Act of God

time, death responds, “Almighty God, I am here at your will, your commandment to fulfill.” This shows that he is commanded at a certain time and he is always ready to act upon that. This is contrary to what is expected of man, since he has received the will and the command of God to live according to his holy attributes, which unfortunately he has denied. When Death seeks everyman out he starts his conversation by letting man know he is in a hurry to take man back to God. Everyman ask death Why,…

gratification. A new form of love that he longed for; this form of love was a love that was attempting to seek after God and all of his goodness as oppose to man and earthly matters. Since prior to Augustine’s conversion, he had earthly desires to love and to be loved and accepted by other individuals. Fortunately, Augustine did not have to find love in others rather than find his love in nonetheless, God himself. It was the temporary desires that did not suppress him or his desire to be out in…

Chapter 3: Theology of Community and Ministry Leading the people of God in the field of ministry and in the body of Christ can sometimes become an extremely difficult task. Thus each Christian leader must play our part in the history of theology of community and the Christian communities. Each worship leader and congregate has a character to portray in God's theology of community and ministry. As a spiritual leader and counselor it is my duty to help execute and carry out those roles by…

In the beginning, God created the universe, the Earth, and the humans. God did not create a government for the people so the default state is the state of nature, a state of war, all versus all. To escape this, people join in a covenant to create a Commonwealth. This commonwealth is not given by divine right, but is made by the people. If the commonwealth cannot maintain peace, if some group has enough power to challenge it, if it does not accomplish what it was intended to, this Commonwealth…

and able to withstand in battle and combat. Fluent in all forms of warfare and weapons. Be graceful in talk and act, to also avoid affection. But be able to speak any language needed, from any populous place after travel. It is also needed that the Courier to speak and write knowledgeably. But also have him entertain in times of laughter, amusement, and games. But never allow him to act immaturely in any sort of…

Yahweh is the God of people who practice Judaism and people who practice one of the many Christian religions. Zeus is the king of the gods in Greek Mythology. There are many things that make Yahweh and Zeus very different including how they interact with humans, nature, and themselves. First, Yahweh and Zeus act very differently to humans. Yahweh remains very calm when talking to humans. Zeus, on the other hand, has a very short temper when it come humans. Zeus was even known to throw bolts of…

anxious feelings. He then proceeds to describe God in human terms, what Philo calls anthropomorphism. Philo argues that this is impossible, as the God Christians believe in, is infinitely just and powerful. However, if God were omnipotent, it would be difficult for Christians to feel a connection to Him. Like Cleanthes, I…

homes of long-dead people whom they believe to be gods called “dead places”. The story follows John’s self-assigned mission to get to the Place of the Gods. His father allows him to go on a spiritual journey but does not know he is going to this forbidden place. John explores the city of the gods and sees the truth for himself. First and foremost, the characters in the story include John, who goes on the journey to the forbidden city of the gods. John is the embodiment of curiosity and is a…

Head: Throughout Bless Me Ultima, Antonio's belief in God is tested within the book. Antonio thinks about God's chose within moments of tragic events. " I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima that lost his life" pg 186. He began questioning there being either one or many Gods, when he met Samuel. Samuel told Antonio about the Golden Carp, " A new god?' I could not believe this strange story and yet I could not disbelieve Samuel" pg 81. Antonio has concerns…

proofs. He believes that three proofs move ordinary theist their theism. The first proof that he speaks about is cosmological, which is the chain that every created thing is being caused right now. There is a slight argument over the creation, who is God, having a cause in the beginning. It is believed that if the proofs fail from an observational perspective; then the proof is proven false. How can something that does not need to be given existence actually exist to give everything else…