Loving your enemies does not seem easy‚ praying for them even harder‚ and doing both for those who persecute you‚ practically impossible. Conversely‚ during the Sermon on the Mount‚ recorded in Matthew 5:43-48‚ Christ calls his followers to love their enemies‚ a calling that perhaps seemed just as contrary to first century culture as today’s culture. However‚ as seen through Christ’s ministry on earth‚ he did not call his followers to what seemed easy‚ but to radically transform their lives to adhere
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Baptism and the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Water Baptism vs Baptized with the Spirit and Power The book of Acts begins with Jesus ’ parting words to His apostles before His ascension to the right hand of God the Father. In His opening statement Jesus promises the Holy Spirit‚ and He does this by distinguishing the coming of the Spirit from the baptism of John. “For John truly baptized with water‚ but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:5) John had testified
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relative peace for the church‚ a terrible persecution broke out following the stoning of Stephen. Jewish leaders hunted down the followers of Jesus and threw them into prison. At this time many in the church scattered to the surrounding countryside of Judea and Samaria. Christianity’s worldwide expansion was beginning (Nosotro 1). When Islam was founded about 550 years later‚ around the beginning of the seventh century‚ its initial experience was strikingly similar to the early experience of the Christian
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In his 1959 film Ben-Hur‚ Wyler sheds light on how the Jewish and Roman traditions are unified into the new religion of Christianity. Wyler shows Christianity’s impact on a Jew in a Roman society by allowing Judah Ben-Hur to have the strength and momentum to overcome the obstacles that lead to his redemption and revenge. Judah’s old friend Messala had just been appointed the role of Tribune. Messala is set on ensuring that the Roman Empire remains the most powerful empire on earth‚ but Judah’s focus
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traditional ethnic homelands‚ being dispersed throughout other parts of the world‚ and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture migration‚ sojourning and colonisation. Definition Hebrew ‘exile’ Refers to the populations of Jews exiled from Judea in 586 BC by the Babylonians‚ and Jerusalem in 135 AC by the Roman Empire. Used interchangeably to refer to the historical movements of the dispersed ethnic population of Israel‚ the cultural development of that population‚ or the population itself
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Judaism is a practiced religion throughout the world. Even though it is a very old religion‚ Jews are less than one percent of the world. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and the oldest one still practiced today. Majority of the Jewish population lives in Israel however the other half live in the United States‚ and a small percentage live in Canada. Judaism has a unique history and unique biblical stories. The original temple also played a large role is the founding of Judaism
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In 1917 the world was in the middle of a bloody war between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. Never in history had humans seen a war that caused as much destruction as World War 1. In the midst of this war a declaration was made by British Foreign Secretary Balfour to Lord Rothschild. This declaration led to the creation of the modern state of Israel and caused the constant fighting in Palestine as we know today. The Balfour Declaration was a letter that declared the support of the British
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and Scotland‚ ruling as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658. He was also 1st Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England‚ Scotland and Ireland. Oliver Cromwell is remembered because he was just another right-wing militarist religious zealot. In its way‚ the structure of the Lord Protectorate was a precursor of Stalinist Russia‚ with its Politburo‚ assembly and leadership cult - though substituting Puritanism for state-supported atheism. It could be said that everything Cromwell attempted
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Comparison Paper Jamye Crain-Tickle 722271 GOVT.200-B16 Comparison Paper 1. The Declaration of Independence‚ The United States Constitution‚ and Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists‚ are all important documents in relation to our nation’s history. Theses historical documents were pivotal to the foundation of our country and the freedoms that we enjoy today
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Many women around the world are deciding to get abortions because they don’t want their child‚ or can’t afford it. The main issue of abortion is whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice. Abortion should be legal. Some women can’t afford the baby‚ don’t want the baby‚ or it could be a product of rape. Being pro-life just limits a women from truly choosing for themselves the outcome of their involving a child. Abortion should be completely pro choice. One example is that 14‚000 women have abortions each
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