Act of God

Introduction Acts is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. Both books are addressed to the same person Theophilus, whose name means “beloved by God”. Also Acts picks up right where Luke 24 ends, with the ascension. When Jesus ascended it marked the completion of his ministry on earth. Verse 1 Acts 1 and Luke 24 have much overlap between them. “Without the book of Acts the story of Jesus would be incomplete. Afterall, he didn’t come merely to save individuals to get them to heaven, but to…

and allows us to identify and react to similar acts of discrimination in the…

went and preached the Good News wherever they went. They were fleeing from being persecuted because they of their belief in Jesus and still they preached. I love the way God will take what men intend for evil and use it in mighty ways. Here these men were trying to stop this belief…

The Divine command theory is a meta - ethical theory which states that an action is obligatory if and only if, it is commanded by God. In this essay, I will examine whether any form of divine command theory is defensible. In defence, I shall begin by looking at the modified theory as proposed by Robert Adams. Secondly, I will attempt to assess objections from Plato, Austin and Wainwright; before proceeding to evaluate whether these objections are successful in demeaning this theory. Let us take…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”, Hebrews 11:1. What is an act of faith? According to Encarta Dictionaries, an act of faith is “an action motivated by a belief in something for which there is no concrete evidence.” You can express acts of faith in your everyday life. A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted. Although I am not a Christian, I could most definitely connect to the Christian faith and the way that they express it. Unlike many…

of Luke and Acts The Gospel According to Luke as well as the Acts of the Apostles collectively make up 27 percent of the information of the whole New Testament. These two works were authored by Luke, a Gentile believer (Colossians 4:10-14). Seeing that he just authored these two books, which his writings constitute over one fourth of the New Testament writings (making Luke the greatest possible author), the study of the content and message is quite important to us. (Dulle, n.d.) Acts and that…

Spirit, as a parting gift before his final ascension to His Father, (Acts 1: 8). The Holy Spirit could be looked on as a replacement for Jesus Christ in the world and is mentioned forty-two times in the book of Acts. Jesus had to finish His work and be crucified in order that the Holy Spirit could come and bring its power. In Acts 1: 3-5 the community are told to remain in the city for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Luke in Acts shows that the Holy Spirit is the guide for church mission…

When God created humans, he had a purpose in mind for us, he didn’t create us to just be a random clump of cells with no purpose in life. In the stories throughout Genesis 1 – 11, we see that God is infinite and has no limits, he is all things good and he bring order and direction to our lives. God gives us a reason and purpose and can guide us on how to act. Throughout life we make choices and they can either bring us closer to god or on the other hand strain our relationship with God through…

are known to be a wonderful and breath taking event, and are the causation of God. A miracle can be personal, meaning that it has only occurred and affected you, that you have been the only being touched by it. Hendrik Van der Loos states that comparative religion reveals that belief in miracles is universal, “In every religion we find miracles resembling those of Judaism, Christianity and Catholicism. They are all acts through faith and for faith, with the sole difference that they relate to…

and the gods’ approval because he is going to be in trial for “disrespecting the gods.” In order to successfully refute Meletus’ claims he asks important philosophical questions about religion and what is truly considered holy by the gods to Euthyphro. Socrates makes an important point about holiness using metaphors about “carrying and being carried, seeing and being seen.” This leads to Socrates’ vague but plausible conclusion that what is holy and what is approved (loved) by the gods are…