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Zen Buddhism • You might add other events such as the Lord’s birth, baptism, temptation, examples of His teaching, healing of the Gerasene demoniac, the parable of the prodigal son, the Lord’s transfiguration, His ascension, the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and the conversion and baptism of Saul. ...

“Noble truths”   Zen Buddhism This movement developed in China and Japan. It has no special doctrines that its practitioners must be believe. Rather it emphasizes techniques of concentrated meditation through which the devotees aim to achieve enlightenment. An important exercise is to meditate on riddles called koans which seem ...

GOD’S WILL FOR YOU                          Discerning The Will Of God   INTRODUCTION   In this series, we have focused on things explicitly stated as God’s will for you… Rejoice always – 1Th 5:16 Pray without ceasing – 1Th 5:17 Give thanks in everything – 1Th 5:18 Your sanctification – ...

BUDDHISTS Siddharta explained four “Noble truths”: 1. Existence is suffering. To exist in this world means to suffer. 2. The origin of suffering is desire – the desire for independent personal existence, a personal attachment or love for people or things, and even the desire to stop existing. These desires ...

BUDDHISTS In the world today there are about 350,000,000 Buddhists, mainly in the countries of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, and Mongolia. There are many kinds of Buddhists with widely differing beliefs. They all, however, trace their roots back to the founder of ...

Many Hindus know little about their religion. All they believe is that they are here because of their actions in a previous life; and they practice the caste system. Tradition is very important for them: they believe that they must follow the religious practices of their ancestors. Hinduism is of ...

“LIFE AFTER DEATH” What Do We Know About The Lord’s Second Coming? INTRODUCTION 1. Everything we have examined up to this point in this series on “Life After Death” has pertained to the “intermediate state” 2. Though Christians can look forward to experiencing bliss during the “intermediate state”, there are ...

  For Hindus, salvation means that: • The soul is set free from its many “transmigration” to other bodies. ( ) • God forgives our guilt for ever. ( ) Hindus believe that being saved is escaping from what is material. They believe that they can escape from the circle ...

Hindus readily accept Galatians 6: 7 that says that we harvest what we sow. They say that for every sin that one commits, one will suffer in the next life on this earth (not in the eternal judgement). According to my guru, very event in our lives occurs because of ...

What Satan uses for evil, God uses for good. In the wake of the Orlando tragedy, investigators are trying to learn how Omar Mateen became radicalized. A key element is the Internet. Criminology professor Scott Decker: “The Internet has played a central role in the spread of terrorism, particularly individuals in ...