Divine Providence

Because of his offensive behavior towards the poor people, Bradford believed that providence, once again delivered justice. “But it pleased God before they came half seas over, to smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner” (pg. 131). Several times throughout the story Bradford describes perilous…

pivotal effect of modernity spans from everything to a new and skeptical perception on things to an increasing role of science and technology. Modernity is essentially the antithesis of its predecessor; pre-modernity. While pre-modernity values the divine over the individual, modernity values the individual and reason. Modernity is often perceived as the promise of human progress through solely reason and knowledge. Michael Allen Gillespie in ‘The Theological Origins of Modernity’…

constructed throughout Septimius’ reign in three primary veins of propaganda technique; representation of dynastic stability with a strong family unit including two male heirs, purported relation to previous well respected rulers and divine providence through divine relation. The strong emphasis on imperial…

The Reformation marks the commencement of the modern period of preaching. Luther felt that there is a real presence in the preached word just as there is in the Eucharist. Luther viewed the sermon as the sacramental communication. Luther continued as a scholastic theologian in his preaching. He constructed his theology as the theology of the Word of God. He sided with the historical interpretation of scripture. In his time, the allegorical and doctrinal method of preaching existed dominantly.…

many rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happyness. These rights, as poet Ralph Waldo Emerson explains, makes America the land of opportunity, “America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race.” American is a country of immigrants, people who left their home in the hope of a better life free of prosecution. Also expressed in the Declaration of independance is equality. The Declaration of…

III. Theology Proper Definition of God God is a Spirit (John 4:24), infinite (Job 11:7; 1 Kings 8:27), eternal (Ps. 90:2; 1 Tim. 1:17), and unchangeable (James 1:17; Mal. 3:6) in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. The Immanence of God The immanence of God connotes an indwelling of God within the world and its processes (Jer. 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-29; Heb. 1:3; Matt. 10:29). Every event is of supernatural causation in some sense. However, God is over the universe…

freedom is naturally unable to create truth. These concerns about freedom and law have led the Church to reorganize its approach to modern culture, without altering its beliefs. Some, though, have begun to counter Church doctrine by denying the part of Divine Revelation in moral theology, opting instead for a human originated ethical order. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between human freedom and the moral law, lest we undermine the Church’s heritage with a false idea of…

Throughout the entire course of history, the Bible and its contents have been contested. In the past people believed in different gods, and today many people believe that there is no God. Once someone has denied what the Bible says, they are forced to believe in something else. Many scholars have attacked the Bible itself and claimed that it is false. One way that they do that is by denying that Moses wrote the Pentateuch and that the stories found within are fiction. This accusation that…

The Christian understanding of the relationship to the Creator, comes from a self-revelation of a Trinitarian God through the Word, narrating the whole history of Israel and the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, basic stone in the search of Truth within the Church, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Albert Einstein wrote: “Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind.” (Uršič). The human quest for meaning and purpose requires an interaction…

to supply every need when the Kingdom of God and His righteousness is sought first. Abundance of blessings is committed to God’s hand, which, as a channel He gives to us. It is the observed difference between the physical and the spiritual. God providence reaches far beyond the physical needs of those who come to believe. All temporary needs of man can be full-filled but the emptiness in man only God can fill…