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    been subconsciously predisposed by the divine who enter into our lives and lifted us into the divine Strength versus Weakness In an attempt to evaluate on a theological perspective what God did at the Cross of Calvary, one word comes to mind, the term Love. The only motivation for God to send His Son to die and redeem humanity is perhaps the kind of love that is strange and unheard off to us humans. The fact that

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    Adam and Eve, pre-flood Noah, post-flood Noah, Abrahamic, Moses, and Jesus, with multiple themes of salvation, Messiah, and grace. Each are promises between God and His people and have four common elements; a benefactor; God, a beneficiary; man, terms and conditions, and a token or symbol. Significance and Meaning of a Covenant To provide a better appreciation of the Bible, a definition of covenant is necessary. A covenant is a serious life or death affair. It is a relationship; a sacred agreement

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    the Baptism in the Holy spirit as the promise of the father. Kaiser writes about the changed point of view; a Protestant view which combines the baptism of the Holy Spirit with redemption, being changed over as a follower, or decided to become a Christian. Dr. Kaiser 's article puts the absolution

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    Matthew 13 Research Paper

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    you would have noticed that Jesus’ parables were based on an agrarian system. Most of the people in that day were farmers and fishermen. In fact, most of the farmers were forced to grow food to feed the oppressive Roman government. Jesus spoke in terms that the people could understand. The Parable states that some of the seeds fell among the path. The Seed represents the Word of God. Jesus says that Satan comes and takes the word away. How does Satan take the word away – you might ask? In scripture

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    Soteriology or the Doctrine of Salvation is perhaps the grandest and greatest them in Scripture. If we look at our world it’s easy to see man’s condition in sin. Mankind is completely helpless when the message of salvation is ignored. Our world remains shattered and town by the condition of sin, but God’s gracious rescue plan through salvation and Jesus Christ will redeem us all and provide a solution to man’s problems. () This union with Christ is called the “magical exchange” in which Christ assumes

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    understand what they were doing was wrong. Without knowledge of this quote, some readers may not understand why Edwards used this the way he did and as many times as he did. Each time the quote is used it has a different meaning such as in paragraph 4 the term is used to address that the people that have sinned shall be left to fall, as they

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    LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BOOK CRITIQUE OF ALISTER MCGRATH’S CHRISTIANITY’S DANGEROUS IDEA A Paper Submitted to Dr. Martin Klauber In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course in History of Christian Church History II CHHI 525 By: KMARYAN PANADERO June 15, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………….. 1 Brief Summary…………………………………………………. 1 Critical Interaction……………………………………………… 3 Conclusion………………………………………………………

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    Cloyd, your discussion about the wicked shepherds in Ezekiel is one that is extremely important to our discussion of the shepherd motif. Obviously, as you point out, once we get to the prophet Ezekiel there has been a long and rich history where the terms, concepts, and work of the shepherd has soaked the into the very identity of the people of God so that Ezekiel’s rebuke is completely understandable. The Shepherds were meant to be servants of Yahweh taking care of his people or as Laniak (2006)

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    the history of the Christian Church, he suggests methods through which Old Testament Scriptures can be seen to lead to a proclamation of Christ and provides a process to use these interpretive tools to develop Christocentric sermons. Although Greidanus provides practical and beneficial tools for ministry, his model should be used carefully and in conjunction with other resources that can serve to balance his position. The Redemptive-Historical Christocentric Method Greidanus terms his method “the redemptive-historical

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    The Friends Church started in 1647 by George Fox founded the movement in England. George Fox became the Charismatic authority of the Quakers. He went to church with his Anglican (the established church of England) Family until he was nineteen year-old. At this age, he left home, seeking for the answers to his questions about religion that he has sought since his childhood. He would travel all over England, going from church to church preaching and seeking for the answers. Talking with many clergymen

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