Faith and rationality

Worldview is a mental framework through which an individual view the nature about reality. Biblical worldview is looking through the world in a biblical stand point. In this essay I’m going to define what the concept of a worldview is and the elements of biblical worldview that Dr. James Henderson has brought to us in his presentation. The concept of a worldview is the conceptual of someone’s behavior and belief. It determines the shape of someone’s emotions, influences and directs a person’s…

When one characterizes God as hidden, it refers to the the unclear nature of God’s existence. Robert McKim tells a story about “The Hidden Emperor” that is analogous to the common traditions of theist Gods. That God is an omnipotent being who requires trust and obedience in exchange for protection in ordinary means and the afterlife. The lack of empirical evidence for God’s existence is explained by that God chooses to be hidden and reveal himself only indirectly. In McKim’s story, there is an…

The Life of Pi Qouation Anylasis “Religion?” Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. “I don’t believe in religion. Religion is darkness.”(Martel, 29). I chose this quotation because it’s not that I do not believe in religion myself, but atheism seems to be recurring issue in everyday life. There are so many people today who question religion, such as, if God or religion exists, why is there so much violence in the world? Or, why do so many people live in poverty? The citation is fascinating in light of…

Guidelines 1.Spread out the work over several days. Allow time for the things God is teaching you to sink in. 2.Pray each time before you start. Pray for a humble heart and ask God to help you to understand and apply what you have learned. 3.Unless specified, answer the questions without consulting the Commentary or Internet. The goal is to develop a habit to think and meditate God’s Word on your own with the help of Holy Spirit. Andrew and Philip Introduction “As far as we know, Andrew…

Number stations are short wave radio stations that broadcast a series of numbers, bleeps or encoded messages reportedly to spies during the Cold- War era. However there is no proof whatsoever to what purpose they serve. The codes that were emitted by the radios were said to only be able to be translated that day, as the source of the code or the ‘crack’ would often change. These are real and can be found throughout the internet. They cannot be traced and never have. The code 15728 repeated over…

switching denominations was marriage. My parents raised me in a non-denominational church, which was different from any of my posts relatives. The nondenominational church I attended help me start a foundation for my faith, but it was my personal relationship with Jesus Christ that kept my faith alive. Looking back at my family's religious lineage, starts on my mother's side of the family where her grandparents had been raised Lutheran because they were Norwegian immigrants where Lutheran was…

As an atheist it influences many of my interactions with individuals in various systems that I am connected with. It affects my interactions with people in the systems that I am connected with because I never feel comfortable disclosing my beliefs within many group when religion is brought up. I cannot disclose to just anyone that I do not believe in God. I have to feel very comfortable in situation or with a person to be able to disclose that information about myself. I cannot disclose that I…

Is there a line that can be legitimately drawn to distinguish between religious beliefs that are intolerable from those that must be tolerated? I believe that there is a clear line between religious practices that are intolerable from those that are tolerated. When looking at different religious groups in the United States, it’s a real mixing pot. Religion should not bind others, not attached to that religion, to certain belief systems. Whether it be at work, school or any other public area,…

What group would you have the hardest time greeting, interacting with, or advocating for? I found by doing this assignment that I would have problems greeting people from social issues/problems. I think that I would have a hard time greeting people that are child abusers and all the other types of people in this group. I love children and think it is very wrong to abuse them. I am dead set against IV drug users as well. I don’t believe in using drugs so this would be hard for me to greet…

As I go back and research native religions again, I will attempt to describe some defining characteristics, and relate how they relate to contemporary spiritual paths. When I think of native religions, I may not quite get their relationship to our everyday life. I believe this is due to our lives being more interconnected with the free flow of information technology versus the simple word of mouth that was utilized in prior times. There are numerous characteristics that we associate with…