Guagua National Colleges Guagua‚ Pampanga JEREMIAH Submitted by: Elaine Danan Michelle Erica Guiao Nathaniel Cruz Submitted to: Mr. Fherdie Ducut This chapter on the prophet Jeremiah describes how he denounced the people’s abominable religious practices and unjust ways and warned them of the great catastrophe that was coming if they continued to refuse to repent
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15 What does The Bible say about homosexuality? Homosexuality is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Should homosexuals be fully accepted in the church? Is it normal? Were they born this way? Can they be changed? Is it acceptable? There are a lot of questions that come along with the topic of homosexuality and The Bible. Some think that The Bible very clearly states how Christians should feel about homosexuality‚ but does it? Everyone has different views of what The Bible means when it
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REPORT: REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM Using the Bible and other sources write a 500-word essay comparing the reigns and the character of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. The kingdom of Israel was split after Solomon died. Prior to his becoming king of Israel‚ Jeroboam encountered Ahijah the prophet in Jerusalem. Catching his own new garment‚ Ahijah tore it into twelve pieces; and giving Jeroboam ten pieces‚ Ahijah declared to Jeroboam these conditional promises of the Lord (1 Kings 11:31- 38): ⦁ that He would
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Basil worships the painting and the man‚ admitting that he had once told Sir Henry that “[Dorian is] made to be worshipped” (142). The idolatry Basil feels saves him; the success he has in observing the moral duality embedded in Dorian (and humanity) destroys him. Before killing Basil as the two review the corrupted painting‚ Dorian reveals that “[e]ach one of us has Heaven and Hell in him”
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But how they are different is that there is no images in Jewish worship to avoid any possible form of idolatry and because they want to prevent temptation to worship something other than the ultimate reality. In Christianity there might not be images of God to say but there are many of Jesus the son and God is three persons: God the father‚ God the son‚ and
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This idolatry can be found in many forms today: commitment to technological grandeur‚ military might‚ a culture of death and dehumanization‚ human trafficking and prostitution for greed‚ the “deification” of sexuality‚ etc. This idolatry is with us today‚ will remain with us‚ and sadly‚ it was present in first century Rome. For a true Christian‚ reading Revelation today
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A living being must be concerned about something whether it is naturally‚ spiritually‚ or philosophically. According to Dr. Tillich‚ if one does not have any concern about anything‚ it suggests one has lost his faith. If an individual has lost his faith‚ he has entered into a state of apathy. Even if one enters in a state of apathy‚ he is concerned about not having any feelings really advocates he is concerned. Dr. Tillich goes on to propose that it is impossible not to have a concern. Dr. Tillich
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The Old Testament Covenants The Old Testament Covenants “A covenant is an unchangeable‚ divinely imposed legal agreement between God and man that stipulates the conditions of their relationship” CITATION Gru00 \p 515 \l 1033 (Grudem‚ 2000‚ p. 515). The essence of the Old Testament Covenants between God and Abraham‚ and subsequently with the Israelites were designed to spiritually inspire the people to reciprocity: God’s promises of His eternal presence‚ love‚ and blessings in exchange for their
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In today’s world‚ there are so many different ideas on how women should live and who we are as women. It is so easy to get caught up in the lies of this world; including the lies about who God is and also about who we are. When we listen to these lies instead of listening to God‚ it often leads to feelings of uncertainty and insignificance. In the book‚ Marvelously Made‚ by Monica Rose Brennan‚ she brings misconceptions such as: relationships‚ acceptance and pleasing people‚ body image‚ education
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that the people of Israel and Judah needed to hear. He proclaimed that “God would fulfill his covenant promises and bring blessings to the nations”(The Bible Project). God wants to fulfill his covenant‚ but the people of Judah are too focused on idolatry. Another message of hope is the coming of the messiah‚ Isaiah is one of the messianic prophets. “Messianic Prophecies which tell of the coming of a perfect king”(The Catholic Youth Bible). This is the perfect embodiment of hope for Judah. Isaiah’s
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