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    This cycle of death and rebirth s continual throughout the “life” of the Buddhist believer, until their enlightenment is attained, and nirvana occurs. Since Buddha was unable to provide a finality to what occurs to the Buddhist believer, once one has been enlightened, reached nirvana and dies for the last time, salvation is not a necessary occurrence, since a final place of rest is not established. Through

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    Therefore, in order to understand this spiritual conflict, one needs to have an understanding of some specific characters that appears in chapter 12. In the beginning of the chapter in verse one, the women represent Israel, which later on becomes the universal Church of Jesus Christ. The Dragon who appears in verse three and four is Satan. Later, the male child born from the women is Jesus Christ our Lord. Then, Michael who is representing the good angelic beings in verse seven. The beast rising

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    - THE HOLY SPIRIT DUE DATE: 14.11.03 WORD COUNT: 1851 JARROD ANGOVE javiandjess@value.net.nz Thematic Essay - The Holy Spirit Question: The role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian believer. Paul, more than any other New Testament writer links the concept of the Spirit indwelt believer, with the day to day living and empowering of the Christian life. As Paige muses, "Christians who were formerly alienated from God have not simply been entered into the heavenly register of the redeemed;

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    social injustice. The church was designed for universal human impact, and that ideal has driven me in my theological processing from my days in seminary to now. Distinguishing between the Christian Social Ethic, and the Sanctification process in believers through practical discipleship helped me see the urgency for local church leadership to have a greater understanding of the role a local church plays in the universal body of

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    picked an article from the BBC called “Psychology: The Truth About the Paranormal” by David Robson. In his article, Robson tries to analyze why so many people believe in the paranormal from a psychological point of view. According to the article, “believers may have weaker cognitive ‘inhibition’, compared to skeptics” (Robson, 2004, par. 11). Robson also explores the possibility that belief in the supernatural may be a self-defense mechanism created by the brain, “belief in the paranormal can be a kind

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    people who extended from the promise He made with Abraham. God saved his creation of humanity eternally from their sins when He sent His son Jesus as the messiah to earth. God has extended his doctrines of grace, love, mercy and forgiveness to all believers of His son and gospel. Jesus left behind the Holy Spirit as a guide to humanity to do the work of the Lord God. The doctrine of God will affect my vocation in ministry to the youth

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    exists? Pascal answers this by saying we, ourselves, already are involved in a wager as to the existence of God. (Pascal 232) Either he exists, or he does not. But, the major focus is the reward of this wager. Pascal believes that God rewards believers and punishes disbelievers, so he thinks that it is rational to be faithful. In this paper, I will argue against Pascal when he stated that it is rational to be faithful. The Wager; does He exist or does He not? Pascal uses the Wager as a tool

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    In the book of Philippians, Paul is writing a letter in jail to the Philippians. In the letter Paul wanted to thank the believers for helping him when he was in need. Paul also wanted to tell the Philippians why he could be filled with so much joy despite being imprisoned and facing so many trials in life. Paul encourages the believers to be unified, as they stand firm in Christ. In Philippians, Paul counseled the Philippians about humility, unity, self -sacrifice, joy, Christian living, and warned

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    the Kingdom of God Near the end of the chapter Brunner talks about how Christians must “[wait] upon God” for the Kingdom of Heaven (142). While I agree with what he is saying, I think that Brunner should have qualified this statement to say that believers now must be actively ready for the Kingdom of God to come in its fullness by doing the work of Christ. While this may be implied in the message, stating it would have made Brunner’s point clearer and more powerful. 33. AFTERWARD? Brunner makes an

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    Asparagus, a Love Story: Healthier Eating Could Be a False Memory Away Utshav Tiwari East Central University Asparagus, a Love Story: Healthier Eating Could Be Just a False Memory Away Summary The article is about false memory. The researchers are trying to find out the effect of planting positive false memory in an individual. The authors of the article are;

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