... whether it be redemption
or condemnation, regardless of any worth or merit on the person's part. It
could be compared to the failures of Communism in that no matter how hard a
person worked, how devout a person was, how often a person went to church, there
was no way to get into Heaven unless they were chosen. Aside from the doctrine
of elect, the Puritans had other outrageous beliefs including the degradation of
one's self, the utter and total dependence on divine grace for salvation, and
the wrath of an angry God.
The God worshipped by the Puritans was not a forgiving God, and
definitely not a happy God. The Puritans fear h .....
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David And Goliath
.... one of the statements mentioned in 1 Samuel was: "the Lord
does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's and he will give
you into our hand" (17:47). Since the Lord's followers were the Israelites, the
Lord savedhis people from harm through sending David to conquer Goliath.
The story of David and Goliath is a tale still told in modern day. I assume it
signifies the fact that the winner of a battle isn't always the strongest, the
fastest, or the one with the most weapons. The winner, instead, is the one who
intelligently finds a way to make use of the resources that are available to him,
and use these resour .....
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Enochian Scripture
.... and
is over 900 pages long in the Latin edition. Abdul Alhazred
Little is known about Abdul Alhazred. What we do know about him is
largely from the small amount of biographical information in the Necronomicon
itself. He traveled widely, from Alexandria to the Punjab, and was well
educated. He had a flair for languages, and boasts on many occasions of his
ability to read and translate manuscripts which many lesser scholars could not
translate.
Just as Nostradamus used ritual magic to see into the future, so
Alhazred used similar techniques (and an incense composed of olibanum, storax,
dictamnus, opium and hashish) to clarify .....
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Ethical Values In The Old Testament
.... for God) covenant with man must be looked
at as the prime example of ethical value. The covenant's requirements is the
source of all ethics, morals, laws, and justice in the Old Testament.
The Mosaic Covenant is the best example of ethical values and norms in
the Old Testament. The Mosaic Covenant has three parts; the Decaloque, the
Covenant Code; and the Holiness Code. The Decaloque is made up of apodictic (or
absolute) law, it is unconditional and has no “ifs or buts” about it. This is
commonly refereed to as the "Ten Commandments." Although legally vague these
commandments are the basics for all ethical norms in .....
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Exogetical Essay On Matthew 11:25-30
.... to us God, his truth, and how
we can know him.
The last major section of this passage reads, "Come to me, all you who
are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." A yoke is a heavy
wooden harness that fits over the shoulders of an ox or oxen. It is attached to
a piece of equipment the oxen are to pull. A person may be carrying heavy
burdens of (1) sin, (2) excessive demands of religious leaders, (3) oppression
and persecution, (4) weariness in the search .....
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Forgiveness
.... even as far back as the day of resurrection when Christ
breathed out the spirit on the disciples and said to them, 'Receive the Holy
Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's
sins, they are retained.' (John 20:22-23). In Paul's second letter to the
Corinthians we see Paul developing this teaching of Christ, when he says 'All
this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the
ministry of reconciliation; that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to
himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the
message of reconciliation. So we .....
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Francis Of Assisi - " Brother Son Sister Moon"
.... Francis thinks that Jesus
represents the poor as well as the rich… "all men are created equal".
Francis can't help but to feel scared of lepers in the beginning. After all,
being scared is a normal human trait. Being in a big, bulky, helmet must feel
awkward. It feels like your being closed in. Francis also feels comfort. He sees
birds as a sign of freedom. This idea helps him become independent. Francis
going on the roof represents the feeling of freedom compared to his bed where he
was miserably enclosed.
The way mass was held was inappropriate because equality was not assessed. The
poor were dressed in rags and they .....
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Kadelphianism
.... day, and are in dire need of a
source of higher direction. It is my opinion that a belief in the religion
known as “Kadelphianism” serves as a firm basis for self commitment, peer
commitment, and social commitment, and provides an excellent example of the
correct way to lead one's life.
The religion known as Kadelphianism differs from many conventional
religions due to the fact that it does not actually affect a student until
he/she makes the decision to attend Texas Christian University. Upon making
this decision, each student will immediately begin his transition into the
Kadelphian way. The mythology behind Kadelphianism i .....
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Existence Of God
.... being that think
that becuse there rules that they follow our better then another. Se the truth
is god does not have a check list of whos good and whos bad but rather he make
the decision we have morals or as some calit a concous. This world is about the
first stepping stone that we take this is a test can you live in an imperfect
world and handle without cheating your fellow man. This is faith in yourself
this life.
God gave us life it is our choice wether we use it to its follow view or
we cash in early and take the easy way out. Is a gamble much like a stock in a
company we own our own stock we have a value this is a value t .....
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