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born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In this letter, Paul...
sovereignty. Moreover, another significant point relevant to Gods covenants is that they cannot be revoked or nullified. Nor can ...
the answers. Moreover, having sent His Son to lead by example, one has only to follow Jesus teachings when it comes to dealing wi...
(Psalm 34:19). Today, modern Man is attempting to find his own solutions for the problems/ conflicts that face him, and innumerab...
I chose you" (Willmon 7). Harold Quinley conducted a study in the 1970s that explored what factors contributed to making pastors...
well as with the earthly King David, through Joseph, who acknowledges Jesus as his son (Brown, 1997). Joseph is in the line of Dav...
Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...
(Friedman and Friedman, 2006). As an example, he was once sitting outside his tent on a very hot day, he saw three strangers and i...
phrase could mean the individual had a special relationship with God, therefore, they must learn the meaning of this in terms of J...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...
first published in 1934). Although there are some subtle differences in their theories, each of these scholars saw humans as bein...
poses some significant questions, including the question of what is salvation, the role that faith plays in salvation and how fait...
way to be part of the community.3 Each person had a role - the host would extend a graceful welcome to the guest and the guest wou...
painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...
(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...
it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...
for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...
people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...
of editorial activity (Brueggemann 7). However, scholars have yet to reach consensus over the extent to which each layer of litera...
the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...
and worship. The function of food for enjoyment is seen at Ecclesiastes 2:24 where it states " Nothing is better for a man than th...
Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...
relates to specific patterns or traditions within the church. The author notes, "There is no clergy in Islam and thus no hierarchy...
Reformers to disseminate information so quickly (Kreis, 2007). That dissemination include the Bible translated into native languag...
by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...
by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...
know that it is only through total submission that they will gain peace and joy. In Acts 13:52, we read that the "disciples were f...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...