Righteousness

III. Theology Proper Definition of God God is a Spirit (John 4:24), infinite (Job 11:7; 1 Kings 8:27), eternal (Ps. 90:2; 1 Tim. 1:17), and unchangeable (James 1:17; Mal. 3:6) in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. The Immanence of God The immanence of God connotes an indwelling of God within the world and its processes (Jer. 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-29; Heb. 1:3; Matt. 10:29). Every event is of supernatural causation in some sense. However, God is over the universe…

The beginnings of American literature were greatly influenced by religious values and beliefs of the writers. As shown in sermons by John Winthrop and Jonathan Edwards, Winthrop uses a calming form of persuasion to influence his constituents. Edwards on the other hand uses more of a fire and brimstone tone to reach his constituents. Both sermons are meant to help motivate and keep god in the lives of the early settlers. In Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity,’ this sermon was given by…

Through the acts of Oedipus, the true nature of man to do good is shown. Even if man does wrong, he feels guilt then tries to make things right by fixing what he did, sometimes through irrational ways, such as puncturing one's eyes. Guilt makes righteousness of man. “Man,” however, does not make guilt, it is…

The image of God has been a highly debated topic throughout the history of the church. Several theologians debate what it means to be made in the image of God while others debate if the image was destroyed at the fall. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” This verse and other verses pertaining to this topic have been studied by theologians throughout centuries. One theologian who discussed this issue is…

drove his words and purpose into the hearts of many people. The millions that have heard his speech remember his words all thanks to Dr. King’s use of repetition. Martin Luther King Jr. also used a ton of imagery. Parts like “cashing a check” or “righteousness like a mighty stream” paint pictures that help people to understand his speech’s purpose. The lasting pictures that Martin…

faith without works is dead. At a glance, it looks like James is contradicting Paul, but further in and both are going to each other. The Word is inspired by God and is beneficial to us for teaching, correction, reproofing, and for training us in righteousness. We believe in its inspiration and then following; we believe the Bible is true and that there is no false teachings within it and that it does not contradict itself. We believe the word is genuine and inspired by God, free from error.…

Faulkner portrays the Bundren's as humble and simple-minded folks. As for that the author projects the juxtaposition between the rural and urban demographic of Southern life. The traditional southern values are under raid by outside influences. The author is an vehement defender of the struggling impoverished farm laborers and is rather open in his position. Cora, one of Addie's closest friends, is stacked up in a business to sell her cakes in town and yet, remains unperturbed over the incident…

Speaking of righteousness, sharks need to be defended based on established facts. The federal agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states “Despite their scary reputation, sharks rarely ever attack humans and would much rather feed on fish and marine mammals” (NOAA). In other words, humans are not part of sharks’ diet. It would aim for smaller fishes; therefore, deaths caused by shark attacks were often due to confusion, curious and self-protection (NOAA). To support…

IF GOD IS OMNIPOTENT AND GOOD, THEN WHY IS THERE EVIL IN THE WORLD __________________ A positional paper Presented to Dr. Stephen J. Wellum The Southern Baptist Theology Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for 27070WW __________________ by Fazhi Zeng zengfazhi@gmail.com 12/10/2016 IF GOD IS OMNIPOTENT AND GOOD, THEN WHY IS THERE EVIL IN THE WORLD When Christians share gospel in Bible studies, we might have met questions from other non-believers or…

efforts made "about yourself to return to the universal spirit", trying to understand that feeling of benevolence in the hierarchy of a country after having done the whole of humanity. Therefore, the first duty of the human being is to practice righteousness and benevolence or humanitarianism, social virtues which cannot be taken without the participation in public…