Act of God

period. This concept includes a large variety of ideas since the idea of life constitutes so many different aspects from how one acts to much more complex ideas such as what a person believes. This is the main focus of this particular paper, beliefs. The idea is what the religious beliefs of medieval people, is it a centralized idea of pure monotheism as in there is one god or, is much more multifaceted than modern society believes? Does humanity during this period truly experience or believe…

Cain’s kin. While it is not clear if he is in human form possessed by a demon the above lines show that he is not loved by the Lord and is defined a monstrous evil who stalkers the marshes for human flesh. Monsters were not considered favored by the gods and thus were exiled to live alone in places that human could not inhabit. However, at times, they did appear within human dwellings causing murder and destruction of humanity. Literary commentary Historical context The extract is assigned by…

His mysterious name, YHWH (I AM WHO I AM), God says who He is and by what name He is to be called. This divine name is mysterious just as God is mystery. One of these is that since God is Being, He upholds and sustains all of creation and all creatures in being, enables them to act and brings them to their final end. Father Barron considers Anselm's "Ontological Argument", his description of God as that than which nothing greater can be thought; also God cannot be limited by the categories of…

In his article “Evil and Omnipotence,” J.L. Mackie explores the various adequate and fallacious solutions to the “problem of evil,” a problem in which “God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists” (p. 119). While Mackie discusses, analyzes, and criticizes many solutions, including “good cannot exist without evil” (p. 120) and “evil is necessary as a means to good” (p. 122), my paper will solely focus on Mackie’s response to the fallacious solution that “evil is due to human…

OT2100-Week Five-Israel Qualities Discussion God is always at work in the lives of those He has called for a specific task. God prepares His servants for service as it is seen in the life of Moses and Joshua. Moses’s preparation began from the time he was born. Every event that took place in Moses’s life was orchestrated by God. From the time Moses was drawn out of the river by Pharaoh’s daughter (Ex. 2:5-10), he was raised in the ways of the Egyptians. Moses was educated by the Egyptians…

religion’s ideas. However, their divinities did not act as similar. A perfect example of this would be the very similar flood story that contained the Sumian gods in The Epic of Gilgamesh…

absolutely atrocious act and it is. Killing is never good; however, God is justified and has good reasons for his actions. God kills the Egyptian firstborns to bring both Israel and Egypt to himself, to show mercy, and to keep his covenant with Abraham. Honestly,…

Concerning compatibility of free will with Divine Providence, Augustine argues that God has advance knowledge of our potential choices, not of our actions, and react depending on what that choice will be. In this way, God leaves us with our free will and the personal responsibility that comes with it. We can consult God through prayer to help us choose rightly, or choose to do evil. In the latter case, we will be fully responsible for the consequences that may result. Inspired by Augustine’s…

there is only one God and he created us therefore, we should live our lives according to His purpose, then the rest of that “stuff” can be what it is, just stuff. I found…

in the north of Spain because I needed to spend time talking to God. I’d lost my nineteen year old son and frankly, I needed some answers. If saints and mystics had heard His voice, then I most certainly deserved to. As I trudged up and down the French Pyrenees and through the eucalyptus forests on the Spanish mesa, I looked up and shouted at the top of my lungs, desperately needing to hear some answers. Where was this “Word of God” that I’d heard about since my childhood? Although I never…