God is dead

zeal to learn the wonders of God. However, zeal must be tempered so that you begin your walk with Christ on a firm footing. Please allow me to impart to you information and instructions to help in your walk with Christ. First, you must understand who God is and his many attributes. Because God is infinite in every way, it is impossible for us to fully grasp his glory and being; however, he has given us glimpses through his creation and in his Holy Word. Secondly, “God has no beginning, end,…

Religion is defined generally as a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods. Fundamentally, religion includes a belief system of holy, divine, or sacred objects and beings. Almost all religions include a community of believers held together by common practices and ethical codes. See appendix A “Evolution of Religions” There are eleven religions that will be the focus of our discussion, and they include: Native American, African, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Chinese, Shinto,…

wavering of his belief in God and ultimately the destruction of it, transforming him into a soulless corpse. Religion was a crucial part of Elie’s life; however, when he first experiences the horrors from the Holocaust, the meaning of religion for him gradually changes. As a thirteen-year-old child, Elie was significantly more religious and…

theology be able to explore the religious and spiritual meaning of the unbelief and atheism that accompany the political realization of the Marxist dream? Or will it continue the mindless demonization of Communism and ignore this loudest of questions God is posing to contemporary Christianity?” (Phan, 101). Phan’s question is calling us as Christians to use our theology to reflect upon the culture that is affecting such a great portion of the world population. I believe that it is important to…

for a lady, or for their god. For example The Knights Hospitaller was developed in 1023.These knights were put together to protect the poor and sick pilgrims. During the crusades the knights were to be sent to defend the Holy Land, Jerusalem from the Muslims. The reason Jerusalem is called the Holy Land because Jesus body was buried there in a cave and the people who buried him put a rock in front of the cave so no one can go in. The legend is that Jesus raised from the dead and moved the rock.…

The proliferation of anti-Christian television programs nowadays may be what the Bible foretold about the rise of “scoffers” in the last days, but Christians can still do something to fight back, according to Rev. Billy Graham. In a question-and-answer column on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s website, a reader remarked at how often Christians and other people of faith are mocked in a comedy program. When the reader asked if such TV shows should be banned, Rev. Graham urged him to…

2.4 Corrections to Fandom-as-Religion Literature In his article, “Is Elvis a God?,” Frow questions whether we have a methodological approach to understand dead celebrity, particularly its religious dimensions. One of the more apt comments on the use of the religion analogy stems from Frow, “The religious relation exists midway between a dead metaphor and a theory which has yet to find itself” (1998, 200). Using relevant literature on Presley (Harrison 1992; Spiegel 1990; Vikan 1994; Rodman…

he wants answers to. On the other hand, the book of Ezekiel 37, to which I will be comparing with John 3, is a book of the major prophets. Prophecy is when a prophet, in this case Jesus, is communicating a message that has been sent to Him through God. The story found especially in Ezekiel 37: 1-14 is communicating an undeniable message that, as believers, is very crucial to our faith. Let’s focus only on John 3:1-15. Jesus told Nicodemus said that one has to be “born again”. Once Nicodemus…

and New Testament are God given and God breathed, which is seen in 2 Timothy 3:16 (“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”). In other words, “God the Holy Spirit guided or acted on the minds of the authors of Scripture, revealing to them what He wanted written. The New Testament has an unmistakable tone of authority and accuracy” (Ridenour 2001). Nevertheless, while the Islamic faith believes in four God-inspired books as…

Benjamin Franklin: I believe that being religious means you go to church. Going to church and believing in God are two separate things. Attending church doesn’t make you religious, instead however, it's about believing in God, praying honestly, being virtuous, and doing good works. Simply being a good person out in the real World makes you a good person. Those choices you make are your own. I have control over my life and my decisions. I created a “little Book” to help me keep track of my daily…