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    What do you long to have‚ in your life? Well‚ it’s a profound question that’s not so easily answered. In fact the answer could change by the week‚ day‚ hour‚ minute‚ it can change‚ and does change all the time. The Bible uses more poetic terms… Anyone know what the bible calls it when we really want something? hunger and thirst SO what do we hunger and thirst for? What do we long for? What do you all hunger and thirst for? Food‚ money‚ new clothes‚ cars‚ full tank of gas. Boyfriend

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    In the Cain and Abel narrative in the Hebrew bible a word enters and radically changes the narrative‚ and that word is חַטָּאָת which means sin. The result of this sin entering the story means that humans are cursed to work on the ground. The book of Genesis is an etymology for the formation of humankind‚ so the beginning of this relationship between humans and the ground is still relevant to readers today. Humans were originally given the earth as responsibility‚ rather than a punishment. The

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    Graham Mattison The Bible and Current Events Position Paper on Biblical Topic Dr. Kathleen Corley 11/15/2007 It isn’t the end of the world…yet. Many people believe that we are currently in the end times prophesized in the Bible. Although it would be fairly simple to attach biblical significance to events occurring in our current times‚ it is important to note‚ a great multitude of people‚ throughout the centuries‚ have searched within their own times for signs of the coming apocalypse

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    admit to this‚ we are in a spiritual battle all around us. Only through the Holy Spirit‚ are we able to see the evil and spiritual warfare that surrounds us. Not only does this warfare consume our inner-being but also affects us outwardly too. The bible is the key to helping fight this invisible warfare. Scriptures are able to help us‚ through the Spirit‚ identify and help us live in victory. For example‚ in Ephesians 6:11-18 it says: “[11] Put on the whole armor of God‚ that you may be able to stand

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    1. From the book of Amos‚ state how the poor and needy were afflicted. (4) In the book of Amos‚ the poor were treated as outcast and were discriminated against. The government collected taxes from the poor such as rent thus fine buildings were built and pleasant vine yards were established. Selling the righteous for money and the needy for a pair of sandals tells us a lot about the social conditions of that time when the poor had to fight for their just rights‚ which were all too frequently ignored

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    In Poisonwood Bible‚ the major conflict throughout the beginning and end of the novel was of Orleanna Price’s guilt over the death of Ruth May. At the end of the novel however‚ Orleanna’s guilt subsided as the matured yet dead Ruth May spoke to her mother‚ forgiving her for all that occurred in the Congo‚ even though they did not directly lead to her death. The amnesty that Ruth May gave to her mother allowed her to be a truly independent person. Although after Orleanna left her controlling husband

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    peoples‚ among them the Egyptians and the Greeks‚ believed dreams were messages sent by the gods to sleeping minds.” (Editors of Time-Life Books‚ 1990‚ p. 22) There are many references to dreams as being prophetic or having an important message in the Bible. Famous Biblical dreams include the prophet Daniel’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream‚ Jacob’s ladder and a warning dream to Joseph to flee Egypt. Some North American Indians believed that the soul left the body to roam around the world during sleep

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    The Ten Plagues – Exodus THO111 – MWF; 3:00-4:00 PM Submitted By: Eloisa Grace D. Divinoto BSARCH-1 Block C The 10 plagues of Egypt are the supernatural acts that YHWH‚ the God of the Israelites‚ did through Moses (and Aaron) against the Pharaoh of Egypt‚ as recorded in the book of Exodus. The plagues occurred because of Pharaoh’s refusal to free the Israelites and to demonstrate YHWH’s superiority of the gods of Egypt‚ including Pharaoh. The plagues are often seen as increasingly in intensity

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    A worldview is the way you interpret everything that happens around you and the rest of the world. Everyone has some sort of worldview whether it is conscious or subconscious. People have different worldviews and it can be affected by several different factors around them. A Biblical/Christian worldview is “ It’s any ideology‚ philosophy‚ theology‚ movement or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God‚ the world and man’s relations to God and the world‚" quoted by David

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    Included John Walkenbach If Excel can do it‚ John Walkenbach can show you how What better way to learn Excel 2010 than from “Mr. Spreadsheet” himself? Excel guru‚ Microsoft MVP‚ and author of all the previous top-selling editions of Excel Bible‚ John Walkenbach provides more than 1‚000 pages packed with techniques‚ tips‚ and tricks for beginners as well as Excel power users. Discover what’s new in

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