I. Introduction Predestination is a Christian doctrine‚ which falls under the larger philosophical rubric of determinism. Calvinists especially adhere to the doctrine of predestination. There are two aspects to the Calvinist belief in predestination. The first declares that God basically has ordained everything that occurs‚ or will occur. In regard to salvation‚ the Calvinist code of predestination is more specific: Scripture teaches that there are certain people – ‘the elect’ – who are chosen
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Reflection Paper #1 Rhonda Carter Theology 104-D11 LOU April 15‚ 2013 I. Introduction This paper will be written to discuss the two topics I have chosen to write about for my first reflection paper. The topics I chose are spiritual gifts and love. When you start to think about it‚ these two things go together. If a person uses their spiritual gifts for the right reasons they will be doing it out of love for God. A lot of people these days do not use their
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Reflection Paper – “Logically Social” The article is titled “Logically Social” on which it tackles the role played by Logic in man’s social being. As I study man’s social being‚ I have learned that it will involve language‚ the fundamental tool for communication. A good example is a relationship between speakers and listeners whereas the speakers must establish the truth of what they say and express and uses reasoning as a way of relating to listeners and the listeners play their part by understanding
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My reflections on this case involve the actions of Mark Siegel‚ teacher and Ms. Petersen‚ parent. It seems to me that Mr. Siegel has not set up a partnership with his parents at the start of the school. I believe that teaching/learning involves partnering of all parties involved‚ teacher‚ student and parents. I feel that if Mr. Siegel established this relationship from very early on in the school year that some of these issues could have been resolved and dealt with quickly. At the beginning
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Reflection Paper North of Manila‚ the island of Luzon tempted me with some wonderful mountainous areas‚ volcanic landscapes and a beautiful coastline dotted with heavenly beaches. Heading up the west coast from Subic‚ the Zambales coast amazed me being dotted with laidback resorts‚ while the Hundred Islands ‚ as they say‚ a favourite weekend trip from Manila‚ gave me an idea on what to visit this summer. As I remember‚ further along the coast‚ the province of La Union draws visitors particularly
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teachings. My faith and beliefs have been challenged‚ not for the worse but actually for the better‚ which showed me how not to fall short of The Lord and his Glory. In this reflection paper‚ I hope to give insight on what I have learned‚ and also giving my personal opinions to each topic. My topics of discussion and reflection are first “Did Jesus need to be born of a Virgin? and “Does it matter how Christians liver their life?” ------------------------------------------------- Did Jesus need to
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Reflection Paper 1 THEO 104 Liberty University July 19‚ 2013 I. Introduction This reflection paper will highlight some of the insights I have gained during the first four weeks of Theology 104. This course provides information relevant to living an inspired Christian life. I have chosen to write my paper on character development and conscience. As believers‚ we should be constantly striving to develop our character to be more Christ like and to have a clear understanding of what is right
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discussed a myriad of topics about theology and Christianity. Our instructor asked us to pick two topics to discuss in depth. Two of the topics that I have really been interested in studying further are the ideas of grace and spiritual gifts. In this paper I will discuss both of these topics in depth‚ including giving a theological definition of each concept‚ giving some biblical foundation of each concept and lastly I will explain some ways I can apply these concepts to my own life. What is grace?
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Reflection Paper for Lit 101 Dead Poets Society made a huge impact on how I see things now. I secretly branded Mr. Keating‚ as the "Epitome" of teaching‚ every students dream is to find a teacher like Mr. Keating. Eventhough his teaching style is unconventional‚ you would really learn something. He’s not like your typical teacher who teaches by the book‚ because for me‚ Mr. Keating IS the book. All his lectures are inspirational‚ he teaches things that would not just help you academically‚ but
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Introduction to the Bible Reflection Paper 1 June 29‚ 2013 Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling The Statement of Faith in Asian Theological Seminary is that “The Bible is the final authority in faith and practice”. This school community gives emphasis to the pivotal purpose of the Scripture in each Christian life. As I attended the first two sessions of Introduction to the Bible it becomes clearer into my mind and as well as into my heart. During the first day‚ I discovered
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