...od's purposes on earth, specifically to prevent non-believers from placing faith in Christ and to prevent Christians from being effective disciples of [[Jes
...he various pieces of armour are likened by way of analogy to the shield of faith, sword of the spirit, helmet of salvation and so forth.
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...iginates thousands of years ago in Egypt, where it was believed to possess healing powers. According to one source, Roman soldier were issued daily rations o
...r, as water is a symbol of life, purity, and holiness. It is said to have healing and cleansing powers. Water is the main element in holy baptism and is hel
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...to "casting out demons," i.e., according to the folkmedicine of the time, healing nervous and mental diseases. It would appear that Jesus shared in the curre
...is psychological or spiritual in nature is to pray over the person for the healing of their affliction and throw holy water on them. If the person reacts viol
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...ribed.svg.png|thumb|right|200px|The pentagram within a circle, a symbol of faith used by many Wiccans.]]
...cans believe that white magic may be performed with or without permission (healing spells, etc).
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...like for the latter, appropriating it to the Old English wærloga* meaning "faith breaker"; however, this may reveal a desire for categorical unity or a poss
* Healing
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Magic is commonly divided into '''white magic''' (healing, divination and other magic used for benign purposes) and '''black magic'''
...llnesses and the making of wealth (gold etc). Whereas religion advocated a faith-based deference to matters of spirit, alchemy played a significant role in
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...eek out testaments to divine revalation through speaking in tongues, faith healing, the casting out of demons, etc.
...ons, as a rule, are marked by strong institutional structures. A religious faith will generally have most or all of the following:
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The Phoenix is symbolic of rebirth, hope, purity, chastity, marriage, faith, constancy, summer, eternity, immortality, and light. It is an image of the
...orld, phoenixes can carry enormous weights, their tears have extraordinary healing powers and their song is said to strike fear into the hearts of the unpure
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...y before the fall of the Roman Empire. In essence, he felt that reason and faith could be used to understand God, but experimental philosophy was evil: "The
...ogians prior to Anselm had believed, but Anselm put forth the opinion that faith and rationalism were compatible and encouraged rationalism in a Christian c
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...iving in their deficient form of heaven. Their crime was that they lacked faith-- the hope for something greater than rational minds can assume. Limbo inc
...lers and others whose devotion to public and private duties hampered their faith (Cantos VII and VIII). From this valley Dante is carried (while asleep) up
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...iginates thousands of years ago in Egypt, where it was believed to possess healing powers. According to one source, Roman soldier were issued daily rations o
...r, as water is a symbol of life, purity, and holiness. It is said to have healing and cleansing powers. Water is the main element in holy baptism and is hel
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