dedicate the gods they worshipped including Apollo, Isis and Jupiter as well as the household gods such as Lares and genius as well as some of the cults which sprung up around the Campanian area. They also provided information on how they treated the dead. There were three temples in particular. The temple of Isis, Jupiter and Apollo. There were many more temples in the two cities and this large amount show the dedication towards these gods given by the citizens. They truly worshipped these…
Personal Worldview Inventory According to Shelly & Miller (2016), the worldviews are the most fundamental and encompassing views of reality shared by a people in a culture. Furthermore, they can provide the cultural lenses that shape how we see the world, and they give meaning to life, both personally and humanity as a whole. Therefore, this author believes that her worldview has greatly influenced her upbringing, and everything around her impacts her decision and interpretation on what it is…
The Nature of God and the Trinity begins for the human race with the being of creation. For Christians this starts with the Bible chapter of Genesis. Many people in this world though do not know or understand the concept of God and his nature and cannot see how God becomes three different entities all in one; The Father, The Son, and Holy Spirit making the trinity. In theory by reading the word of God, one can begin to understand the application in the nature of God. However, still may not begin…
projected on God, objective in nature. 5. They are his nature, not fragmentary parts. God is his love, holiness, power, etc. But these attributes are different ways at getting at who God is. Attributes of Greatness (moral/natural attributes) I. Spirituality God is Spirit 1. Not matter, does not possess physical nature. John 4.24, God is spirit. 2. Not limited spatially or geographically. John 4.21, not destructible 3. Hands and feet? Anthropomorphisms truth about God with…
Today, I am going to share and write the testimonies and experiences, which I have experienced in my life in the past twenty years, and which I am going to experience more by living with God. Because we are living in confused and complicated world by civil war, terrorism, political and economical crises, social problems like hunger and starvation, environmental hazards like drought, flood, global warming, and earthquakes, psychological problems like stress, depress, dissatisfaction, and diseases…
imperfections. He believed in the process of anthropomorphism, the idea that we imagine all values and emotions capable to humans and take them in their greatest and most pure form to create a personal identity, God. Similarly, philosopher Mary Dale believed humans created God and also that the idea of God in Christianity reflected a patriarchy. She wrote many books about how this idea shows a structure around the father and discusses myths of patriarchy…
Personally, I had never really broken down my feelings of the art and the relationship to God or even to the Bible. While reading Chapter 1, I was able to pull many things from the bible that now seem a bit obvious. This includes the fact that artists should be led by the Holy Spirit while creating their work. They should use this to praise God in an art form. On page 20, Schaeffer discusses the argument that some suggest the ten commandments condemns the use of art in general. He breaks…
Reading Holmes and Augustine this unit, one comes to realize the importance of liberal arts education on a Christian’s spiritual formation and discipleship. The points the authors make point to God as a purpose driven, goal defining spirit who leads His children on a chosen path. Both authors make excellent points in both of their topics of discussion. Holmes’ focus remains constant that a liberal arts education is extremely beneficial to Christian discipleship, while Augustine suggests that the…
of turning towards violence, they usually turned towards God. They believed that He was the most powerful force in the world and that if anyone could free them from religious discrimination, it would be Him. Fast forward a few thousand years, and the Trojan and Achaean wars…
Secular counseling adopts many different ideas on personal needs, one of those being Freud’s power and pleasure (Crabb, 1977). This view emphasized when clients are faced with a lack of the ability to express power or pleasure they should find ways to express them (Crabb, 1977). Moreover, Freud suggested…