...WORD PRACTICE GUARANTEES PROFITABLE LIVING – James 1:22-25 Song: Glorious God, beautiful king, excellent God, I bow before your throne. Wonders in the Holy Communion Practice they say, makes for perfection, But I think it is correct to say WORD practice makes perfect. God said to Abraham walk before me and be thou perfect – Gen 17:1. Work with me, walk with me, have faith in me is what God said to the father of faith: James 1:22 - 25….. But be ye doer of the word, and not hearers only deceiving your own selves ……verse 25 but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Friends, We live in a kingdom that is governed by mysteriesand Jesusemphasized this in Mk 4:11 …… And He said unto them (disciples and all the saints), unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables; Apostle Paul was given access to revelation (heavenly mysteries) through the grace of God upon his life that he wrote over two thirds of the New Testament. Eph 3:1-11. It is by mysteries that we command mastery over every issues of life –For example The mystery of salvation says -Jn 3:15-17 ….. that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life, the mysteries of God’s kingdom always are simple they confound the wise of this world – What happens when you operate in the word? You become...
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...Why is the Cross at the heart of Christian Anthropology? Christian Anthropology is the study of humans and Theology is the study of God. Jesus Christ was 100% God and 100% man. Accordingly Jesus can be studied in both Anthropology and Theology. Therefore the cross is at the heart of Anthropology because it is the study of Jesus God-man and humans who crucified Him on the cross. Christian Anthropology is a word made with two Greek words, Anthropos meaning “man” and logos meaning “word, matter, or thing.” Furthermore we use the word Christian “anthropology” to the study of man in reference to the Scripture. Therefore it involves studies and creation of man who was created in the “image of God. Consequently this includes the established nature of man before and after the fall. As a result of the fall human life has never been the same; anthropology is also concerned with human dignity, freedom, depravity, culture, and society. Since the creation of the world God had a plan to redeem mankind from sin through the cross of Christ Jesus by the shedding of His blood. Accordingly man freedom is the heart of the cross of Jesus. When we study man, his fall and redemption we have to understand our sins hence we have the word Hamartiogy. “Hamartiology,” is a word made up by two Greek terms hamartia meaning “sin” and logos. Furthermore it includes the biblical doctrine of sin including its origin, nature, transmission, effects, and judgment. In this essay the writer will briefly examine texts...
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...said Irving. Yet there's many a bloody tale of war inside it” (McCarthy 248). Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian tells the story of “the kid,” who joins the Glanton party—a group of men who ruthlessly scalped Native Americans and eventually others for bounty. The atrocities committed by the Glanton party are magnified by the presence of the judge, who seems to hold a deep understanding of God and the nature of the universe. This text seems to hold some of the same beliefs as a Gnostic worldview. Gnostic sects are present in several religions with ancient roots. Gnostics believe in a dual God—the False part of God who is found in human nature’s ways, and the True part of God who is beyond human...
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...Perlez, Marianne Louise P. 1BSA2 THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH Baptism is a Sacrament which cleanses us from original sin, makes us Christians, children of God, and heirs of heaven. Baptism is necessary to salvation, because without it we cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. The priest is the ordinary minister of Baptism; but in case of necessity anyone who has the use of reason may baptize. Whoever baptizes should pour water on the head of the person to be baptized, and say, while pouring the water: I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. There are three kinds of Baptism: Baptism of water, of desire, and of blood. Baptism of water is that which is given by pouring water on the head of the person to be baptized, and saying at the same time: I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Baptism of desire is an ardent wish to receive Baptism, and to do all that God has ordained for our salvation. Baptism of blood is the shedding of one´s blood for the faith of Christ, such as in the cases of martyrdom. Baptism of desire or of blood is sufficient to produce the effects of the Baptism of water, if it is impossible to receive the Baptism of water. Biblical references: Acts 2:38-39; Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21; John 3:5; Matt 19:14; Luke 18:15-16; Col 2:11-12; Rom 6:13; Acts 16:15; Acts 16:33; 1 Cor 1:16; Mark 16:16; Rom 5:18-19; Mark 10:14; Jos 24:15; Matt 8:5ff; Matt 15:21ff Confirmation...
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...WITCHCRAFT CURSES I cover myself with the Blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ; in His Holy Name and through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I ask you, Father God to send some warrior angels to protect me from every assault and injury of the infernal enemy. By the power of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and the authority He has given to His Church I break the power of all curses, hexes, charms, fetish invocations and psychic prayers, all witchcraft assaults, mind control and sorcery powers being invoked upon my life, or on the lives of my family members. By the power of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and of His shed Blood, I break the curse that is supposed to come upon me in the city; or that which is supposed to come upon me when I work the fields. I break the curse that is to come upon the fruit of my body (if you have children) and of my future generations. I break the curse that had been invoked upon the increase of my wealth and on my good name. I break that curse off my going out and of my coming in, my sitting down and of my rising up. I break every curse imposed on my basket and on my storehouses. I break every curse that the witches have set up to bring defeat and frustrations and regrets into my life and in the lives of my children (if you have any), or my future generation. I break the power of any curse that brings rebellion, lawlessness, destruction of self-worth, slander, hatred of man and of God, pride and self-righteousness. I break...
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...[pic] “An Investigation into the Sacrificial Blood Rituals of the Maya Culture.” Abstract This essay focuses on the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Mayan civilization that spanned from the borders of present day Honduras up to Mexico, but which only a certain amount is truly known. The principal reason why I chose to focus on these people was to challenge myself to try and gain a greater understanding of why they engaged in such strange rituals as bloodletting and even human sacrifice? What prompted them to commit such acts? I proposed that the performance of these actions, as they seemed to be so entwined with their culture, must have had something to do with their religious beliefs but which ones exactly, and how did they originate? It was with this in mind that I conducted an investigation into the sacrificial blood rituals of Maya culture. Thus, from conducting library based research - using books, Encyclopedias and the Internet - I found out that the Mayans had created for themselves a complex Creation Myth and pantheon of gods. It was to supposedly sustain these gods, who were constantly fighting against one another, that the Mayan conducted bloodletting and human sacrifices, believing that in return the gods would provide them the water needed to grow their maize. The gods, replenished by this blood, were able to maintain the harmony of the universe by preventing any one group of gods from becoming too dominant. How many of...
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...important of courage is have the courage to give up what you already have because only when you have the courage of letting go then you get the second chance of having it again. In both literature novel, courage effect all character choice in their life. In Percy Jackson, the lightning thief by Rick Riordan, young teenager must be facing the monster and trying to stop the war also save their friends mom life. They need courage to face all the life and death choice and they are all teenager, the pressure they have and the courage they need to fight to live or death. Also in Dracula...
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...because God established that the shedding of blood for remission of sins. (Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:22) For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins (Hebrews 10:4 KJV). In His humanity he was tempted, he was poor, he was despised and he was persecuted. This made him able to sympathize with us. He also endured a cruel death. Only a human being could fully understand this. Lastly Jesus coming in the flesh is the mark of the spirit from God. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God and every spirit that does not confess that] Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. (1 John 4:2-3 NKJV) Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man. (Elwell, 2001) For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; (Colossians 2:9, KJV) Jesus Christ was and is God incarnate. As Christians we believe that there is a God who is infinite and immutable. He is a personal God, a creator and the Ruler of the entire universe. I believe that his deity is His eternality and His pre-existence. The hypostatic union states that human nature was united with the divine nature in the one person (physical, bodily form) of Jesus Christ. The two natures are distinct, complete and unchanged; they are not mixed or confused (as having multiple personalities) so that Jesus is one person both God and man...
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...For years and years people all over the world have tried to predict the end of the world. There are multiple dates every year that are possible winners, some more popular than others. This world will come to an end, but of that day no man can predict. Of the many apocalypse predictions, a few stick out more than others. One being the Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, or December 21, 2012. The name gives off the impression that the Mayans were the people to predict the world ending on this day, but it was not actually them. In fact, the Mayan never actually predicted an end to the world. The Mayan Apocalypse was simply a misunderstanding between the Mayan and the rest of the world. The Mayans believed that this world was not the first world created,...
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...Special episodeOn April 5, 2007, Fuji Television aired a three hour special of the series set five years after Aya's death and focuses on Haruto Asō, who has now become a doctor at the same hospital Aya was treated in and Ako Ikeuchi, Aya's younger sister who is a nurse in training. Haruto is caring for a 14-year-old female patient, Mizuki, who was bullied in school because of her disease, the same one that Aya had. Because of the bullying at school, Mizuki-chan decides not to receive therapy of any sort that would make her better, because she has lost her will to live. Haruto remembers how Aya fought her illness and lived her life with her disease; therefore, he offers support to his patient. Aya reappears in the episode using a number of flashbacks from the series and in new scenes.[1] [edit]Main cast Erika Sawajiri - Aya Ikeuchi Ryō Nishikido - Haruto Asō (Aya's later love interest) [edit]Other cast Naohito Fujiki - Hiroshi Mizuno (Doctor) Hiroko Yakushimaru - Ikeuchi Shioka Takanori Jinnai - Ikeuchi Mizuo Riko Narumi - Ikeuchi Ako Yuma Sanada - Ikeuchi Hiroki Ai Miyoshi - Ikeuchi Rika Saori Koide - Mari Sugiura (One of Aya's best friends) Kenichi Matsuyama - Yuji Kawamoto (Aya's first love interest) Yuya Endo - Takeda Makoto (Yuji's friend in the Basketball club) Kana Matsumoto - Saki Matsumura Momosuke Mizutani - Kohei Onda Ryo Hashidume - Keita Nakahara Hiroshi Katsuno - Yoshifumi Asō (Haruto's father) Asae Onishi (大西麻恵...
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...Council of Trent Rome taught her belief was affirmed by “all our forefathers” (Thirteenth Session, Chapter 1, The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, trans. H. J. Schroeder, [TAN Books and Publishers, 1978], p. 73), that is, church fathers. Trent also claimed, “because that Christ, our Redeemer, declared that which He offered under the species of bread to be truly His own body, therefore has it ever been a firm belief in the Church of God” (Thirteen Session, Chapter 4, The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, trans. H. J. Schroeder, [TAN Books and Publishers, 1978], p. 75). We will therefore test Rome’s claims historically. Rome’s idea ahistorical & based on Aristotelian concepts adopted late by the church. Rome’s doctrine of transubstantiation is dependent on the pagan Aristotle’s philosophical idea of accidents and substance. Modern Rome’s specific view as espoused by the Fourth Lateran Council and the Council of Trent, as well as other papal documents, that the substance of the elements change into the body and blood of Christ, while the appearance, taste and smell remain bread and wine is dependent on the Aristotelian categories of accidents of substance. Aristotle theorized that substance makes something what it is, and that the accidents give to it its external appearance etc. So Rome followed in this thinking in defining her teaching. What must be understood then is that since medieval Rome’s late specific teaching is...
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...performed sacrifice. After Israel accepts the terms of the Lord’s words, Moses, Aaron, two sons of Aaron (Nadab, Abihu) and 70 other elders of Israel see God in order to more fully testify of him. Moses was then called up into the mount and dwelt with God for forty days and forty nights. There, he received the stone tablets where upon the Lord wrote his law for the Children of Israel. Questions that the Verses Answer: 1. Who did the Lord tell Moses to take with him to worship afar off? (24:1) 2. Who was not allowed to come near unto the Lord? (24:2) 3. What was the Children of Israel’s reply to hearing the Lord’s word? (24:3) 4. What did Moses do with the words of the Lord after he told them to the Children of Israel? (24:4) 5. Who helped Moses perform the burnt offerings and sacrifices? (Ex. 24:5) 6. How did the Children of Israel outwardly express their commitment to the Lord’s word? (Ex. 24:6-7) 7. What book did Moses write the word of the Lord in? (Ex. 24:7) 8. What did Moses do with the blood of the sacrifice? (Ex 24:8) 9. Who saw the God of Israel? (Ex. 24:9) 10. What did the Elders of the Seventy do with God? (Ex. 24:11) 11. What did Moses receive from the Lord on the mount? (Ex. 24:12) 12. What was written on the tablets? (Ex. 24:12) 13. Who went up with Moses to the Mount of God? (Ex. 24:13) 14. What did Moses tell the Elders to do before he went up to the top of the Mount of the Lord? (Ex. 24:14) 15. What day on the...
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...wrath toward mankind, which can serve as a warning that causes turning away from god, it's to obtain peace and tranquility and life through the blood of Jesus. Paul tells us of how god have plan to go above bringing his people from Israel, but to redeem all mankind. There patriarch Abraham, he shows that Abraham is not justified by his own actions, but by his faith. It was his faith, his heart, that resulted in justification that came before he was circumcised. Throughout this letter we see what type of man, and find a solution that is not to simply be a better person, and to submit to the will of god, and accept the blood of Jesus faith, reassuring that it is by faith that we are saved ( Romans 5:1). The natural world: A biblical worldview of the natural world or human origin its in the scripture several times, starting with in the beginning god created heavens and earth (Genesis 1:1). In Romans it talks about the natural world in a biblical worldview, in Romans 1:20 says, for his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. They are without reason. It's rare for unbelievers to contested that the bible does not claim that god is the creator of the world. But, you have some believers that do contest if the natural world is valid. In Romans 1:20, it clearly states that god has made himself known by displaying his attributes and character...
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...Division of Psalms, verses 1-11. 1 Preserve me O God; for in thee do I put my trust. Preserve is a protection from all hurt, harm, and danger that only The Good Shepherd can do! 2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee: 3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. “My goodness extendeth not to thee:” David the psalmist is saying here that there is no meaning to life and no personal happiness without the Lord’s presence. You may think you there’s meaning to life and happiness but there will come a time that you will find a void or emptiness that cannot be fulfilled any other way but by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Man has no goodness to extend to God. It’s only God’s goodness that is extended to us, when we as true disciples of Christ decide to follow Him. 4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. False gods are everywhere today. Satan worshippers actually drink blood as part of their ceremony. The drinking of blood is absolutely forbidden by God. Acts 21:25 says “As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.” God is a jealous God...
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...Covenant Orientation Talk 1: Loving, Honoring and Serving God Expanded Outline I. I believe that I am special to God. A. God loves me. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16) We can personalize this sentence as if the Lord is speaking to us: “For God so loved me that He gave me His only Son, so that if I believe in Him, I will not perish but I will have eternal life.” God loves us inspite of our sinful nature. He accepts us for who we are. B. God forgives my sins. “...for this is My blood of the Covenant, which is poured out to many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matt. 26:28) God is full of mercy. He wants to forgive our sins so we can always be close to Him. C. I am a son/daughter of God. “You yourselves are no longer a slave but a son or a daughter; and yours is the inheritance by God’s grace.” (Galatians 4:7) We were once “slaves” of sin, but Jesus freed us. We became sons and daughters of God the Father and brothers of Jesus. We are also prince and princesses because we will soon inherit the kingdom of God. II. Our Response. Since we know that God loves us and that we are special to Him, He has forgiven our sins and we are His children, then the Lord is also special to us. He is so special that it makes us want to love Him more than anything else. “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your...
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