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Holy Quran Bible Thumper
6,065 words... dge the children of Israel (Luke 22: 30). Saul was a renegade Jew, and the Christians changed his name to "Paul", probably because "Saul" sounds Jewish. This St. Paul made such a fine mess of the teachings of Jesus, peace blessings be upon him, that he earned for himself the second most coveted position of "The Most Influential Men of History" in the monumental work of Michael H. Hart: The 100 or The Top Hundred or the Greatest Hundred in History. Paul outclasses even Jesus because, accordin...
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Roman Catholics Holy Spirit
904 wordsChristians A common type of Email that we receive states that "denomination X" is not Christian" -- where "X" may refer to the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Roman Catholics, the United Church, Unity Church, etc. What the Emailer is really saying is that their own faith group are real Christians, and that anyone who holds beliefs that are significantly different are, in their opinion, not Christian. Two widely different definitions of "Christian" are: By Fundamentalist Christians: Have been fille...
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Put To Death Marcus Aurelius
2,424 wordsThe first instance of the Roman State taking action against Christians arose in the reign of the Emperor Claudius (41 - 54 A. D. ). The historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius tell us that Claudius had to expel the Jews because they were continually arguing among themselves about a certain Chrestos. "Here we have first mention of the response to the Christian message in the community of Rome, " comments Karl Baus. The historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (70 - ca. 140) was a high-ranking official ...
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Brother And Sister Ethnic Cleansing
2,384 words... be risen, was folly. The fact that Christians believed in the message of this crucified one, adopting a preference for the outcasts and poor (the dregs of humanity) and preaching brotherly love for everyone (in a society tightly built in a pyramid and considered the 'natural order') was another intolerable folly, which everyone rejected. Christians had to be eliminated as the adversaries of human civilisation. The criticism of antichristian intellectuals was marked by the same idea of "revel...
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Sanctity Of Life Mortal Sin
1,147 wordsThe bible is used as the centre of the Christian faith because it is the primary source of information about the life of Jesus and the world we live in. For Christians the bible is an important text for teaching about their faith. Many Christians believe it is the word of God and should be treated with the up most respect. Christians follow the bible and use it to solve any problems in their everyday lives. Discussions surrounding abortion faces many different issues as the topic of abortion is ...
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Baby Is Born Son Of God
1,574 wordsChristianity and Islam are two of the fastest growing religions, and they both have a lot in common. In this essay I will explain their differences and similarities, their messages, how they treat their believers and other religions, their historical relationship, and other topics along these lines. I will start this essay by explaining Christianity, and many things about it. The word "Christianity" itself, means "Believer in Christ. " If you are a believer in this religion, you are called a "Ch...
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Greek And Roman Early Christians
1,758 words... of Roman society continued to remain unchanged, its foundations began to decay rapidly, while Christians played role of the agents of decay. The early Christianity is often being referred to as Christianity of catacombs. In time when Christians in Rome were being prosecuted, they used to find refuge in old mines under the ground, which were called catacombs. At the beginning, early Christians did not have a comprehensive theological concept. Basically, they were just waiting for the Second C...
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Roman Catholic Church Created By God
2,246 wordsReligion Introduction The present paper aims to explore the fundamentals of Catholicity. The paper examines the major teachings and beliefs in Roman Catholicism, based on the interview with the person of Roman Catholic faith and visit to one of the most famous places of worship of Christianity in Jerusalem. Finally, the paper compares and contrasts Roman Catholicism with other world religions in order to understand what is it that Roman Catholics believe, what is it that the Roman Catholic Churc...
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U S Senate World War Ii
2,856 wordsFor sixteen hundred years, the Jewish people have been persecuted and murdered by people who worship a Jewish man as their savior: the Christians. Why did Christian anti-Semitism, a seemingly illogical belief given that Jesus himself was a Jew, develop? How did it evolve, and why has it persisted for centuries? In the Biblical gospels, despite three of the four being ostensibly written by Jews, enemies of Jesus are referred to as? the Jews. ? Early Christians found themselves in a quandary. The ...
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Century A D York Ny
1,084 wordsChristianity is defined as, A major religion, stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1 st century AD. (Shelton) It has become the largest of the worlds religions. Yet in Ancient Rome in the first century A. D. they were not welcome. Christians were burned and tortured, and persecuted for just over three hundred years because of their beliefs. Why? We may never fully know, but I believe it was mostly out of fear. Fear of t...
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Reign Roman Government
980 wordsThe way the Romans viewed Christianity is slightly different from the general theory. The Romans did not spend all their time hunting down Christians in order to crucify them or throw them to the lions. When Christianity first started in the Roman Empire, it was viewed as another sect of Judaism. There was no differentiating between the Jews and the Christians in the eyes of the Roman government. The Christians were seen simply as a more radical group of Jews. They were also not completely trust...
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Roman Empire Jesus Christ
2,883 wordsThe New Cult? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. ? These are the first two lines in the gospel of John. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it (John 1. 3 - 5). John was talking about Jesus Christ, a man, or what some say, the Son of God. But who was h...
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Jesus Of Nazareth Matter Of Time
1,149 wordsBetween the first and fourth centuries Christianity gradually became the prevailing religion of Rome. The burden of how to respond to this new religion was placed upon the Roman government. Many kings or emperors of the Romans responded to Christianity in a different fashion. Over this large amount of time Christianity fought its way into the hearts and souls of the Roman people. Through the first general persecution of Christians by Decius in 250 A. D. to the conversion of the emperor to Christ...
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Gods Grace Gods Word
847 wordsemail: title: Once Saved, Always Saved You are saved until you sin again, the preacher tells the new convert. Such words can cause a new Christian to have fear of failing and can cause him other to feel like quitting the Christian walk. Jesus Christ has promised that once people ask Him to live in their hearts, they will receive eternal life. Jesus died on the cross for Christianssins one time because once a person receives Jesus as Savior he or she is eternally saved. Gods character addictions ...
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Yom Kippur Monotheistic Religions
2,901 wordsSimilarities and differences In the 3 major religions The 3 major religions of the western world Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share similar as well as different characteristics and it is evident that the 3 are all inter-related. Judaism, the first real monotheistic religion started in Palestine during 13 th Century BC among the ancient Israelites. This idea of believing in one god came about when Moses received the 10 commandments from heaven on mount Sinai. Tradition says the founder of Jud...
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Gay Rights Movement Homosexual Acts
3,418 wordsDuring the last 2, 000 years of Christianity many changes have taken place in how it sees people and their place in the kingdom of God. The Church has changed its views of people of other races as inferior, or savages, in need of salvation. They have changed their views on womens equality. They are even in the midst of making amends with and reaching out to Muslims and Jews. But most modern Christians have a more hardened view of homosexuals than they ve ever had. Some see homosexuals as being i...
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Gods Wrath Middle Ages
1,840 wordsSuperstitions: A Heritage from the Middle Ages Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them. 1 The philosophies that dominated medieval Europe were those of the Catholic Church, and instead of putting out the flames of superstition, these philosophies contributed to their creation. Augustine of Hippo was a bishop who developed theology in western society during the decline of Rome. 2 During a discussion with a friend about his latest theological book he stated: We can on...
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