asking for forgiveness. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? Some specific reasons people may reject the Christian gospel would be the mere fact of non-belief of Jesus Christ and what his purpose was for. Islamic faith beliefs that Jesus was just another Prophet sent by God and that he was not the Great Messiah. His purpose of dying so that we may be saved is intellectually unsound to other religions. Some have a hard to believing that a man was
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Jesus and Buddha‚ tell their adherents that one must achieve wisdom‚ in their relationship and treatment of others‚ as one of the many ways and rules there are to be considered virtuous enough to obtain the Kingdom of Heaven‚ or enlightened enough to reach Nirvana. Buddha states that in order to obtain wisdom and be considered wise in their treatment of others‚ is by not associating oneself with evil companions. Make sure the people one were to sanction in their life is of good character and nobleness
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In Matthew 26:41 Jesus tells Peter that his heart his willing but his flesh his weak. This has been the story of the life of Peter portrayed by Matthew. There is no questioning his desire to follow and serve Jesus. However‚ readers are often left to wonder if Peter was bipolar because with his acts of greatest came the many mishaps. If we presuppose the validity of the two-source hypothesis‚ Matthew has drawn his materials on Peter at least partly from Mark. The latter puts greater importance on
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nine key points of the significance of the resurrection of Christ. His nine key points were the ultimate apologetic: (1) validation of the miracles of the Bible‚ (2) proof that God is the God of the living and is a living God‚ (3) fulfillment of Jesus’ prediction and of Scripture‚ (4) an essential part of the gospel‚ (5) implicit demonstration of Christ’s deity‚ (6) guarantee of believer’s resurrection‚
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The prompt A hero is a person you admire or look up to. Before you begin writing‚ think about someone respect. Why do you revere the person? Write a composition in which you explain to your classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person. The Model Essay She was a lost cause. No one could help her because she could not see‚ hear‚ or speak. Why did Anne Sullivan think she could help Helen Keller when no one else could? She took on a task that many people thought was impossible:
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The issue of the crucifixion and death of Jesus (Isa) is important to Muslims as they believe that Jesus will return before the end of time. Muslims believe Jesus was not crucified‚ but was raised bodily to heaven by God‚ a belief also found in the Gospel of Basilides. However‚ this view is disregarded as agnostic by Christians who only accept the 4 gospels contained in the New Testament as genuine. The other 28‚ seldom publicised‚ are viewed as heretical. Depending on the interpretation of the
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superhuman and greater than any other. The king goes through many trials saving people and performing miracles to prove his worth. The Beowulf poet attempts to draw a parallel between the leader and Jesus‚ although in vain. Beowulf is simply human‚ even the best human still pales in comparison to Jesus Christ. The character can be viewed as a Christ-like figure through his superhuman miracles‚ his greatest enemy‚ and his gracious attitude towards his people. Beowulf‚ however‚ does not nearly reach
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The Quest for Historical Jesus With respects to the challenges that are faced to Christian theology through historical critical reading of the Bible‚ it never answered one question who was Jesus and when did he exactly live. The research that I have obtained on the quest for historical Jesus comes from Hans Schwarz Theology in a Global Context: the Last 200 Years and also from Albert Schweitzer’s The Quest for Historical Jesus. These two novels helped my research tremendously and gave me a starting
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many images of what Jesus Christ looks like. Youve seen pictures hanging in churches‚ in artwork‚ magazines etc. that attempt to depict His life. Maybe you have a portrait of Jesus in your own home or office? The images of Jesus we so often see are the typical sad looking tall slim effeminate white man with long brown hair. Is it a true or just imagination ? We cant really answer this question as everyone think of Jesus differently. Every country has different image of Jesus so we cant say that a
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The Ethical Teachings of Jesus. IT is a notable characteristic of Christianity that the ethical teachings of its Founder are inseparably connected with his religious teachings. "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself" is not given by him as a separate and detached precept‚ but as one of two. "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart; and with all thy soul‚ and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this‚ thou shall love thy neighbor as
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