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| | <br>1. [[Jesus]]. “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” (John 1: 3) That influence is hard to beat. | | <br>1. [[Jesus]]. “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” (John 1: 3) That influence is hard to beat. |
| − | <br>2. [[Eve]]. All humans have inherited their sinful nature from Eve. | + | <br>2. [[John the Apostle]], the author of the most influential work in history, the [[Gospel of John]]. |
| − | <br>3. [[Noah]]. “So the lord said, ‘I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth… for I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6: 7-8) God preserved his creation for the sake of Noah. | + | <br>3. [[Eve]]. All humans have inherited their sinful nature from Eve. |
| − | <br>4. [[Abraham]]. Abraham was the father of the Jews and the Moslems through Isaac and Ishmael respectively. He sacrificed [[Isaac]] on mount Moriah and is and remains a great example of faith. | + | <br>4. [[Noah]]. “So the lord said, ‘I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth… for I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6: 7-8) God preserved his creation for the sake of Noah. |
| − | <br>5. [[Moses]]. Leader of the Israelites through whom God gave the Ten Commandments. | + | <br>5. [[Abraham]]. Abraham was the father of the Jews and the Moslems through Isaac and Ishmael respectively. He sacrificed [[Isaac]] on mount Moriah and is and remains a great example of faith. |
| − | <br>6. [[David]]. Second king of Israel whose psalms have great influence to this day. | + | <br>6. [[Moses]]. Leader of the Israelites through whom God gave the Ten Commandments. |
| − | <br>7. [[Paul]]. Evangelist and author of many new-testament books. | + | <br>7. [[David]]. Second king of Israel whose psalms have great influence to this day. |
| − | <br>8. [[Alexander the Great]]. Conqueror of most of the known world. | + | <br>8. [[Paul]]. Evangelist and author of many new-testament books. |
| − | <br>9. Constantine. Roman emperor who spread Christianity. | + | <br>9. [[Alexander the Great]]. Conqueror of most of the known world. |
| − | <br>10. Julius Caesar. Great Roman dictator whose murder set the stage for the Roman Empire. | + | <br>10. Constantine. Roman emperor who spread Christianity. |
| − | <br>11. [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Third President of the United States, author of the [[Declaration of Independance]], and mover/shaker in the [[Bill of Rights]]. | + | <br>11. Julius Caesar. Great Roman dictator whose murder set the stage for the Roman Empire. |
| − | <br>(Benjamin S.) | + | <br>12. [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Third President of the United States, author of the [[Declaration of Independance]], and mover/shaker in the [[Bill of Rights]]. |
| − | <br>12. Simon [[Peter]], [[Saint Peter]], first among the Apostles. <font color="#1E90FF" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:TK|₮K]]</font><sup><font color="DC143C">[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</font></sup>
| + | <br>13. Simon [[Peter]], [[Saint Peter]], first among the Apostles. <font color="#1E90FF" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:TK|₮K]]</font><sup><font color="DC143C">[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</font></sup> |
| | + | <br>(above list modified from a version submitted by Benjamin S.) |
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