Son of God

test by God. This will have been Abraham’s last test, and possibly his toughest. God tells Abraham to “take your son […] and offer him there as a burnt offering” (Gen 22:2). Abraham listens to God and proceeds to take his son to Moira to sacrifice him as an offering. Before he manages to do so, an angel from God halts him and tells Abraham had passed the test. Abraham shows how truly faithful he is in this passage. He is then blessed for his actions. The main message of this passage is that God…

land God tells Abram, “Go forth from your land, kinsmen, and father’s house to a land that I will show you, I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you. I will make your name great and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and I will curse those who curse you. All of the clans of the earth will be blessed through you.” Abram went forth taking with him his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot. In Canaan, Abram spread his tent and built an altar and called for God.…

Psalm 2: Bow the Knee and Kiss the Son Have you ever been in a situation that caused you to ask the question, “What is going on here?” Maybe it was a humorous moment of confusion, or maybe it was a serious moment of exasperation. Often in situation where it seems like chaos is in charge, we find ourselves wondering “what is going on?” As we look at Psalm 2, we must remember the role that Psalm 1 and 2 play in the Psalter. Both of these act like two great pillars, introducing and providing the…

have come from God, who they call the creator of the universe and everything in it. In Christianity, Jesus Christ is the founder, in Judaism, Moses is their prophet and in Islam, Mohammed is their prophet. The three main religions believed to have come from God are; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. One of the similarities is that these religions are monotheistic in nature which means they believe in the oneness of God. Even though, all three religions believe in the oneness of God, “The…

Isaac Isaac was the promised son born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age. Notwithstanding her age, Sarah not only delivered a healthy boy, she was also able to nurse Isaac. When it came time for Isaac to choose a wife, Abraham sent his oldest servant to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor searching for a wife for Isaac. At a well just outside the city, Abraham’s servant selected a young maiden named Rebecca who was the granddaughter of Nahor; a brother to Abraham. Rebecca accompanied the…

This weeks discussion forum asks to talk about the perichoresis relationship of the Trinity. Before this class, I knew that there was a "father", "son", and "spirit" but never dove deep into the meanings or their relationship together. I knew that there was only one God, but I didn't understand the concept of God being three persons. Every time I asked about it, I got the scenario of an egg, just as Grenz and Smith discussed. There is the yolk, egg white, and shell all serving their own roles,…

paths in their they should go thru , the afterlife, who is their superhuman god , and their belief system; however, both religion does have some similarities between belief systems. Christianity believes in a all seeing ,all powerful good , know as Yahweh. Yahweh has a son know as Jesus, but Jesus has multiple names such as Son of Man, Beginning and the End, Lamb of God , etc. Their God sits on a throne in heaven with his son, Jesus, at the right hand of his father , in the kingdom of heaven…

Christ, the nature of God and the Trinity, the revelation and the salvation, influence the life of adherents by providing the core foundations to what they are to live their live based upon. Variants of these beliefs are expressed through differing religious perspectives such as Catholicism, Anglicism and Pentecostalism. The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ is of the belief that Jesus is both fully human and divine; son of God and human. Jesus is the archetype of God, as he was sent as an…

The covenant that God made with Abraham was that God would give Abraham many many descendants. Abraham would now become the ancestor of many nations. God told Abraham that he would be very fertile and the he will produce nations from you, and kings will come from you. God said he will set up his covenant with Abraham and his descendants after you in every generation as an enduring covenant. God then said that he will be your God and your descendants’ God after you. God told Abraham that he will…

Christians believe in one god that created the heavens, the earth and the universe. Their beliefs, originated from the Jewish religion. Christian believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah of the world that they had long been waiting for, the savior of the world, and that if they follow his teaching, it will bring them to the gates of heaven. They also believe that he is the son of God, the creator of all. Christianity is founded on the belief that there is one god composed…