Act of God

Proximity and Distance to God The relationship of Proximity and distance towards God is on equal footings. Proximity is the act of obedience towards God. These are the acts which will make you closer to God; satisfying one’s duties over God as laid down by the law. It is also often put in contrast with distance to God that is described as the stubbornness and refusal to follow God’s teachings and surrender to His obedience. However according to the Quran and various Sufi scholars such as Rumi,…

In almost all religions, God is seen as perfect; he has unlimited power (omnipotent), all knowing (omniscient), and infinite benevolence (omnibenevolent). Because of this, people have difficulty in explaining why an all knowing, powerful, benevolent God would allow evil to exist in our universe. The term is called The Problem of Evil, and has been a topic of debates for hundreds of years. In “Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God” by John Perry, three philosophers discuss the dilemma.…

respective cultures’ towards women, god, and the world around them. I will begin by comparing major elements of both story. In Genesis, Eve is personally created by God, and born from Adam’s rib. In contrast, Pandora’s creation is delegated by Zeus, instructing the other gods to aid in her construction. She is a creature born separate from mortal man. The starkest difference between these acts of creation, however, is in their purpose. Eve is created by god to be a beneficial companion…

holiness, whether or not I believe holiness can be attained in this life, and how I think we can attain holiness. As I stated in many of my papers, I grew up Baptist and I believe we use a biblical definition of holiness. That is that God is the Holy of holies, since God is holy we too should be holy. We are called to be holy in Leviticus 11:44, I believe that means to be distinctly different than the world, we should try our absolute best be as spiritually pure as we can. To be holy means to…

faith in one true God. It encompasses the culture, religious practices and philosophy of Jew, who have established communities throughout the world. The central belief of Judaism includes monotheism, restoration, the laws of Torah and justice. All the religions originated in the Middle East, they all believe in the power of the ultimate of a personal God, a single supreme being, who has no equals. Monotheism is a style of religious belief that affirm the existence of only one God. Judaism…

because it has been a part of our nature for thousands of years that we act upon this nature unconsciously? There is of course times when an individual acts upon an act, or matricualtes a thought in their own mind consiously knowing that they are acting or thinking upon pure selfishness. These people possess the knowledge of selfishness, and know that selfishness is indeed a part of human nature. For those who act upon an act believing in their own minds that they are acting, they are cheating…

King’s sermon explains that we are all plagued with a basic human instinct that is connected to our freedom to act, “We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade” (King, 1968). These inherent qualities of the human race have the ability to cause so much harm and oppression on self and others and yet, God created us with them in our freedom to act, love and…

Introduction God created man in His own image and likeness. And He also wanted him to enjoy the blissful life with Him. But because of the fall through the sin of disobedience, man lost this bliss. Lacking this communion with God, man fell into disorder of sin more and more. However, God did not want man to perish into nothing. So God desired to save man from the fall, and to give back his original state, that is to enjoy the beatific vision at the end of his life being union with God. God wills…

speaking in tongues. God will give you the utterance to speak in tongues if and only if it will be of great benefit to the people around you. The genuine speaking in tongues from God has no pride and does not cause confusion or distraction in the House of the Lord. Act chapter 10 verses 44 say: “Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who had heard the message.” This shows that the Holy Spirit can also manifest during preaching or sharing the word of God. Act…

Martha Grace Weatherill Martha Grace Weatherill Methods of Reading the Bible A Critical Reading of the Story of Ananias and Sapphira Using Historical and Theological Approaches Acts 5:1-11 The story of Ananias and Sapphira and indeed, the book of Acts are of great importance because it informs the reader on the history of the primitive church at Jerusalem. Fee and Stuart point out that the author, Luke, is a Gentile whose narrative could be seen as a source of Hellenistic historiography,…