I read the Bible the same way I read The Iliad‚ The Odyssey‚ or Beowulf. And in my readings of the Bible‚ Jehovah is a tyrannical‚ sanguinary‚ homicidal war god. Jehovah drowns to death the entire human species‚ save Noah and his family‚ in Genesis‚ the first book of the Bible. Now‚ I don’t believe this event ever took place‚ but I do know benevolence when I see it. If God is benevolent
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Josiah‚ 629 BC. He continued to prophesy till after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans‚ and about two years afterwards till he died in Egypt. The name Jeremiah translated from the Hebrew word yirmeyahu‚ means Jehovah throws. In addition‚ throughout the times of Jeremiah‚ Jehovah over threw many enemies of Judah. Jeremiahs’ Style of Writing: Many of the same characteristics may be seen in Jeremiah’s style of writing. He did not possess those gifts‚ which make the orator. He did not have any
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baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses when they were 17. Ever since then they have served Jehovah whole-heartedly. Theresa has five children 8 and under. I have always loved how she protects me and lets me figure things out for myself. Crystal has two children 4 and 2. We fight sometimes‚ but I know that she always has my back. They always try their hardest to make meetings and to teach their kids about Jehovah. Even though they have both been through extremely difficult circumstances‚ they just keep
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In 1933‚ one of the worst dictators known to man rose to become the chancellor of Germany. Behind his charming and likeable façade was a man who had a deep hatred for the Jewish community‚ claiming they were the reason for Germany’s economic decline. In 1934‚ after the death of President Hindenburg‚ Hitler assumed office and only then his true colors began to show. Under his control‚ Jewish ‘ghettos’ were established. Ghettos were a small area used for housing Jews after they were forced out of
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Same-sex Marriage In the articles “It Takes a Family” and “What is Marriage”‚ Rick Santorum and Evan Wolfson both approach their ideal ways of how marriage should appear in the view of society in the United States. Although Wolfson has various arguments where one’s opinion may contradict his beliefs on the issues he is delivering‚ he informs his readers on the roles men and women should have when dealing with the responsibility of their relationship. Wolfson has valuable points; however‚ he argues
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Heresies in Church Heresy is the refutation of the truth as taught by the church. Heretic safeguards the manifestation and existence of Christianity but denies the principle and the true meaning of Christianity. A heretic will pursues a bogus belief for desire of human approval while keeping the outward appearance of Christianity. In the medieval foundations orthodox‚ Christianity was the most important essence of the church. The experience of Christians for more than a thousand years drew a line
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the bible says will come true and earth will someday be cleansed of all the “wickedness”. In addition‚ most religions do some kind of baptizing when a child is young however‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses only baptise those who want to serve as a Jehovah’s Witness. * * Jehovah’s Witnesses have contributed to American Culture in many ways. For instance‚
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The following is an excerpt from the book Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine‚ 4th Edition. Copyright permission to reproduce this excerpt has been generously granted by McGraw-Hill. We encourage you to read further in this useful resource book‚ available now in the revised 7th Edition (2010). . Albert R. Jonsen‚ Mark Siegler‚ and William J. Winslade‚ Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine‚ 4th edition. New York:
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Chapter Submission Assignment 2 1. Do you agree that the Bible is a divine-human book? Why or why not? Yes‚ I agree that the Bible is a divine-human book. Obviously humans wrote the different “books” of the Bible. And in their respected books they claim that this holy book is by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God. Thus you have a divine-human book‚ though it’s the divine that gives it true value and importance. 2. What is textual criticism? How is it possible to have a high view of
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into His person‚ His deity‚ and how He relates to God in the OT. “Seven times John records Jesus saying‚ ‘I am…‚’ attaching it to a metaphor. These seven statements give special insight into who Christ claimed to be…He was identifying Himself with Jehovah of the Old Testament”. The “I AM” statement that I will be focusing on is “I AM the true vine”. Jesus says this in John 15:1 “I AM the true vine‚ and My Father is the vinedresser” (NASB). It is interesting to see the context and time
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