The Word Became Flesh 1 In the beginning was the Word‚ and the Word was with God‚ and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life‚ and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness‚ and the darkness has not overcome [a] it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light‚ so that through
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What Does the Bible Say About Gambling? Surprisingly‚ the Bible contains no specific command to avoid gambling. However‚ the Bible does contain timeless principles for living a life pleasing to God and is filled with wisdom to deal with every situation‚ including gambling. Answer: Throughout the Old and New Testaments‚ we read about people casting lots when a decision had to be made. In most instances‚ this was simply a way of determining something impartially: Joshua then cast lots for them
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“GOD SHALL ENLARGE JAPHETH” THE EUROPEAN JAPHETH AND THE CANAANITES God shall enlarge Japheth (Genesis 9:27). Noah went on and stated that God will enlarge Japheth‚ this was prophetic utterance which was pronounced on Japheth’s offspring’s‚ which have to do with the expansion of territories. The name Japheth itself means “enlargement”. The Bible never told us that Noah ever said bless the Lord God of Japheth‚ but he only said bless the Lord God of Shem‚ which means through Shem’s offspring the Messiah
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Good without God Christopher Hitchens‚ a British-American writer and journalist once said‚ “Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it” (Quotes About). Human decency comes from the morals that people learn. There are good and bad morals‚ but human decency can only be established through good morals. One of the most influential yet controversial ways morals can be learned is through religion. Other ways it could be learned is through older generations‚ life experiences‚ and through
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What is the "Good Life"? There are many different interpretations of what the "good life" truly is. Individualists believe that the "good life" is pleasing oneself; while utilitarians believe that the "good life" is acting for the good of the rest of society and others. Philosophers also have their own interpretations. One philosopher that has his own interpretation is Plato in the Symposium. Plato portrays to the philosopher ’s "good life" when he uses the phrase "my greatest pleasure." The choice
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What is meant by ‘Civil Society’ and is it a useful concept? Introduction Although the term “civil society” can be traced to ancient Greece‚ as Martin Shaw has explained‚ the modern concept of civil society originated from the philosophical and political thinking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time the thinking “began to distinguish systematically between the spheres of state and society” (Shaw‚ 1996: 296-278). The essence of the concept of civil society was its
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Explain what is meant by cultural deprivation and how it may affect achievement? Cultural deprivation can be explained by a whole branch of sources for example Basil Bernstein’s speech code is one; the speech code consists of the elaborated and restricted code. The elaborated code is the middle class’ respected code whereas the restricted code is the working class’ simple non educated way of speech. These linguistic codes were said to be correlated with class differences in family organization‚ power
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A) Explain biblical beliefs about the attributes of God (25) Throughout the bible‚ many of the attributes of God are shown. Both Jews and Christians have views from the bible on characteristics of God‚ each with their own variations. These both can be compared to Aristotle’s prime mover‚ as they include many similar characteristics. These characteristics however‚ do differentiate within the Judeo-Christian religion‚ and even in the bible. From the beginning of the bible‚ in Genesis‚ attributes
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Whence Evil? Theology – Essay If God is Good why is there evil? Author: Ng Bak Soon 20/6/2013 Theology Essay August 2013 Author: Ng Bak Soon Essay Title: “If God is good why is there evil in the world” Introduction The problem of evil is as ancient as humanity itself. Since the dawn of man‚ thinkers‚ philosophers‚ religionists and practically
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4. SYNTAX OF THE PHRASE. (ПОНЯТИЕ СЛОВОСОЧЕТАНИЯ) Словосочетание как полиноминативная языковая единица. Соотношение словосочетания и слова‚ словосочетания и предложения. Синтаксис словосочетания как "малый синтаксис" в соотношении с синтаксисом предложения как "большим синтаксисом". Проблема определения словосочетания. Знаменательные‚ формативные и служебные словосочетания. Свободные и устойчивые словосочетания.Эквипотентные и доминационные (подчинительные) связи слов. Последовательная (непосредственно-сочинительная)
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