In the early Christian church there existed a debate over the duration of hell. One sect argued that hell was endless and that the unrepentant sinners who were punished there experienced everlasting‚ agonizing torment. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of endless hell. There existed another sect‚ however‚ that argued that although hell was agonizing‚ it did not last forever. Instead‚ they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive
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Cultural Report Religious Experience For my cultural report‚ I chose to go to a Filipino Christianity church. I was born and raised as a Buddhist and I don’t really have a clue about the religion of Christianity. I also didn’t have many Christian friends growing up‚ so I decided to pick the Christianity church because I was always wondered about the services at church. I had a lot of expectation attending the church service and I thought that everything were going to be like how they do it
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A MODEL FOR CHRISTIAN CHARITY: JOHN WINTHROP Saturday‚ January 26‚ 2013 9:56 PM 3 TOPICS: THE DOUBLE LAW OF NATURE AND GRACE LOVE IS THE BOND OF PERFECTION THE APPLICATIONS IN SECTION 2 OF PERSONS‚ WORK‚END‚ AND MEANS. THE DOUBLE LAW IS USED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPECIFICS OF EACH SITUATION. LIKE SHOWING MERCY ON A RICH MAN IN A CRISIS SITUATION. MORAL LAW TELLS US THAT MERCY SHOULD BE SHOWN TO THOSE WITHOUT‚ NOT THOSE THAT HAVE. BUT THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL TELLS US TO SHOW MERCY
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James Joyce’s "The Sisters" is full of Christian symbolisms. They play a very important part in the story because the symbolism accomplishes the story (by giving new meanings to things/behaviors) and most important-helps us understand it better. While reading "The Sisters" carefully and looking "between the lines" for things (with symbolic meaning) that are only hinted at and not said openly we can discover many interesting things that can bee seen only by understanding the symbols’ meanings.
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INTRODUCTION In twinkling of an eye… two men in the field‚ one was taken and the other left; two women grinding at the mills‚ one was taken and the other left; plane were crashed because the pilot was taken and the passengers left. One woke up looking for his mother but he find not‚ but his mother’s clothes on bed. Her classmates and teacher were gone but she left. Will you left behind? People of today‚ young or old are busy with their lives doing the same as usual work‚ jobs‚ stuff‚ activities;
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When I first started this class the only knowledge of C. S. Lewis I had was that he was a Christian‚ an author and he was highly favored and respected for his work by my Pastor‚ as well as some of the people in my small group from church. Though‚ all of this remains true of C. S. Lewis‚ I have also learned that there was a time in his life where he was an atheist. This came as a complete surprise to me‚ but the more I have learned about Lewis‚ the more this piece seems to have been a key factor
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Russo Fashion Fundamentals Final Paper Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen There are many designers in the fashion industry. Few make some kind of an impact on fashion but most designers rarely have any impact at all. It is truly a once in a generation that designer comes along and completely alters the fashion universe and becomes a legend. Two examples of fashion designers that are this rare are Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen. Christian Dior’s life span was before mine but his great
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Martin Luther’s pamphlet‚ Christian Liberty‚ describes his feelings towards the Church. He did not agree with what the Church did. For example‚ the church had too many restrictions. Meaning that you could not practice another religion. Also‚ the Church had indulgences‚ which are supposed to be where if someone sinned‚ they would go to the church and pray‚ and have the church forgive you. But the idea of indulgences to the Catholic Church was if you sinned‚ then you were to pay a certain amount of
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When navigating our way through the time era of Hans Christen Anderson‚ there comes many a time when we must pause and ask ourselves‚ why did he write this? What message was he proposing? What role does this character play in the story? Often times there are many answers that can be taken either as a matter of fact or as debatable. No one knows the true mind of the great author‚ but of course himself‚ hence‚ whatever words I may write is only a speculation of a mere high school student. Knowing this
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Solomon‚ the temple in Jerusalem became the prominent focus of Christian worship. It appears that the emphasis of worship in the temple was primarily on sacrificial offerings and praise to God through music. The music was comprised of numerous and various instruments of music‚ as well as well-trained vocal choirs whose singing was perhaps somewhat similar to the melodious four-part harmony common in many churches today. Later the Christians
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