After leaving Iconium‚ Paul and Barnabas crossed the frontier and came to Lystra in Lycaonia. Never intimidated‚ Paul and Barnabas continued to teach the gospel in the neighboring cities of Lystra and Derbe‚ two cities also located in the region of Lycaonia. In Lystra‚ Paul preached mainly to a pagan audience and healed a lame man. The people of Lystra who witnessed this act assumed Paul and Barnabas were Greek gods. Paul was horrified by their idolatrous response‚ and he instructed the
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biblical history. ! The death penalty is a service provided by the state to punish criminals who have committed horrible acts of murder. Some examples of criminals who have been put down by the death penalty are Timothy McVeigh‚ Ted Bundy‚ and Cameron Todd Willinham. Timothy McVeigh was executed in 2001 for killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more. His last words were that after he died that the score would be “168 to 1”. Ted Bundy was executed for murdering more than 30 people across
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authority and leadership within the church. Elders in the church don’t have an exact duty‚ but are set as spiritual leaders in the congregation‚ as exemplified in Acts 15. Romans 16:1 gives us an example of a woman being called deacon‚ yet we see in 1 Timothy 2:11-15 that women are not to have authority over men. Women‚ without authority over men‚ may be servants to the church. It is likely that a woman may have been called deacon‚ meaning servant. However‚ in the terms of deacon that is most commonly
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Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that devastated portions of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States‚ with lesser impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada‚ in late October 2012. Sandy‚ the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity. While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States‚ the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on
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Syeda Zehra Mrs. Diamond ENG4U 9th October 2012 The Wars – Timothy Findley Family often has a great influence on the decisions of our lives. Parents often are the greatest external influences that we consider. Similarly in The Wars‚ Timothy Findley’s main character – Robert Ross’ parents influence his actions throughout the book. Mrs. Ross is portrayed as an adamant woman who is not very expressive of her love towards her children (especially Robert) because of societal norms but a gradual
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deacons‚ and whether or not they can be ordained and hold leadership positions in the church. In the New Testament‚ the elders were wise teachers and leaders and generally oversaw the duties of the pastor. Qualifications for elders are found in 1 Timothy 3:2-7 and include being above reproach‚ having only one wife‚ temperate‚ prudent‚ respectable‚ hospitable‚ able to teach and not addicted to wine. The most important qualification‚ in my opinion‚ is that he must know how to manage his own household
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ability to love oneself the absence of self-esteem‚ an alternative type of narcissistic wound. Narcissism is communicated in the Bible.One example is in Paul’s second pastoral epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy 3:1-7) in the fall of A.D.67. Paul appears to be concerned about the conduct of leaders so he advises Timothy about those who turn and act out of a “self-love attitude”. “But know this‚ that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves‚ lovers of money‚ boasters
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(Brown 326). In the articles “Women Unfit for Combat? Au Contraire!” and “Women are not a Warrior Class‚” both authors convey their thoughts on women in combat. Both authors give many reasons why or why not women should be allowed to fight in combat. Timothy Brown‚ the author of “Women Unfit for Combat? Au Contraire!” gives many more strong examples to argue his case than the author of “Women are not a Warrior Class” and‚ consequently‚ has a more persuasive essay. In an effort to discourage women from
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What’s important to note is that this isn’t a mere reformation of one culture‚ this is the author of the Pastoral Epistles instructing his followers to not only reshape how they live their lives‚ but to spread this news as well. As is stated in 1 Timothy 1:9‚ the law‚ God’s law‚ is “for the lawless and rebellious‚ for the ungodly and sinful”. No exclusiveness is mentioned which would keep the Romans from being candidates for being in the Church. The point the author aims to make in this verse is
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outlined by God without one error‚ is a major point that speaks to the validity of the Bible and that it is the inspired Word of God. “2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching‚ rebuking‚ correcting and training in righteousness‚ 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” As I previously quoted‚ 2 Timothy 3:16-17 it is one of the 4 arguments of inerrancy‚ the second argument can be found in‚ Jeremiah 14:14 14 Then the Lord said to me‚
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