Deity

like to give worship at the temple, also known as mandir which is the home of God. At the temples, many pray to the different forms of Gods and Goddesses. Arati is also performed, using oil lamps and waving them in a circular motion in front of the deities while singing in Sanskrit. Hindus visit the temples anytime throughout the day to worship and…

Throughout history there has been the much debated topic of whether or not Christians and Muslims worship the same God. This controversy still continues today, and both sides present very informative arguments. It is important to make clear that if one does argue that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, it does not mean they believe that both religions are the same. Many people on the side that Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God will argue that although both religions…

In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Philo argues that the best and only method of giving someone a sense of religion, or an idea of it, one must use representations of man’s misery, and what he call wickedness. That exaggeration of past events, particularly those that involve some degree of pain and sorrow, are easy for man to relate to. Nevertheless, Cleanthes proceeds to argue that this is not the case, as he has not felt an abundant deal of anxious feelings. He then proceeds to describe…

I do not believe that science and religion are completely irreconcilable, though this balanced relationship may not be achieved in this lifetime or the next. This society has encouraged a competitive “us” vs. “them” world view, where your opinion is always right and anyone who disagrees is automatically wrong, removing the option to even consider or compromise with the other point of view. With that being said, in a perfect world where respect is given to both sides and compromise is common,…

philosophy. It is a philosophical belief that sense experience is all we can know about the world. It is a closed system, similar to a closed room without windows or doors. Nothing can penetrate or escape from the closed room. There is no supernatural deity of any kind, certainly not the God of Scripture. No such things as miracles; hence there is no reason to accept the claim that Christ had arose from the grave miraculously. Evolution is not a modern idea as most would assume, but is found…

Music in BaMbuti Culture What does it mean for something to be sacred? Definitions and conceptions of what it means to be sacred often appear in terms of separating from that which is secular: “dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity,” “of or relating to religion : not secular or profane.” [emphasis added] (source). Sacred objects, ideas, and times in a culture are defined as sacred by their difference from everyday activities and things. While there are many methods of…

“No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his life, but just as surely no one will attain it without effort on his own part” (Bridges 1978). In Jerry Bridges book, The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry explains how to make a Christian’s life more holy. Through chapter 1, Jerry explains why Christians need holiness in their everyday lives. He explains that to find holiness we must search the Bible because the Bible has all the answers. The Bible is the spoken truth…

My second year at Moody, I became friends with the new RA of the floor. Together, we wrestled with how to minister to an older floor that had become fractured due to members of the floor having established friendships in other areas of life. I remember caring for one of our 4 new freshmen and just being available and accessible to engage in life and theological discussions. My third year, the Lord placed on my heart to initiate and start up a regular prayer meeting on the floor for the floor,…

Every Christian has wondered at some point in time what Heaven will be like. A lot of people in the World just view Heaven as a spiritual place where you meet God. Richard Mouw believes Heaven will be a renewed creation that includes an embodied existence and cultural life. In the book “When the Kings Come Marching In” Mouw talks about how society has to transform and change our ideas of how we view things in order to prepare for the Holy City. In doing so we will be ready for Heaven to come.…

As I said in some other essays I wasn’t a Christian person. So, coming to Taylor was a pretty big decision to me. I thought a lot of things and I just didn’t know what to think about Taylor in that moment because I found out that Taylor is a Christian Community. It was not just a cultural change or language change. It was more than that. I wasn’t having a good relationship with God. I wasn’t having faith to Him. I was like forgetting about religion. But I took the decision and I came to Taylor.…