The experience of conversion that evangelicals see as necessary for salvation is called being:
a. rescued.
b. reprieved.
c. born.
d. born again.
d. born again.
The experience of conversion that evangelicals see as necessary for salvation is called being “born again.” This is an emotionally powerful experience that comes to teenagers and adults, and is usually followed by baptism in the evangelical churches.
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Suppose that Mary is a committed ethical relativist who happens to disapprove of female circumcision in Africa. One implication of her viewpoint is that
A) she must give up her pluralism. B) she cannot disapprove of female circumcision. C) she cannot really say female circumcision is objectively wrong. D) she does not demonstrate moral absolutism.
The quality of a discussion often depends on how closely the parties attend to the same issue. For the passage below, determine whether the speakers are clearly disputing the same issue, or whether somebody is missing the point.A: About 90 percent of all those colorful kids' books about dinosaurs contain misinformation and misleading interpretations.B: But without those books, cartoons would be children's only source of information about dinosaurs-and they're even more inaccurate.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who speaks the following words? "For the fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom and not real wisdom, being a pretense of knowing the unknown; for no one knows whether death, which men in their fear think is the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good."
A. Socrates, in the Apology B. Sir Thomas More, in A Man for All Seasons C. Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics D. Njal, in Njal's Saga
The following dispute: Jane: Professor Barker said he spent the entire day teaching. He must be exhausted. Ken: That's impossible. Professor Barker's students are incapable of learning, and if there's no learning, then there's no teaching. is best described as:
A) Factual. B) Verbal arising from ambiguity. C) Legal. D) Fundamental. E) Verbal arising from vagueness.