Matthew 7:7-12 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives‚ and the one who seeks finds‚ and to the one who knocks‚ the door will be opened" This passage states that if you ask you will receive‚ for example if you ask for forgiveness‚ he will forgive you. Seek and you will find’ means if you seek God‚ you will find him‚ or even if you seek some sort of pleasure or happiness you will find it if you believe
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Chapter 3 verses 16 through 21 of the Gospel of John take a moment to explain the major question: Why did God send Jesus to earth? According to John‚ who may actually be a variety of authors‚ God sent God’s only son here to die out of pure love for humanity and the world God created‚ proof that all believers would forever belong to the kingdom of the Lord. John clarifies that Jesus actually is not here to condemn anyone‚ rather‚ he is here to bring salvation to the people of the earth. There is a
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try and interpret the views of the less fortunate and make an effort to help them‚ maybe not on a personal basis‚ but instead for the general public. Should the wealthy people’s morals include helping the poor? Andrew Carnegie wrote the essay “The Gospel of Wealth.” The introduction announces Carnegie’s main idea‚ “His proposal is that such men should give their wealth back to the community for its benefit in the form of institutions that would contribute to “the improvement of the race‚” (p. 342)
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY “I AMS” OF JESUS FROM JOHN A PAPER EXAMINING THE THEOLOGY OF THE 7 “IAM” STAMENTS OF JOHN’S GOSPEL WITH A MAJOR FOCUS ON THE JOHN 8: 48-59 "BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS BORN‚ I AM!" (V. 59B). BIBL323 D02 201040 BY KOBEY A MORTENSON BATTLE CREEK‚ NE DECEMBER 2010 The Claims of Jesus About Himself John 8: 48-59 48 The Jews answered him‚ "Aren ’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?" 49 "I am not possessed by a demon‚" said
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The Gospel of John‚ written by an anonymous author in approximately 95 CE‚ is often attributed to John‚ the son of Zebedee‚ who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in the New Testament. According to scholars‚ several sources were used for this narrative‚ including a signs source‚ which recorded the signs that Jesus performed‚ a discourse source‚ which recorded Jesus’ speeches‚ and a Passion source‚ which recorded the crucifixion of Jesus (Ehrman 181). In addition to these sources‚ the author
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country music‚ that it is only about trucks and tractors‚ breakups‚ etc. but to people who do listen to country music know that there is more to it than that. Yes‚ there are several songs that fit the stereotype‚ for example “We Rode in Trucks” by Luke Bryan‚ and “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood‚ Which is one of the most well known breakup songs in country music. But there Are several songs that show that country music is more about the story the lyrics tell. In an article written by Ryan
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The short story “The Gospel According to Mark” was written by the one of the most complicated writers to analyze‚ he never wrote a novel he simply wrote short stories‚ he loved symbolism and irony. Jorge Luis Borges was born on August 24‚ 1899 in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina and he died on June 24‚ 1986 on Geneva Switzerland. Borges had a tendency to make readers believe that there was an easy explanation for the topic while in fact there is actually a very deep interpretation of it since Borges was
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This research project is incredibly relevant and beneficial to my academic career because if I work as a teacher in a public school I will be dealing directly with this complex spiritual struggle of wanting to actively share the gospel in any legal way that I possibly can. It is also my hope and prayer that my fellow Flames who are majoring in education benefit from my research. After all‚ a large majority of Liberty students claim to love the Lord and have a desire to serve Him with their lives
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Are there really two billion faith-filled Christians in the world today? Have the Scriptures been proven wrong? Is prophecy way out of wack? Did Jesus’ gospel produce more fruit than He had anticipated in this present wicked age? Did Jesus miss-calculate how many believers would be here to greet Him upon His return? Do two billion professing Christians make Jesus a false prophet? Here is the prophecy from Jesus’ own mouth: "…SHALL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH?" Here is a prophecy of Jesus concerning
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Mike Greenwell AIA Bible Study 1/28/13 The Gospel What does the word ‘gospel’ mean? -Something that is absolutely true *Derived from the Anglo-Saxon word “godspel”‚ meaning “good news”. What is the Gospel? -Just the story of Jesus….NO! -It’s His love‚ mercy‚ grace‚ character‚ Word and His teachings! -The Gospel is still going on TODAY! So what happened? John 3:16=> “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son‚ that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but
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