The second character trait Simon possesses is that he is devotedly faithful. He is an enormous believer of God and loves sharing his faith with other people. This is proven during various conversations with Reverend Russell and his best friend‚ Joe Wenteworth. When Simon is talking to the reverend‚ he suggests that God made him the way he is for a reason and says‚ “I think I’m God’s instrument - that he’s gonna use me to carry out his plan.” The last occurrence when Simon is faithful happens when
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Bradstreet’s beliefs are that God has a reason for doing everything. She believes that her house and possessions destroyed because that’s the way God intended it to be. In line 14 of the poem‚ Bradstreet writes plainly‚” I blest his name that gave and took‚ that laid my goods now in the dust. Yea‚ so it was‚ and so ‘twas just.”. Bradstreet had put all of her faith in God and‚“blessed his name”. She believes that he will take care of everything‚ and make everything okay in the end. Material things
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We covered many covenants in this semester and after learning about each of these covenants we learned about the luminous mysteries. I think that there is a really good connection between the Covenant with David‚ and the luminous mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom. In the covenant with David God promised him a son‚ Solomon‚ and that his son would also be God’s son. God said that they would have a special relationship‚ his son would build him a temple‚ and God would establish his kingdom forever
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In the traditional song‚ "Jesus Paid it All"‚ it says "Jesus paid it all‚ all to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain‚ He washed it white as snow." Tonight‚ I was thinking about that song and the small five-word phrase really jumped out at me: All to Him I Owe. Jesus gave the ultimate sacrifice for all of us on Earth‚ and the one thing we should be focused on every hour of every day is not only praising Him‚ but living for Him and giving Him our ALL. We see Peter and John exemplify this in Acts
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The Gospels can collectively be described as an account of the life of Jesus while He lived here on earth. It records His miraculous conception and birth‚ His ministry‚ His death‚ and His resurrection. Each of the Gospels are speculated to have been written in between A.D. 55 to A.D. 65‚ except for the Book of John‚ which was written around A.D. 90. Despite sharing the same person as their subject‚ each of the Gospels present different purposes and key themes due to their varying intended audiences
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Contrary to modern belief‚ early Christianity was not a unified religion. Christianity in the second century consisted of various groups of people having distinct Christian beliefs. The Jewish-Christian adoptionists for example rejected the divinity of Jesus‚ believing that Jesus was solely human whom God adopted to be His son. In great contrast‚ Marcionites embraced the divinity of Jesus but rejected his humanity. They also believed in two Gods—the wrathful God of the Jews and the loving and merciful
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Christianity! Who is Jesus Christ for Christians? Jesus is the Son of God‚ and on earth he was the personification of God. Jesus was born approximately 6 B.C. in Bethlehem (Israel). His mother Mary was a virgin who was engaged to Joseph‚ a carpenter. Jesus came to show people how to live well and he taught the ways of God. Christians believe that when Jesus died‚ he died for all people’s sins. Important Locations in Christianity Nazareth is Jesus’ hometown and the site of many holy places‚
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The honor of the Colossian Church‚ in which Paul wanted to write to while imprisoned‚ belonged to a man named Epaphras. As we see in Colossians 1:7‚ Epaphras "is a faithful minister of Christ on [the city’s] behalf.” Col. 4:12 goes on to expose his incredibly obedient prayer life. From his prayers‚ you can experience his exuberant passion for other people. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 tells us of the perseverance that is vital to understand and obtain ("As for you‚ brothers‚ do not grow weary in doing good
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I recently read a book called case for Christ. This book explores a skeptic’s journey on finding the truth. Lee strobe goes on a journey to find the truth because of his wife becoming Christian. Lee travels around to find the world most respected professors in attempt to prove Christianity wrong. Lee goes on a twenty one month journey and goes through many interviews. He asked questions about the reliability of the gospels‚ the resurrection‚ Jesus’s mentality and if he knew that was the son of God
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Ronald Lee Philpot‚ Sr. Comment by Karen Carr: 100 Topic: Questions and Answers from ?Called to Worship?‚ Chapter One (Creation: A Call to Worship) In this world of multiple worship opportunities‚ how can we know that the God of the Bible is the God we are to worship? The God of the Bible reveals Himself through His creation. He is revealed as Elohim‚ the All-Powerful God who formed us in His image. Although we cannot see Him‚ we can sense His presence and know that through His power‚ He spoke
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