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- 531: Christianity
- ... further examples of prejudice in Deuteronomy. In the Bible, it is stated that "No one whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may be admitted into the community of the Lord. No child of an incestuous or adulterous union may be admitted into the community of the Lord, nor any descendant of his even to the tenth generation." (Deuteronomy 23:2-3). Consider the first statement. If a faithful Christian were to get in an automobile accident with a resulting injury to his ... of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David." (Ruth 4:18-22). Therefore David, King of Israel, was a descendant of a bastard and subsequently should not have been allowed into the community the Lord. This is a huge contradiction, as David is such an important figure in the bible. The contradiction involving David pales in comparison, however, to the one of the very definition of a supreme being. ...
- 532: A Comparison And Contrast Of L
- A Comparison and Contrast of Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness Achebe uses positive tone in his description of the African jungle; whereas, Conrad makes use of negative connotations. Their portrayals of the jungle reflect their attitudes toward their subject; Achebe sees ...
- 533: God's Character Traits
- ... name forever) states that God is eternal. Righteousness is also one of God's traits. He is righteous to everyone. Psalm 11:7 (God is good and he loves goodness) and Psalm 119:137 (O Lord, you are fair and righteous) tell about God's righteousness. God is a spiritual God. Romans 12:1 (Give your bodies to God) and 1 Corinthians 2:13 (his words were given to us by ... just. He judges all that sin with eternal punishment. But God is also a fair God and allows us to repent and trust in him to get forgiveness and eternal life. Psalm 9:16 (The Lord punishes the wicked justly) and 101:1 (I will sing about your kindness and justness) tell of how God is just. God is very truthful. He never lies or breaks his promises to us. 1 Kings 17:24 (Everything from the Lord is truthful) and Isaiah 45:19 (I Jehovah speak only truthfulness) say that God is truthful and he will keep all of his promises with us. Last but not least God has a lot ...
- 534: God Speaks Through The Mouths Of Poets
- ... spoken his word through the writings of John and of Blake, that God has given both men the gift of beautiful writing, so that they may sing the words of God! As often as our Lord has given us scripture in the Bible of his love and tenderness, there is also a reminder of His ultimate power! Just as Blake's poetry is a combination of asking us to embrace God ... wild if they know that their parent will never punish them for their misbehavior. If God only gave us the message of love & joy, we may never fear his rule over us. Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrewsΰ I will send all my plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the ... soberly, as exchange for his soul? Matt 16:26 God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Rom 12:3 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require you But to do justly, to love mercy And to walk humbly with your God? Mic 6:8 In five poems, I have shown only a small sample of the similarities in poetry ...
- 535: The Case For The Existence of God
- ... that I am God" (Psalm 46:10) as he echoed the Creator's sentiments to man. The allusions to th e manifestations of Deity in the created world are profuse. David exclaimed, "O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who has set thy glory upon the heavens?" (Psalm 8:1). In the same psalm, the inspired writer was constrained to say that the heavens are ... God whom man may know, adore, and love, and natural history must in good time become the analysis of the thoughts of the Creator of the universe' as manifested in the animal and vegetable kingdoms." Lord Kelvin, the famed English thermodynamicist once said, "I cannot admit that, with regard to the origin of life, science neither affirms nor denies Creative Power. `Science positively affirms Creative Power'. It is not in dead ... p 13. 6. Compton, Arthur H. `Chicago Daily News'. April 12, 1936. 7. Agassiz, Louis. `Contributions to the Natural History of the United States'. Boston, Massachusetts. 1857. Vol. 1. p 298. Emp. added. 8. Kelvin, Lord. `Nineteenth Century and After'. June, 1903. LIII. pp 1068,1069. 9. Davis, George E. `IN: The Evidence of God in an Expanding Universe'. John C. Monsma, Editor. G.P. Putnam's Sons. New York. ...
- 536: Essay on the Intrinsic Flaws Inherent in Christianity
- ... further examples of prejudice in Deuteronomy. In the Bible, it is stated that "No one whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may be admitted into the community of the Lord. No child of an ncestuous or adulterous union may be admitted into the community of the Lord, nor any descendant of his even to the tenth generation." (Deuteronomy 23:2-3). Consider the first statement. If a faithful Christian were to get in an automobile accident with a resulting injury to his ... of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David." (Ruth 4:18-22). Therefore David, King of Israel, was a descendant of a bastard and subsequently should not have been allowed into the community the Lord. This is a huge contradiction, as David is such an important figure in the bible. The contradiction involving David pales in comparison, however, to the one of the very definition of a supreme being. ...
- 537: St. Joan Of Arc
- ... to her parents, Joan left Domremy. She visited her uncle for eight days and then went onto Vaucouleurs, where she connected with Robert de Baudricourt. Joan told Robert that she was a servant of the Lord, sent to bring the Dauphin back into power as King of France. Joan also told Robert that the Kingdom of France belonged to the Lord, and the Lord wished the Dauphin to be king. Joan went to Robert three times before she received men to take her along the way. As Joan left Vaucouleurs, she said: 'I was in man's clothes, ...
- 538: Intro To Islam
- ... intermediaries are absolutely forbidden. From the Islamic standpoint, believing in the Oneness of God means to realize that all prayer and worship should be exclusively for God, and that He alone deserves such titles as "Lord" and "Savior". Some religions, even though they believe on "One God", do not make all of their worship and prayers for Him alone. Also, they also give the title of "Lord" to beings that are not All-Knowing, All-Powerful and Un-Changing - even according to their own scriptures. Suffice it to say that according to Islam, it is not enough that people believe that "God ... while believing that we have sinned so much that God will not possibly forgive us only leads to despair. In light of this, Islam teaches that: only the misguided despair of the Mercy of their Lord. Additionally, the Holy Qur'an, which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, contains a great deal of teachings about the life hereafter and the Day of Judgment. Due to this, Muslims believe that all ...
- 539: An Analysis Of Much Ado About
- ... a small province facing the Straits of Messina, in northeastern Sicily, at the estate of the governor of Messina, Leonato. Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon, Don John, his brother, Borachio his servant, Benedick, a young lord, and Claudio his best friend are all returning from war, and have been invited to stay with Leonato for a month. Shakespeare's antagonist Don John, bears much resemblance to Don John of Austria, the ... then Don Pedro he decides he will marry Hero. A possible scheme of Claudio can be noted when after describing his attraction to Hero to Benedick, he asks Don Pedro, "Hath Leonato any son, my lord?" Don Pedro replies that Hero is "his only heir."(I.i.262) An interpretation of this might be that Claudio's attraction to Hero was rooted in a pursuance of the love of Hero's ... the two, and from the beginning she seems reluctant to trust him as well. Beatrice says to Don Pedro in response of his noting that she had "lost the heart of Signior Benedick", "Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile, and I gave him use for it-a double heart for his single one. Marry once before he won it of me with false dice; therefore your grace may ...
- 540: Element of God In Poetry
- ... spoken his word through the writings of John and of Blake, that God has given both men the gift of beautiful writing, so that they may sing the words of God! As often as our Lord has given us scripture in the Bible of his love and tenderness, there is also a reminder of His ultimate power! Just as Blake's poetry is a combination of asking us to embrace God ... wild if they know that their parent will never punish them for their misbehavior. If God only gave us the message of love & joy, we may never fear his rule over us. Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews
I will send all my plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the ... soberly, as exchange for his soul? Matt 16:26 God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Rom 12:3 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require you But to do justly, to love mercy And to walk humbly with your God? Mic 6:8 In five poems, I have shown only a small sample of the similarities in poetry ...
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