God of Carnage

had interviewed my mom and asked her some questions about her position on religion. The first question was, “What does religion mean to you?”. Her response was, “God is always there to help anyone, in anyway they need it. “ She then went on to say, “Although there are many different ways the believe, and some say there’s more than one god, but in all everyone should have someone to lean on.” Religion in my family has consistently been the same from when I was born. From my grandparents to my…

with intensity of belief and certainty in this worldview (whatever it may be), which appears to contribute positively to well-being. Thus, not only can strong belief in God provide psychological benefits, but also can strong nonbelief in God (Galen, 2015). Uzdavines’s found that individuals who were more “closed” to the existence of gods (i.e., sure there are not any) reported less struggles than those who were more “open.” Is there any better way to prepare for a delicious Turkish meal served…

guess. A theist can have full confidence that God is real, as well as reasonable evidence to reach that conclusion in lieu of the many atheist arguments. In Have Atheists Proved There Is No God by Thomas B. Warren, the reader is introduced to an atheist argument that has been widely used for numerous years and it’s logical implications. In addition to the impressive atheist argument of evil, the author makes his case for theism and why the idea of God is not illogical because of the great…

student, Evodius, explore the problem of evil. More specifically, they explore the the question, “Is not God responsible for evil?” In trying to answer this question many more questions focused on evil arise. St. Augustine and his peers explore the original cause of evil and come to the conclusion that God is not to blame for evil, but man is to blame because he abuses the free will that God has given him. In this essay, I will explore the background of De libero arbitrio and what influenced St.…

throughout the story Potiphar’s wife is attracted to him. Throughout Genesis 39 she tells Joseph, “lie with me.” But Joseph being right with the Lord and seeing His goodness responds in Genesis 39:9, “…how then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” Joseph knows that lying with Potiphar’s wife is wrong. However, one day Potiphar’s wife obtains Joseph’s robe and tells him to lie with her, but Joseph’s actions show clearly what we should do when presented with sin. Genesis 39:12,…

word of God. Fasting deepens prayer. People with abundant possession may tend to find fasting difficult to practice, because we have become attached to our possessions and cannot bear the thought of doing without them. (Foster, p. 60, 2000) suggests how to enlarge your ideas about fasting. Ponder to Pray over a particular personality trait of yours, one from which you would like to fast and consider writing in your journal about it. Express your struggles as a dialogue between you and God.…

God created all things in his image (Genesis 1:27). This is a Christian worldview. Christians believe that their God created them and all things. They believe that Christians are on this earth to do good work for their heavenly father. Secular Humanism believe many different things as to why we are on this earth but as a whole they do not believe in a God. Christians believe that this life on earth is only a mere second compared to the wonderful life after death. They believe this life is the…

Lament / complaining prayer is to bring our sorrow to God. As Bill says, “the lament prayer serves to articulate the problem that has arisen for the prayer. Characteristic in this articulation are hard and accusing questions (e.g., “Why?”) mediating complaints that something terribly wrong has occurred in the life of the suppliant.” Laments are common in the Old Testament but they are not common in the modern day church of the West. The modern day church forgets the necessity of lament over…

up not only in poverty but also in ignorance of Christianity. In 1987, I escaped the country with my father and we came to the United States as refugees. I then went to Dordt College and studied engineering. During my college years, I discovered God and became a Christian. After I graduated in 1994, I began to work as an engineer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A year later, I got married to Katie. For many years in my early adulthood, I would regularly attend church, but I was not a committed…

the creation of man. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (Jn. 1:3 KJV). by whom also he made the worlds (Heb. 1:2 KJV) • Paul the apostle in his letter to Romans and Ephesians tells Christians that God had has family before the foundation of the worlds. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29 KJV). According as he hath chosen us…