Eucharist
.... robe
Words -"Do this in Memory of Me." -"This is my body, which has been given
up for you."
The Eucharist
Thesis: The Eucharist is a sign of Jesus' death, and how He gave himself up
for us, and how we experience Him through His body.
History of the Eucharist
The Eucharist is a Jewish Ritual of worship. It dates back to the
Last Supper, where Jesus celebrated a typical Jewish community meal with
His friends. Sharing a meal with family, (very important to the J .....
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Essay On The Intrinsic Flaws Inherent In Christianity
.... in keeping with their own cultural and religious beliefs.
Surely a society existing at the time would have documented this
miraculous event. Yet nowhere have such works been found. In the
instance of the resurrection of the saints, Matthew is the only person to
mention this occurence in the Bible. Surely other first-century
Christians would have used this as further proof of Jesus' divinty. It
would fall to reason that Paul and the gospels would have mentioned it.
This is not, however, the case. .....
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Paul's Letter To The Galatians
.... Paul tried to follow the example of the original apostles (who
knew Jesus) by "converting the multitudes." I think Paul understood human
nature better than the other apostles preaching circumcision to the
gentiles. Perhaps he thought that gentiles would accept Christianity more
easily if it was natural to their lifestyle --I'm sure that the thought
of circumcision, and strict dietary laws scared gentiles from
Christianity! It seems that the "Judaziers" preached a God that was hard
to please.
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God Speaks Through The Mouths Of Poets
.... a weak creature; unable to protect it's
self from the strength of an evil predator. If we are the Lamb, then we
must rely on the protection of our Shepherd, God. Why would Blake call us
a Lamb then? Aren't we stronger than any other animal upon this earth? I
think that God would tell us "No," for it is He who gives us life strength,
as Blake says in the next few linesà Gave thee life & bid thee feed, By
the stream & o're the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest
clothing wooly bright, What strengt .....
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Who Was Jesus?
.... rules to live by. But, they reflected a time in
history where that kind of love for one another was hard to find because
of the hardships inflicted upon the people.
I find some conflict in Jesus' actions, however. Jesus never (as far
as I know) says to ignore to commandments of God in the Hebrew Scriptures;
however, constantly breaks the Sabbath (Matt 12:13 and others), and gives
VERY flimsy and unconvincing explanations for it. I am not sure what his
message was in those actions. Perhaps he .....
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The Wiccan Religion
.... with ecological pursuits.
Wicca observe the holidays of Pagan Europe; Eight festivals spaced evenly
about the wheel of the year, at the quarters (equinox^̉s and solstices)
and the cross-quarters (midpoints between the equinox^̉s and solstices).
They are called: Yule (Dec 21) Tmbolc (Feb2), Lady Day (March 21),
Beltaine (May 1), Midsummer (June 21), Lugnassed (Aug 1), Mabon (Sept 21),
and Samhain (Oct 31). Actual dates vary slightly from year to year, as
they are based upon actual celestial events. .....
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Popes
.... announced a crusade, as well as at the same time declaring a tithe
on all churches, benefices and ecclesiastical persons of all ranks. Military
plans were drawn up but, in the end, no great army ever assembled or departed
from Europe's shores. Instead, in a twist of irony, the Vatican wound up hosting
an infidel in the form of Prince Djem, the sultan's brother. This arrangement
confused the general public and the papal status fell in the eyes of the public.
Papal status was further weakened by Innoce .....
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Overview And Analysis Of The Crusades
.... Small groups started to
form and each group would be self- directing. All the groups planned their own
ways to the Constantinople, where they would meet and regroup. They would attack
the Turkish forces in Constantinople and hope to regain control of the city.
The large Christian armies talked to Alexius I Comnenus, the Byzantium emperor,
and agreed to return any of his old land that was recaptured. The armies were
skeptical of this demand but agreed anyway. The first attack by the crusaders
was on A .....
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Women And The Bible
.... of the passage. Written
approximately 2000 years ago, many parts of the Bible seem outdated. The passage
portrays a time when women were property and were “trained” to be weak and
fragile. This stopped only about 30 years ago. Before this time, society taught
women from birth to be submissive to men. What does this mean to us today? It
means that although American Society is no longer training women to be
submissive, the problem is still present in our belief system. Many churches do
not believe that w .....
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Ancient Greek Beliefs Of Religion And Death Differs From Other Cultures
.... archery, and
young unmarried men and Hestes, goddess of the home. As you can see, the Greeks
believed in many gods unlike the people of the Jewish fate who believed in one
god. The Jewish god does not have an emblem that which it is represented by.
The belief is that the god is represented by everything. For example, members
of the Jewish religion believe god is everywhere, in everything, and represented
by everything they do. Another example of the religious differences is how
Ancient Egyptia .....
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Christianity, Islam, And Judaism
.... information that was handed to us we had to fill out a spoke diagram about
it. On it we wrote about a certain religion's God, Holy book, practices and
rituals, sects worship services, and key beliefs. Then we put up all the spokes
from the groups and reviewed them.
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Voodoo
.... relics. It is combinations like this that form religions
such as Santeria, a blend of Voodoo and Spanish Catholicism, that proves what a
malleable religion it is. Voodoo has spread throughout the world into major
communities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun
has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now.
Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions there are
some basic tenets common among them. They all believe that the pulse of lif .....
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Eve And The Apple
.... would be a sin.
The main reason Eve eats the apple is because she wants to become a
Goddess. The serpent said that he was a beast and after eating the fruit from
the tree of knowledge of good and evil he became more human like. Eve was
enticed by the words of the serpent who said that "If the fruit makes a serpent
like a man, it should make men like gods." (Line 710: "That ye should be as
Gods, since I as man, Internal Man, is but proportion meet; I, of brute, human;
ye, of human, Gods.)
Other .....
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School Prayer Should Be Allowed
.... government is not upholding their part of the
constitution. They are trying to tell people that saying prayer in public school
is unconstitutional.
In fact, prayer in public school is legal, so is prayer in church and
prayer in stores etc... . The area which is not legal is when students or
teachers pray when engaged in school activities or instruction. This means
students or teachers may pray in an informal setting, such as cafeterias and
hallways. They may talk about and discuss problems with .....
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Ancient Greek Beliefs Of Religion And Death Differs From Other Cultures
.... archery, and young unmarried men and Hestes, goddess of the home.
As you can see, the Greeks believed in many gods unlike the people of the
Jewish fate who believed in one god. The Jewish god does not have an
emblem that which it is represented by. The belief is that the god is
represented by everything. For example, members of the Jewish religion
believe god is everywhere, in everything, and represented by everything
they do. Another example of the religious differences is how Ancient
Egyptia .....
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