Act of God

Page: Intro God knows all. A common phrase backed by many theologians and philosophers. However, the statement is not as simple as it first seems. For don’t humans have free will? And for free will to be free, must no one predetermine it? And if no one predetermines it, then surely how can God know it? This question is avoided more than attacked, but nonetheless has been answered by many great thinkers. To begin, we must first clarify our terms of God, free will, and omniscience. God, in the…

reconcile the world back to a time of peace by drawing its attention to the ancient, sacred religions of the past and combining them to form a new religion. H.D. acts as a prophet for this new religion. In the section “Tribute to the Angels,” she references Revelation in saying, “I John saw, I testify: / if any man shall add // God shall add unto him plagues, / but he that sat upon the throne said, // I make all things new. / I John saw, I testify” (65). These lines are a type of indirect…

camps, but with the help of God he was able to surpass the great evil that existed. After being forced into trains and ghettos, Wiesel did not know what was going to happen to the Jewish community, and despite the fact that he was imprisoned because he is Jews, it actually saved him as he kept his faith true and strong with God. In the interview with Oprah Winfrey, he explains how it was hard to comprehend how the rest of the world allowed Germany to act in vicious acts against the Jews, but…

where they knew where they were doing something wrong and yet continued to do it anyway. In Harrington, Augustine then goes on to say that he did not understand how God can be supremely good and yet have created evil things. He comes to the conclusion that wickedness “is not a substance but a perversity of the will turning away from you, God…toward lower things” (Harrington 95).…

In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard’s pseudonymous author, Johannes de Silentio attempts to explain faith by examining the biblical story of Abraham who was told, by God, to sacrifice his son, Isaac. With this objective in mind, we quickly come to bear that this explanation cannot so evidently be made since faith cannot be verbally expressed. Through a close inspection of the role of silence in faith, I will provide the interpretation that one cannot speak when acting in faith because in faith…

Theism, God and the Bible: How It All Fits A quick search on the terms theology and theism show a large number of differing definitions and views. There are many other “isms” found alongside theism. Google found terms such as classical theism, open theism, monotheism, process theism, pantheism, and panentheism, along with several others. It does not take long to discover there are many different theories and beliefs involving God. Theism is the belief of the God of the Bible or “belief in the…

of the Earth and the acknowledgment of God. The book of Genesis talks about the creation of…

heard their conversation. She realized that the spies did not come for the normal favors, but they told her about God and all He had done for them. Rahab trusted the spies and told them that after she had heard all about their God, that she believed that their God is the God in heaven above and earth below. She also told them that she also believed that their God had given them the land and that they (Canaanites) were all in fear because of them. Note, she was the only one…

office of Elder, or Presbyter, was created to fill the role of preaching and teaching (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet, 5:1-4) the flock when the apostles were. An Elder is an authoritative role, with the Apostles, in church decisions and direction (Acts 11:30), necessitating moral fortitude, and sound biblical and doctrinal knowledge. The office of Deacon was one of practical service to the Apostles and the church (Acts 6). They are morally and ethically sound, of good reputation at home and in the…

explain how Aquinas thinks God is not responsible for moral evil. On Aquinas’s account, everything in the universe aims for the good. And to be good means to be desirable. For example, a good husband is a man who has achieved perfection in terms of the duties he ought to perform towards his wife by virtue of being married to her. If the good thing is able to manifest its desirability, it follows that the good thing should also necessarily exist. Aquinas argues that God is the cause of all…