certain death‚ knowing that he is saving the lives of people‚ even Jim Cunningham. Other characters receive "salvation"‚ namely his future girlfriend Gretchen. He makes this self-sacrifice just as Jesus did‚ when he did not have to. Gretchen‚ then‚ symbolizes all people who came after Jesus’ time because of the notion that Jesus died for us even before he knew us. To strengthen Donnie’s Christ-like character‚ Gretchen‚ who has "a relationship with Jesus Christ"‚ asks him near the beginning of the
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listed to have the detailed dialogue between the rich man‚ Jesus and His disciples. When the rich young ruler came to Jesus asking what he could do to inherit eternal life‚ Jesus told him to sell all that he had and follow Him. The scripture goes onto to say that the young man went away sorrowing (Mark 10:17-31‚NIV). Jesus used this confrontation to express‚ How hard it is for the ones who have many possessions to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus then states an example for his disciples. "It is easier
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Jesus: Messiah or Universal Savior Although the gospels of Matthews and Like are the most similar of all of the canonical gospels‚ they offer different messages and send differing accounts of the figure of Jesus. Matthew calls Jesus the Jewish Messiah‚ while Luke does the opposite. Luke calls Jesus the universal savior‚ and by doing so each writer sets up their gospel to try and explain who they think Christ is by using their writing and knowledge to their advantage. Matthew depicts Jesus to
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Children are gifts from God for parents. They bring happiness‚ laughter and future for mothers and fathers that make human’s life more meaningful. There is not any difference between boy and girl babies because both of them are all invaluable gifts and indispensable to the human existence. However‚ people are recently thinking about choosing gender for new-born baby to have desired babies that goes against nature. I strongly disagree with this thought for two reasons. To begin with‚ choosing
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Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is the cornerstone and foundation for Christianity. He is what separates Christianity from all other religions‚ without Him there would be no such thing as Christianity. Jesus has always been‚ and is eternal. His entrance into the world was not elaborate or a flashy coming fit for a king‚ but rather a humble miracle that could not ever be duplicated. Christ’s humanity and deity were perfectly put together to give the world a Savior. He was fully human‚ but did not sin‚
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into specific roles. As seen in Under the Feet of Jesus‚ Estrella is a victim of these ongoing challenges‚ for being part of a low socioeconomic status‚ lack of education‚ and not being a legal U.S. citizen. Being a part of a low socioeconomic status gives rise to many issues that these families have to deal with. The main concern these families have is how they are going to monetarily provide for their family. In the novel‚ Estrella’s family lives pay check to pay check to provide for the basic
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his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair was long”‚ this introduction to the appearance of the Maori Jesus is in the first stanza of the poem and provides the audiences first
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Ms. Carolyn M. Rodgers’ “Jesus was Crucified” Write a response to these brilliant authors in 40 to 60 words? Surely you jest. We will begin with Ms. Carolyn M. Rodgers’ “Jesus was Crucified”. Read it‚ and you will know who is narrating. The theme is inequality with an emphasis on the individual elements that led to‚ what I will refer to as‚ “the African-American state of mind”. Evident is the hate toward white supremacy‚ the anger‚ and the acknowledgement that education and can breed the type of
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Megan Gowler Cultural Anthropology MWF 10 a.m. IN JESUS’ NAME: TAKING UP SERPENTS “I’ve took cocaine‚ I’ve smoked marijuana‚ drunk whiskey‚ and been high on all that‚ but this high you get on Jesus‚ it’s nothin’‚ nothin’ compared to that...” The video was filmed in two churches in Alabama and Georgia in what looks like the 60’s‚ but in reality was the late 80’s or very early 90’s‚ I believe the copyright date is 1991. In Jesus’ Name: Taking Up Serpents heavily documents the practice
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Bradley Edwards SOCI111 B007 Sum 11 A Day In the Life Professor Lori Kelley Roles I think I played various roles in the day. For most part of the day I played the role of a Sergeant. I had to wake up early in the morning‚ prepare food for all the team members‚ attend the team meeting and then set out for my mission. The role continued as I met up the Mayor. And even though I was having lunch with the Mayor I remained a Sergeant all along. My return to the camp and reporting to the Commander
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