God is dead

“The well the princes dug, the nobility dug it with a rod.” From the looks of it, this Bible verse seems to have nothing to do with the Dead Sea Scrolls sect. On further examination, this verse characterizes the theology and community life of the Qumran. Through two important Jewish Sectarian works, the Damascus Document and the Rule of the Community, researchers can analyze the complicated and peculiar rules and regulations that held these sects together. The Damascus Document and the Rule of…

Why the fictional character Elleanor Anne Arroway Did not Believe in God. The fictional character Elleanor Anne Arroway, from the film “Contact,” had many reasons why she did not believe in god. She lost her parents at a young age, she was inquisitive, and there is how insane religion or religious people can be. The first of which would be her mother dying during her birth. Adding to that, her father, whom she was very close with, also died when she was around nine years old. So, the two…

that related, or didn’t relate, the two religions. As many may know, both Judaism and Catholicism are monotheistic religions, believing in only one God. However, both religions do not believe in God the same way. As Catholics we believe in the holy trinity, which is God the father, son, and holy spirit. We also believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and came to spread his word. According to some reasearch, “Jews vary about what they think about Jesus as a man,”(angelfire.com February…

Apollo: God of Many Things Apollo is often depicted as a handsome, young man. He is often shown holding a bow and arrows or a lyre. Apollo is the god of music, prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery, poetry, dance and light. He is sometimes associated with the sun god, Helios. It was believed that he could spread diseases with his arrow, as well as prevent diseases with it. His mother, Leto, was not allowed to give birth to Apollo on land because Zeus' wife, Hera, found out that Zeus…

versus around the chorus and the sin also speaks the chorus “Seven devils all around you/ Seven devils in your house/ See I was dead when I woke up this morning/ I'll be dead before the day is done/ Before the day is done”…

of a very small congregation, as he struggles with his faith in God. Despite his responsibility to lead the members off his church, Tomas’ inability to put to rest his own doubts makes it very difficult. The center of Tomas’ doubts about religion stem from his feeling that God has abandoned him. This feeling of betrayal puts in jeopardy any loyalty that Tomas may have felt towards God. Tomas is left in despair, holding on to his dead wife, the only person he seems to feel loyalty toward. In…

religion because how do you have a religion with no God. The complexity behind the definition of religion is so intense nowadays that views of another religion even being a religion are common. Some view the vision of Buddhism as a modern science versus a religion (Molloy, 2009). While both Buddhism and Christianity beliefs are very important to their respective followers, they both have similarities and differences when it comes to their beliefs of God, purpose of life, salvation, and life…

THE NATURE OF GOD. The nature of God shows His characteristics, His attributes and His qualities. These attributes set God aside from human beings and other supernatural beings. It also reveals to us how he deals with mankind. The way he created human beings and made them superior over other creations and the order in which he creates shows his character as a powerful and orderly being. He is described as the Holy Trinity for he is God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It’s…

He mentioned in the book of Romans 8:11 NLT, “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Jesus gave a word that the spirit gives life and His words are full of the Spirit and life. HOW TO FACE DEATH? The dying…

perhaps a humans most prevalent motivator, the majority of their actions being guided by the need to love and receive love in return. A person will spend their entire life looking for love; whether it be in a friend, family member, lover, or a personal god. Certain circumstances in a persons life can dictate their ability to give and receive love. War has always been a situation in which people inspect and try to make sense of their ideals of life and what living, loving, and simply existing…