My Significant Learnings in ReEd 40: Man The Christian Believer 1. God is love. God is love. I place this one on top of the list because these three words summarize the entirety of the lesson. God is different form the god of Greece and other gods with superhuman powers. He is not like Zeus who has a lot of women. Our God is the loving god. A loving God looks for the good and the benefit of his people. 2. Christian love does not only depend on feelings but also in actions. Christian love is
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Love in all its forms‚ from blessed matrimony to crippling betrayal‚ has been the poet’s canvas‚ marred by violent‚ disconnected‚ bold strokes‚ with a lot of detail but no form. How can one define something that is so unique for the individual beholder‚ and yet common themes run deep and have become metaphors more easily attributed and immediately understood than the word ‘love’ itself. The first point of note is the familiarity of the language used by John Clare in the nineteenth century
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this religious sacrament from the beginning. From who received baptism to how the water was used‚ baptism has constantly been transforming. Most people have always seen baptism as “a symbol of salvation and through it they entered into the mystery that Jesus had revealed to them” (147). However‚ it has played different roles and meant different things to millions of people around the world. To begin‚ many people saw various reasons as motives to take part in this religious sacrament. In ancient Egypt
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smallpox and the bubonic plague‚ which made them fear for their eternal salvation for the afterlife. Most believed the Catholic Church had the keys to salvation. The people looked to the Church to provide rules and rituals to provide a path to heaven. Sacraments were the main ritual believed as sacred rites needed for salvation.
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Machiavelli and Martin Luther provide their humanist philosophy which are playing again traditional Roman traditional church on books "The Princess" and "On Christian Liberty". But‚ even though Machiavelli and Luther show a lot of shared humannist opinion‚ more over they are actually are playing against each other from certain perspectives. From the book "On Chritian Liberty" writtern by Martin Luther‚ it gives couple of conceptions that play against tradition. Firstly‚ from all of his philosophy
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Theodor Fontane’s realist novel Effi Briest (1896) functions as both a descriptive and a prescriptive novel in the sense that the writer captures and exposes the horrors of arranged marriage for Nineteenth Century women. Fontane shows the initial feeling of joy young women experience when they learn of their imminent marriage and the great emotional pain inflicted upon them when they are imprisoned by the union. Furthermore‚ the author illustrates the dangers of marriage intended to result in political
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What is the big deal over the same sex marriages? This has always been a controversial issue. There are two issues that come to mind. First‚ there is the religious point of view. Many religious leaders oppose homosexuality or specifically same sex marriages‚ they feel that God made men and women to produce and take care of children and that is how it should be. They also feel that God created Adam and Eve because that’s how God wants us to finish the cycle. Second‚ there is the issue of being the
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John Whitgift was the bishop of Worcester from 1577 to 1583‚ when he was "translated" to the see of Canterbury. Worcester was 21 miles west of Stratford‚ and the consistory court there the place where a marriage license‚ issued to a local parish priest‚ might be obtained. Whitgift’s register for the date November 27‚ 1582 indicates the issuance of a license for marriage between William Shaxpere and Anne Whateley of Temple Grafton. At the time‚ Shakespeare would have been 18 years old. I reproduce
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UNDERSTANDING BAPTISM THROUGH MODE‚ PURPOSE‚ AND BELIEF Daniel L. Vinculado Theology 350 Fundamental Theology Issues September 22‚ 2014 When it comes to baptism within Christianity‚ there are several views regarding the purpose‚ the mode‚ and who is qualified to receive baptism. Through this research paper I will be discussing the viewpoint of Believer Baptism as well as Infant Baptism‚ both of which are popular within specific dominations and are still
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a strong‚ long and prosperous relationship including overcoming differences‚ maintaining commitment and increasing positive psychological and mental health. The first reason about love marriage is willing to overcoming differences. Inevitably‚ matrimony could have different customs‚ religions or habits. However‚ when the love exists in a couple they are disposed to tolerate and respect others personalities. Furthermore‚ when both have different patterns of living together‚ they may have problems
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