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    Augustine's Confessions

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    sort of social climber in that she is focusing too much on his success, rather than helping him further understand his relationship with God. Augustine himself notes the flaws of the education he received stating, “No one is doing right if he is acting against his will…Those who put compulsion on me were not doing right either; the good was done to me by you, my God” (Conf. 1.19). In forcing this empty education on her son, Monica fails to do any good for…

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    Episode 3). Stating how the individual who is analysing this image, whether they will get the hidden beauty/meaning; which is man can overcome issues that come to hand, but when those issues become more religious and out of man's power they need to rely on ‘God’ to save them. The name Michael came from a hebrew origin meaning ‘who is like god’ ( stranger between worlds, n.d.) St. Michael was to be created as the closest thing to god who can save man. The way this painting has been portrayed…

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    time or are simply examining and analyzing from a modern perspective. The intentions of God is never to create inequality among sexes. From the beginning of Creation God made man after his own image and then took out of the man to create the woman. Shortly after the passage reads, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female…

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    quite remarkable. It is strange that a series of thoughts, images, and sensations can occur in our minds while we sleep. Many of these dreams may be useless images traveling through our minds, but can some of them have meaning? We can turn to the Bible for the answer to this question. In Genesis 40:8, the Bible discusses how interpretations belong to God. If we dream something we should not turn to some random person to interpret the dream. God may very well work though somebody to interpret…

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    only one God who made everything in this world, and made in six days to complete. Conversely, the Classical Mythology has many Gods whom made the world. Such as Gaea, the Mother Earth; Uranus, the sky; Ourea, the mountains, and many other. On the creation the world of Classical Mythology. Before God created a man, God were created many gods for example the twelve Titans of Gaea and Uranus. The Bible, God created the first man who called Adam and the first woman God named Eve. In addition, God…

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    fallen beings, when we interpret the Bible to benefit ourselves or to uplift our actions, we take away the original intention of the Bible and individualize the message to our own lives. Then, Christianity becomes all about ourselves and not about God and has the tendency to reject the communal aspect of Christianity. Thus, Christian educators must understand that truth is rooted in scripture and is absolute and must teach with this mindset. Without doing so, educators will encourage a…

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    represented in several ways, including an image based on his descriptions of the human relationship with God. There were many sketches that illustrated the speech by Jonathan Edwards very well; however, one sketch in particular accurately brought the speech to life. Like the words of Edwards, the image conveyed a sinister message which strictly targeted followers of Christianity. What appeared to be a Christian holding a cross was illustrated…

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    of a king. Who is King? Is a ruler dominating in a territory. God make a man to dominate a territory by building a dome; for he said let us make man in our image after our likeness and let them have dominion over all that we have created. So God created man a King or ruler over all creation. We are kings but have a King, which is the King of Kings, in our kingship we are to dominate in our environments. We are kings after…

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    No one makes a lock without a key. That’s why God did not present us with difficulties without providing us with the solution. The image, “Idea #108” by Thomas Bouillot illustrates that when individuals understand that every challenge comes with a solution, they develop the ability to approach any hardship with courage, resulting in overall satisfaction, and decreased stress. It is through these hardships and challenges individuals are able to nurture and develop their well-being. Overcoming…

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    Laudato Si's Divine Mind

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    in the image of God. He created man and woman in his image. The concept became the Christological basis of human dignity placing them above the other creations. Laudato Si further states that human beings are the core of God’s nature and they have a major responsibility for taking care of the other creations. Also, Laudato Si emphasizes on the relationship that exists between man and God, man and his neighbors, and the man with nature. Also, man transcends nature because he was created by God…

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