Inerrancy of the Bible What does it mean to the say the Bible has authority? To answer that we first need to understand what authority is. Authority is defined as the power to enforce laws‚ exact obedience‚ command‚ determine‚ or judge (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ Fifth Edition). In the case of words spoken or written they are said to have authority when they are determined to be accurate and can be trusted as truth (Elwell 153). As Christians we believe the Bible to be the
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people did not have access to the Bible in their spoken language. The people remained largely ignorant‚ and they could not look to the clergy for sound‚ spiritual direction. However‚ God inspired a special man with a desire to communicate biblical truth by using plays that the people could enjoy and learn from. That man was William Shakespeare‚ the Bard of the Bible. Why is he referred to as the Bard of the Bible? Well‚ some call Shakespeare the Bard of the Bible because he advanced biblical ethics
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throughout the Bible‚ God uses many people to do extraordinary tasks that often seemed unimaginable‚ especially women. Specifically‚ within the Bible it appears that God often chooses the lowliest of individuals to perform his deeds on Earth. Many times‚ within both the Old and New testament books‚ God used women to do great things for His kingdom. This use of women in the Bible‚ is representative of God’s love for all mankind and acknowledges the importance of women in society. The Bible provides numerous
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Throughout the Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver utilizes the experience of the Congo to enhance and rediscover the faith of three of the Price daughters. At the age of fifteen‚ Rachel‚ the Price’s oldest child‚ reveals her true beliefs of her religion through her petulant remarks of the Congo. During her stay in Africa‚ Rachel only talks of possessions she left behind. Rachel misses items such as toilet paper and sets of clean clothes. She‚ however‚ doesn’t mention the bible in the list of items she longs
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Obesity America has become a society obsessed with appearance‚ especially weight. We are conditioned at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to be thin. This norm is projected to millions of Americans each day through television‚ magazines‚ billboards and every other form of media and advertising. How are people to know acceptance and happiness with themselves and others when our culture propagates what the perfect body should be. It is the search for the elusive‚ perfect
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and the way man lived‚ social issues they faced‚ religious rituals they took part in‚ and their teachings are just as important today as they were in the past. Idolatry was a prominent issue among the Jews. God confronted this problem early in the Bible in Exodus 20:4-6. It is clear that following God requires complete and total attention on Him. The prophets considered this very an important issue. Consider Hosea who was commanded to marry an unfaithful wife to represent Israel’s covenant unfaithfulness
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Amid high food prices in 1972‚ Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare developed the idea of "basic foods" that were both cheap and nutritious‚ and "supplemental foods" that added nutrition missing from the basic foods. Anna Britt Agnsäter‚ head of the test kitchen at KF‚ a consumer co-op that worked with the Board‚ held a lecture the next year on how to illustrate these food groups. Attendee Fjalar Clemes suggested a triangle displaying basic foods at the base. Agnsäter developed the idea
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| Review Assessment: Test 1 | | | | Name: | Test 1 | Status : | Completed | Score: | 37 out of 40 points | Time Elapsed: | 0 hours‚ 32 minutes‚ and 20 seconds out of 0 hours and 50 minutes allowed. | Instructions: | | | Question 1 | Multiple Choice | 1 of 1 points | | One ounce equivalent (1 oz. eq) from the protein group includes ____________________. | | Selected Answer: | one-quarter (1/4) cup of cooked dry beans | Correct Answer: | one-quarter
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Stealing is forbidden by the 8th commandment in The Holy Bible‚ however; not only is the Bible the most stolen book in the world‚ it is also a grand work of literature which has massively impacted my life. Whether the Bible is read by an individual of faith like myself‚ or a nonreligious person‚ the book itself provides solid advice on how to get through the struggles of life and has helped me cope with multiple obstacles that have crossed my path. For instance‚ during my 8th grade year my best
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To begin with‚ the use of axe in Wycliffe’s Bible is illustrated by the first column of the table. At first look‚ we realized that the spelling form of the word in this case is ax instead of axe. As we said before‚ the spelling during the Middle Ages suffered significant changes. In order to determine the meaning of ax in sentence 1‚ we have looked at key words that accompany ax in the sentence. For instance‚ the words hamer(hammer) and bildyng(building) give us the hint to state that in this case
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