Personal god

interaction with other humans and nature. According to Paul Tillich, a religious experience is a feeling of “ultimate concern” demanding a decisive decision decision about what? from the person experiencing it. Whereas, Martin Buber says God reveals himself on a personal level through interaction of both people and nature. Martin Buber suggests that everyday human relationships are simple are known as “i-it”, but more meaningful and deeper relationships are known as “i-thou” it is in these…

research, Dr. Smith was able to form a creed of this de facto religion, which consists of 5 major points. The First is that God exists, created all things, and watches over life on the earth. Second, God wants people to treat life and each other well. Third, the main goal of life is personal happiness. Fourth, God is only directly…

have and will continue to ask God for wisdom concerning which path I should take in life. One path that has come across my heart is the idea of a vocational ministry. The other path that has come across my heart is a career in law. These two options seem extremely polar at first. However, I am reminded by Ephesians 3:20 that God is able to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that [I] ask or think, according to the power that works in [me].” That is why I pray to God that in my future,…

Then, McMinn (2007) acknowledges the spirituality perspective on prayer. The author points out that prayer allow for the capacity to experience God through prayers which is the center of Christian spirituality (McMinn, 2007, p 87). McMinn (2007) makes it clear that people often overemphasize petition prayer and neglects prayer as worship; therefore it is important to remember that prayer is “also an act of worship, a way of celebrating God’s character and gracious provision,” (p 88). The…

now that I am in the stage of Personal Faith. The reason I believe I am in this stage is because I’ve had times where I doubt my faith and question certain beliefs. I believe I am in the Personal Stage of faith is because I no longer follow a crowd, I am comfortable in my own skin, my own beliefs, and actions. I have removed myself from the influence of others and groups. In my Personal Faith stage I also have become independent and take responsibility of my personal beliefs and actions. The…

Hinduism comprises so many different beliefs and rituals that some sociologists have suggested thinking of it as a grouping of interrelated religions. Two other religions of the Far East include Confucianism and Buddhism. These ethical religions have no gods, but advocate ethical and moral principles designed to improve the believer's relationship with the universe. All three religions share many similarities of morals and ethics, but also have unique defining characteristics that separate them…

God is so good! He created us with a spirit, and a spirit in his likeness for that matter. In this class we are taking a closer look at our spiritual formation and concepts of spirituality. When God made us he gave us ways to commune with him. This allows us to have a relationship with him, where we are able to learn more about and grow closer to him. In an essence God gave us spiritual disciplines so that we are able grow spiritually. In this paper we are going to go over what a spiritual…

The original sense of “demon”, from the time of Homer, was a benevolent being. Homer even uses the word theos, which can be translated as Gods, to describe the daimons. In ancient Greece, daimons were believed to be beings that were different from the gods. Daimons dealt with fate and each person had a daimon that guided them through life; helping them make the right decisions. A daimon is the Christian equivalent to a guardian angel. The Greek historian Hesiod categorized daimons as human that…

This will cover the seven world view questions. The questions will be about God and His entirety for the world. The seven world view questions asked and answered are: What is God like? God is an all-powerful person. What is the nature of the universe? The nature of the universe is orderly. What is the basis of ethics and morality? God gives us ethics and morality. What is the cause of evil and suffering? The cause of evil and suffering is sin. What happens to man at death? Man go to heaven after…

In review of the three arguments related to the Proof for the Existence of a god, I found all three arguments to be very convincing, opinionating and interesting. These arguments appeared to be based on personal opinions, while convincing the reader to their beliefs from either a religious view, logical view or natural purpose view. The concept they all appeared to have in common was that they all believed god did exist, which I found to be very enlightening. My impression of each argument…