Son of God

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a lot of similarity. They are all originated in what is called today “middle east”. They are considered the three major monotheistic religions in the world, they all believe and worship one god, and even if it’s called different names by each religion it still the same transcendent that is beyond our ability to comprehend, the creator and the sustainer of the universe, and that speaks through prophet …as sacred texts called holly book which differ for each…

After the death of Christ, the world was left with a difficult question: who is he? Jesus did say that he was the Son of God, but even those that did believe this to be true still had to decipher what it actually meant. It was not initially clear if Jesus meant to say that he was some sort of literal son or if this was meant entirely as metaphor. Many theologians at the time set to answer this question, though it was difficult to form a consensus. After much argumentation, an Alexandrian bishop…

have a son, she was so frightened because she was a virgin (72), a similar story is found in the Bible in Luke 1:26-38. Christians believe Jesus was conceived by the work of the Holy Spirit and He is God from His birth but the Muslims say He was created.…

that he will have a great nation, have a great name, and will be a blessing to the whole world. This is a Covenant of Salvation because it aims to save a chose people from sin. What’s the story? Before God made a covenant with Abraham, he first made a three fold promise. As mentioned above, God promised to Abraham that he will have a great nation (many descendants), have a great name (be a king), and will be a blessing to the whole world (he will be holy and people will find blessings in him).…

to their son Isaac who God had promised them. Through Isaac, Abraham is promised that the nations will be born. However, in this verse we see a significant moment in Abraham’s life where he is asked to sacrifice this promised son. He moves in obedience and does not falter in obeying God. He prepares Isaac and takes him up the mountain. As Abraham prepares to sacrifice his promised son we see God’s divine intervention. This verse is a powerful and clear narrative of the faithfulness of God, His…

It was God’s promise that His Son Jesus would descend from Abraham and be the Messiah. The Gospel of Matthew 1:1-16 lists the genealogy of Jesus and he includes four women who were gentiles: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of Uriah. God wanted His Son to be the Savior for all people, both Jews who believed in God, as well as gentiles who were non-believers. To fulfill his promise to Abraham and also make certain that Jesus would be the Messiah for everyone, God needed to make certain that…

is the teaching of the Trinity and its implications to the Christian worldview. Michael Reeves book “Delighting in the Trinity” seeks to end the madness of thinking of the trinity as being cold and boring. Michaels main argument is that “God is love because God is a Trinity”. The point of this response paper is, then, to discuss how this book and its theological implications have impacted the way I think. The author of this book communicated the topic of the Trinity from a different perspective…

consistent theme of hope, faith, and the meaning of life in a world of darkness. Metaphorically the entire novel questions the existence of the one true God who created the whole entire Universe. The two protagonists are places into a hellish setting with not many survivors who turn into cannibals or act like animals. However, the father and son act with morality in the midst of the chaos they are placed into. The novel makes the reader question what the author really intended to create writing…

is used to show strength and emotion, but through different methods. In the Holy Bible, an example of sacrifice is when, “He (Abraham) bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the later, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son” (Genesis 22:10). In Genesis, Abraham is approached by God and told to offer his son up as a burnt offering on a mountain. The painting by Juan de Valdes Leal is a direct…

this as “God Breathed”, meaning, guided by the Holy Spirit, to give man the inspired text we call the Bible (Towns 2008, pp. 60). Just like when Moses was given the Ten…