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Essays 121 - 150
This essay discusses the differences between the bible translations of the first chapter of Revelations in three translations of ...
This essay reports different perspectives regarding the nature of the church. The major divisions are the nature of the church as ...
This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...
This essay offers an overview of the issues associated with divorce and remarriage from the perspective of scripture and the Chris...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...
and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...
"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
I chose you" (Willmon 7). Harold Quinley conducted a study in the 1970s that explored what factors contributed to making pastors...
be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...
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...
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...
Jesus was and what He did (citation). Many documents were written during the first couple hundred years after Christs death. The ...
born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...