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MATTERS OF FAITH

 

Carl Jacob

 


Copyright © Carl Jacob, 2007
All rights reserved.

Except for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under copyright law, no part of this book may be reproduced by any process without permission.

 

Cataloguing Data

Jacob, Carl, 1948-
Matters of Faith

 

1. Christianity
2. Religion
3. Philosophy
I. Title

 

DDC number 200

 

ISBN 0 9752457 2 4

 

This is an Internet Edition. Because consistent page numbering cannot be guaranteed on all systems down-loading documents, no index has been provided at the end of this book. To assist the reader in locating topics of interest, the sequential Table of Contents has been expanded to include more detail. With the aid of a computer there should be no difficulty in searching the text for specific subjects.

 



This book is dedicated to Sandra


 



CONTENTS

 


Preface

 

1 The Greatest Commandments

Love - Centering on God – Loving Our Neighbours – Loving Ourselves – A Matter of Priorities – The Ten Commandments and Other Rules – Implications and Interpretations – As I Have Loved You


2 Endurance

An Adventuring Sailor – Some Philosophical Questions – Why Should We Have To Suffer At All? – Voluntary Suffering as an Investment - Conclusion


3 Life, Death and Continuity

The Concept of Death – Resurrection – Immortality – Life and Death – After Physical Death – Christ’s Promises – The Last Day – Philosophy and Science


4 Who Can Be Saved?

 

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