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    The Westboro Baptists are a religious group from Topeka, Kansas. The Westboro Baptists protest at funerals, as well as many other events, with signs that say God is killing soldiers to punish America’s tolerance of homosexuals. Some of the signs are painted with hateful messages, such as “God Hates Fags” and “No Fags In Heaven”. These signs were carried in protest outside of Matthew Snyder’s funeral, a fallen soldier. His grieving father, Albert Snyder, sued Westboro Baptist church for belief in…

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    During my time at Cal Baptist, I hope to gain not only the knowledge I will need for my career, but lasting friendships and spiritual tools that will help me as I continue my life journey on my own. My expectation for college is that, although learning is important, I will have opportunities to build lasting friendships and strengthen my faith in God and confidence in myself as well as my academic abilities. I believe Cal Baptist has developed a close, supportive community which I can count on…

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    Southern Baptist, United Methodist, and Church of God holds a certain amount of similarity, yet they have a major difference in what they believe is the true plan of salvation. The Southern Baptist sect believes that once someone is saved and their name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, they are saved forever. The United Methodist denomination believes that one can lose their salvation. The Church of God denomination also believes that one can lose their salvation. The Southern Baptist…

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    The book of Matthew portrays Jesus as the promised Jewish Messiah and the fulfillment of Old Testament hopes and prophesies. For example, Matthew 1:1 states, “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son Abraham.” From the beginning, Matthew writes to a Jewish audience and clearly states his purpose to depicts Jesus as the King of the Jews. He continues on to describe Jesus’ entire Jewish genealogy, which clearly portrays Jesus as Christ of the Jews. Additionally, in…

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    Introspection Of Jesus

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    Savior, counselor, friend, redeemer, shepherd, and I Am, are only some of the names brought to mind when confronted with who Jesus is, with a key one being Immanuel, or God with us. The exhaustive list should speak for itself in that Jesus encompasses every plausible Godly characteristic fathomable to man. While the human race assigns numerous titles to describe Jesus, personal introspection of who Jesus is might differ from that of a worldly viewpoint. Thus, deliberating on Jesus in a biblical…

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    Every heroic story is told from the Hero’s Journey. Jesus follows this same journey. The Hero’s Journey includes 9 different parts; the intro, the call to action, crossing the threshold, meeting the mentor, challenges, temptation, dark inner moments, final battle and the return home. Jesus has every one of these scenes happen when He was on earth. There is a bible verse for every scene in the Hero’s Journey. The first scene is the intro to the hero’s world. The intro to the hero’s world…

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    Book Of John Analysis

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    John can be summarized in this way. The book of John is about Jesus’ ministry. The book of John starts off by stating that God was in the beginning and nothing was made without Him. It is also stated that John was sent to testify of the Light which is the coming Son, Jesus. Jesus’ ministry covered in the book of John starts in Cana at a wedding where He turns water into wine. He then goes to the temple to find sales people in the temple. He says His Father’s house is not a marketplace and He…

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    The Broader Context: The Gospel of Luke In order to best understand how to properly interpret Luke 16:1-13, it is best to first read the passage in light of its surrounding context—the entire book of Luke. In his introduction, Luke clearly states his purpose in writing this gospel: “so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught,” (Luke 1:4). This is Luke 's purpose statement, but what is the truth the Luke is trying to demonstrate? The main theme Luke wants to convey…

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    James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain is a work concerned with the notion of change. Centered on a Harlem-based Pentecostal church, Baldwin unpacks multiple character studies to explore whether or not true growth and change are attainable. Through flashbacks, Baldwin reveals the main characters’ actions are merely products of their respective pasts. That is, these characters are shown to suggest an overarching sense of determinism plagues humanity—a determinism in which all actions can be…

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    Yo Mama’s Last Supper by Cox portrays a naked black woman in the middle, surrounded by twelve men sitting around the table, six men on each side. She is not wearing any sort of garments except for a simple white cloth around her arms that are spread out. This art piece consists of five photographs each with three-men group; thus, the seeming division based upon similar actions is created. The man immediate right to the woman is the only man with paler skin color. On the table, there are a feast…

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