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    and us with others. What Makes Theology Christian? Christian theology is talking about God in Christian ways. Christians, think about their faith. Christian faith is about both a matter of reflection and an outcome of that reflection. It looks at why we do the things we do and why. It considers why Protestants uphold an importance of the Scripture and Catholics look at both Scripture and Tradition. To answer the question then of what makes theology Christian, it all comes down to what we believe.

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    Marriage is one of the sacraments of the Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church points out that Christian marriage becomes an efficacious sign, the sacrament of the covenant of Christ and the Church. An efficacious sign not only symbolizes or signifies something, but makes present what it signifies. Marriage signifies and makes present the love of Christ to the baptized spouses; a love by which Christ formed the Church as his spouse. The image of the relationship between bridegroom and bride

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    Religious Differences in Marriage From the past to the present, society has valued the partnership between two people and a spiritual God and/or leader. The unique union/partnership, also known as marriage, has been and continues to be a practice among religions of all kinds. The one common trait that each religion shares is the spiritual agreement and commitment to promise one’s self to another person forever in sickness and in health. Although the basic idea of marriage is shared, many religions

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    The religion of Christianity goes back to 28-33 CE (Common Era). Christianity broadly consists of individuals who believe in Jesus Christ. Its followers, called Christians, often believe Christ is "the Son" of the Holy Trinity and walked the earth as the incarnate form of God. The founder of Christianity believed as Jesus, Peter, Paul, and the Apostles. The place of origin is the Roman province of Judea. The beliefs of their god are One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, After you die it is believed

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    Ritual and Vows of Christian Marrage and Their Influence on the Differing Ways that Couples Approach Marraige and Marital Breakdown Most people see marriage as a sacrament that should be intended for life. It is often thought of as a deep way of sharing between a couple. Most people get married because it's a lifelong commitment, it's a way of bringing up children in a secure and loving home, a way to control and direct the sex instinct and a way of gaining a friend and

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    communication and infidelity being part of the top issues facing marriages today, sex toys are being used as a tool to spice up or stay faithful within a marriage. Today, 53% or women and half of all men have used some sort of vibrator (Winerip). Meanwhile, divorce rates are reaching all time highs year after year. Is there a correlation between the increase of sex toy usage and the increase of divorce rates? Or are sex toys saving marriages? Sex toys weren’t always used for sexual pleasure; in fact

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    actually become the norm. If you don’t like your marriage just get out of it, seems to be the world tells us. After all, marriage is supposed to be wonderful and never have any problems right? I think it’s funny how some of us want our lives to look like the ones in the movies, but when life doesn’t go the way we had planned, we try to hit the eject button in hopes to put in another movie. This seems to be what a lot of people do with their marriages. When the person they married does not turn out

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    Varied Views on Love and Marriage Hanwen Wang The Christian notion of gender relations has a profound influence on Christian Europe. It can be best demonstrated by people’s views on love and marriage during different periods of time. Both Gregory and Marie have their own views on love and marriage that represents the cultural background in their societies. Although the views on love and marriage in The History of the Franks and Lais are both derived from The Bible, they are different

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    understand more clearly that as Christians, in order to be able to accurately share our faith that we must all be a theologian to some extent. Looking at the totality of it all, the four religion courses I have taken since January 2015 have really expanded my views and understanding of what it is to be a Christian. Between Philosophy and Contemporary Ideas (PHIL201), Contemporary Worldviews (APOL 104), Survey of Biblical Literature (BIBL 104), and Introduction to Christian Thought (THEO 104), my understanding

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    here? From the very beginning of time there has always been marriage. Marriage is first seen in the bible in Genesis 2:18, where God said that it is not good that man be alone. It is obvious because he put in in His word that God has always been about relationships and when he instituted the marriage of one man and one woman he believed that it was something that should last forever. Regardless of the intention that God had for marriage when he ordained it, too many people have made it to be something

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