1. What did the Apostles contribute for the growth of the early church? St. Peter‚ one of the apostles and also the first pope‚ established the church of Antioch for seven years presiding as the city’s bishop and preached to scatter communities of believers. These believers include the Jews‚ the Hebrew Christians and the gentiles who live in Pontus‚ Galatia‚ Cappadocia‚ Asia Minor and Bithynia. Also‚ the author of the Acts of the Apostles portrays Peter as a very important figure within the early
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Calvin followed many beliefs of former philosophers before his time. He believed similarly to Martin Luther‚ in which is the principle of freedom of marital contract. I think this is one of the best changes from the Cannon laws because I think marriages where you decide who you want to marry are way healthier than ones that are arranged. I believe this because you are marrying the person you love versus the person who your parents see fit or offered the best dowry. Calvin still heavily believed in
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. “I Have a Dream” I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we all stand today‚ signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering
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Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech "I have a dream" conveyed very meaningful and powerful images within the speech. Many images that make you not only imagine but feel the pain the black men and women felt back in those days‚ the discrimination‚ and hatred white men had towards the black. But for what reason? Because they weren’t white. They didn’t see them as equal and assumed they were better. This was all over a skin color. Dr. King speaks about that it is said "All men are created equal" but they
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THE APOSTLES’ CREED A research paper submitted to Dr. David Pederson In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For The course CHHI 520 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Fannie M. Thomas Lynchburg‚ Virginia October 10‚ 2011 Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................... 3 History and Origin.....................................................................................
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Apostle Peter It is said that the apostle Peter was a slender person of a middle size inclining to tallness and that his complexion was pale‚ almost white. It is also said that he had a short thick curled beard and thin eyebrows‚ or‚ no eyebrows at all. Peter’s eyes were black‚ but‚ flecked with red due to frequent weeping. Born at Betsaida‚ in Galilee‚ to a fisherman by the name of Jona‚ Peter would eventually follow his father into this profession. Well one day he was standing by the shore
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others. When a group is being oppressed‚ it is a great leader who would be able to stand up for those people. Leaders have been seen throughout history‚ through government systems‚ revolutions and other movements. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King chose to take that role to solve the unjust oppression that was occurring. King possessed the characteristics of a great leader; believing in equality‚ non-violent civil disobedience and a strong call to action. Through these‚ King was able
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Smith‚ Jessica October 16‚ 2012 Moral Decisions In life there are always either negative or positive consequences when an action is made. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” he evaluates how one can advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. The reason it is possible to do such a thing is because there are two different types of laws‚ just and unjust. Depending on one’s morals‚ it can be morally right to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others
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“Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. “ – Martin Luther King Jr. We all cast a shadow. Most of which are bigger than we really are. We make the shadow as big as we can by feeding it. We use grandiloquent words to try and flabbergast our fellow classmates and teachers. We boast that I am great at everything we do. We say we have a black belt in Taekwondo. We say that we’re the captain of the basketball team. We try to hide behind our so called SWAG. We have a shadow
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Madison Gray English P050 Mrs. Black October 3‚ 2012 The Ultimate Dream When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream‚” on August 28th 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC‚ he had a dream that all men and women would one day be equal. He wanted to put an end to racial inequality. In my opinion‚ it was one of the best speeches ever given. In Kings speech he says‚ “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged
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