Freedom in Christ Here in chapter 5‚ Paul exhorts the converts to remember the Christ has brought freedom from the rigors of the laws demands in order to attain a standing of righteousness. He tells them to “stand firm” because of the freedoms established though faith in Christ. Paul hopes that they will understand that they have been delivered from the curse of the law that brings condemnation as it reveals the standards of holiness. Therefore‚ he encourages them to stand firm on what they know
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Augustine ------------------------------------------------- Life Early childhood Augustine was born in 354 in the municipium of Thagaste (now Souk Ahras‚ Algeria) in Roman Africa. His father‚ Patricius‚ was a pagan‚ and his mother‚ Monica‚ was Christian. Scholars believe that Augustine’s ancestors included Berbers‚ Latins and Phoenicians. Augustine’s family name‚ Aurelius‚ suggests that his father’s ancestors werefreedmen of the gens Aurelia given full Roman citizenship by the Edict of Caracalla in
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multitude of information for analysis so that the researcher can come to a conclusion. This process is used in all research and evaluation projects‚ regardless of the research method (scientific method of inquiry‚ evaluation research‚ or action research). The process focuses on testing hunches or ideas in a park and recreation setting through a systematic process. In this process‚ the study is documented in such a way that another individual can conduct the same study again. This is referred to as replicating
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Roman Catholic and Protestant tradition The traditions of the Roman Catholic Church have been around for an extremely long time. The Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism both agree on many important things of the historic Christian faith. However the rituals and practices are quite different. The rituals and practices of a Roman Catholic Church consist of Mass‚ Baptism‚ Confession‚ receiving Communion‚ praying the Rosary‚ Last Rites‚ and much more. Whereas Protestantism was formed in the 16th
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The Passion of the Christ directed by Mel Gibson depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth‚ on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This Movie is hardly a historical documentary. It was designed to bring to life the vivid nature and magnitude of Jesus’s sacrifice‚ although theologically it was quite accurate‚ it does contain some historical discrepancies. This movie was accurate in its cinematic portrayal of the attitude and actions of Pilate‚ the Jewish hierarchy‚ the Jewish
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Basis for Christian Ethics Ethics are standards of conduct or guidelines for behaviour. We often qualify ethics to apply to a particular profession or group‚ as in medical ethics or legal ethics‚ by which we mean the expected behaviour and conduct of members of a particular profession to their clients and to other professionals. Professional ethics apply only to members of that profession and are not intended to apply to conduct generally. Being a Christian is not an accident of birth or membership
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Is Fasting for Christians? IN ANSWER to that question you may have been told: “Yes‚ for Jesus recommended fasting for his followers.” If you are a practicing Catholic‚ you would respond in the affirmative‚ for you recognize certain fast days‚ and in particular you always fast before taking “Holy Communion.” Did Jesus really recommend or command fasting for his followers? In the instances recorded in the Bible‚ fasting was done as an expression of sorrow and repentance for sins or when under distressing
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Within the story of Beowulf‚ you can find many elements of Christian philosophy: that man only survives through the protection and guidance of God‚ all earthly gifts are given from God‚ and that man is to be meek and unselfish. However‚ Beowulf holds a strong sense of pride within himself at certain points within the story‚ which conflicts with Christian values. We end up seeing pride vs. humility and sacrifice vs. selfishness. When at the celebration Hrothgar reminds Beowulf of the lessons of the
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Ah Kum is a very obedient girl. Even though she could not take in anymore of the durian‚ she had forced herself to eat them. She obeyed her Aunty and Chuan Chuan. They forced her to eat all the durians. Even though she could not take in any more of the durian‚ she “feebly took another seed and brought it to her mouth.” This shows that she complies with her Auntie’s and Chuan Chuan’s command. Ah Kum is also very sarcastic. She gave her Aunt and uncle a bag of 15 durians just for the two of them.
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[12] In the past there some people did not treat others as there equal. However in society now‚ most people accept that all everyone should be treated equally. Most Christians share this view. However there are some individuals in society and some who belong to the Christian faith that do not agree with this. Some Christians disagree with this statement as they believe everyone is equal‚ no matter what. This is a valid argument because the Bible says “There is no difference between Jew nor
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