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  2. Soul in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    According to Genesis 2:7 God did not make a body and put a soul into it like a letter into an envelope of dust; rather he formed man's body from the dust, then, by breathing divine breath into it, he made the body of dust live, i.e. the dust did not embody a soul, but it became a soul – a whole creature. [7]

  3. Charity (Christian virtue) - Wikipedia

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    According to Aquinas, charity is an absolute requirement for happiness, which he holds as man's last goal. Charity has two parts: love of God and love of man, which includes both love of one's neighbor and one's self. [7] In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul places the greatest emphasis on charity (love). "So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the ...

  4. Heaven in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    In the second concept, the soul goes to a heaven on another plane immediately after death. These two concepts are generally combined in the doctrine of the double judgment where the soul is judged once at death and goes to a temporary heaven, while awaiting a second and final judgment at the end of the world. [44]

  5. Eternal life (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    The holiness of eternal life includes freedom from temptation and sin and the possession of virtue and grace, which after death is matured as impeccability (the inability to be tempted or commit sin because one is so holy that one only wills what God wills), [43] and the happiness of eternal life includes love, joy, and peace during suffering ...

  6. Greek words for love - Wikipedia

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    Agape (ἀγάπη, agápē [1]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [2] Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and it was also used to refer to a love feast. [3] Agape is used by Christians to express the unconditional love of God for His children.

  7. Love of Christ - Wikipedia

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    In the Gospel of John, love for Christ results in the following of his commandments. In John 14:15, Jesus states, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." and John 14:23 reconfirms that: "If a man love me, he will keep my word". [22] The dual aspect to the above is Jesus' commandment to his followers to love one another.

  8. Glossary of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Leviticus 18 – the section of scripture usually cited during debates about homosexuality. Logos – ( Greek : Λόγος logos , that is, "word", "discourse" or "reason" i.e., rationality or reasoning) is a name or title of Jesus Christ , seen as the pre-existent Second Person of a Trinitarian God.

  9. Salvation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    It entails the idea that God deceived the devil, [89] and that Satan, or death, had "legitimate rights" [89] over sinful souls in the afterlife, due to the fall of man and inherited sin. During the first millennium CE, the ransom theory of atonement was the dominant metaphor for atonement, both in eastern and western Christianity, until it was ...