Conceptions of God

evidence to support belief in God. There have been many philosophical thinkers who have looked into this controversy. Is there a God and if there is how can we prove this is true? There were many philosophical thinkers that had an opinion on this topic, some of the most important in stating sufficient evidence proving gods existence were Saint Augustine, Saint Anslem, and Saint Thomas Aquinas. Saint Augustine was dealing with God and the future. Augustine thought that God knew the future and if…

praising God for creating us. Then comes the question of who is this God, creator of all? The saver of animals through Noah’s Ark, the one we should live for because he created us, the lover of both good and evil. What does Sunday school teach us? To look up to the faithful Abraham, the pure hearted David, and the obedient Esther. A child is pure, unknowing of the trials ahead of them, the temptation,…

Theodicy, according to Kenneth Surin from The Harvard Review (1983) states “Theodicy, in its classic form requires the adherent of a theistic faith to reconcile of an omnipotent, omniscient and morally perfect God with the existence of evil” (p.225). In other words, in a religion where God is all powerful, all knowing, and purely good, how can evil exist at all. E. Dowling & W. Scarlett of Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development (2006) define evil as the bad or painful things which…

belief systems. From these religious beliefs in a higher authority than that of man, civilizations and societies have derived teachings, customs, guidelines, and laws by which to live their lives. Many of the various religions hold on to the belief in a God and an afterlife. While these religions have some similarities, they hold some significant differences…

For a new beginning, in and for the Kingdom of God, which is His mind. From the beginning of time, the seeds of Zeus have been sown. We are experiencing the reaping. America is being transformed slowly to those of us who can see it…

concept of faith was simply that if I loved God and followed his commandments, good things would happen to me as a reward. As I grew older, however, multiple events shook my confidence in this idea, and left me more uncertain and unsettled in my journey with Faith. For instance, the death of my Grandmother and the tragic death of a girl in my class during my freshman year of High School made me question my beliefs; I wondered how a supposedly loving and giving God could inflict such pain and…

Tyler Ingalls is a youth pastor based in New Era, Michigan. Before this, he was my youth pastor intern at my hometown church, Central Wesleyan Church, in Holland, Michigan. He is a huge reason of where my faith is today and my biggest spiritual mentor and leader. He has really pushed my faith and continues to do so on a day-to-day basis. He seeks the Lord with all his heart, so I was really interested in his perspective of “who is Jesus” to this spiritual giant of mine. After asking him this…

supreme being, humans have always had some sort of opinion as to whether a god exists or not. Religion is being questioned now more than ever before, as fewer and fewer people believe in god. According to the Pew Research Center, fewer and fewer Americans believe in God. Whether or not a god exists is up to each person to decide, as we may never know or be able to prove whether a god actually exists. Regardless of whether a god exists, it is clear that organized religion has had a significant…

stems from these dynamics is prudence in which our closeness to God creates virtues where we try to live out a life centered on God. Similar to one being in the early stages of military boot camp, our moral formation is enriched and forges our intentions with goodness. Our spiritual and moral life is fueled through the relationship we acknowledge we have with a God who loves us in spite of our human weaknesses and sinfulness. God gave us Jesus so that we can imitate Jesus on the path that…

Relationships in The Color Purple and Sula playing a huge role on affecting the characters of the two novels. The major theme that I am going to focus on in my arguments is the relationship. Good and evil relationships are going to be the points in how powerful relationships can be effecting our life. The reasons that made the characters changed behaviors, and how these relationships have positive and negative power on individuals. The effectiveness of Celie 's relationships in…