The Christian Bible is not a reliable source of information whether historic or religious. The New Testament‚ written by “inspired” men‚ is no more than a highly exaggerated account of Jesus’s ravings. The falsity of the Bible’s teachings are shown in the many contradictions found in the Bible and in promises that are not kept. As for these “prophecies” that have “come true‚” they have been deliberately used as a guide‚ or blueprint in the creation of this “Savior”. The Bible has many contradictions
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The Bible was written over a 1‚500 year time span by 40 different generations coming from radically different backgrounds and cultures. It was written from different places‚ at different times‚ in different languages by writers on different continents‚ yet it contains an Unmistakable thread of continuity throughout its pages. The Bible is somewhat like a library because it is actually a collection of books. Those books were written over many centuries‚ and they were only gradually brought together
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Masculinity in the Bible Masculinity is defined by Susan Haddox to have four major characteristics. “1) Strength and skill as a warrior‚ 2) honor‚ including generosity and protecting ones family and clan‚ 3) bravery‚ and 4) persuasiveness‚ honesty and forthrightness.”1 These four characteristics of masculinity can be applied to many of the characters in the biblical stories including Gideon‚ David‚ and Jesus. The masculine traits mentioned are examples of hegemonic masculinity which means the dominant
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12 Bible Verses About Freedom Jedley Manimtim‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Aug 7‚ 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here." * ------------------------------------------------- MORE: * ------------------------------------------------- Bible Verses FlagPost a comment We live in a country and culture where freedom is highly valued‚ and for good reason. The difficulty‚ however‚ arises in our definitions of freedom - what means and what it should look like. One may view freedom
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Throughout the bible the goodness of God is shown in many ways‚ the bible presents God as being morally perfect‚ and everything that he is or will ever be is also presented as morally perfect; The Bible presents God as benevolent‚ an all loving figure. It displays this in a number of ways throughout the Bible‚ the first and possible the most important way is in the first book of the Bible‚ Genesis. Genesis states that everything that God creates is “Very good”; When God created the world in the
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REFLECTION ABOUT BIBLE MYSTERIES-DISCIPLES The Disciples is an episode part of the Bible Mysteries is very interesting and informative video clips that I have been watched. It showed how Jesus influenced others through his thoughts and being a good leader to his followers. Through his good quality‚ the people of the Galilee believed to his teaching and valuable effort and faith that attracted by the disciples to Jesus Another value that attract them to Jesus is that He can heal anything but for
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forgive them and purge them of carnal desires. And the next Saturday night they’d be back at the carnival or some other place of indulgence. “I knew then that the Christian Church thrives on hypocrisy‚ and that man’s carnal nature will out!” From that time early in his life his path was clear. Finally‚ on the last night of April‚ 1966– Walpurgisnacht‚ the most important festival of the believers in witchcraft–LaVey shaved his head in the tradition of ancient executioners and announced the formation of
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The Semantics of Slavery and the 13th Amendment In today’s society‚ the idea of slavery is something that happened long ago‚ and it is an idea that today‚ we would consider taboo and most certainly illegal. This is because the very root of slavery is twisted and muddled. Slavery was caused by economic factors of the English settlers in the late 17th century. Colonists continually tried to allure laborers to the colony. The head right system was to give the indentured servant‚ a method of becoming
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Global Studies Slavery Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold‚ and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture‚ purchase or birth‚ and deprived of the right to leave‚ to refuse to work‚ or to demand compensation. Slavery began in prehistoric times and has been practiced ever since. The slavery of ancient times reached its peak in Greece and the Roman Empire. During the middle Ages‚ slavery declined. Then
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total superiority. In my mind you have to believe in Jesus as a man-God or the bible and a big part of its messages doesn’t make sense. When Jesus died on the Cross at Calvary is without a doubt the single greatest event for mankind. Throughout the Bible their are numerous accounts of Jesus as a man but also as a God. Jesus lived his life like other men in regards to eating‚ sleeping‚ tiring and was even emotional at times. My favorite passage is when God says to Moses‚ "I am that I am" (Exodus 3;14)
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