Creator deity

As Christians, we have been called to serve as stewards and to watch over the creation that God has made and called “good.” We are not to take advantage of the rest of creation, rather we are to treat the earth and the non-human creators in a way parallel to the way God rules over everything (Bartholomew and Goheen, p. 33, 35). Our worldview based on Genesis helps us as Christians view the earth and the rest of creation in an appropriate way. Instead of saying that the way we treat…

of the blame of this gloomy story can be placed on his shoulders. He did abandon his creation from his birth and did nothing to stop the creature from going out into the world alone. Untaught and abandoned, the creature did try to be good, but his creator could possibly be blamed for his rage against society. Regardless, that rage is still present in the creature and must not be forgotten.…

God has a plan for them. Being polytheistic is praying to more than one god because many gods can represent many things in life and praying to that specific god can help someone through that specific obstacle. For Hindus, believing in more than one deity is their way of life. They pray to a specific god for a specific reason, such as help for healing or for help with agriculture. If there are many gods in Hinduism, what are their views on only one God? What gods are the most popular among…

Although there were a wide variety of deities worshiped by the Mayans, the most prominent of them were Hunab Ku, Itzamna, Ix Chebal Yaz, Ah Puch, Ek Chuah, and Chac. Hunab Ku: The Mayans worshiped this god as their supreme god and viewed him as the creator of the universe reportedly. He is also synchronized with the god Itzamna. Hunab Ku was viewed so highly that it was believed he did not participate in the affairs associated with humans. As in any religion, the creator of the universe and…

the universe. While many find peace of mind in wealth, power, or love, other choose to devote themselves to religion. Over centuries of fairytales and superstition, humans have created numerous separate deities to worship and revere. But how does one distinguish the Idols from the genuine creator? Obviously every religion cannot coincide. To find the true god or gods, one must examine their personalities and decide if they emulate a lord of the universe. In the flood accounts of the Hebrew Old…

created and how to properly worship their creators. In this manner the Hindu’s Mundaka Upanishad resembles Buddhism and Christianity whereas the Mayans’ Popol Vuh more closely adheres to practices found in Greek polytheism. There are very few things that the Hindu and Mayan religions agree on, but one of them is that some divine force existed before humans. For Hindus this divine force is known as Brahma who came from Brahman. Since Brahma is the only the only deity that Hindus worship, their…

Myths can provide a window into each individual culture and what they do or do not value. Even the gender of the deity can be a sign of either a patriarchal or matriarchal culture. For example, the Huron creation legend shows that they value the woman and her relationship with nature. On the other hand, Genesis 1-2 from the Bible shows that the Christian culture believes that a male deity created Earth; therefore patriarchal. Genesis 1-2 begins with nothing and a male God speaks the land,…

peoples worshipped and performed rituals, held festivals, and sacrifices for as many as 1,000 deities whom they believed appeared in human form and yet were endowed with superhuman strength and beauty. Each deity, like that of the Egyptians, represented a certain facet of the human condition and was believed to have a special gift or power . Like Egypt, they too had a major, or more powerful, head deity. In Greece, Zeus, like that of Horus in Egypt, was the god of the skies and thunder, and was…

The references to the occupied town, the captive reason, the engagement to the enemy, and the imprisonment of God all evoke an image of being enslaved to a higher power, therefore creating an overtone of control and power. However, though usually associated with a negative connotation, this extended idea of imprisonment creates a sense of liberation and relief. The speaker's revelation, that through the captivity of God he may attain freedom, paints a religious picture of the loving power of…

By examining Pan’s background, relationships to other gods, and influence on man we see that he was representative of the reverence and fear with which the Greeks held nature, and also of the wild nature of lust, thus helping to explain the mysterious sounds and sights of which one would experience in the forests and mountains. Pan, known as Faunus to the Romans, was the god of shepherds, hunters, and the mountain and forest wilds. His name meant “all”, and he “came to be considered a symbol of…