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 have objected to my use of this word even when I define it specifically.

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

Many appeared to regard their sexual behavior as a justifiable means of gaining acceptance from and identification with others ; ;

Many Bigfoot advocates distance themselves from the paranormal position and regard it as an embarrassment.

Many women regard their breasts, which are female secondary sex characteristics, as important to their sexual attractiveness, as a sign of femininity that is important to their sense of self.

Many cultures associate breasts with sexuality and tend to regard bare breasts as immodest or indecent.

Many people regard the female human body, of which breasts are an important aspect, to be aesthetically pleasing, as well as erotic.

Many people regard bare female breasts to be erotic, and they can elicit heightened sexual desires in some men in some cultures.

Many former members of the Rump continued to regard themselves as England's only legitimate constitutional authority.

Many regard it as one of the world's first examples of modern journalism.

Many people regard inconsistencies in continuity as mistakes, and often the editor is blamed.

Many critics now regard it as one of the finest shows in television history, including TV Guide, which ranked it No. 21 on their list of the 50 greatest TV shows of all time.

Many jurisdictions regard any sexual activity by an adult involving a child as child sexual abuse.

Many authors regard " iff " as unsuitable in formal writing ; others use it freely.

Many historians regard him as one of the greatest Secretaries of State in American history.

Many police departments give special training to interrogators with regard to the Miranda warning ; specifically, how to influence a suspect's decision to waive the right.

Many scientists regard the discipline as pseudoscience, saying that parapsychologists continue investigation despite not having demonstrated conclusive evidence of psychic abilities in more than a century of research.

Many regard the 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the fledgling company.

Many philosophers and theologians regard this puzzle about omnipotence as not a very serious problem.

Many web surfers regard these advertisements as highly annoying because they distract from a web page's actual content or waste bandwidth.

Many historians regard Offa as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon king before Alfred the Great.

Many people of the Southern Cone, however, regard themselves as full members of the Western civilization.

Many of these fans, and some members of the band itself, regard the performances filmed at Madison Square Garden as merely average for the time, coming as they did at the end of a long and exhausting tour, but nonetheless representative of the generally high standard of the band's live performances during this era.

Many Canadians from that time still regard it as one of the country's finest cultural achievements.

Many people refer to particular churches simply as " Il Duomo " or " The Duomo ", without regard to the full proper name of the church.