Image of God

kingdom, so he plans to annoy God, disturbing his work. This way it has the same essence to revenge. The Tone of annoyance plays a big part to the imagery of Satan overpowering God in a way that is viewed differently. Because Adam and Eve live like kings/ queens in the Garden of Eden, Satan becomes outrageous, so he plans to convince one of them to sin forcing God to kick them out and allow Sin into the world. And with Sin, Death becomes available for all who have turned from god (sin). These…

relation to man’s performance of his action and that makes it a part of practical reason. This according to Bonaventure is divided into two parts, first, part seems to be a power for discovering the truth of very general practical principles like “obey God,” “honor your parents,” and “do not harm your neighbors” (934a). He talks about this power as a light on a par with the power of the intellect to discover the truth of the first principles of theoretical reason. (938a and b.) a.2.3.2…

In my life, I have heard many people talking about a renowned, legitimate, and powerful person, God, and most of them expressed their thoughts in a similar way, that “ I always believe in God and Jesus, and I am trying to do well for his glory.” Explicitly, they declare their genuine beliefs in God and their deeds which honor the grace of God; however, in a deeper manner, I find that so many people are so hypocritical, inasmuch as they merely attempt to be nobly mendacious about their faith and…

as the seven basic worldview questions by Sire. What is Prime Reality? According to Sire (2015), the prime reality is God. The author believes that God is real and the creator of all. Also, she believes that humans are made with the capacity to relate to God in a personal way that has supported our respect for each person. However, not everybody believes there is only one true God. For those,…

specific way, the name Elohim, in the bible, designates the only One Supreme God. The plural meaning of the name of Elohim carries the sense of the tri-une God and the fact that God has all divine powers in Him. The authors of the Bible added a qualification to the name “Elohim” in order to pinpoint the person of God. Throughout the Bible, the name "Elohim" is combined with other words in order to differentiate between the Supreme God and other divine beings. The singular word for “Elohim” is…

had knowledge, however the only way it could be acknowledged was if it was touched by God. He also claims that he was not able to find God using any of his senses. This lead him to look into his mind and sort of interact with his memory, which he describes as a storehouse. He divides memory into sensory, skill, and emotional memories, explaining what each memory holds and how it contradicts to the existence of God. Augustine starts off by talking about sensory memories. He begins by wondering…

Although some may argue against scripture or the message of Jesus Christ on the basis that a loving God would never allow human trafficking an evangelist needs to recognize the validity of the emotion without compromising scripture to appear as understanding. In fact, this argument opens the door to discussing how sin introduced evil into the world even though humans are image bearers they are shaped in sin because of the original…

man, the universe he lives in, and the god he believes in. According to the Biblical world view, there is a god, but a study done by Gallup, Inc. shows that 9 out of 10 Americans believe there is a god; however, their ideas of his nature varied a great deal. Therefore, the more important question that comes to mind is: “what is…

In a majority of households in America children are taught from an early age, from going to church, that God created humans. The Holy Bible states, “… God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Gen.1:27). But is that accurate? Did a Supreme Being produce humans and all life on Earth? Or did we evolve over time from a single-celled organism? These are the types of questions that scholars, scientists, and teachers have been trying…

God is real and he reveals himself and his infinite existence through the Bible and through His creation. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to recognize that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient enabling him with the ability to judge our every thought and action. For example, according to scripture in Psalm 113:4-6, “For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is far greater than the heavens, who can be compared with the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high? Far below…