Old Testament saints

something, either something bad happened to him andscarred him. This Nada refrain shows the old waiter has had some (having to do with human existence) terribly unfair treatment against him and he no longer believes in god. The waiter is understanding of the old man's need for visiting the cafe on the basis of loneliness. They both of them appear to be lonely and don't want to be by themselves, especially the suicidal old man.…

God’s love for His people and creation (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A part of love is rebuking where necessary, instructing and guiding, and building up or rewarding when applicable. The Bible describes various instances of all these through the Old and New Testaments from King David being chosen as king because of a faithful heart to Moses being unable to enter the Promised land due to his pride. There are truths and instructions for the modern world through Scripture pointing to inspiration from…

Bible, especially the Old Testament, is very challenging due to stories that are deeply enmeshed in violence. This violence completely contradicts my modern day interpretation of the compassionate Christ that I learned about while singing, Jesus, Loves Me. The Hebrew Bible presents some extremely violent text and when taken out of context it becomes difficult to find a connection between the compassion of Christ and a wrathful or vengeful God depicted in these Old Testament stories. Walter…

Judaism and Christianity This week I am very happy to be reacting to the religions I feel most comfortable talking and holding discussions about. Due to my past education and personal experience with these religions, I felt it was much easier to form an opinion based on the readings and notes. There are so many important aspects to these religions and so much detail within them that could be focused on. I want to begin by answering the question talking about challenges with my own…

the word of The Lord to Israel through Malachi”. Which meaning that the prophet Malachi wrote the book of Malachi and the words came from The Lord himself. The book of Malachi was written between 569 and 440 BC. Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament and was meant to show people how far away from God they really are. The first return from Babylonian exile the first time when Cyrus was king. Possibly the return of Haggai and Zechariah from Jerusalem. They prophesized that the Temple would…

Satan is the one who’s intent is to punish and cause people to blame God. I believe God’s severe punishment will occur during the Rapture. I do not believe that God punishes a group of people for the sins of a nation. This was an occurrence in the Old Testament, but today we are under a new covenant. Jesus Christ died so that we can be saved. He will punish the individuals for their own transgressions. Punishment is not the reason behind a natural disaster. Instead, God uses tragedies to reveal…

Varner talks about how most Jewish people overlook this part, because they only are interested in their own glory instead of the glory of Christ. He then addresses what a Messiah is, one who delivers a group, which in the old testament meant that the Messiah would deliver them away from evil and into good. This concept in itself is great, in fact it 's necessary, however what the Jews failed to see is that being saved requires you to sacrifice your heart to God, which also means…

My reflection over the past four weeks that I learned the most about contained the following components: The analogy where God commands Hosea to marry a prostitute to me is very vital. My reflection of this story illustrates that God has the power to utilize anyone so. Therefore, we do not have the ability to judge because we are unaware of the source or the reasoning behind someone else turmoil. It teaches me that although we all may encounter some adversity here on this side of the Earth our…

Alfred Pennysworth, butler of Batman once said “some men just want to watch the world burn” in reference to Batman’s villain, the Joker. A similarly destructive attitude is festered in the antagonist; Iago of Shakespeare’s play Othello. Iago is motivated by an undeserved hate toward the protagonist, Othello, which leads to chaos and sparks a classic Shakespearean tragedy. Throughout the play, Iago allows jealous suspicion and anger to fuel a hate for the Othello. From Iago’s perspective, he…

The Iliad and the Old Testament play a significant role in American culture. Retailing of these stories has appeared in books, film, and other forms of media. The movie “Troy”, Hollywood’s version of the Greek poem, is an example of an old story that was told throughout the centuries retold to a modern audience, with some parts of the poem not being represented in the movie. The Old Testament of the Bible is also another story that is retold through the perspective of others. Used to influence…