God Is Not Great

Many Christians today struggle to define the right relationship with God. We often do not believe that we need to follow God’s instructions or the words from the chose prophets in the Old Testaments. Old testaments were written many centuries ago. Christians nowadays often conclude that the instructions and words of God from the Old testaments are too old to be reflected with their daily Christian living in 21st centuries. Instead of ignoring the importance of Old testaments, we need to…

is the parable of the yeast. This is in Luke 13:20-21. This parable spreads a good message of the kingdom of God. The main characteristic is that Even though a small proportion of the word of God has been spread, it has managed to go everywhere so that everyone knows about it. In the parable of the yeast, the Kingdom of God is explained in an example. The example is that the kingdom of God is like yeast. Just like how a woman uses a little bit of yeast when bread, it’s permeated every part of…

talks about the greatest greek god like zeus, well known for his powerful leadership enables armies to head to war against the trojan soldiers. As he goes to fight against the great god achilles one of the best well known fighters of the achaeans. Everyone fears him due to his great power of his sword in war. Never was he afraid to strike someone down with one single blow. He never feared the trojans because he knew he had the power to fight some of the greatest gods. Achilles was a one of a…

The Great Divorce is a book filled with a series of many Christian theological ideas most of them revolving around the idea of life after death, specifically, the ideas of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The way those theological ideas are portrayed is through the story’s setting with each location in the story representing some aspect of the afterlife. The book begins with the narrator travelling through a land that the readers are supposed to associate with either Hell or Purgatory however it is…

the world to win the world through bread or sensationalism/miracles. Jesus came into the world to win people to Himself by love. This requires that people want Jesus more than gain, more than miracles/sensationalism. The third strand is seen in the great gap in the salaries of pastors in the Church. There are pastors who minister in large congregations and receive a large salary. There are also pastors who serve small churches and even in some denominations two or three small churches and…

Columbus arrived to the new country in 1492 you could say this being a historical event “ in the beginning” where humanity discovered the natives that lived in Hispaniola these people didn’t worship one god or any gods they worshiped the heavens, planets and the stars. The live in caverns because they believe they were not permitted to see the sun. “… Machochael, who guarded the opening every night. He ounce endured the light, was transformed into a stone.”…

their lives like said gods. The egyptians like every other civilization of that period relied heavily on the correct weather to give them the proper food for their survival. They studied these weather patterns and developed a calendar or schedule for their harvest. The calendar what split between three seasons, Akhet, Peret, and Shemu. Akhet was the time of flooding. This was when the river Nile flooded and fertilized the soil so…

people of Egypt considered the pharaoh to be a half-man, half-god. The Pharaoh owned all of Egypt. The pharaoh held the title ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ and High priest of every Temple. As 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all of the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners. As 'High Priest of Every Temple', the pharaoh represented…

Gods and Goddesses surround the world’s lore, from stories of amazing heroes, parents of demigods that turn into great warriors. Although in many current culture tales, they show the famous gods helping and aiding protagonist, even an increase of half human, half gods in current literature. Now which is most famous to you? Zeus? Maybe Poseidon, or even Hades. Yes they are known well, but not as expressed or as beloved as the daughter of Zeus herself, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War. Athena is…

This was a great experience as the interview provided a platform for an exchange of knowledge. I learned that the true Christian’s brawn lies in the faith and the idea of the existence of an omnipresent God who is always ready to help when being called upon among other things. I felt that I should have had more time since the addition of time makes it possible to learn on the viewpoints of a Christian and their beliefs. The philosophy of remembering God in prayer is a great one as it helps…