“What must I do to be saved?” What would the answer given by a Roman Catholic to the question‚ “If you were to die today‚ would you be in heaven‚ hell‚ or are you not sure?” How would a Roman Catholic steer a prospective lost soul into the arms of Jesus Christ for Salvation? How would a Roman Catholic explain‚ proclaim‚ share the gospel message to a lost soul‚ so that they might escape the fires of hell‚ and ultimately the lake of fire‚ the second death? To answer these questions we must look to the
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Pontius Pilate In this paper I will be making the case that Pontius Pilates crucifying of Jesus was not only a political move but also an act to dominate the generally not so compliant Jewish populace of Judea. This act of domination was a Roman tactic used throughout their stay in the region and to Pontius Pilate‚ Jesus was a mere stepping stone on his way to complete subjugation of the indigenous peoples and to stronger alliances with the Jewish aristocracy and Herod Antipas. Pontius Pilate
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CHRIST IMPACT ON MY LIFE Gary English Literature II April 7‚ 2013 CHRIST IMPACT ON MY LIFE How Christ has impacted my life is not really the question to ask. The better question would be how has Christ not impacted my life. Every since I gave my life to Christ everything has changed. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 it says “Therefore‚ if anyone is in Christ‚ he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold all things have become new.” Now don’t get me wrong‚ this change didn’t completely
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The passage “Jesus Heals a Paralytic” is the last of four consecutive healing stories in this gospel. The healing stories prior to it are entitled “The Man With an Unclean Spirit‚” “Jesus Heals Many at Simon’s House‚” and “Jesus Cleanses a Leper.” Following the four healing stories are another set of four passages‚ these however are classified as controversy stories. They are named “Jesus Calls Levi‚” The Question About Fasting‚” “Pronouncement about the sabbath‚” and “The Man With a Withered Hand
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Harper Lee had the most Christ-like character. Radicals could call him the second coming of Christ‚ because his life decisions and personality so reflect that of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Through his relationship with his kids‚ the readers see his good heart and wisdom‚ but most of his strong character traits come out in the trail of Tom Robinson. It takes much character‚ bravery‚ and selflessness to defend someone else’s character while putting one’s own at risk. Both Jesus and Atticus did this‚ the
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the opportunity to interact with Jesus we shouldn’t hesitate to take this opportunity because you never know when it will be gone. Bartimaeus knew this. When Jesus called to him‚ he didn’t wait to come to Jesus but rather he “threw aside his cloak‚ sprang up‚ and came to Jesus” (v. 50). Bartimaeus didn’t wait to get up after being called. He didn’t finish what he was doing before allowing time to go see Jesus. Bartimaeus took the opportunity he had to talk to Jesus and God because he knew that his
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Cabin‚ is the protagonist and a Christ-like figure that often treated people as Jesus would. Even though his life has been rough‚ he frequently forgave the people who abused him but Tom remained strong in his faith despite his circumstances while encouraging them to follow Christ. Through out the novel Tom encounters some doubts‚ as all Christians do‚ but Tom does not deter from Jesus Christ dies with his faith in tact as a Christian believer. Tom is perceived as a Christ Figure due to him forgiving
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Peter and Lucy were really shocked and surprised that this place was real like Edmund and Lucy had told them. It was beautiful there the snow was starting to melt and they went and were walking and met some beavers and went back to their dam and discussed going to meet Aslan. Edmund however had left and went to the White Witch’s castle and told her their plan. While on the way to Aslan‚ they met Father Christmas. He gave them presents Peter got a beautiful sword and a shield‚ Anna got a bow and some
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literature. The grail started out as a literary creation by Chretien De Troyes for his story Perceval and has expanded to other tales such as Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival and The Quest for the Holy Grail‚ which can be found in The Romance of Arthur. Although there is somewhat a consistency revolving around the grail in these stories‚ each piece has a different perspective of the grail and how it is portrayed. After analyzing all three stories stated above‚ it has come to my attention that the
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poems the one that stood out to me the most was “You Are Not Christ”‚ not because of the name but because of the meaning. The poem goes…”For the drowning‚ yes‚ there is always panic.Or peace. Your body behaving finally by instinct alone. Crossing out wonder. Crossing out a need to know. You only feel you need to live. That you deserve it. Even here. Even as your chest fills with a strange new air‚ you will not ask what this means. Like prey caught in the wolf’s teeth‚ but you are not the lamb. You
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