Anointing with Oil in African Christianity: An Evaluation of Contemporary Practices By Sampson M. Nwaomah One New Testament practice that seems to have appealed to many contemporary African Christians in their quest to appropriate the providences of God in their lives‚ endeavors‚ and in order to protect their possessions is the practice of anointing with oil. To anoint‚ as popularly understood‚ means “to smear‚ pour oil or other unctuous substance upon” (Horn 1979:48). Historically
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gambler has debts exceeding $80‚000. This means that for this class‚ if we all grow up to be compulsive gamblers‚ all but one of us will have started gambling by now‚ and we will all one day be in extreme debt. Today I will be informing you all how dangerous gambling can be. I will be talking about what good comes from gambling‚ the negative effects of gambling‚ and why gambling is a problem. In everything in life there is always some good. To gambling‚ there are some advantages that affect society
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Is General Zaroff Civilized or Uncivilized? Marc Bekoff once said‚ “These enthusiasts often like to hang signs that say ‘Gone Fishin’’ or ‘Gone Huntin’’. But what these slogans really mean is ‘Gone Killing’”. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford falls into the water on Shiptrap Island. He goes in search for food and finds a palatial chateau. General Zaroff gives him food and clothes. But‚ then Rainsford finds out about General Zaroff’s game and wants to leave the island
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and hatred are possibly the worst evils in the world as the person you once knew‚ changed into something foreign and destructive. Jealousy and hatred can completely corrupt a person and the being you once loved and trusted as a friend‚ becomes as dangerous and loathed as an enemy. Often the emotional pain of such a
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Abortion: Dangerous and Deadly Everybody on the earth has a soul; we all know that‚ that’s what makes us who we are‚ what we are‚ and what we will become. The real question is when exactly does our soul come into our body? Does it perhaps enter the body right exactly at the moment our own parents conceive us‚ or later on maybe right when we exit our mothers’ wombs? This is a question we might never know‚ so should we allow soon-to-be mothers to kill this child‚ this soul that doesn’t even
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Mormonism and Christianity Are they the same Religion or are they Very Different? Jose A Chorro Dickinson State University Abstract Since the first day I heard of Mormons I’ve always been asking myself whether if they have similar beliefs to my beliefs or different ones. In my home country El Salvador‚ the Mormons are not really that popular‚ it is a very small community and I’ve only heard small details of them from my parents‚ which I must say they do not know much. During my interview with
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"The Most Dangerous Game"‚ by Richard Cornell was a story which Mr.Cornell used 8 aspects of fiction to show his point of view that one who has intellect can overcome one who has intelligence or instinct. The character’s used in the story gave the author a way to make his point of view come clear to his audience. The story uses sequence of events. The plot is how the story goes about. The setting is the surroundings of the story‚ or where it takes place. The suspense is the temporary holding
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Hello everyone today I am here to talk to you about Islam‚ I’ll try and relate it to Christianity to make it easier for you to understand. Christianity is the largest religion in the world with 2.2billion followers‚ however closing following is the similar religion Islam‚ which is the second largest religion in the world with 1.2 billion followers. There are about 2 million Muslims in Britain‚ that’s only about 2% of the population of Britain‚ despite some people think that that there are too many
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In Mere Christianity‚ Dr. Lewis provided readers with an exposition of his views on a variety of aspects of Christianity. This book came together for the purpose of explaining Christianity to an embattled country during the war. It is my opinion that Dr. Lewis was successful in achieving his purpose. The exposition took a simplistic approach in his presentation — seeming to speak to the "everyday man" on Christian doctrine; however‚ the contents of his presentation clearly reflected a meticulous
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work his ways through Salvation. Though Islam and Christianity present some similarities in particular when it comes to their understanding of God‚ the oneness of such being as seen by Islam stands out as a major difference between the two. As such‚ to dig deeper into these controversies‚ it becomes a necessity for one to consider the views of both Islam and Christianity when it comes to the understanding of the concept of sin. Again‚ Christianity and Islam differ in some fundamental and significant
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