Two big religious group of people with billions of followers that shares similar religion but have different beliefs are the Christianity and Islamic people. Though both Cristian and Islam have some common beliefs they differ in many ways about salvation‚ forgiveness‚ Jesus Christ and many other areas. These two religious groups both believe in only one god‚ however; the god they believe is not the same god. The Muslims believe in a god named Allah while the Christians have belief in their own god
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If anyone has read One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with any sort of biblical knowledge‚ it is obviously apparent that in many ways‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy mirrors Jesus Christ in many ways‚ albeit in an inexact way. While not a perfect mirror‚ much of McMurphy’s character and development are strikingly similar to Christ. For instance‚ near the end of the first part of the book‚ McMurphy is able to convince the other patients to follow him in defying Nurse Ratched during group therapy‚ so they can
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A reporter mistakenly related the incident involving Matt Shepard to a crucifixion‚ seeing as how Shepard was pinned to the fence‚ "spread-eagled‚ splayed out" (312). This instigated a false perception that Matt Shepard had been "tied like a scarecrow." The news that Shepard had been tied up "something akin to a crucifixion" became the starting point for the reaction to follow (313). Many religious leaders and organizations used his death as an
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Easter is one of the most important Christian festivals which is observed in March or April. On this day the Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus after his death by crucifixion which is believed to have happened during this time around 30-33 A.D. In Western Christianity‚ Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The following day this is an Easter Monday‚ a holiday in countries having predominant Christian tradition. In Western countries‚ Easter marks the end
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that illustrates the content of Philippian 2:5-11. The story begins when Jesus first have the same status as god‚ and being worship in a similar treatment. Then‚ he chooses to become a human‚ giving up his advantages of that status‚ and died in crucifixion. However‚ his honorable death didn’t cause his downfall‚ his resurrection had brought him back to the same status as god again‚ but being a man and god at the same time. In the first box‚ Jesus has the same social status as the god represented
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were also Roman guards who stood to supervise the tomb. The Romans were sufficient in punishment and torture which helped disprove the swoon theory. Jesus was whipped‚ beaten‚ ridiculed‚ and crucified on the cross. Crucifixion was the common method of punishment the Romans used. Crucifixion is the execution on the cross; His arms stretched out and hands nailed in the middle while His feet are placed on top of each other‚ together nailed in the middle‚ along with the thorn crown fitted on His head. The
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allowed the Romans to crucify Jesus. When Jesus was taken and tried for supposed crimes against the Roman empire‚ Peter betrayed Christ by denying that he ever knew the man. This act of betrayal was one of cowardice and allowed Peter to be spared of crucifixion. Although they both felt great remorse for their sins‚ they dealt with the guilt differently. Judas continued to despair over his actions‚ and instead of making amends to become worthy of forgiveness‚ he took his own life.
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and Syria. They had actually begun as an al Qaeda splinter group. The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria. It’s mainly known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions‚ crucifixions and other acts. The group controls hundreds of square miles. It ignores the international borders and has a presence from Syria’s Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. ISIS rules by Sharia Law‚ the custom-based body of law based on the Koran
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unified across the residents of Judea. This account of persecution is part of a general theme of a polemic against the Jews that starts with the Pharisee rejection of Jesus’s ministry and continues on with his trial before the High Priest‚ his crucifixion‚ and the Pharisees’ refusal to accept him as the Jewish Messiah. This theme plays an important part in a number of Christian doctrines ranging from the release of Christians from obeying the many strictures of the Old Testament Law to the commandment
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aspect of humans participating in the solution of evil is the concept of forgiveness. If humans allowed more room for forgiveness it would not allow evil to linger. The idea of forgiveness is also Biblical. Jesus’s crucifixion was the ultimate example of forgiveness. Don’t forget the crucifixion was an example of God fighting against evil. Forgiveness is one example Jesus left humans to be active to evacuate evil. Humans are obviously apart of the problem of evil so it would make sense that humans can
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