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    Jesus, the son of Mary was alive during a very different time setting that the one we live in today. People from all over the world have a different perspective as to who Jesus was what he taught and how his actions become examples of that he believed in and how us Christians behave in society today. Jesus’ main goal was to teach everybody A survey of ten random people was conducted. This survey was about answering the question on who Jesus was to them. Amongst men and women, those who have

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    Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. (Matthew 6:12-14 GNT) Two years later, Rosanna gave a baby boy birth. She named her baby boy, Matthew to remind her the scripture that Marianne gave to her. It was written in Matthew in the Bible. She was thankful to God. God has forgiven her from condemnation There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Roman

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    Savannah Harrington Serial Narratology Dr. Clemmons 27 April 2017 Charmed: Feminist Theory of Witchcraft and Sisterhood On the surface of the American television series Charmed is the story of three ideal sisters with ideal lives. Piper, Phoebe and Prue Halliwell are wives with children and careers, and all three of them are witches—the charmed ones—whose powers with magic are stronger when they work together. Feminist theory is inscribed in the narrative world of these three sisters. As female

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    being. It is also important that I apply this information on the passage to the Christian life or church ministry. The passage I have chosen for this assignment is from Matthew chapters 5-7 and is labeled “The Sermon on the Mount”. The Sermon on the Mount is the longest and most prominent of the five discourses of Jesus in Matthew. The whole point of the Sermon on the Mount was to show people who converted to Christianity how to live. It is to show how Christians should live in their actions, words

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    The Last Temptation of Christ, was released in 1988, starring Willem Dafoe as Jesus of Nazareth. The film caused controversy amongst Christian’s for it’s contentious representation of Jesus Christ. In the opening scene, Willem Dafoe is seen in a foetal position, whilst hearing disturbing sounds, from a high angle looking down on him, exposing his vulnerability. Jesus in the Last Temptation of Christ, built crosses for the Roman Empire, in order for the crucifixion of the Jewish. Judas barges into

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    Peter, one of the most important disciples in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is portrayed as Jesus’ acquaintance and pupil; as well as one of Jesus’ most important followers. Both of the Gospels seem to portray Peter in similar ways, yet they draw different images of the disciple. In the Gospel of Matthew, Peter has a much larger appearance in the teachings of Jesus and becomes more significant to Jesus throughout the Christian doctrine. However, in Mark, the author portrays Peter as a much lesser

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    Jesus Reflection Paper

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    savior. Without him, I would have died in my sins. I had chased for money, name, house and was really selfish before, Jesus told me how dangerous those things are. “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Matthew 16:26)”. My old body has died with Jesus and now I am a resurrected new person in Christ. He filled me with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22). When hurt or sick, he healed me

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    birth and life of Jesus stands without border and language limitations. Each individual life story can remain factual, yet adapted to be presented to a variety of audiences-as is the case with the birth story of Jesus, the Messiah. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are an example of the well-rounded, yet diverse, narration of the birth story of Jesus-Matthew's narration spoke to the Jewish people and Luke presented to the citizens of Rome. Although both Gospels share common elements of the birth story

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    Cousins “Are we there yet?” I called from the back of our car, “Not yet bud.” my father yelled over the blasting radio. “Vroom, vroom, vroom.” the engine roared as my dad revved up the car. Every year we get in the car and we head to our cousins house in Utah. I was going to go get some snacks at the gas station. I didn’t even realize how sweaty my hands were until I touched the handle. I swiftly wiped my hands on my shorts and then hopped out of the car into the blazing hot outdoors. “Oh come

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    The idea of depicting this story from the Christian bible wasn’t a new one, there are countless paintings depicting this same story, although, only one of the four gospels of the Bible actually mentions it. The story can originally be found in Matthew 2, saying that after Jesus was born, wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. They were looking for the child after seeing a star that meant the birth of the King of the Jews. When the King at the time, King Herod, heard of the mens search, he was

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