The Ascension

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This paper discusses the practical implications of the Christian doctrine of the Ascension. It discusses the history and background of Jesus Christ including his birth and death. It then goes on to discuss what can be learned from the belief of the Ascension and the belief that all people must aspire to be like Christ in their lives.

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"In the present political climate, we hear frequently of the need to spread values and to bring peace and cooperation to troubled, far-off places. Similarly to the ideas expounded by Our Lord, these conflicts, or trials, may be exceedingly difficult. They may seem to have no end, to be shots at us, out of the dark. We do not know why we must suffer, nor why others suffer. We know only that we must help ourselves and others too, because they are "one of us." It does not matter that we have never met these "others,"-- one day it might be us in the war zone, or in the path of the hurricane. Matthew 28:19 reminds us that we must not be selfish of our knowledge. As disciples of Christ, it is our duty to go out into the world, and to spread the truth; bringing enlightenment and hope where there is darkness and travail. In this we are like the Lord Himself."

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