Manifestation of God

practice of fasting. I remember how the church had a regular practice of fasting once every year, as a body of Christ. As a body of Christ, the practice was done in order to seek and pray for a revival of church or improvement of spiritual sense to God. However, when people practiced an individual fasting, they generally understood it as a secret key that opens a heavenly store house or gate. It was viewed as a special prayer or more effective prayer than regular prayers, which made the prayer…

philosophy exhibit a close relationship since our understanding of reality affects our perception of knowledge. Philosophy explores an unlimited array of ideas, including religion. In the field of religion, the nature and existence of a higher power (God) are explored as well as the immortality of the soul, miracles, and the comprehensibility of religious language as factual statements (Alexander, 2010, p. 97). Wŏnhyo’s Theory of “One Mind” presents itself in two different aspects: “true…

Introduction God created man in His own image and likeness. And He also wanted him to enjoy the blissful life with Him. But because of the fall through the sin of disobedience, man lost this bliss. Lacking this communion with God, man fell into disorder of sin more and more. However, God did not want man to perish into nothing. So God desired to save man from the fall, and to give back his original state, that is to enjoy the beatific vision at the end of his life being union with God. God wills…

person of the Trinity, is present in the Old Testament. It is interesting to note that the term “Holy Spirit” is not used in the Old Testament. Terms that are used to describe the Spirit are: Spirit of the Lord, my Spirit, the Spirit, the Spirit of God, the spirit of…(Judgment, fire, justice,…

Final Examination 1. Describe the principle concepts which Zoroastrianism is credited with contributing to Western Religions Zoroastrianism was founded by a prophet Zoroaster who had a vision by high god Ahura Mazda, and reflects an outgoing, universal battle of Ahura Mazda, the good god, and Angra Mainyu, the evil spirit, between the truth and lie while human beings must decide which side they want to choose. Zoroastrianism contributes to Western Religions with eschatology, resurrection, and…

praises sexual love by depicting two male and female characters praising each other. The male and female speakers are referred to as the lover and the shulammite respectively. It is read as a poem of love representing the relation between Jesus and God or God and Israel. The song begins by the female character expressing her desire to her love Make haste, and ends by summarizing all that the bride had asked for being given to her by the groom. There…

represented as a linga, Shiva is portrayed as a powerful being of human manifestation. In comparison, even though Shiva is most known for his phallic image, other phallic representations are present at other temples around the world, including some that pay homage to Dionysus. In the Greek representation, the phallus is represented as a pillar or column. In Orthos there is a pillar that directly represents Dionysus. Besides the two gods being represented as phallic symbols, there are also other…

In Saint Augustine’s Confessions, Augustine ponders his worldly experiences and how they prompted him to lead a more spiritual life. Throughout his divine expedition towards God, Augustine is faced with four deaths at varying ages and religious mentalities. The extent of Augustine’s religiousness at the time of each death greatly shaped the way he perceived every loss he faced. From when he reads about Dido’s death in Virgil’s Aeneid to witnessing the death of his mother, Monica, Augustine’s…

outstanding manifestation of the divine image in man. For God willed to leave man ‘in the power of his own counsel, so that he would seek his Creator of his own accord and would freely arrive at full and blessed perfection by cleaving to God.” God created and called us all to be perfect just as He is perfect. As the previous quote from the Catechism states, we arrive at perfection by freely seeking and cleaving to Him. The question, of course, becomes how? How does a human being strive to seek…

Question 2 Although, Martin Luther began the (radical) Enlightenment with his god-centric theology and his ability to separate even the words of God from God himself, no one truly knew what the “Enlightenment” would result in. Luther said “Sometimes the Bible may go against the Spirit of Christ”, making the Bible an easy target for criticism. The idea that one could really go after the Bible and critique it became appealing for those who weren’t positive that religion was the only way of life.…