Hebrew Bible people

in the Bible book of Hebrew chapter 4 verse 12 where it states; “For the Word of God (the entire Bible, once again, God’s con-stitution is “alive” and “active;” it cuts more keenly than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the place where life and spirit, joints and marrow, divide: It sifts the purposes and “thoughts” of the “heart.” End quote; New English Bible. In addition , in this book you will find exactly what is stated in the book of Ecclesia-stes, in the Old Testament or Hebrew…

There are a lot of correlations between the movie we just watched “The Chosen”, and the history of Judaism. The notion of a chosen people descended from Noah to Abraham, Moses, and David. Some examples of that are henotheism, Changing Abram’s name to Abraham, circumcision, and the Promise of Progeny. With Moses it was the covenant of law and love. David with being the “son” of God, and him being the first Messiah. The Jewish had 613 commandments while the Gentiles have 10. Being chosen means you…

Decalogue Paper The fifth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill” is believed to make a direct reference to unprovoked, pre-meditated killing of a human by a human, or murder. The word “kill” is translated from the Hebrew word Ratsach, to murder, slay or kill.1 This is not to be confused with manslaughter, acts of war, or self defense. Not only is murder considered an offense towards God but anything that may lead to murder is forbidden as well. Martin Luther explains in the large catechism that…

To Forgive or Not Forgive, That is the Question Throughout the New Testament of the Bible, Christians are constantly reminded of the importance of forgiveness. Mathew 6:15 states: “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (KJV). In other words, a person cannot expect to be forgiven by God if that person does not forgive others. When it comes to forgiving those that I love, I do not have a difficult time forgiving them, and this is probably…

Introduction The story of Abraham in the book of Genesis is an elaborate narrative describing the events of his life. Through many trials Abraham and his wife Sarah give birth to their son Isaac who God had promised them. Through Isaac, Abraham is promised that the nations will be born. However, in this verse we see a significant moment in Abraham’s life where he is asked to sacrifice this promised son. He moves in obedience and does not falter in obeying God. He prepares Isaac and takes him up…

sell their bodies, and worship false idols. One thing about living in a poor society is people think they have to do what ever it takes to survive . People have been so deceptive when it comes to money. Money has such a control over people’s lives, they think they have to have it in order to survive. People do awful things in order to get money. Women selling their bodies for cash is the number one way that people choose. But this is how Satan tricks you into his world. He makes you feel…

For centuries, the holy bible has been compared to several other sacred texts. The bible itself has an origin of being inspired by ancient texts before its existence. In this paper, a comparison of the biblical story of Abraham and Katha Upanishad is addressed. Beginning with the biblical story of Abraham in chapter twelve of Genesis shows that he was previously known as Abram. He started his journey when God ordered him to go to a far country away from his father's house and his own family. The…

Jesus Christ give us grace and mercy even when we didn’t deserve it. Analysis: There are many benefits of Christian faith and Jesus Christ, being able to access true wisdom and knowledge. The issues many of people have regarding the Christian faith is the thought of God forgiving people for certain sins committed. For example, I was asked how someone who killed my father be forgiven and goes to haven. In addition, having a full understanding of Gods power is a huge part of the Christian…

GOD’S ATTRIBUTES OF JUSTICE This paper will attempt to demonstrate God’s attributes of justice through His never failing love. Many people associate justice with punishment and leave no room for love. One example of God’s attributes is how He reveals His love to the unjust with mercy. God has shown this from Genesis to Revelations. However, for this paper the focus will be on one example of God’s mercy from the Old and New testament. Believers and non-believers alike seem to have fallen away…

But for Christianity it is stated that the view of afterlife will depend on it’s an everyone’s deeds, if deeds are good or if someone lives a sinless life then he/she will live an eternal life in heaven but if someone lived a sinful life then he/she will go to hell and receive eternal pain. Similarities. The similarities which Buddhism has with Christianity are that they both have Priests, Priestesses monks and nuns. According to www.comparativeworld.com, ‘they also have basic rule of behaviour…