Lewis argued‚ believing Jesus to be only a good teacher is not an option. Jesus clearly and undeniably proclaimed himself to be the son of God. If He is not God‚ then He is a fabricator‚ and therefore not a prophet‚ moral teacher‚ or godly man. In efforts
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briefly explore C.S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life with these questions in mind. According to many Lewis’ biographers and scholars‚ he was a master of the “smoke screen” (Ward). Several examples can be presented: his relationship with Mrs. Moore. Was she a surrogate mother or a lover‚ or perhaps some mixture? Lewis completely omits her from Surprised by Joy and deletes references to her from his correspondence. Like his fellow Inkling‚ Charles Williams‚ Lewis had an obsession with
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Morality is the human attempt to define what is right and wrong pertaining to our actions and thoughts. Conferring to C.S. Lewis‚ he describes the behavior on three levels: First is to certify fair play and agreement between persons; second is to help make us better people in order to have a decent civilization; and the third is to keep us in a good connection with the control that created us. We can become moral by ourselves by expanding those things that can help us pursue our dreams and by believing
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Even today‚ there is still a great deal of controversy considering the circumstances and the outcome of the Vietnam War. Professor Lewis Sorley sought to put an end to this altercation with the release of his book‚ A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America’s Last Years in Vietnam. In his writing‚ he discusses factors of the war from General William C Westmoreland’s command in 1964‚ to the major withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam in the early 70’s‚ to the bitter end in
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Unestablished Disciple: John the Baptist’s Beliefs and Unique Lifestyle Submitted to Dr. David Mappes‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of NBST 515 – B08 LUO New Testament Orientation I byBryant Eubanks October 4‚ 2014 Contents Introduction1 Basic Biographical Information1 Levite Lineage1 Life as a Priest2 Life as a Prophet4 Lifestyle5 Living in the Wilderness5 Preparing the Way8 Ministry12 Discipleship12
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Puzzle of Emergence The puzzle of emergence is a very controversial and complex‚ scientific puzzle. This concept of emergence has been a baffling topic that has stumped many scientists and philosophers throughout the past centuries. George Henry Lewis was the first theorist to give wisdom to this puzzle in the late 1800s and so have many other theorists after this puzzle was first proposed. The term emergence can be defined differently in both a scientific or philosophical situation. It comes
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writer Clive Staples Lewis changed the literary and Christian political world with his many books‚ essays‚ and radio talks. Clive Staples Lewis changed the world‚ in ways that are sometimes hard to detect‚ few know‚ however‚ the story of his life. It started on the twenty-ninth of November in 1898‚ when Mr. Lewis was born. He grew up in an Ulster Protestant family who‚ at the time‚ lived in Belfast‚ Ireland (C. S. Lewis Biography). Clive grew up in a family that loved to read
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"Walking Away"‚ describes the loss C. D. Lewis feels when taking his son to "[his] first game of football". He feels he is watching his son "go drifting away". He has "had worse partings" yet no parting annoys him as much as this one: "but none that so gnaws at my mind still". Choristers walk a lot. If you’ve ever wondered how they produce the exquisite sound that is our privilege to enjoy day after day let me tell you they do it by walking. It begins when they walk from the Cathedral School to
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bear as a Christian‚ because it is the result of evil in the world‚ and since God’s allowance of evil is hard to explain‚ it is an atheist’ best argument against Christian faith. My views on why God allows suffering are based on C.S. Lewis’ book “The Problem of Pain”. Lewis’ thoughts basically show that there is sufficient evidence that God is real and that pain exists because the all-powerful God created creatures that aren’t happy. Since the fall of man‚ we are never content with what we have and are
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Maud Lewis Maud Lewis In her Early Life Maud Lewis suffered from disabilities as a result of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She began her artistic career by hand-drawing Christmas cards. These proved popular with her husband’s customers as he sold fish door to door and encouraged her to begin painting. She used bright colours in her paintings and subjects were often of oxen teams‚ horses‚ or cats. Many of her paintings are of outdoor scenes. Her house was one-room with a sleeping loft and is
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