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How did David express his sorrow after sleeping with another man's wife? David is the man after the heart of God. He became king, and God even made a covenant with him. Even though all these things happened he fell into sin, so how did he repent? Psalm 51 is written when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had slept with Bathsheba. This is a passage was to ask for the forgiveness, and mercy of God for what he has done to God, Bathsheba and Uriah the hittite. Uriah the hittite was one of the…

Many Christians are curious about who the two witnesses in Revelation 11:3-13 happen to be. These two witnesses are among the most dramatic characters in the Scripture. They prophesy before the world for three and a half years. During that time, they can strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they desire and cannot be harmed by their enemies. When they have finished their testimony, they are killed by the beast but they rise to life in three and a half days. In this paper, I will…

Head: Throughout Bless Me Ultima, Antonio's belief in God is tested within the book. Antonio thinks about God's chose within moments of tragic events. " I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima that lost his life" pg 186. He began questioning there being either one or many Gods, when he met Samuel. Samuel told Antonio about the Golden Carp, " A new god?' I could not believe this strange story and yet I could not disbelieve Samuel" pg 81. Antonio has concerns…

1) “Orthoeros, A Biblically Based Sexual Ethic” by Miguel A. De La Torre To De La Torre “ Orthoeros” is a view of sexual physical contact where the sexual act is completely equal in nature. He related it to Adam and Eve in Holy Scripture where they stood in front of each other with complete openness with out any shame. Orthoeros is more than a sexual act, it is a mutual sharing that enters the rhelm of each person giving priority to the other’s needs and wishes. If we experience this level of…

In “God in the Doorway,” Annie Dillard conveys a shift in her perception of God by associating fearful childhood experiences with her current interpersonal relationship with God. Santa Claus appears at Dillard’s doorway on Christmas Eve and as a young girl Dillard reacts in fear of a powerful, omniscient god-like figure and runs away. (M.S. 1) Dillard later realizes Miss White, her elderly neighbor, dressed-up as Santa Claus intending to shape a loving relationship with Dillard. Miss White…

All believers must grow and mature in our journey of faith. We can all identify areas in which we must grow, but this growth is a process that takes time. It is a process in which I allow God to work on me, but I invest time for this to happen. The spiritual disciplines or rules of life are intentional external and internal changes that we desire and decide to do to love God and our brothers in a deeper way. But my desire and my effort are not what will transform me. By exercising the spiritual…

In chapter one of Coleman O’Neil, OP’s book Meeting Christ in the Sacraments, O’Neil presents three important ideas which are: “Exodus,” “The Priesthood of Christ,” and “Members of the Priest.” (O’Neil pg. vii) O’Neil’s three points are so important that they are also echoed in the Magisterial document Sacrosanctum Concilium (hence forth referred to as S.C.). This paper will briefly examine why each of O’Neil’s ideas is significant, and this essay will also provide several quotes from the…

them were intended to reflect the life of the Trinity through their relationships with one another. If we apply these truths to the present situation of believers, we recognize that both among Christians, and between Christians and non-Christians, we are called to reflect the Father-Son relationship” In the garden it was as God intended, the Godhead and Adam, then with the addition of Eve, a human companion for Adam, the reflected image of the Trinity was complete. Throughout biblical history,…

Question: Read Chapter 1 ‘Founded on the Cross of Christ’ by Robert L. Wilken’s The Spirit of Christian Thought. Are there any things that strike you? What does it say about the relation between faith and our perception of reality? ‘Spirit of Early Christian Thought’ by Robert L. Wilken gives the reader of brief insight into the thoughts of early Christian’s scholars, theologians and the so called new thinker’s. This detailed academic research essay will also give many examples of famous…

Each person in the world has some kind of religious values or beliefs. Some people believe that we honor god by giving respect and peace to one another. Others believe that after they lost a loved one, God was their at their side to help them, and that after war tore through their country, they should reevaluate their ideas about religion. When I was listening to the 17 “This I believe…” essays online, 3 stood out to me the most. They all touched me in a way, but also made me think a lot. Why…