November 30th, 2010
M. Daniel Walsh asked: New Thought:?Ancient Wisdom New Thought and Christianity mix together about as well as Christianity and everything else.? What’s important to realize is that the fundamental principles at back of the entire New Thought Movement predate Christianity, even the old testament by many thousands of years.? Many scholars call these lessons The [...]
Tags: Christian Science Journal, Firm Belief That, Hermetic Teachings
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November 26th, 2010
Gregory Vanden Berge asked: Christianity is now over 2000 years old and has seen its fair share of problems throughout history. Unless you study history or early Christianity, there’s a good chance that you wouldn’t know about most of the problems that this particular religion incurred. Early Christians were persecuted by the Romans for about [...]
Tags: Early Christianity, Holy Bible, Roman Empire
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November 20th, 2010
Nicole Roberts asked: Incense has been around for literally thousands of years and was used in ancient times for healing and sacred purposes. The aromas of different incense can produce distinct feelings or relieve stress. In the history of Christianity, frankincense was a popular choice for ceremonies and was considered very valuable incense. Today, many [...]
Tags: Aromas, Incense Burners, Sweet Aroma
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November 15th, 2010
Diana Diaz asked: To ask the how and when of Christianity is a lot like looking back at a twisting tunnel. From within the tunnel, you would discover that there were too many sub-tunnels to state clearly just how the whole structure started. Yet there have been some educated hypotheses over the past few years; [...]
Tags: Bulwarks, Mother Europe, Persecution
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November 9th, 2010
Roxanne Bridger asked: With over 900 churches in Rome alone, it’s no surprise that the word Italy has such strong connotations of religion. It was thought that the Romans had a religion that was unique to them although it was thought that these did not come from a single source, but instead they were a [...]
Tags: Churches In Rome, Etruscan Kings, Mixing Pot
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November 6th, 2010
Tristan Perry asked: The Hebrew Bible has depicted a great patriarch, the historic Semitic tradition of Abraham from where the Abrahamic religions have been derived. Many monotheistic religions belong to the Abrahamic religions. Islam, Judaism and Christianity comprise of most of the Abrahamic religions in Asia. Even Samaritanism is an Abrahamic religion and is considered [...]
Tags: Abrahamic Religions, Israelite Religion, Jewish God
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November 4th, 2010
Oliver Harding asked: THE COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM This meeting of apostles and presbysters described in Acts 15:4-9 was convoked to address the relationship of Jews and Gentiles in the church. Jewish Christians believed that Gentile believers had to submit to the law as well as their faith in Jesus. Paul, Barnabas, and others were sent [...]
Tags: Circumcision, Jewish Christians, Jews And Gentiles
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November 3rd, 2010
John W. Scott asked: Hislop’s book dates from 1916 and is a scholarly work which is both factual, as well as opinionated. It chronicles the history of religion with respects to aspects of modern Christianity, which have striking reflections in ancient Egypt, Assyria and Babylon. The specific areas that Hislop discusses are the Trinity, the [...]
Tags: Babylons, Monotheistic Religion, Two Babylons By Alexander Hislop
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