others had their backs turned to us‚ and one lady roamed aimlessly around the room. This was the memory room‚ full of dementia and Alzheimer residents inside a local retirement home. I nodded towards my sister as I began the introduction to In Christ Alone‚ my favorite hymn. Even when my sister joined in with her clarinet as verse one began‚ the mood remained
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manifested two opposing opinions: Jesus Christ and Aristotle. Both have defined virtue in their own terms‚ and this essay will compare these definitions and ultimately confirm their inherent differences. In the end‚ if given the chance‚ Aristotle would not approve of Jesus’ conception of virtue/excellence due to their conflicting views on the intention of action and defining virtue. In order to prove the dissimilarities of these men we will first examine the values of Jesus Christ‚ then later move on to Aristotle
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affections‚ everything became trivial. I was overjoyed. A peek of His eyes has become my secret place of worship. Jesus said anyone who has seen me has seen the Father (John 14:9) and that He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of the Father’s nature (Hebrews 1:3). Those who reverently fear Him are the ones whom He counsels and watches over. That night‚ Jesus was in front of me‚ standing a few feet away from where I am‚ looking intently into my eyes. Unspoken words of
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In the traditional song‚ "Jesus Paid it All"‚ it says "Jesus paid it all‚ all to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain‚ He washed it white as snow." Tonight‚ I was thinking about that song and the small five-word phrase really jumped out at me: All to Him I Owe. Jesus gave the ultimate sacrifice for all of us on Earth‚ and the one thing we should be focused on every hour of every day is not only praising Him‚ but living for Him and giving Him our ALL. We see Peter and John exemplify this in Acts
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are creative and sometimes beautiful‚ caused so much anger and protests so that those artworks needed to be removed from the exhibitions. “Piss Christ” by the American artist Andres Serrano is one of the most controversial art pieces in the 1980s until now. The article by Huffington Post addresses this artwork and the arguments it has created. “Piss Christ” is a photograph taken by Andres Serrano. It was publicly exhibited the first time in New York in 1987 and immediately caused a lot of arguments
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Iscariot Judas Iscariot is one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles‚ and had travelled with Christ throughout his journey for three years. Judas is known for his kiss and betrayal of Jesus. His hometown is believed to be Kerioth‚ which was about 15 miles south of Hebron‚ in Israel. Before he became one of the Twelve disciples‚ Judas was a thief. He was in charge of the group’s money bag and sometimes stole from it. He was disloyal. With the mercy of the Christ‚ he was invited to become one of Jesus’s
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God for answers I decided to talk about the following three topics: “Did Jesus Claim to be God?”‚ “Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin?”‚ and “What can your local church do to better communicate Gods love to your community?” There are many questions and concerns about these topics. Although there are a lot of debatable questions it is clear to see that Jesus did claim to be God. Did Jesus Claim to be God Jesus never said in the Bible “I am God”. He did however say in John 10:30 “I and
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The Jesus I Never Knew Yancey starts out with the image of Jesus. When he was young he had envisioned Jesus to have angelic features such as‚ young‚ handsome‚ and a compassionate face. It wasn’t until he entered into a Christian college‚ that he was introduced to the real image of Jesus. I had an immediate connection with Yancey. I too had an image of Christ in my head‚ which consisted of Hollywood portrayals and those in classical paintings. It wasn’t till I engaged myself at a Christian
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Comparing and contrasting Jesus and Mohammed Jesus & Mohammed Jesus and Muhammad are two very different individuals that have kind of a similar history and at the same time a very different history. They both break off from an established religion and started their own. They had been banished by the other religions and the cities they lived in. Most religions are thought to be separate and different than any other religions. As one reads more into different religions‚ I saw that many
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similar to Jesus in the way Isaiah preached God’s word like the way Jesus did. God asked that everyone believed in Him and that he was the creator of Earth. However‚ some people didn’t believe so like Jesus‚ Isaiah told stories to all different people and communities to make them try and believe in God. Isaiah and Jesus both performed wonderful miracles. Isaiah sent a blind man from birth to the river to wash and his sight was restored by Isaiah. Jesus also healed a man who was born blind and Jesus spat
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