Psalms

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” God is the maker of all things, nothing is random or out of place to Him. God is the creator of the physical world and also of the supernatural world. The…

God will provide food and shelter to the afflicted. God and religion provides hope for those who have none, but it is false hope. With all the evil in the world, the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, merciful, and loving God as mentioned in Psalm 86:15, “But you, O lord, are a God merciful and gracious,…

sections represents the origins of two different religious groups after different periods of time. The oldest, can contains more books than the New Testament. It was created for and by the Jewish people. Most of sections soothe was written in Hebrew- the native language of the ancient Israelites. The Old Testament was referred as the Hebrew Bible. The authors of these books were unknown and each book h a specific morale. These stories often tell about laws and contain religious and ethical…

the writings during the rule of the pharaoh Amenophis, who introduced the idea of monotheism to the Egyptians (Lockard 53). While the Egyptians didn’t take to the idea and went right back to Amon-Re worship after Amenophis’s death, there are “Hebrew psalms and proverbs that are clearly derived from Egyptians writings” (Lockard…

The Outsiders - Dally’s Death. In this scene, Dally, who is one of the main characters, has just been shot by the police after he robbed a grocery store. Dally is one of the greasers in the group of friends which includes Ponyboy, Soda, Darry, Johnny, Steve, Two-Bit and Dally. The reason why the police shoot at Dally is becauase he points an unloaded gun, which they think is loaded, at them. After he gets shot at the park, all of the greasers run to his side and tell the police officers to stop…

“Happy the people so blessed; happy the people whose God is the Lord.” This verse from Psalms 144:15 has an important message. It explains how only God can make us happy. God is the source of our perfect happiness because he wants us to respond to his love and to spread that love and joy to others. Our hearts are restless until they rest in him. We were made this way by God, so that we could discover him. Humans will never be fully satisfied. Even if we own the brand new iPhone, get a bunch of…

I feel a strong connection with Dorothy Day’s criticisms of organized religion during her years as a college student. The poverty and injustice that plagued the world around her conflicted with the religious preaching of peace and joy. What I find most fascinating is the effect the power of literacy had on Dorothy. Immediately swayed by the books she read, Dorothy began to reject one belief system--organized religion-- and substitute it for another belief system: radicalism. However, by not…

revenge are not from God, and Hamlet is without God’s protection, in contrast, Johnson knows that the Lord sees trouble and grief, He helps the fatherless and hears their cry, “O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand” (Psalm 10:14, New King James…

The Battle "We began to pray against the dizziness, taking authority over any attack [from Satan] in the name of Jesus Christ. You know what happened? They got worse! The enemy, once discovered, usually doesn 't just roll over and go away without a fight. Notice that sometimes Jesus rebukes a foul spirit "in a stern voice" (see Luke 4:35). In fact, when he encounters the guy who lives out in the Gerasenes Tombs, tormented by a legion of spirits, the first rebuke by Jesus doesn 't work. He had…

Christianity and Judaism are two monotheistic religions which although hold similar values on ethical teachings, maintain varying perspectives on controversial issues, dividing not only world religions but denominations and individuals as a whole. Bioethics refers to biomedical advancements and the faith-based beliefs and practices concerning the controversial matters of; abortion, euthanasia and in vitro fertilisation (IVF). In Christianity and Judaism, similarities and contrasts of beliefs and…