Conceptions of self

J. Packer was born in 1926; therefore, he was 47 when he wrote Knowing God. He is a Canadian theologian in Anglican and Reformed traditions. He serves as the Board of Governor’s Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Packer received his education from the University of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Wycliffe Hall. Packer received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1954. He learned under C. S. Lewis, a well-educated theologian. He taught theology as a…

with, my beliefs about God existing is one of the main forces as to why I am who I am today. The Bible and what its stories have to offer support these beliefs. God It has been the stance of historic Christianity that, unlike other religions and conceptions of God, God can be known. He has disclosed himself to humanity through the testimony of the Scriptures and the person of Jesus Christ, the prototype of the invisible God. The nature of this knowledge of God is not made manifest…

“All are architects of fate, working in these walls of time” (Longfellow 1-4). Henry Wadsworth Longfellow illustrates the individualistic ideas that were common during the 19th century in his poem “The Builders”. He uses the imagery of making buildings to show how people create their futures. However, his ideas of individualism seem lonely and appear to lack any religious ideas, specifically those of Christianity. If people are focused on building their future by themselves, they miss the most…

Reading though this book, it was clear to see that Joe Boot had had some pretty important influences in his life that would have impacted the way he went about writing this book. It was the influence of Cornelius Van Til that this book came about. He wrote a lecture called “Why I believe in God” which is where the title of this book comes from, “Why I still believe.” Which comes from the idea that with all the things that Boot would have encountered in his life he chose to still believe in God…

Are you afraid of being blessed? We can miss the things of God if we don 't know and understand that we have a right to His Blessings. We must rebuke the spirit of poverty in our lives. We will never do anything special until we acknowledge that we are special and act like it. Romans 5:17, ‘For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God 's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through…

In Hinduism one finds a strong deity with the paths of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Artha. While attempting to Achieve Moksha “enlightenment” which is the Ultimate end of every Hindu’s life. In this path one finds liberation from rebirth, enlightenment, self realization or union with God. This is considered to be the highest purpose of…

Everyone in the world have their own beliefs and belong to a culture that shape who they are. In their culture, people generally follow rituals and have their own norms that have special meaning to them. For example, Muslims generally follow ‘salat’, which is a practice of praying five times a day. Or even the Irish(and many others)celebrating St. Patrick 's Day by eating corned beef, going to parades, and getting drunk off their ass; eventually where they can’t walk or even having a drunken…

Rahab The life story of Rahab is one that is unique. Her story is found in Joshua 2:9-13 and Joshua 6:17-25. She was a woman who was a prostitute. She lived in Jericho, which was the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in Capturing the City. She is lauded as an example of living by faith while being justified by her works. In Joshua 2:1 When the Hebrews were encamped at Shittim in the Jordan Valley opposite Jericho, ready to cross the river ,we find out that Joshua sends secretly two spies…

The age group that our sole is from after conception to 1,000 years after death. The level of socio-economic levels that are needed for this work of amazingness is that it is not plastic it is specially designed carbon fiber which means it is luxury for the feet and it is designed to be consumed by…

Back in high school, it was very typical for me to be running late to school. I was also considered to be the “lead-foot” of the family when driving so needless to say, I would only ever be a few minutes late to school, if at all. During the spring of my junior year, I was having one of those typical mornings when something caught my eye alongside the road. I immediately began to slow down for what turned out to be nothing. As I was slowing down, a big black SUV came out of nowhere and pulled…