chapter vii- the problem of god in different schools of
... The Christian religion is very unambiguous on this issue. The first book of the Holy Bible is the Book of Genesis, which starts with the statement that in the beginning it was all dark and the world did not exist. And then Lord said let there be light and there was light and so the creation came int ...
... The Christian religion is very unambiguous on this issue. The first book of the Holy Bible is the Book of Genesis, which starts with the statement that in the beginning it was all dark and the world did not exist. And then Lord said let there be light and there was light and so the creation came int ...
The Ontological Argument
... How can "the fool" doubt or deny the existence of God? Anselm's answer: The "fool" (i.e., the atheist or agnostic) does not understand the true meaning of "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." ...
... How can "the fool" doubt or deny the existence of God? Anselm's answer: The "fool" (i.e., the atheist or agnostic) does not understand the true meaning of "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." ...
First-Century Jews and Twentieth-Century Muslims
... Paul is identifying himself as a Jew to other Jews. He will not even concede that he is a part of “a sect,” though he acknowledges Jewish leaders think of Jesus’ followers in this way. It would be more accurate to say that Paul and his Jewish background believing friends saw themselves as the only p ...
... Paul is identifying himself as a Jew to other Jews. He will not even concede that he is a part of “a sect,” though he acknowledges Jewish leaders think of Jesus’ followers in this way. It would be more accurate to say that Paul and his Jewish background believing friends saw themselves as the only p ...
Walking in Humility - Calvary Baptist Church
... commune with Him without interruptions. 4. In Genesis 12:8, the Hebrew word translated called (qara, car-raw) has the idea of accosting a person or intrusively calling out to someone. a. Abram was walking step by step and called on God to direct him daily! ...
... commune with Him without interruptions. 4. In Genesis 12:8, the Hebrew word translated called (qara, car-raw) has the idea of accosting a person or intrusively calling out to someone. a. Abram was walking step by step and called on God to direct him daily! ...
searching for meaning today an ignatian contribution
... Challenges to Our Certainties In this article I wish to bring the Ignatian tradition into dialogue with one of the greatest issues of our time, the search for meaning. When the tsunami disaster struck in December 2004 our media carried a spate of articles, letters and live discussions asking the ine ...
... Challenges to Our Certainties In this article I wish to bring the Ignatian tradition into dialogue with one of the greatest issues of our time, the search for meaning. When the tsunami disaster struck in December 2004 our media carried a spate of articles, letters and live discussions asking the ine ...
The Prophecy of the Flying Roll
... stands for our duty to God. Many claim to be true Christians or servants of God, but their very works, words, and thoughts cry out to the contrary. They show their apostasy by their works. In effect, they blaspheme God and take His name upon them in vain. They are not His. They are rejected. As the ...
... stands for our duty to God. Many claim to be true Christians or servants of God, but their very works, words, and thoughts cry out to the contrary. They show their apostasy by their works. In effect, they blaspheme God and take His name upon them in vain. They are not His. They are rejected. As the ...
Treatise on Atonement by Hosea Ballou
... deceptions ever experienced by imperfect beings; and these are the immediate causes of sin; and as such, they make the best of men on earth groan, and cry out, “Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” If it should be granted that sin will finally terminate for good, in the moral system, i ...
... deceptions ever experienced by imperfect beings; and these are the immediate causes of sin; and as such, they make the best of men on earth groan, and cry out, “Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” If it should be granted that sin will finally terminate for good, in the moral system, i ...
Dominion—Subduing the Enemy, Recovering the Earth, and
... 3. We believers were included in the f irst man by birth and became part of the second man by regeneration; our believing ...
... 3. We believers were included in the f irst man by birth and became part of the second man by regeneration; our believing ...
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... they do not experiment with cults and drugs, and their children, for the most part, do not marry non-Jews. Therefore, the ...
... they do not experiment with cults and drugs, and their children, for the most part, do not marry non-Jews. Therefore, the ...
Paradoxes of Omnipotence
... • Should we think free will is valuable enough that it justifies God allowing evil? • We said a few weeks ago why free will is incredibly valuable: moral responsibility, rationality, consciousness, identity; many also add the ability to form relationships and love. • One important question is, is th ...
... • Should we think free will is valuable enough that it justifies God allowing evil? • We said a few weeks ago why free will is incredibly valuable: moral responsibility, rationality, consciousness, identity; many also add the ability to form relationships and love. • One important question is, is th ...
Higher RMPS - Education Scotland
... If it is right because God says it is right, does this mean that God is just making up rules for everyone to obey? If so, is this really a reason to make something right? Are some things just wrong regardless of what God commands? (Like David killing a man in the supermarket?) Can you think of some ...
... If it is right because God says it is right, does this mean that God is just making up rules for everyone to obey? If so, is this really a reason to make something right? Are some things just wrong regardless of what God commands? (Like David killing a man in the supermarket?) Can you think of some ...
Deontological Ethics
... ethical situations that do not appear to be talked about in these texts) ...
... ethical situations that do not appear to be talked about in these texts) ...
The argument from religious experience
... claim that perceptual experiences show the world accurately. Some philosophers have argued that religious experiences are also similar to each other, despite occurring to very different people in very different circumstances. The best explanation of these experiences, and their common nature, is tha ...
... claim that perceptual experiences show the world accurately. Some philosophers have argued that religious experiences are also similar to each other, despite occurring to very different people in very different circumstances. The best explanation of these experiences, and their common nature, is tha ...
Basic Biblical Study Points Jewish Ideas/Concepts
... Church, was relied upon for knowledge of the world. The clergy were typically among the rare who were literate and educated. The Roman Catholic Church served as libraries for both religious and secular books, including non-religious philosophical writings, such as those from the Greek philosophers. ...
... Church, was relied upon for knowledge of the world. The clergy were typically among the rare who were literate and educated. The Roman Catholic Church served as libraries for both religious and secular books, including non-religious philosophical writings, such as those from the Greek philosophers. ...
- Chinese Bible Mission
... without a loving companion, God said it was not good for Adam to be alone. Then God took the initiative and made Adam a wife, a companion, one that is equal to him. He then placed them in an enclosure (the beautiful Garden of Eden). III. FORBID – Genesis 2:9, 15-17. “And out of the ground the LORD G ...
... without a loving companion, God said it was not good for Adam to be alone. Then God took the initiative and made Adam a wife, a companion, one that is equal to him. He then placed them in an enclosure (the beautiful Garden of Eden). III. FORBID – Genesis 2:9, 15-17. “And out of the ground the LORD G ...
Daniel Bible Study Session 6 - The Congregational Church of Easton
... Career: worked for Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar with some power Brought wrath of people from jealousy which was dangerous to not only him but other Jews living in exile ...
... Career: worked for Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar with some power Brought wrath of people from jealousy which was dangerous to not only him but other Jews living in exile ...
RationalFaithLecture - Heinz Lycklama`s Website
... and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertai ...
... and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertai ...
Word Definitions - Theological Words
... person...if you have lost a child too you can then empathize with that person. Sympathy is an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other (the key word here being similarly, meaning you've never experienced it so you can't ...
... person...if you have lost a child too you can then empathize with that person. Sympathy is an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other (the key word here being similarly, meaning you've never experienced it so you can't ...
Notes
... without religion or a god. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently evil or innately good, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisio ...
... without religion or a god. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently evil or innately good, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisio ...
i will pour out my spirit on all flesh (joel 3:1)
... Christianity. There were always some Jews of the post-biblical era who continued to believe that new prophets were appearing among them. The best known examples, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, were in any case Jews. However, this possible interpretation of R. Johanan's statement is not comp ...
... Christianity. There were always some Jews of the post-biblical era who continued to believe that new prophets were appearing among them. The best known examples, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, were in any case Jews. However, this possible interpretation of R. Johanan's statement is not comp ...
Extending or Restricting the Covenant? Abraham and the People of
... not a Christian?‖ the question at the Jerusalem council was: ―Can you be saved if you are not Jewish?‖ At the council, some Christ-believers said no. You will have to join the people of Israel; you have to be circumcised (if you are male) and become a Jew, if you want to have a share in the world to ...
... not a Christian?‖ the question at the Jerusalem council was: ―Can you be saved if you are not Jewish?‖ At the council, some Christ-believers said no. You will have to join the people of Israel; you have to be circumcised (if you are male) and become a Jew, if you want to have a share in the world to ...
Christianity and Humanism - Reformational Publishing Project
... every practicing humanist. Moreover, some who are sufficiently aware of the facts of the case attempt to repristinate the past simply because, not knowing where else they might turn, they reveal themselves to be humanists in spite of the facts. Yet salvation is never to be attained by turning back, ...
... every practicing humanist. Moreover, some who are sufficiently aware of the facts of the case attempt to repristinate the past simply because, not knowing where else they might turn, they reveal themselves to be humanists in spite of the facts. Yet salvation is never to be attained by turning back, ...
The Will of God - Bethlehem United Methodist Church
... power to choose, and the choice is up to them, not God. In our readings from Matthew this morning, Jesus is reminding us that we have a choice on how we will live out what comes from our hearts concerning relationships with others: anger that leads to murder; reconciliation issues resolved before tr ...
... power to choose, and the choice is up to them, not God. In our readings from Matthew this morning, Jesus is reminding us that we have a choice on how we will live out what comes from our hearts concerning relationships with others: anger that leads to murder; reconciliation issues resolved before tr ...
jesus` boyhood days - Apostolic Faith WECA
... godliness, the truth of the judgment is again stated. “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” If any words would bring a man to his senses, these words should. To persist in sinning is spiritual insanity. The sane-thinking y ...
... godliness, the truth of the judgment is again stated. “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” If any words would bring a man to his senses, these words should. To persist in sinning is spiritual insanity. The sane-thinking y ...
My Review of David Bentley Hart`s “The Beauty of the Infinite”
... and Augustine, Aquinas and Bonaventure, against contemporary misunderstandings and attacks. Despite his often brusque treatment of those with whom he disagrees, Hart’s primary approach is not to debate these questions but to assert his convictions as winsomely as possible using contemporary categor ...
... and Augustine, Aquinas and Bonaventure, against contemporary misunderstandings and attacks. Despite his often brusque treatment of those with whom he disagrees, Hart’s primary approach is not to debate these questions but to assert his convictions as winsomely as possible using contemporary categor ...