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    Barnes The First ACT In the Beginning, "The PLAY" was created and written by God. The stage of Heaven and Earth, water, dirt, land, lighting, darkness, time, boundaries, vegetation, living creatures, provision, procreation, and life were set to play out, make choices, to live, and to die. The Second ACT We all have made many mistakes and it is our job to learn from them and move on to grown, live, and teach a better lifestyle, with experience of knowing that the Same Ole ACTS of stupidity will

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    forget that God sees all of us in the same way without favoritism and equally love us. Knowing that, our little action will definitely participate and shape the problem in the better way. Our Christian priority is we, together must absorb the teachings of God and Jesus Christ and practice what we learned from them in the present. I am going to focus on the common yet crucial issues we face today: climate change, animal welfare and immigration. When we aim more attention at the words of God, we can easily

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    Bible in six short “acts.” The first Act discusses creation and the establishment of God’s Kingdom. In the beginning was complete darkness. Then, God created light and divided the heavens and the earth. He then split the waters and the seas, creating dry ground on which the rest of creation could walk. He proceeded to make plants and flowers and the sun, moon, and stars. He created days and seasons and animals of all shapes and sizes. And then, to add the finishing touch, God created men and women

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    heroes are shown in a variety of ways. Essentially, divine heroes are immortal, supernatural gods in mythology, like Prometheus. In contrast, traditional heroes are either mortal humans from folklore like Robin Hood, or demi-gods, like Hercules who was born from a god, Zeus, and a mortal, Alcmene. While heroes, in general, possess many of the same qualities, like being pristine of heart and striving to act in altruistic ways, albeit with different motivations, there are significant distinctions between

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    Sufism Vs Sharia

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    based primarily on the hadiths and the Quran, Sufism is a more spiritual approach to Islam that incorporates mysticism. Followers of both approaches to Islam partake in their practices because they believe it will make them closer to God. While the wish to get closer to God is a huge similarity, the contrast in how the followers do so creates differences between these two systems. The difference in these two systems includes their stance on alcohol, music, dancing, and the worshiping of saints. Not only

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    alone and helpless, but knowing that God is always present brings great comfort to many. Sin, death, and evil are daily occurrences in the society we live in today. Even though God creates these wicked acts, knowing there is a purpose behind each act of evil makes worshiping that God easier. God’s purpose may not be known, but his unending love for us is what makes the unbearable times bearable. Some circumstances are so inhumane one might wonder how a good God could even create such a horrendous

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    Noah's Ark Thesis

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    dependence and faith in God to act upon themselves. The story of Noah’s Ark is non humanistic because it displays that the people in this story are too naive to see any of the negative impact of God's actions. The covenant between God and Noah makes it so god will spare him, his wife, his sons, their wives, and two of every animal (in order to reproduce) in exchange for their infidelity. This is non humanistic because Noah is only thanking God for punishing so many innocent people. Also God considers every

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    Examples Of Moralic Evil

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    finally ends with him making the decision to commit murder and kill his brother Abel. This decision of moral or intrinsic evil made by Cain is the first taking of human life and the deterioration of humanity’s condition. The act of murder is not an act of God, it is an act of man and because of man’s action, evil succeeds in society. Again, the problem of

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    on what happens after life and reuniting with God. While Aquinas is more focused on our actions on earth. Aquinas also believes that all human ends can be attainted. Saint Aquinas main focus in his philosophy is on humans actions while they are on this earth. Aquinas stresses that mankind needs to follow what God commands. Mankind needs to understand and follow God’s eternal laws. Aquinas also focuses on the difference of good acts of will and bad acts of will.

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    Morality and God

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    person be moral and not believe in God Name PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor Date of Submission Morality only exists if we believe in God; therefore if God doesn’t exist there is no morality. There have been so many evil acts committed in the name of God that it is difficult to maintain that a belief in God equates to morality. There are situations that happen every day where decisions are made based off of human rights that contradict the word of God. Morality comes from within, it is

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