implementation of Death Penalty bring life‚ justice and end heinous crimes in the Philippines? I don’t think so. But the new Vice President of the Philippines Jejomar Binay thinks it so as he utter his desire to bring back death penalty in the Philippine in his outburst emotional response when he attended the wake of the brutally murdered son of attorney Oliver Lozano at media interview. “Dapat ibalik na ang death penalty…” ( “It is high time to bring back death penalty”) —-Jejomar Binay Death Penalty has
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Prophecies of Jesus Christ as Messiah by Rich Deem ------------------------------------------------- Prophecies of Jesus Christ | Prophetic Scripture | Subject | Fulfilled | And I will put enmity between you and the woman‚ and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head‚ and you shall bruise him on the heel." (Genesis 3:15) | seed of a woman | But when the fullness of the time came‚ God sent forth His Son‚ born of a woman‚ born under the Law‚ (Galatians 4:4) | And I
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he Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus (Filipino: Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus)‚[1][2] is an independent Christian denomination founded in the Philippines by Teofilo D. Ora in May 1922. It has spread to areas including California‚ USA; Calgary‚ Canada and some Asian countries. The World Christian Encyclopedia estimates the church has a following of about 30‚000.[3] Contents [hide] 1 Mission of the Church 2 Church History 3 Spiritual Nation 3.1 Church Anthem 3.2 Church
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10:25-37 the "Good Samaritan". The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well known parables of Jesus Christ. The writer will evaluate contrasting exegetical approaches that have been used by four scholars in interpreting the Lucan story. This essay will not consider the significance of the original meaning for today. The Good Samaritan story is recorded in Luke ’s gospel 10:25-37. Jesus told this story in response to a lawyer ’s inquiry about what he "should to do to inherit eternal life
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Fredriksen’s book‚ Jesus of Nazareth‚ King of the Jews‚ she writes of piercing the image of the historical Jesus together. She states the issue of the concept of who Jesus was is still unknown. The Gospels portrayed him as a teacher or an apocalyptic Messiah. From information received from different sources‚ they still represent a different image for each historian. Jesus’ death is one of the most accepted aspects of him. It still brings issues‚ as Pilate could have killed Jesus swiftly‚ but his crucifixion
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instead of representing violence‚ hate‚ war‚ and death‚ jihad was understood as a nonviolent struggle for peace‚ justice‚ understanding‚ love? In his book The Jihad of Jesus (Wipf & Stock‚ $22)‚ Dave Andrews draws upon Christian and Muslim history‚ theology‚ tradition‚ and scripture in a quest to reclaim jihad as a powerful challenge for both Christians and Muslims “to practice the radical‚ alternative‚ participatory‚ empowering‚ nonviolent jihad of Jesus” (163). Andrews readily acknowledges the checkered
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Miracles Features Response The questions asked were “What is a marked feature about Jesus’ miracles at all stages of His ministry? What did the miracles of Jesus sometimes reveal about the disciples?” At first glance‚ my first thought was centered on one word “faith”. However‚ upon further investigation of the scriptures‚ it was revealed that out “of the 35 miracles recorded in the Gospel accounts the faith of the recipients is exercise in only 10 of the accounts” (Oppenheimer‚ 2009‚ p. 1). Those
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“Who was Jesus?” is a question that historians and religious scholars have been trying to answer for many centuries‚ ever since the creation of the Christian religion. May texts‚ whether biblical or otherwise‚ offer various insights into who Jesus was as both a religious leader and as a person. Included in these texts is the Gospel of Thomas‚ 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
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Jesus was a Jew‚ believed by all Christians to be the son of God. However the Jewish religion does not recognize him as the son of God; why is that? The Jewish religion believes that Jesus was a prophet‚ but not the “Messiah” only because he did not fulfill the messianic prophecies‚ Jesus did not embody the personal qualifications of the Messiah‚ and the Biblical verses referring to Jesus were “ mistranslated”. What was the Messiah supposed to accomplish? Throughout the Old Testament of the Bible
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Meany is Directly Compared to Jesus Christ Throughout the novel "a prayer for Owen Meany‚" by John Irving‚ the main character is portrayed as a very religious martyr. In the Christian faith Jesus Christ is a martyr as well. Although there are many differences between the life of Jesus‚ as depicted in the bible and Owen Meany‚ there are many similarities as well‚ so many in fact‚ that the reader is forced to ponder if these similarities are intentional. Jesus Christ was a miracle birth: he
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