LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE THE FORMULATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE CANONICAL BOOKS A PAPER SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR C. PAUL KING IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY OF THE CHURCH I 301 DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH HISTORY BY GLENN ROGERS LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA 10 NOVEMBER 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Reason or Need for Adoption of a Canon of Scripture 4 Key Events that were…
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of love into spiritual love and flesh love. To figure out the comparison between Dante’s attitudes to love and lust in Inferno and Christian doctrines, this essay will discuss about: (1) similarities and difference between Christian doctrines in Holy Bible about lust and the setting of Lust circle in Inferno, (2) Dante showed his love through the appearance and image of Beatrice in Inferno, (3) Dante showed sympathies to sinners in Lust circle.…
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Lab Topic: What are some modern techniques being used to determine the age of the earth? When it come to the earth, whether it be about its life, time created or life span you can assure there will be many different theories and beliefs. In this paper I will attempt to explain the defined theories that exist which explain the age of the earth. Many scientists believes that the earth has a life span it is aging and it will eventually die, while on the other hand religion believes that the earth was…
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thereby begins to be conformed to the image of God in Christ. What has such faith and such conformation to do with philosophy? This paper offers an answer that requires a personalist Christian faith but does not make such faith depend on philosophy. Instead, a philosophy appropriate to the Christian faith must conform to Christ and the requirements of such faith. The paper contends that it must be “Christ-shaped” in the same manner as Christian faith is. Many Christian philosophers and theologians have…
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the books of the Bible by memory, learning to give a proper devotion, and how to pray. Through continuous reading and studying of the Bible we also learned of Jesus and how only through him we can receive the grace of GOD the Almighty and the gift of eternal life. Judaism does not include this. Jews believe in GOD as a unitary being unlike the Christian view of GOD being composed of three separate, but in all essence the same being: GOD the Father, GOD the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. Most everyone…
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The Religious group that I selected to research was the Roman Catholic group. I chose this religion randomly just so that I could have no bias or personal opinion affecting me in my research or paper. Roman Catholics are a part of the Christians. A Christian is a believer and follower of Christ. Catholics and their religion believe in as well as follow Christ too, therefore they are Christians. “Evangelical” Christians have some of the same beliefs as Catholics. Both groups believe that there is…
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superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs (www.dictionary.com). I was baptized and raised in an Episcopal Church. The purpose of this paper was to visit a sacred site and report on what I experienced and saw. I felt that visiting another Christian denomination would have been to close, value wise to my own denomination. So I decided to visit a Jewish synagogue, in other words a Jewish…
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Islam Cultural Diversity in Professions 350N-14746 DeVry University My paper consists of researching Muslim religion comparing to Christianity. I will discuss the history of Islam, how it began and some of their rules and policies. I will discuss where the most populous locations of Muslims and how the Muslims even are different from location to location. The word “Islam” is from Arabic language with its meaning “acceptance” “surrender” “submission” or “commitment”…
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their welfare. Ephesians 6:9 warns leaders they have a Master in heaven that reviews and judges them. “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus” the Bible commands us in Philippians 2:5. Hebrews 12:14 says to “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy, for without holiness no one will see the Lord”. Finally, Proverbs 15:13 says that a happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. After seeing these verses, they…
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holidays, and family traditions. Some of the main beliefs in the LDS culture are Jesus is the Savior of all man, The Word of Wisdom, and the church was restored by their Prophet Joseph Smith. Some of the main beliefs for the Catholic faith are the Bible, the different Saints, and baptism. There are many holidays that are celebrated by both religions. Both Catholics and LDS members celebrate Christmas and Easter. The LDS faith in Utah has a special state…
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