Act of God

for the Fathers. Yet how many Christians truly have faith in God? Nehemiah had complete faith in God. The Nehemiah's story is astounding, but not a very well known one. Coming from a high position in the king’s palace he placed himself lowly to help the Israelite rebuild there once beautiful wall. Nehemiah not only rebuilt the wall but also the Israelite themselves. It’s very easy for people to state that they have faith in God but not act upon that ‘faith’. Nehemiah had a comfortable life as…

colonies in southern Italy, the Romans adopted some of the Greek gods into their religion. This adaptation resulted in these newly adopted Roman gods to have human…

following components: The analogy where God commands Hosea to marry a prostitute to me is very vital. My reflection of this story illustrates that God has the power to utilize anyone so. Therefore, we do not have the ability to judge because we are unaware of the source or the reasoning behind someone else turmoil. It teaches me that although we all may encounter some adversity here on this side of the Earth our faith is everlasting and it should be geared towards God so he can lead and guide…

God picked Joseph to be the natural father of Jesus. The Bible lets us know in the Gospel of Matthew, that Joseph was an upright man. His activities toward Mary, his life partner, uncovered he was a kind and frail man. At the point when Mary told Joseph she was pregnant, he had each privilege to feel disfavored. He knew the kid was not his own, and Mary's apparent unfaithfulness conveyed a grave social disgrace. Joseph not just had the privilege to separation Mary, under Jewish law, she could be…

There are many times in the text where God makes a covenant to protect a man and his family, and to multiply his offspring. After God destroyed the world in a flood, he made a covenant with Noah, establishing that “never again shall all flesh be cut off by waters of a flood,” using a rainbow as a sign of his enduring promise to “[Noah] and [his] offspring, and every living creature that is with [him]… for all future generations” (Genesis 9:8-17). Later on, God also established his covenant with…

New Agers believe that reincarnation seems to make more sense than God sending people to Hell for mishaps. “Christians believe God will send people to hell because of their bad deeds. How can people believe that a God of love would punish anyone by sending him or her to hell? Reincarnation seems so much more just” (Halverson, 1996, p. 168). One of the main issues to this is New Agers do not have a great understanding to who God is and what He is truly about. They are numerous reasons that…

people wonder why God lets this happen. Why does God let people be killed under his name, if he is the all-powerful, good and wise god that theists claim him to be. The ancient problem of Evil that Hume reintroduces in his book Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion goes like this: Is God willing to prevent evil, yet he is not able to do so? If so, he is not all-powerful. Is God able to prevent evil in the world, but he is not willing to do so? Then he is not all-good. Finally, if God is both…

For example, when Christians save their provisions they were thinking about the future. However, when Native was giving away all they had they were thinking about the present. The act of sharing kept people from starving while there was plenty of food in their communities. Ultimately, the consensus of sharing also influenced the way Natives and Christians looked at giving away all they had. Among Christians thinking about the future…

The Life of Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus tells the story of St. Martin, a saint and bishop who was recognized by many for his dedication to God and his ability to perform miracles that converted the masses. Martin lives a life dedicated to the Christian faith and is characterized by an exceedingly humble path into Christian leadership, especially for a man so richly and divinely endowed with God’s grace and protection. Severus writes of St. Martin’s life with a great sense of importance…

arguments for the existence of God. In doing so I will use Sokolowski and Moser’s approaches while drawing upon other theologian scholars too. Views about theistic arguments are widely diverse, especially contemporary proponents. “Proofs” are merely those that provide arguments with premises that no reasonable person could deny. I will be focusing mainly on Rober Sokolowski book, The God of Faith and Reason, here he examines the existence of God through understanding God as a creator and…