Many who side with this view disagree that Luke portrays Christianity or the Roman Empire as harmless and thus reject the apologetic view because “ Acts does not present Christians as politically harmless or law abiding for there are a large number of public controversies concerning Christianity, particularly featuring Paul .” For example, to support this view Cassidy references how Paul is accused of going against the Emperor because he is “ saying that there is another king named Jesus .” ( Acts 17: 7 ) Furthermore, there are multiple examples of Paul ’ s preaching causing uprisings in various cities ( Acts 14: 2 ; 14: 19 ; 16: 19-23 ; 17: 5 ; 17: 13-14 ; 19: 28-40 ; 21: 27 ).

Many Christians interpret Boaz and Ruth as typical of Jesus and the Church.

Many of the population of the Western hemisphere could broadly be described as cultural Christians, due to the predominance of the Christian faith in Western culture, as well as widely celebrated religious holidays such as Easter and Christmas.

Many Christians have believed that Jesus ' doctrine of peace speaks only to personal ethics and is distinct from civil government's duty to punish crime.

Many, but not all, Christians believe:

Many Christians do not consider anti-Judaism to be antisemitism.

Many of the debates among Christians have roots in questions about the sources of authority different Christians believe represent God's purest or most definitive message.

Many Christians believe that marriage is defined by the union of a man and a woman, and that any sexual act outside of the marriage relationship is inherently sinful.

Many Jews view Christians as having quite an ambivalent view of the Torah, or Mosaic law: on one hand Christians speak of it as God's absolute word, but on the other, they apply its commandments with a certain selectivity ( compare Biblical law in Christianity ).

Many Protestant Christians claim that the Ten Commandments prohibit abortion under the heading of " Do not murder ".

Many Egyptian Christians went to the desert during the 3rd century, and remained there to pray and work and dedicate their lives to seclusion and worship of God.

Many of those who apply the term " Catholic Church " to all Christians object to the use of the term to designate what they view as only one church within what they understand as the " whole " Catholic Church.

Many of these churches reject the idea that anyone other than the authors of Scripture can directly lead other Christians by original divine authority ; after the New Testament, they assert, the doors of revelation were closed and councils can only give advice or guidance, but have no authority.

The author of the Easton's article concludes, " Many Christians today still find this letter to speak to modern-day problems within church communities.

Many Buryat Mongols also became Christians due to the Russian expansion.

Many Christians who believe in universalism hold panentheistic views of God in conjunction with their belief in apocatastasis, also called universal reconciliation.

Many Presbyterian denominations have found ways of working together with other Reformed denominations and Christians of other traditions, especially in the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

Many Christians call their prophet Jesus of Nazareth the " Prince of Peace ", and see him as a messiah ( savior or deliverer ), the " Christ ", who manifested as the Son of God on Earth to establish God's Kingdom of Peace, wherein persons, societies, and all of Creation are to be healed of evil.

Many of these prophets are also found in the texts of Judaism ( The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings ; collectively known as the Old Testament to Christians ) and Christianity.

Many Christians with Pentecostal or charismatic beliefs believe in the continuation of the gift of prophecy and the continuation of the role of prophet as taught in Ephesians 4.

Many Christians regard Jesus as a divine incarnation.

Many Christians regard the resurrection of Jesus as the central doctrine in Christianity.

Many of them have drifted into the cities and towns and seaports.

Many years later I went to see S.K. in England, where he was living at Whiteleaf, near Aylesbury, and he showed me beside his cottage there the remains of the road on which Boadicea is supposed to have travelled.

Many readers of this department no doubt discount certain of my opinions for the simple reason that they can guess pretty accurately, even if they have never actually been told, what my age is.

Many styles have perforations and an almost weightlessness achieved via unlined leathers.

Many such loans have been made to establish small concerns or to aid in their growth, thereby contributing substantially to community development programs.

Many mills have already placed firm orders for this machine.

Many states have laws regulating the use of boat trailers and some have restrictions regarding the age of motor boat operators.

Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling, distribution, and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge.

Many companies have systems, particularly in R & D, which work more or less well, depending upon size and actual belief in the policy on the part of administration, as will be abundantly apparent in subsequent quotations.

Many of the men on our campus have a pretty set curriculum, especially in the various engineering fields, with few electives till the senior year.

Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent.

Many rate increases already have been put into effect.

Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable.

Many studies have observed the effects of volunteerism ( as a form of altruism ) on happiness and health and have consistently found a strong connection between volunteerism and current and future health and well-being.

Many of them also have infixes.

Many aquatic salamanders and all tadpoles have gills in their larval stage, with some ( such as the axolotl ) retaining gills as aquatic adults.

Many songs have used this term, including the American patriotic songs " America, The Beautiful " and " God Bless the USA ".

Many amateurs are beginners or hobbyists, while others have a high degree of experience in astronomy and often assist and work alongside professional astronomers.

Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values.

Many of the recent TV Games series of old Atari games have included either the 2600 or arcade versions of Asteroids.

Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.

Many species have an erect woody stem which is covered with persistent dried leaves unless there have been fires, topped by a crown of long thin leaves.