Proposition 8: Banning Gay Marriage in California Gay marriage is one of the most controversial issues of our time. It’s splattered all over news shows‚ radio‚ and newspapers. Which politicians support legalizing same sex marriage? Who’s against it? Which celebrities are commenting about it this week? One of the most publicized events in the battle about same-sex marriage was Proposition 8. This was a California amendment passed November 4th of 2008‚ officially eliminating the right
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Final Paper: The Psalms and Psychology A main function of the Psalter in our modern church is to show the raw emotion that the writers’ prayers to God embody. Because of the depths of emotion that are present in the Psalms‚ they help Christians to see the relational aspect of the faith in a different way. In the Psalter‚ Christians see that God wants us to share our whole being with him; the Psalms show Christians that they can express the diversity of emotions that humans have with God. The study
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Today’s debate over spanking as discipline or punishment rages as never before. Proponents of spanking quote the adage‚ "Spare the rod and spoil the child‚" as though it were actually scripture from the Bible. In truth‚ it is not. The adage is an adaptation from six verses from King Solomon’s book of Proverbs: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Proverbs 13:24) Chasten thy son while there is hope‚ and let not thy soul spare for his crying
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Psalms 91 is an extremely powerful passage that serves as protection during hard times or as a prayer for someone who has taken shelter in the Lord. To me Psalms 91 is a safe place. It says‚ “4He will cover with his feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield.” Whenever I find myself down or hear about someone not doing so well‚ I refer to this passage. During my short time at Taylor I have experienced some recent lows when I hurt my knee. I was told
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Particularly in Psalms 46‚ the geographical images are key to promoting Jerusalem as a sacred city. For instance‚ the first stanza claims that the people are not fearful of any natural disasters‚ for God is always present to protect them. The fact that the passage refers to God as the “God of Jacob” twice shows the importance of Jacob’s role in the Bible. In fact‚ Jacob has a dream in which he “saw a ladder reaching to heaven‚ with angels ascending and descending on it‚ and heard the Lord speaking
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destiny or our scrolls of judgment. For example‚ Psalm 40:6-8 [The Voice]‚ reads; Sacrifices and offerings are not what You want‚ but You’ve opened my ears‚ and now I understand. Burnt offerings and sin offerings are not what please You. So I said‚ “See‚ I have come to do Your will‚ as it is inscribed of me in the scroll. I am pleased to live how You want‚ my God. Your law is etched into my heart and my soul.” If we go to the beginning of Psalm 40‚ we see King David starting
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Jordan Ellis 2/17/14 Biblical Foundations Psalm 139 The passage Psalm 139 The passage Psalm 139 is a great passage for a young Christian to read. It gives the feeling of hope and wanting to do God’s will for mankind. The passage is saying if someone whether they are a holy man or scholar has a lot of knowledge on the world and the Bible; God will always have more. The passage is saying God is all powerful and all knowing. People are present in one place‚ while God is present in all places
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In the opening stanza‚ Longfellow begins by saying “Tell me not in mournful numbers/Life is but an empty dream.” With these lines Longfellow establishes that he does not want to hear from those who feel that life is only time spent on earth and that there is nothing after one dies. Longfellow indicates that things may not be as they seem. In the second stanza‚ Longfellow exclaims that life is real and earnest‚ but the grave is not its goal. Dust to dust did not refer to the soul just the physical
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No clear-cut characteristics of wisdom Psalms have been charted out. However‚ some scholars offer identifying suggestions with regard to style‚ content and context or life-setting. As we have said‚ wisdom features are found in many of the psalms in the psalter. However‚ the wisdom psalms share certain components in style‚ content and context. These typical characteristics (style‚ content and context or life-setting) have been identified primarily by R. K. Johnston. 1. With regard to style: The use
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow begins his poem "A Psalm of Life" with the same exuberance and enthusiasm that continues through most of the poem. He begs in the first stanza to be told "not in mournful numbers" about life. He states here that life doesn’t abruptly end when one dies; rather‚ it extends into another after life. Longfellow values this dream of the afterlife immensely and seems to say that life can only be lived truly if one believes that the soul will continue to live long after the body
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