christianity and judaism.1
... ritual laws of the Pentateuch in language which the majority of believing Christians would regard as irreverent. It claims the right " to pick and choose among the ceremonies and the rites and the beliefs which have become associated with Judaism in the course of centuries." 1 It feels that orthodox ...
... ritual laws of the Pentateuch in language which the majority of believing Christians would regard as irreverent. It claims the right " to pick and choose among the ceremonies and the rites and the beliefs which have become associated with Judaism in the course of centuries." 1 It feels that orthodox ...
Paul Didn`t Eat Pork: Reappraising Paul the Pharisee
... 5:3 “obligated to keep the whole Law”—They were fooling themselves, believing that by being circumcised and doing their best to obey God’s commandments they could be accepted. If they wanted an alternative way to be saved, conversion instead of faith in Messiah, they would have to perfectly keep Tor ...
... 5:3 “obligated to keep the whole Law”—They were fooling themselves, believing that by being circumcised and doing their best to obey God’s commandments they could be accepted. If they wanted an alternative way to be saved, conversion instead of faith in Messiah, they would have to perfectly keep Tor ...
God - Royal Institute Philosophy
... how can I be free to make genuine decisions in life, choosing between different courses of action, if God already has the foreknowledge of what I will do? If I do not have genuine freedom, then in what sense can I be held morally responsible for the outcomes of my actions? Whilst there are tradition ...
... how can I be free to make genuine decisions in life, choosing between different courses of action, if God already has the foreknowledge of what I will do? If I do not have genuine freedom, then in what sense can I be held morally responsible for the outcomes of my actions? Whilst there are tradition ...
Examining Objections to the Problem of Divine Hiddenness
... While Adams’s objection is similar to Van Inwagen’s, they are different enough to be treated separately. Adams claims that God wants, more than anything else, trust and obedience from us, whereas Van Inwagen believes that God desires us to develop morally good qualities as a result of our relationsh ...
... While Adams’s objection is similar to Van Inwagen’s, they are different enough to be treated separately. Adams claims that God wants, more than anything else, trust and obedience from us, whereas Van Inwagen believes that God desires us to develop morally good qualities as a result of our relationsh ...
The Natural Law Theory of Ethics The label “Natural Law Theory”
... truths. And a child raised by morally corrupt adults may have deeply misguided ideas about right and wrong. But most human beings are capable of knowing the most important moral truths. That said, humans need instruction to gain a good working knowledge of moral truth, just as they need instruction ...
... truths. And a child raised by morally corrupt adults may have deeply misguided ideas about right and wrong. But most human beings are capable of knowing the most important moral truths. That said, humans need instruction to gain a good working knowledge of moral truth, just as they need instruction ...
Religious Studies Mark Scheme for June 2013
... that this is not a view found in the book of Genesis, though others may explain that it may be inferred from it. Some may point out that the idea came about as a reaction to a form of Gnosticism which saw all matter and material as evil. There was a great deal of philosophical debate around these id ...
... that this is not a view found in the book of Genesis, though others may explain that it may be inferred from it. Some may point out that the idea came about as a reaction to a form of Gnosticism which saw all matter and material as evil. There was a great deal of philosophical debate around these id ...
docx - Walk with the Word
... Q: In v.1-8 Paul contrasted faith and works and in v.9-17 he contrasted grace and the Law. What is he contrasting in this final section? A: Life and death. In v.17 Paul identifies that God “gives life to the dead”, and that Abraham and Sarah were “dead” in their bodies because of being well past the ...
... Q: In v.1-8 Paul contrasted faith and works and in v.9-17 he contrasted grace and the Law. What is he contrasting in this final section? A: Life and death. In v.17 Paul identifies that God “gives life to the dead”, and that Abraham and Sarah were “dead” in their bodies because of being well past the ...
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[MJTM 8 (2007) 9-22] Steven M. Studebaker Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter
... or at best a detour, rather than as an avenue to discipleship. But why is this the case? For many Christians, particularly in the Pentecostal tradition from which I come, theology is an impediment to discipleship. They see theology as antithetical to a relationship with God. I remember that when I a ...
... or at best a detour, rather than as an avenue to discipleship. But why is this the case? For many Christians, particularly in the Pentecostal tradition from which I come, theology is an impediment to discipleship. They see theology as antithetical to a relationship with God. I remember that when I a ...
In Defense of Theocracy
... decent common life and not an enemy, then and only then will they have confidence in a government which protects freedom of speech and inquiry. If citizens believe that technologica l innovation provides the remedy for personal and social ills, then they will confidently seek technologica l solution ...
... decent common life and not an enemy, then and only then will they have confidence in a government which protects freedom of speech and inquiry. If citizens believe that technologica l innovation provides the remedy for personal and social ills, then they will confidently seek technologica l solution ...
Comments on Bill Maher`s “Religulous” Dr. Dave Yount March 12
... when one misrepresents an opponent’s position (or one’s opponent) in such a way so as to make their position ridiculous and easily attacked. Maher claims, for example, that religions sell an invisible God (not all believe that God is invisible), that they make up stories, knowing that they’re false. ...
... when one misrepresents an opponent’s position (or one’s opponent) in such a way so as to make their position ridiculous and easily attacked. Maher claims, for example, that religions sell an invisible God (not all believe that God is invisible), that they make up stories, knowing that they’re false. ...
Sermon #1-A Small Act of Faith with Profound
... A. He was in the uncomfortable position of making a rash vow. Judges 11:31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD 's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. B. He was an unc ...
... A. He was in the uncomfortable position of making a rash vow. Judges 11:31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD 's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. B. He was an unc ...
Catechetical Lecture 2
... fruitful vine, wholly true: how are you turned to bitterness, (and become) the strange vine?”2 The planting was good, the fruit coming from the will is evil; and therefore the planter is blameless, but the vine shall be burnt with fire since it was planted for good, and bore fruit unto evil of its o ...
... fruitful vine, wholly true: how are you turned to bitterness, (and become) the strange vine?”2 The planting was good, the fruit coming from the will is evil; and therefore the planter is blameless, but the vine shall be burnt with fire since it was planted for good, and bore fruit unto evil of its o ...
Principled Atheism in the Buddhist Scholastic Traditionpdftex
... taken seriously, then he must have only one intention that is applicable to everything at once. And if that single intention is “let it be,” then everything must be at once. A simple God can create, it would seem, only a perfectly static universe. But the universe that we experience is not static. V ...
... taken seriously, then he must have only one intention that is applicable to everything at once. And if that single intention is “let it be,” then everything must be at once. A simple God can create, it would seem, only a perfectly static universe. But the universe that we experience is not static. V ...
Chapter 15
... • The Manichaean sect emphasized reason, rational explanation, and a life focused on ascetic practices. • This solution satisfied Augustine for a time, but ultimately the Manichaean system began unraveling in his mind. • Augustine gave up his faith in Manichaeism, moved to Rome, and became a philoso ...
... • The Manichaean sect emphasized reason, rational explanation, and a life focused on ascetic practices. • This solution satisfied Augustine for a time, but ultimately the Manichaean system began unraveling in his mind. • Augustine gave up his faith in Manichaeism, moved to Rome, and became a philoso ...
Gentiles in the Messianic Movement
... To identify with Israel is different from identifying as Israel. As Gentiles, our struggle must be to show that we have been brought into a relationship with the God of Abraham without being a replacement of Israel. But there is a danger here. If Gentiles lose their own identity and become copy-cat ...
... To identify with Israel is different from identifying as Israel. As Gentiles, our struggle must be to show that we have been brought into a relationship with the God of Abraham without being a replacement of Israel. But there is a danger here. If Gentiles lose their own identity and become copy-cat ...
Genesis 2 as a Word Document
... statement is just a poetic statement meaning the end of that particular series of events, the lack of such an ending means that the “day” is not over even though all of the events of creation are finished. This seventh “day” is till continuing and will continue until God does His next act of creatio ...
... statement is just a poetic statement meaning the end of that particular series of events, the lack of such an ending means that the “day” is not over even though all of the events of creation are finished. This seventh “day” is till continuing and will continue until God does His next act of creatio ...
25. Costly Worship - Sooke Baptist Church
... The word "covenant" is another one of the keywords in the bible. It is first used in Genesis 6:18; but is repeated six times in chapter 9. The English word "covenant" means "an agreement between persons or parties", lit., a coming together, a pact or a treaty. But the covenants recorded in Scripture ...
... The word "covenant" is another one of the keywords in the bible. It is first used in Genesis 6:18; but is repeated six times in chapter 9. The English word "covenant" means "an agreement between persons or parties", lit., a coming together, a pact or a treaty. But the covenants recorded in Scripture ...
First Thoughts on a Messianic Jewish Theology
... Christians are accustomed to: the covenant between God and Israel; the Holocaust; tradition; community. To summarize Eisen, then, Jewish theology is systematic, philosophical, and interacts with Jewish sources (including the Bible), history and tradition. Its form is systematic; its language is phi ...
... Christians are accustomed to: the covenant between God and Israel; the Holocaust; tradition; community. To summarize Eisen, then, Jewish theology is systematic, philosophical, and interacts with Jewish sources (including the Bible), history and tradition. Its form is systematic; its language is phi ...
The Ontological Argument
... And so, Lord, do thou, who dost give understanding to faith, give me, so far as thou knowest it to be profitable, to understand that thou art as we believe; and that thou art that which we believe. And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there ...
... And so, Lord, do thou, who dost give understanding to faith, give me, so far as thou knowest it to be profitable, to understand that thou art as we believe; and that thou art that which we believe. And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there ...
- Our Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church Podcast
... Him in the firstfruits of time, talents and treasures, He wanted to make it clear that there was still time to change. There was still time to turn around from a life of selfish insecurity to a life of trusting in the God who can do anything. For the promise of God that was given to Israel is a prom ...
... Him in the firstfruits of time, talents and treasures, He wanted to make it clear that there was still time to change. There was still time to turn around from a life of selfish insecurity to a life of trusting in the God who can do anything. For the promise of God that was given to Israel is a prom ...
Questioning Faith (Part 3): Hell
... eternal punishment. They read that the rich man is abandoned in Hell, and although he cries out, he will not be saved by God. However, this parable is actually an illustration of the very opposite. The rich man, instead of calling out to be rescued from Hell, instead of calling out for redemption, d ...
... eternal punishment. They read that the rich man is abandoned in Hell, and although he cries out, he will not be saved by God. However, this parable is actually an illustration of the very opposite. The rich man, instead of calling out to be rescued from Hell, instead of calling out for redemption, d ...
GOD AND MORALITY
... this reason. Commands often have more effect than good advice but once children get into the habit of doing (what would otherwise be) supererogatory good acts, the need for command diminishes. God rightly want humans to be holy, and so he has this third reason for imposing obligations on us (by way ...
... this reason. Commands often have more effect than good advice but once children get into the habit of doing (what would otherwise be) supererogatory good acts, the need for command diminishes. God rightly want humans to be holy, and so he has this third reason for imposing obligations on us (by way ...
How Jewish is the Trinity?
... only 1/10th of the time they thought of him as a nontriune God? Yet, if they eventually decided God was a triune plurality, why did they leave the word Eloah in the Bible? Was it meant to serve as a reminder of an earlier, primitive, unorthodox understanding of the nature of God? AF fails to mention ...
... only 1/10th of the time they thought of him as a nontriune God? Yet, if they eventually decided God was a triune plurality, why did they leave the word Eloah in the Bible? Was it meant to serve as a reminder of an earlier, primitive, unorthodox understanding of the nature of God? AF fails to mention ...
Special Providence - St John in the Wilderness Adult Education and
... into the otherwise smooth history of creation. That would involve the theological nonsense of the God of miracles acting against the same God whose faithful will is the ground of the reliable process of the universe. Rather, miracle is the revealing by the Creator of the profound potentialities that ...
... into the otherwise smooth history of creation. That would involve the theological nonsense of the God of miracles acting against the same God whose faithful will is the ground of the reliable process of the universe. Rather, miracle is the revealing by the Creator of the profound potentialities that ...
Romans 41 - Faith Presbyterian Church PCA
... praying for them. 2. Remember, Paul isn’t just praying for the people who passively reject his message, who just can’t quite get it but are still courteous. He is praying for nasty people – like Saul Paulus of Tarsus! 3. Paul is also praying for the insufferably self-righteous, for the violently hat ...
... praying for them. 2. Remember, Paul isn’t just praying for the people who passively reject his message, who just can’t quite get it but are still courteous. He is praying for nasty people – like Saul Paulus of Tarsus! 3. Paul is also praying for the insufferably self-righteous, for the violently hat ...