Act of God

Apollo was the God of Music and Archery. You would think all gods would be humble and not expect much of people. This doesn’t apply to Apollo. I would describe Apollo as selfish because of his constant talk about how they should do everything possible to get his powers back, while there are other priorities.There is also the fact that even though he is not a God, he still wants things from other people.These are things only very needy and selfish people do and so far, Apollo has shown to be one…

projected on God, objective in nature. 5. They are his nature, not fragmentary parts. God is his love, holiness, power, etc. But these attributes are different ways at getting at who God is. Attributes of Greatness (moral/natural attributes) I. Spirituality – God is Spirit 1. Not matter, does not possess physical nature. John 4.24, God is spirit. 2. Not limited spatially or geographically. John 4.21, not destructible 3. Hands and feet? Anthropomorphisms – truth about God with…

One of the most seemingly apparent philosophical questions in the world is regarding the existence of God. The topic has been the cause of much controversy for over a millennium. Within the questioning of God’s existence there are several more philosophical arise+, that ignite just as much argument within philosophical circles. One example is the flawed nature of God’s omnipotence. Mackie believes that, “…unqualified omnipotence cannot be ascribed to any being that continues through time.” In…

control) for a material object that can be easily taken away. Evidently, it is the desire behind the act of stealing, the desire for something that does not belong to oneself, that truly defines the act as…

student, Evodius, explore the problem of evil. More specifically, they explore the the question, “Is not God responsible for evil?” In trying to answer this question many more questions focused on evil arise. St. Augustine and his peers explore the original cause of evil and come to the conclusion that God is not to blame for evil, but man is to blame because he abuses the free will that God has given him. In this essay, I will explore the background of De libero arbitrio and what influenced St.…

Theology Proper Definition of God God is a Spirit (John 4:24), infinite (Job 11:7; 1 Kings 8:27), eternal (Ps. 90:2; 1 Tim. 1:17), and unchangeable (James 1:17; Mal. 3:6) in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. The Immanence of God The immanence of God connotes an indwelling of God within the world and its processes (Jer. 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-29; Heb. 1:3; Matt. 10:29). Every event is of supernatural causation in some sense. However, God is over the universe and in…

of Persephone for four months which causes Demeter to act rashly. Demeter also exemplifies kindness when offering immortality to Metaneira son. This Kindness was rarely seen in mythology towards mortals since they never demonstrated anything that would show they deserved to be immortal such like the Gods. Title of Myth: The Two Great Gods of Earth Page_ to page _ 63-75 Main Characters Dionysus (Bacchus) *God of…

ideologies of favor. When God favors man, he essentially is utilizing him to convey a larger message to humankind. The Old Testament takes a varying stance on the justification of divine favoritism; moreover, there are cases when God favors man because of their righteous acts and there are cases when God arbitrarily favors man. In other words, there is earned favoritism and arbitrary favoritism. Earned favoritism is a reward of good acts, a consequence of obeying the word of God. The Old…

Inwagen is adamant upon insisting that there both is and is not a God. He proposes this as he explains the problem of evil. It seems as though Van Inwagen himself believes in a God by the end of the essay, but insists that the existence of a God is unthinkable during his opening arguments. Van Inwagen states that if God exists, then evil would…

to their flawed characteristics of temptation and curiosity. While Eve was created to be the companion to Adam, Pandora was crafted to be Zeus' gift of destruction to mankind for Prometheus' constant disrespect towards the various Gods. As a result of the selfish acts made by both women, the overall tone of humanity had been severely altered due to the incorporation of newly discovered evils that have plagued all of existence. The source of evil told by both the bible and ancient Greek myths…