a non-canonical collection of the secret teachings of Christ. Although it is not included in the canonical gospels of the New Testament‚ The Gospel of Thomas shares similarities with the writings of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. However‚ even more fascinating and beneficial to study are the differences between them. The Gospel of Thomas depicts Jesus as the son of God whose significance lied not in his
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accepting his Son is eternal separation‚ why not? If Christian alternative is correct‚ and I believe it is. When you die‚ and we all will die‚ and find out God does not exist‚ we have lost nothing; but if God does exist and we die without accepting Jesus Christ and living the redeemed life‚ then we have lost
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Interestingly Christianity is a religion that came out of yet another ancient religion “Judaism” in the 1st century C.E. This religion revolves around the life‚ death‚ resurrection and also teachings of Jesus Christ who was said to be born through immaculate conception through Mary‚ grew up as a humble carpenter’s time and began his teachings as early as when he was twelve years old. This religion believes in trinity‚ God the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit. According to Christianity‚ the Universe
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author in particular of Pasyon‚ a famous poetic of passion‚ died narration and resurrection of Christ. Filipino natives‚ generally were not taught Spanish‚ but the bilingual individuals‚ notably poet-translator Gaspar Aquino de Belén‚ produced devotional poetry written in the Roman script in the Tagalog language. Pasyon‚ begun by Aquino de Belén‚ is a narrative of the passion‚ death and resurrection of Jesus Christ‚ which has circulated in many versions. Gaspar Aquino de Belén was a Filipino
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chapter Pagels examines the history of Christ’s resurrection and how the Gnostic and orthodox versions differ. The orthodox Christians adopted the literature view of the resurrection‚ while the Gnostic texts revealed a more symbolic interpretation; say that those who experienced Christ’s resurrection did so as more of a spiritual manner than a physical one. Pagels notes‚ however‚ that the New Testament includes interpretations of the resurrection similar to the Gnostic view. She debates that one
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“triumphant event.” Jesus is glorified on the cross and in his death‚ not just in the resurrection. There is a major
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church or a combination of both (twelve scribes and twelve apostles” according to Hindson. In verse five we are enlightened to the first resurrection. This begins with the Resurrection of Christ and includes those that believed in Him prior to the rapture and those in Him at the time of the rapture. We can identify two individual events here. One is the resurrection and the fact that there will be two. The first will consist of the believers that carry the seal of the lamb and the second will be for
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redeemer of Narnia. The Biblical scriptures inform us that God is our creator and his son Jesus Christ is our redeemer and savior. Aslan is the figure of Christ in the Chronicles of Narnia. “Aslan is fittingly‚ a lion because the lion is traditionally labeled the king of beasts‚ in addition‚ Lion of the tribe of Judah is one of the biblical names for Christ‚ as in Revelation 5:5‚ where under that name Christ demonstrates his power by opening seven previously unbroken seals” (Hinten 15). In the beginning
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views and is the author to several Christian books dealing with Jesus‚ death‚ and the resurrection. In this book‚ Surprised by Hope‚ N.T. Wright address two main questions: what is the ultimate Christian hope‚ and what hope is there for the change‚ transformation‚ and new possibilities within the world today. The purpose to writing this book to is help his readers gain a better understanding of death‚ the resurrection and life beyond. As some great philosophers say: it is what you think about death‚
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fate‚ while demonstrating Christ-like qualities: loyalty‚ humility‚ and sacrifice. Similarly the devilish trinity of Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon create allusions to the Old Testament‚ while the stories themselves maintain the Pagan image of “monsters.” In a society that contained a large majority of Anglo-Saxon Pagans‚ the author(s) harmonizes Christian moral tradition with traditional Pagan qualities‚ promoting a transition from Pagan ideas of a hero to Christ-like sacrificial virtues
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