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seraph
seraph , plural seraphim , supernatural being. The name seems to derive from the Hebrew word "to burn." According to the Book of Isaiah, seraphim have six wings. Scholars have suggested that seraphim were winged serpents. In Numbers, the word "seraph" denotes a "fiery" (i.e.... Read more |
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Theocracy
Theocracy BIBLIOGRAPHY The term theocracy signifies belief in governance by divine guidance, a form of regime in which religion or faith plays the dominant role. It denotes thus a political unit governed by a deity or by officials thought to be divinely guided. The word theocracy originates... Read more |
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Koran
Koran. The sacred book of Islam, which Muhammad claimed had been revealed to him as the Word of God, through the mediation of the archangel Gabriel.... Read more |
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Sacraments
Sacraments From the Latin word sacramentum, meaning oath, a sacrament is an outward sign or ritual (signum ) connected to an invisible reality (res ). In Christian context, it bears a promise from God for the comfort and encouragement in faith of the believer. Augustine of Hippo (354–430)... Read more |
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Gehenna
Gehenna One of the words in the Christian New Testament for hell, the place of destruction. The word is derived from the Hebrew ge and hinnom, the Valley of Hinnom—originally a valley in Palestine where the Hebrews passed their children through the fire to Moloch, the god of the Ammonites (1... Read more |
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Frigg
Frigg In Norse* mythology, Frigg was the wife of Odin, father of the gods. She was associated with marriage and the birth of children. In earlier Germanic mythology, Frigg was called Frija, from which the word Fridaycomes. For many years, Germans considered Friday a lucky ... Read more |
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Menarche
Menarche The word menarche is derived from the Greek words me– Read more |
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Karl Barth
Karl Barth , 1886-1968, Swiss Protestant theologian, one of the leading thinkers of 20th-century Protestantism. He helped to found the Confessing Church and his thinking formed the theological framework for the Barmen Declaration. He taught in Germany, where he early opposed the Nazi regime. In... Read more |
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idols
...from the Greek word eidolon (image...number of Hebrew words, among them elilim...of other, alien gods. Prophetic texts...against turning to the gods of their neighbours...general had a ‘living’ quality that suggests...argues that pagan ... |
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Titans
...were the group of gods immediately preceding the Olympian gods in Greek mythology...Titanomachy. The word ‘titanic...said that the young god Dionysos was dismembered...believed themselves to be living. Prometheus, son...communicate with the ... |
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hygiene
hygiene The word hygiene derives from...goddess of healthful living, Hygeia. Initially...depicted as a demi-god, the daughter or wife...obtaining health by living wisely in accordance...component of healthful living, the plumbing technology... |
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healing
...thunderbolt and he became a god himself, with a cult...greatness of their god and of his many cures...was achieved, the gods were thanked, sometimes...their covenant with God. In the Gospel...tormenting two madmen living among the tombs to ... |
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creation myths
...seasons, the birth of living things, all provoke...the first mortal living beings in the world...of creation by the Word spoken by a male creator...the goddess to the god, mother to child...proliferation of living beings from his...torn in ... |
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asceticism
...comes from the Greek word ‘askesis’, meaning ‘exercise...passions in order to love God more perfectly.Asceticism...deny the goodness of God's creation. It has...of His risen body. Living with these eschatological...community of male Jews ... |
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freaks
freaks The word ‘freaks’ generally refers...with severe skin disorders, living skeletons, the obese...astrological forces or capricious gods. Interpreting deformities...argue over the influence of God in human reproduction well... |
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Health and Fitness
...proper relationship to God and ascertaining the divine...relaxation. In the words of the hydropathic reformer...is inherent in the living system” and “health...prevented by righteous living and self‐discipline...rules of healthful living. ... |
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BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
...earliest source for many common words and phrases, such as all one...and in health, land of the living, like lost sheep, tender mercy...the language: ‘Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open...and make ready, usually one word from Latin, the other Anglo... |
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Man against the Sky, The
...glare As if he were the last god going home Unto his last desire...he conceives as “an orient Word that will not be erased,” vouchsafed...but if they are to continue living they must cling to hope, realizing...answer for the time‐born words We spell....” |
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seven
...White, the seven dwarfs living in a hut in the forest who...highest is the abode of God and the most exalted angels...the Ascension.Seven Last Words the last seven utterances of Christ on...lama sabachthani? [My God, my God, why has thou ... |
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Sikhism
...who are Sikhs. The word sikh (Pañjābī; cf. Skt...who believe in one God (Ik Onkar) and are...will (hukam) of God. This is only possible...because of the help of God, the equivalent of...described in many words, e.g. kirpā, nadar...dharam ... |
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beatitudes
...psalms (1; 32; 119), but the word is particularly applied to part of...arrival in Jesus of the kingdom of God. Disciples are blessed when they recognize this intervention of God: they may be living in this world, but under the pressure... |
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Naḥman of Bratslav
...daily conversation with God in which the ḥasid pours out his feelings to God (hitbodedut). He promised...because they have no living rebbe. He was a strong opponent...collected many of Naḥman's words and works in several volumes... |
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...John Drury , Painting the Word (Yale, 1999) J. D...Collins, 1998) A. Thatcher , Living Together and Christian Ethics...Testament and the People of God (SPCK, 1992) N. T. Wright...Resurrection of the Son of God (SPCK, 2003)The New Testament... |
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Christology
...attributed to Christ, the Son of God, the Word (1 Cor. 8: 6; Heb...encountered the One through whom God had made the universe provided...as the Logos or Word of God, understood as the source...in Christ God Himself was ... |
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Marriage and divorce
...religions for union with God. But it is recognized...state instituted by God because ‘it is not...an illustration of God's relationship with...Marriage, in the words of the Book of Common...previous partner still living) in some ... |
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Mark, gospel of
...in Church groups by word of mouth, and what Mark...none of us are living to ourselves or dying...the mysterious Son of God—ultimately triumphant...in the providence of God, and this may account...coming of the Kingdom of God, and the ... |
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Ethics
...all time (e.g. in the word of God in revelation, whether Vedic...different styles of moral living and accountability. But...derived from Torah as the God-given revelation of the way...imitatio Dei (imitation of God), the details are all... |
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Sermon on the Mount
...the addition of the word ‘daily’ at 9: 23...kingdom of Heaven (or God) there will be a great...that ideal form of living wherever it is found...righteousness towards God; generosity and self...requirement to love as God loves (5: 46) is... |
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God's reign cracks into our world.(Living the Word)
...remember our dead and ponder the God of life. We begin Advent...subterfuge by attesting that God "is not God of the dead, but of the living" (Luke 20:38). The question...are not without God, the God of life. On that basis ... |
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An answering God.(Living the Word)
...power of the gospel God who has capacity to...gospel is an answering God. Isaiah is answered...attentive mercy of God. Such divine answering...Corinthians 15:58). The word is out that life in...FEBRUARY 17] Reconciled Living Isaiah 58:1-12... |
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Space for God: February 25.(Living the Word: Reflections on the Revised...
...our reality. When this happens, prayer (listening to God) gives way to temptation and self-deception. How many...up on this journey ought to give us the space to rely on God and God's intention for our common life. Jesus teaches us that... |
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Welcoming God: July 18.(Living the Word)
...demonstrate different ways of welcoming God. Though he doesn't realize who he...tent, Abraham offers hospitality to God and two messengers. He immediately...10)--does Abraham realize that God is the guest whom he has attended with... |
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The silence and the shalom of God: God's stillness leads from a marketing...
...should have the first word and we are silent before...sleep because the last word also belongs to God...silent singing of God, God's lullaby (Psalm...Stillness before God is a letting go so...marketing orientation to ... |
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How can they hear without a preacher?(Blow the Trumpet in Zion: Global Vision...
...wilderness shouting "hear ye the Word of the Lord!" If you have...Finding Victory Through Your God-Given Personal Style by...finding and embracing their God-given personal style. Hayes...June 2004). His Rules: God's Practical Road Map for... |
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WORDS OF THE LIVING GOD: PLACE AND FUNCTION OF HOLY SCRIPTURE IN THE THEOLOGY...
WORDS OF THE LIVING GOD: PLACE AND FUNCTION OF HOLY SCRIPTURE...worldly concerns and from the passionate God of the Bible, as progressive catholic...as a result of his rediscovery of the Word of God written down in Scripture ... |
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Pastor accepts people's culture when bringing God's word.(Neighbor)(Living...
...building people's relationship to God, without destroying their cultures...no way could they do anything that God couldn't overcome. "Yet," Doerner...environment it was easier to preach the word of God to him. "When you go to a community... |
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Living the word: reflections on the revised common lectionary, cycle B.
...presence in Emmanuel, "God-with-us." This...exercise that, like God's gift of Jesus...our blog at www.gods politics.com. Michaela...begins and ends with words of reassurance to...people, says your God. ... God will ... |
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FAITH REBORN STRONGER; GOD'S WORD AWAKENED A SPIRITUALLY CHARGED...
...according to the very words of Jesus himself...the kingdom of God (heaven). Now...through reading his word (the Bible...I was actually living out many of the...my life that his word teaches I shouldn...against what God's ... |
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