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    Almost all organized religions, (related to thinking about how people think) systems, and (not part of the church) systems of sense of right and wrong include such an ethic. It is normally meant to apply to the whole human race. (what a shame), it is too often given by some people only to believers in the same religion or even to others in the same (religious group/category of paper money), of the same (male/female status), the same sexual (inborn pattern of romantic and sexual interest and identity)

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    that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.” (John 16:7) Even though Christ was leaving the disciples that did not mean that his work would come to an end. He promises to give his servants everything they need to carry on in His work. The Helper – the Spirit of Truth - was to come, and come it did, as a gift given on the day of Pentecost. Like the master in the parable, Christ Jesus shows this generosity to all His servants. Just take a moment and think about all the spiritual

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    The book of Romans is written by Apostle Paul, and he talks about different aspects of the Christianity there. He talks about how should human beings view the natural world, their identity, and relationship with God. Romans chapter one to eight shows the aspects of those areas: God so loved human beings that He reveals Himself through natural world that people could know Him; true human identity can be discovered by seeing God’s image within human beings, and to do so, Jesus need to justify, sanctify

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    which would force me to answer him. My feet shuffle past him as I do my best to pretend he does not exist. This tragic situation may seem cruel, but it happens thousands of times every day around the world. Alas, even those who profess faith in Jesus Christ occasionally ignore those in need. However, God clearly said in Proverbs 21:13 “Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.” Witnessing the effects of homelessness in person, knowing the differences between

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    behalf: Be reconciled to God.” (NIV) More than the crosses and bumper stickers we display it is our attitude that attracts the unbeliever first. It is a true indication of how much we believe in what we preach. How can we win souls for Christ, if all people see when they look at us is an unhappy woman being defeated by the trouble and strife in her life? A woman who is so filled with condemnation over her past that she spews out anger and bitterness. Who would want to be part of that

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    synagogues and forced them to blaspheme the Lord. It’s obvious that Saul hated Jesus and all who followed Him as hated the gospel. He was a murderer and zealous for the law but on the path to hell because he did not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Saul believed that his actions met the God’s approval because he faithfully maintained the beliefs of the Jewish religion. However, in this text we will see the transformation of his life and his name would later change to Paul. After Jesus he would

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    Unfortunate, for my family, God word did do just what He says it would do and set me set from a 17 teen year drug addiction although at the time when I was freed, I was a mass in my mind, body and soul. The fact that I did not understand what was happening to me when Jesus spoke to me in that car, nevertheless I decided to choose Jesus call to cancel my death sentence over my daughter continuing feeding me crack cocaine and to leave my dysfunctional family curses that include sexual abusing, mental

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    All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19 NIV) I spoke yesterday how life is like a rope of sand. You can 't hold onto it, no matter how hard you try. We also can 't predict what might happen at any moment. My heart has been heavy this past week

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    "I'm Not Ashamed," a true story based on the life of teenage Christian student Rachel Joy Scott who was killed in 1999 Columbine high school shooting, is set to release this month. Scott, played by Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson, was asked about her Christian faith just before she was killed by shooter Eric Harris. She was 17 years old at the time. Harris asked her if she "still believed in God." When she replied affirmatively, the gunman said, "then go be with him," before fatally shooting her

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    the belief in an omnipotent god and that you should trust in his plan. The medieval value of faith can be seen in the holidays Christmas and Easter. Christmas connects to the value of faith because Christmas was a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, their savior. Different Christmas traditions helped reinforce the belief of faith. People would gather together to share their faith and God’s love, “the guests would exchange presents to remind them of Jesus who was a gift from the Lord” (Noguchi)

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