God Is Not Great

ultimately evil? If there ever was, where would it start from? By reading Augustine’s works, you can tell he questioned himself, If God was good then why is there so much evil the world right now? If he was good then, he should have trouble creating anything that has evil agendas. The way Augustine’s looked at it is if anything that turns evil must have started out good. If God created everything that is supposed to be good then that good has the probable of becoming corrupt. The way I see…

Catholicism is a religious tradition that is practiced worldwide with an estimate of 1.1 billion members. Catholicism traces history back to Jesus of Nazareth during the Roman Empire period. Catholicism was originated during the early beginning of Christianity, and is a much more complex institution in comparison to Christianity. Catholic tradition says that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus, while The New Testament teaches the activities and teaching of Jesus Christ. It is said that…

Reflection In chapter 15 God confirmed the promises made in Genesis 12 vv. 2-3 and 7. The confirmation included God’s promise to bless Abram with offspring and give his offspring the land of Canaan. Abram believed God and God recognized his faith as righteousness. As a result, God entered into a covenant with Abram to confirm that He would keep His promises. Although the covenant settled Abram’s doubts, Abram’s wife Sarai was not sure she was included in the covenant (Gen 13:16; 15:5).…

he writes Things Fall Apart. In an interview with Achebe he states, “There is that great proverb—that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. That did not come to me until much later. Once I realized that, I had to be a writer. I had to be that historian. It’s not one man’s job. It’s not one person’s job. But it is something we have…

The statement “The god of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy and Joshua is best understood as the family god of Abraham and his lineal descendants.” is better understood to be a factual statement than the alternative. This is due to the relationship God has with the Abrahamic family in these books and what the definition of “family god” makes the most sense of being. With family god meaning a god that caters to a specific family it is plain to see that the God of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, and…

it to pursue glory. In the context he says, “but as king of the people I shall pursue this fight for the glory of winning” (2513-2514). This is not the proper way in Christian faith because everything that is done is supposed to be in the pursuit of God. Beowulf prevents himself from fully committing to a Christianity lifestyle due the immense amount of pride he…

uses them to scare the congregation into believing in God, which is important since God is angry with them. In one of the similes he is comparing lions to devils, devils that wish to devour our souls and drag them to the horrid place called hell, “The devils watch them; they are ever by them, at their right hand; they stand waiting them, like greedy hungry lions that see their prey and expect to have I, but are for the present kept back; if God should withdraw his hand, by which they are…

He was called to lead the nation of Israel against the Midianites. The Scripture reveals Gideon’s great and inspiring work throughout the book of Judges in chapter 6 - 8. Although his victory only lasted for a few moments, the book of Hebrews lists Gideon in the “Hall of Faith” (Heb 11:32-34). This paper discusses the leadership opportunities Gideon had to possess as well as his relationship with God when he was called to deliver the Israel out from the hand of the Midian. The Call of Gideon…

(Wiersbe, 2007, p.12). Genesis begins with God creating the earth, the fall of man, the great flood and Babel. These are the four most significant components found within the beginning chapters of Genesis. Genesis begins with God creating the earth and mankind. It is important to know how earth it was created to understand and identify with it. The fall is then explained so that we understand how God’s creation went from a wonderful…

always thought that I would be a singer one day, wanted to be a doctor or a model had many dreams in mind. I was a girl who believed in me, I had many goals that then dreamed about being in those potions. From an early age I knew I should do something great had things to do, many adults saw growing up and many were like my mentors, made me believe more in me. At school It was always the typical question, what we want to be when we grow up? and all were beginning to respond quickly, being honest…