Jesus: The Son of God A meaning behind a name can be very significant. It can be a way to interpret someone‚ describe him or her‚ and see who he or she really is. Jesus is a man who has numerous names and various meanings to them. He is the known as a teacher‚ a famous prophet‚ a miracle worker‚ and a wonderful example. One significant name that Jesus is known for is the Son of God. At the heart of the Nicene Creed it states “ the only- begotten Son of God”. The Son of God is to be of the same
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In the winter of 1977‚ a tragedy was painfully and painstakingly unfurled in the Monroe County‚ New York courtroom of Judge Hyman Maas. Eleven months earlier‚ on April 27‚ 1976‚ a Roman Catholic nun and school teacher‚ Sister Maureen Murphy‚ surreptitiously gave birth to a baby boy at the Our Lady of Lourdes parish convent in Brighton‚ just outside Rochester. It was alleged that she then shoved a pair of panties into the infant’s mouth‚ asphyxiating him‚ and left his remains in a wastebasket. After
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asylum applications to be processed. Father Remzi Diril‚ fondly known as Father Adday‚ is the only Chaldean Catholic priest who is authorized to perform pastoral duties in Turkey. Each year‚ he travels thousands of miles to reach out to Iraqi Christian refugees in the country and offer them hope amid the physical and psychological problems they are facing‚ Crux details. “People need spiritual help. They need a priest. They want the church with them‚” said Father Adday. “I can’t give them material things
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Post-Axial Thought The Historical Jesus Pages12 [pic] Painting of Mary and Child Jesus‚ La vierge aux raisins by Pierre Mignard‚ 1640. “If one wishes to understand the historical Jesus and early Christianity one must understand first century Judaism. During this historic era the Roman occupiers of the land were particularly oppressive and there was much opposition to them particularly in the Galilee.” (Rabbi Moshe Reiss‚ PhD.) Not much is known about the historical
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everyday for good examination results‚ a promotion from your grouchy boss‚ a wife that you can cherish and vice versa‚ a child‚ a piece of chocolate‚ and all kinds of random things that just suddenly pop into your head. We ask God for many things that we ourselves cannot achieve but God helps us relive our dreams and resurrect our hopes. But just how are we able to achieve it if there is no mutual trust between you and the Lord? Sometimes we just take things for granted and make a thoughtless prayer hoping
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‘God is not real’: A philosophical question is a question that has no right or wrong answer‚ a philosophical question makes you think more deeply to come up with an answer. People will have different answers depending on what they believe. ‘God is not real’ is a philosophical question because this question doesn’t immediately make you think of a particular physical object. This question has no right or wrong answer. Different people might have different responses to philosophical questions because
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Church Of God I. ORIGIN Most of the Pentecostal churches which bear the name "Church of God" can be traced to a holiness revival in the mountains of northwest Georgia and eastern Tennessee. In 1884‚ R.G. Spurling‚ a Baptist minister in Monroe County‚ Tennessee‚ began to search the Scriptures for answers to the problems of modernism‚ formality‚ and spiritual dryness. An initial meeting of concerned people was held on August 19‚ 1886‚ at the Barney Creek Meeting House to organize a new movement
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Kingdom of God is basically the rule of God. It is God’s reign‚ the divine sovereignty in action. God’s reign‚ however‚ is manifested in several realms and the Gospels speak of entering into the Kingdom of God both today and tomorrow. God’s reign manifests itself both in the future and in the present and thereby creates both a future realm and a present realm in which man may experience the blessings of His reign” (24). The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd explains what the Kingdom of God means
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themselves clients of sometimes more powerful echelons in society‚ however their duty was to represent the plebian in any matter‚ mostly economic. This partnership known as “patronage” represents the family’s central role in Roman culture. The pater‚ or father‚ protected not only his wife and family but his clients who submitted to his patronage as well. (Sayre) In return for the protection‚ the family and client equally owed the pater their total obedience- this is the Roman example of pietas and how
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‘God is great‚ God is good‚ now we thank him for our food.’ This simple prayer reflects twin commitments in Christian belief to God’s greatness and God’s goodness. Yet Christian theodicies have often averred to God’s greatness to the detriment of his goodness. Let us interpret God’s greatness in a manner other than power. Indeed‚ let us consider God’s greatness‚ as the medievals understood God’s goodness‚ in terms of being: goodness and being are interchangeable; 1 God is the most real
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