success‚ which usually involves difficult work. Men and women alike are known to have ambition‚ whether they lived in the first century‚ or present day. Ambition can be both a positive or a negative trait to possess‚ depending on what is desired and how the desired thing can be conquered. Because the earth is a fallen world‚ the ambitions of men can be‚ and often are‚ sinful. Attila the Hun’s ambition to be sole ruler of the Huns caused him to be deluded into thinking that murdering his brother‚ Bleda
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Earth seems finely tuned so we can exist. It’s the perfect distance from the sun for mild temperatures and liquid water‚ it has a protective giant‚ Jupiter‚ nearby to keep rogue asteroids from hitting us - all key requirements for intelligent life to evolve. But the Earth is not fine-tuned. The galaxy is teeming with at least 100 billion planets. By chance alone‚ there will be at least one fit for intelligent life. In a multiverse teeming with universes‚ there will be at least one that’s suited to
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Fourthly‚ Protestant Christianity was built on the foundation laid by the moral concerns of Neo-Confucianism of Korea. The early message of Christianity for Koreans did not considerably deviate from the moral and social values of Confucianism which was an integral part of Korean society and culture at that time. Koreans believed that the ethical values of Protestant is conformed to Confucian-centered moral values of Koreans‚ and it would make their nation more advanced and stronger. The early Protestant
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and reading and writing differing gospels and books that never made it into our modern New Testament. This perspective has been popularized by New Testament scholar and bestselling author Bart Ehrman‚ who wrote; [O]ne of the competing groups in Christianity succeeded in overwhelming all others. This group gained more converts than its opponents and managed to relegate all its competitors to the margins. . . . This group became “orthodox” and once
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adults‚ and is bound to uphold the commandments. The ceremony generally includes reading from the Torah and/or the haftarah during a Shabbat (Sabbath) synagogue service. In Orthodox Judaism‚ however‚ the bat mitzvah girl often delivers a dvar Torah at home or at synagogue on a Sunday. In Reform and Conservative Judaism‚ teenagers often observe a second coming-of-age ceremony known as confirmation‚ which was adopted from Christian culture. It marks the completion of a series of courses in Jewish studies
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com‚“Christianity began to spread initially from Roman Judaea without state support or endorsement.” Christianity expressed a positive social ideal to be followed in mortal life as well as a doctrine to be fulfilled in the afterlife. According to the ancient history encyclopedia‚ “Christianity is a monotheistic‚ deontological‚ grassroots‚ Jewish sectarian movement that focuses upon the life‚ teachings‚ and mission of Jesus of Nazareth (also known as Jesus the Christ)”. The Rise of Christianity affected
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Christianity in Late Antiquity The period of Late Antiquity was roughly between 300 and 600 A.D. It was a period of change for the European world‚ change in politics‚ religion‚ economics‚ and much more. New ideas and ways were emerging while many of the old were starting to disappear. One of the most important and drastic changes during this time was the change in Christianity. Christianity was present before this period‚ but during Late Antiquity was when the Christian Church went from a persecuted
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adjusted according to the beliefs of different people. God has been molded to fit the beliefs of Christianity‚ Islam and redefined in Judaism. To some‚ God does not exist and to others‚ God is heaven and earth. To stoic philosophers like Epictetus‚ god is a playwright who assigns a role for each and every living thing‚ instilling himself as the rationality to all things like a conscience. To Christian‚ Judaism‚ and Islamic followers‚ God is an almighty divine being who is capable of both miracles and
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several years‚ but as I got older‚ I wanted the summers to play sports and socialize with my friends. So I stopped going. I became what some would call a “pocket Christian”; I would only pray to Jesus in my time of need and then stick the whole “Christianity thing” back in my pocket when everything in my life was fine again. As I started to hit my teen years‚ I began to reject the idea of God. I was suffering from depression‚ and trying my hardest to participate
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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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