Idolatry

The world is a place that is shaped by stories. Whether it be stories told by individuals or those found in a newspaper, we hear them and, inevitably, they shape our opinions. However, the majority of these headlines have a darker undertone and are related to the atrocities people have committed, not the good. Based on these headlines it is natural to assume that people are inherently evil. This assumption is not true. Although people are born with a sinful nature, the way that they are raised…

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all what are called monotheistic religions which believe in one single God (Bishop). Their divine concepts are very similar. They all believe, that the universe is created by one all-powerful God as well as life after death, but there are also many differences in the way they approach the same concept. Major religions such as Hinduism believe in multiple Gods, but the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in one single God.…

Chapter 7 in Mouw talks about plurality as Christians in today’s society. Mouw defines pluralism as “many-ism,” it has to do with some sort of diversity. Pluralism can be both good and bad, there are two different kinds of pluralism: a pluralism that pleases God and a pluralism that does not. Pluralism should not always be seen as a bad thing, there are some great things about diversity; God created it! On the other hand sin has come into the world and changed it. God is a fan of plurality an…

remember our brothers, sisters and all our friends in our prayers so that they can come out of their predicament. Paul was not self-centered to pray for himself alone, but rather for his brethren in Rome and we must do such. Secondly, God despises idolatry. When men decided to worship and serve creatures instead of the creator as written by Paul, God's wrath came upon…

alone without God, or against God. Man develops warped affections for his own desires and lowers God to his own level, which leads man into heathenism and idolatry (vs. 23). People refuse to worship God as the Creator and they demote God in their minds as their peer, equal to man. Man soon creates the gods he will accept and control, which is idolatry.…

This essay will compare the Christology presented in two books by two different theologians. The first theologian is Dr. Douglas John Hall who wrote, The Cross in Our Context: Jesus and the Suffering World. Dr. Hall is the Professor Emeritus of Christian Theology for McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The second theologian is Dr. Clark M. Williamson who wrote, Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology. Dr. Williamson is a Professor Emeritus of Christian Though at Christian…

After reading and studying F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great mark on American literature, The Great Gatsby, I have concluded that Jay Gatsby’s failure arose from his deluded and futile dream of Daisy. I found two critics’ perspectives on Great Gatsby in relation to my hypothesis. The two critics I studied were McLennan (2014) and Islam (2014). McLennan (2014) states, “Gatsby’s love is not truly for another human being, but only for the image of her inside his own head.”(McLennan, 2014). Gatsby was…

After Jesus’ crucifixion, a number of disciples develops into different groups, each declaring ‘their’ apostle knew the truth; which creates discord between these groups. Scholars tell us that this would have been a normal process that would have taken on numerous ventures; perpetually, it creates much confusion that undermines the main church sect. Although, there is a limited amount of writings about celibacy in the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, the whirlwind around the practice…

corrupt shortly after the death of King David. They lost sight and focus of God in the worship of idols, rejection and disobedience to God. The three major sins of Israel and Judah revealed in l and 2 Kings is moral corruption, social injustice, and idolatry. The sins of Israel kings introduced idol worship to their kingdom, sacrifice offerings were made in places other than instructed by God. The oppressed were made to sell themselves or their children they were made fun of and looked down…

mind, worshiping false idols and adultery. Today we as a nation worship false idols everyday. We see these idols on television and in the news for one thing or another. If we use celebrities this example it can paint a clear picture of idolatry. Idolatry is the worship of idols. Seeing celebrities on television…