Monotheism

The question “what is real” has been scrutinized and asked for generations. What is real is nothing more than electrical impulses interpreted by our brains and our senses people say. How do we trust our senses? Well according to the bible everything we see, feel and hear is real. God gives clues and references throughout the bible about what is real and the beauty in all of it’s creation. God provides many answers to the question. God reveals himself in three simple ways, in his creation and in…

Introduction Do you remember what happened when you accomplished all your homework and showed them proudly to your parents? How many of us keep in our memory the happy faces of our loved ones? Conversely, do any of us remember not doing school homework before going to play or watch TV and one of our loved ones caught us in the middle of such disobedience? Do we remember what happened next? Do we remember the face our parent showed to us? Because we failed following rules or morals that our…

od is good, says Christianity. After all, faith in God is the key to heaven. Is heaven not good? But what about hell? Why allow such perdition at all? The presence of evil challenges the existence and preconception of a God whose grounding is one of not only assigned, but assumed benevolence, such as the one found in Christianity. To name God supreme creator, or transcendent father (our father, who art in heaven…), or an essence above that of mortal beings and simultaneously surmise that…

Jesus’ Loyalty to God All Christians promote and accept the value of obeying God, so Jesus, as his son, is thus held at an even higher standard. Jesus demonstrates his loyalty to God in several ways. Through later verses in his Gospel, the definition of “Son of God” outlines how “Luke understands Jesus’ identity as Son of God in terms of messianic kingship, complete obedience to God’s will, and divine agency.” Luke believed it was necessary to show Jesus fully obeying God. Some of Jesus’…

Zac’s youtube videos was made to expand his experience to others who are foreign to the following religions: Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism. Zac’s purpose is for the viever to gain further understanding like he did. I learned key concepts in each faith and pieces that caught my attention that helped in understanding their beliefs and way of life. The video gave me an insight to key informations about Judaism. First, I learned about the Mezuzah. It is a scribe where part of the Torah is…

With religion and personal emotion being expressed, Rembrandt’s The Three Trees has more to offer than a simple Dutch landscape. The three trees are the main attraction of this piece and convey a religious message inspired by Rembrandt’s environment. Rembrandt relies on a unique method of creating dramatic lighting to subtly express his feelings and direct the viewer’s eye within the piece. What is most interesting about this etching is how humans are used in this piece, the human figures in the…

Address how the sacred writings of the Torah are utilised by Jewish adherents The Written and Oral Torah are very significant to the Jewish adherents as the Torah contains the teachings, covenants, the daily rituals, ceremonial practices and the history of Judaism, therefore, the sacred writings of the Torah are utilised daily in the Jewish life. Covenants are the cornerstone of Judaism and all the expressions of the covenant are found in the Torah through some historical stories found in…

Religion, the one thing that gives people hope that when we are done living our lives on Earth there is another life to live. Religion has evolved as everything does, there are polytheistic and monotheistic religions.Both the types of religions have evolved vastly from where they began. Firstly the class discussed Mesopotamia, which was on of the first civilizations talked about int class, they were a polytheistic religion, that had many gods for many different things including every region…

“Before we can hope to reason correctly, we need God’s grace to transform our minds” (Jones p.13). Growing up with a Catholic background, I never knew much about what theology was. I had heard stories about the study of theology, but never practiced the understanding of the things of God. I grew up in a traditional Catholic background and was baptized when I was very young. I had the support of my family to attend church and have a relationship with God. On my mom 's side, I am a 5th generation…

If God is good, why evil? If God is all-good (omnibenevolent), all-powerful (omnipotent), and all-knowing (omniscient), why does evil occur? These are the questions most suffering people ask concerning God. Most of the time, we blame God for our pain, sorrow, grief, and distress that happen to us. The question that come in our mind is why me? Last Wednesday, I was on call. When the nurse called me, she informed me about a woman who was lying on the hospital bed while her daughter is…