Creation and Redemption of Mankind

rule of the earth, or we forfeit that task in disobedience. For disobedience goes against the very grain of creation itself, that sin is rebellion against the creator and the creator of reality. Such rebellion is self-defeating and self-destroying. We are broken people who have served idols rather than reflected the image of God. We live in a creation fallen and we are grinding for redemption. The fall has occurred, and the curse has been proclaimed. Two kingdoms are at war. A spiritual battle…

In Genesis 1, light represents creation and newness; in John 1, it is the moral good that connects man to God. It is also evident that light is expressed in two different, yet not opposing, ways: Genesis 1 depicts a physical light and John 1 renders a spiritual light. Both lights, physical…

Every human being possess a unique worldview that is essential to their life and perception of the world. However, a worldview is not a simple interpretation of a singular thing, but rather a central orientation of a person’s beliefs, the core of reality which an individual can build upon. It is a consolidation of beliefs into one holistic perspective. (Word Count XXX) With that definition in consideration, a biblical worldview is a worldview characterized by a fundamental belief in the…

of the principle benefits of Christology is that of redemption. Redemption is the means to be saved from sin. In Why God Became Man, Anselm asks “by what logic or necessity did God become man, and by his death, as we believe and profess, and restore life to the world, when he could have done this through the agency of some other person, angelic or human or simply by willing it? ” Here Anselm explores the need of humanity which is that of redemption; how humanity is redeemed through Christ’s…

understand the type of literature writing of Genesis to understand the core of the book. If we could not able to understand the true meaning of the Genesis then it would not be wrong that we could not able to understand the whole mission of God for the mankind and also for the world. So it is very important that we should understand that which type of literature writing it is. Let us take a plot, there is a garden name Eden. Which is the only fertile land in the whole world, it is also…

a savior to come and rescue the people of Yahweh. If there was never any sin, would there even be a need for Christianity? Even during the beginning there was sin. The very first creation sinned not long after their creation. Is sin human nature? Without sin, there would not be a reason for Jesus Christ or the redemption. Yahweh created man and woman in his own image. That would lead many people to perceive that they were perfect or ask how did evil enter this world? However, Yahweh did not…

Evening Thoughts by Thomas Berry Thomas Berry argues that a confluence of developments and ideologies of mankind has led to an end of the Cenozoic era, and that the “expansion of the life systems of earth is being terminated,” necessitating a commitment by mankind to embark upon a “transformation from an anthropomorphic norm of reality and value to a biocentric or geocentric norm,” which he describes as the Ecozoic era (43). He proposes that the underlying impetus to mankind’s troubled…

According to Greek mythology, the creation of man is credited to Prometheus, a Titan who molded man out of clay before breathing life into his creations. He also gifted man with fire, which he stole from the gods, to help man’s survival. When Zeus discovers that the earthly man has power over fire, he punishes Prometheus for his crime against the heavenly gods by chaining Prometheus to a rock so his liver could be pecked out and eaten by an eagle peck out every day for the rest of eternity. Mary…

The Christian faith is solid in its belief in an all knowing and loving God of creation. However, God’s creation went quickly awry when Eve succumbed to temptation and sin entered into the world. Because Christians also believe that God is omnipotent and omnipresent, there are questions as to God’s implication, if any, in sin and evil. This paper will look at some of those issues. Though there are several Hebrew terms to signify sin, no special word is used for the first sin, that sin committed…

As a father figure to the fallen angels, God is by no means happy with them, yet is more taken aback at their rebellion to his benevolent creation of their perfect world. Dennis Daniel questions what could have taken place in this rhetorical scenario, “One can wonder what would have happened to the fallen angels, had they chosen the course of action suggested by Belial to one day return to…