first of Dante’s "poetic licenses." Virtuous Pagans -- those that lived BCE Circle I "Limbo" These people are not guilty of any sin other than that they had the misfortune to be born before Christ‚ and thus were unable to learn how to reach the Light of God. Since these souls are not guilty of sin‚ they are not really being punished. Dante’s description of Limbo indicates that this is not an altogether terrible place to spend Eternity. However‚ they do not have any hope of ever reaching God and
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Chapter I Church Growth: Definition Introduction: Tremendous growth is going on in the Christian Church today. For some observers this tends to be obscured by the world population and the increasing percentage of non-Christians which that so far implies. Meanwhile‚ the fact is that the number of Christians is greater now than it has ever been. With the rise of Churches and the expansion of the Church among non-Christian populations‚ multitudes of small congregations of less than hundred members
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PURITY IN CHURCH (Transcript of April 6th Message) This spiritual purity has become the necessary ingredient for the existence of the church; for the survival of the church - meaning without spiritual purity‚ there is no church. Everything that took place on the Cross was indeed the defining‚ the establishment of spiritual purity in the life of the church. Consecration‚ holy segregation‚ covenant with GOD and He says‚ “Separateness” that all of them were meant to boil down to one thing—to boil down
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Divine Command Theory Several arguments are presented over the subject of the popular Divine Command Theory. This concept is basically the idea that we as humans are given free will‚ however God ultimately decides what is morally wrong and right. So‚ if we are to live a righteous and moral life‚ then we are to follow his commands whatever they might be. According to philosophers‚ this belief provides much controversy in its different arguments. The advantages
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“Being the light of the world is about being a broken‚ exploding‚ scarred star and shining a light of hope and inspiration to everyone around you.” This quote by Ricky Maye explains my role as a future pastor‚ and being open about experiences‚ faith‚ and God’s grace; can shine light where there is darkness.This paper will describe how I have found my divine design and the steps that need to be taken to follow my divine design. The resources used to help find my calling were Ingle‚ Kent. This
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The story of Dante’s Divine Comedy is one that is now read throughout the world and is highly regarded as one of the great literary works of all time. The most famous of the Divine Comedy‚ the Inferno‚ is the story of Dante’s journey through Hell. With the great poet‚ Virgil‚ as his guide‚ they make their way through the nine circle of Hell in which Dante describes. While‚ very much a religious work‚ it is also just as political in substance because of the ways in which Dante draws on his life
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C h u r c h H i s t o r y I By Mr. Kennedy K. Kirui I. Benefits to be gained from the study of Church History A. A perspective informed by a sense of continuity 1. The whole family in heaven and earth (Eph.3:14) 2. Connecting the canonical history with our own time (Acts 28ff) 3. Escape from the theological and ecclesiastical provincialism (1 Cor.14:36). B. The encouragement of a Godly Heritage 1. The great cloud of witnesses (Heb.11; 12:1) 2. Perspective on persecution
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1.The moral theory of divine command theory is when a person morals depends upon God’s command. If God believes that something is right then a person would also believe it is right‚ if God believes that something is wrong then a person would also believe it is wrong. Whatever God says is valuable to that individual. An objection to this theory would be the argument of different religious views. If an individual was Muslim and another was Christian‚ the Muslim would argue that the command of God isn’t
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The Divine Wind ‘The Divine Wind shows how difficult it is for communities to accept cultural difference.’ Discuss. The community of Broome before the advent of World War II in The Divine Wind at first appears to be an idyllic town in which Malays‚ Koepangers‚ Japanese‚ Manilamen and Australians all work in relative harmony in search of the elusive pearl. Hartley Penrose‚ the central narrator of the novel‚ seems to enjoy describing the tropical existence of Broome and its harmony: “mangoes and
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to see. Therefore the church stands as a visible sign; the invisible grace is God ’s presence. Hence sacraments make God ’s presence more real and understandable for us as believers. The church is needed to build up unity among all of us‚ to bring us together as a community to share in God ’s life just as God wants. The church is a sign and instrument of unity with God. God ’s love for us reconciles us to God and to each other and brings us together in unity. The church reminds us and is a symbol
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