Introduction In the third perek of Pirkei Avos (Ethics of the Fathers)‚ the mishna states‚ “הַכֹּל צָפוּי‚ וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה” – “Everything is foreseen‚ and free will is given.” Most commentaries understand this mishna to be referring to the philosophical paradox of free will and divine foreknowledge. Thus‚ this statement of the mishna‚ that “Everything is foreseen” and that “free will is given” is seemingly based upon the following underlying assumptions: (1) that Hashem is indeed omniscient
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0.0 Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 2.0.0 Some Definitions of sex outside marriage---------------------------------------------------4 2.0.1 Secular------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 2.0.2 The Bible----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 3.0.0 Counselling a Woman who had extra marital
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Definition Essay: The Joy of Optimism Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if humanity slumped around in a state of eternal pessimism? Joy would be unattainable‚ and therefore‚ life would be miserable. Through my short twenty years of life on this earth‚ I have discovered that it is all about the perspective. Optimism is the key. Optimism is the anticipation that wonderful things are about to happen; it is an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events
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SONG 15 JEHOVAH - THE GRAND CREATOR Psalms 97:9 ’’For you‚ O Jehovah‚ are the Most High over all the earth; You are very high in your ascent over all [other] gods. Did you notice that Jehovah is described as ’the most high’? 5o times‚ the Bible describes Jehovah as the most high. Jehovah is so fittingly described because no one else can compare to him. At Revelation 10:6‚ the apostle John further alluded to the highness of Jehovah when he identified Jehovah as the one who lives forever
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Introduction The Holy One of Israel‚ as a description of God is a distinctive feature of the Book of Isaiah. The name appeared in the Old Testament 32 times‚ 26 times in Isaiah. The other six times in Jeremiah (50:29; 51:5)‚ Ezekiel (39:7) and Psalms (71:22‚ 78:41‚ 89:18). It is hardly coincidence that in his vision in Chapter 6 Isaiah himself has heard the seraphim proclaiming “Holy‚ holy‚ holy is Almighty YHWH”‚ the whole book works out the implications of that vision. In chapters 1-12‚ and
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Solidad Reyes’ view on Literary History‚ Literary Theory and Literary Criticism In an attempt to solve different problems and issues in Literary Studies such as the effects of major trends to modern Philippine Literature‚ role of the audience and critics in studying text‚ three areas of literary study was explained‚ literary history‚ literary theory and literary criticism and their integration to Philippine Literature. Each area was explained based on their individual roles or impacts in the study
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ABORTION Introduction • There are three basic positions on abortion and they all center on the question of the human status of the unborn. • There are three ways of looking at the status of the unborn; fully human‚ potentially human and subhuman. • Those who believe the unborn are subhuman favor abortion on demand. • Those who believe the unborn are fully human are against abortion. • Those who argue the unborn are potentially human favor abortion in specified
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Typology‚ in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis is a doctrine or theory concerning the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. There many types in the Bible that can be brought to mind. Jesus fulfills most of these types that which help fulfill the Covenant with Abraham. Jesus’s fulfillment of the types such as being the Lamb of God as in reference to the tenth plague. It is made to seem that Jesus fulfills all of the prophecies that were told by Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ or Ezekiel
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Extravagant worship is more than just worship alone. It ’s more than just an action‚ an outward expression‚ or any other kind of appearance. It ’s important to understand what worship really is and how we become better worshippers. Learning how to become an extravagant worshipper can be found in Darlene Zschech ’s book Extravagant Worship. What is extravagant worship? Darlene explains it well. She says‚ "Oh‚ for the opportunity to kiss the beautiful feet of Jesus" (24). She is referring to
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important than the other animals? As Christians‚ we know that mankind is a special creation of God. God spoke all other things into existence‚ but he created man‚ from clay‚ in his own image. The importance of man is found in these two Scriptures: Psalms 8:5; Genesis 2:15. The third question is the Question of
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