God himself transformed into a human being. The book of John is a good source to understand the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ, and His role in the trinity. For example, Jesus states “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him” (John 14:7). In this verse, Jesus evidences the trinity by defining himself as a reflection of God’s entity. Also, further on the same chapter, Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father, for what Jesus…
My core values and beliefs have been developed over quite a few aspects. There are many events and reasons in my life as to why and how I act and think the way that I do. Everyone has different explanations based on their own experiences and upbringings. To start off with, my beliefs about God existing is one of the main forces as to why I am who I am today. The Bible and what its stories have to offer support these beliefs. God It has been the stance of historic Christianity that, unlike other…
Religion has always been a topic of discussion because everyone identifies themselves with one or none. The religion everyone identifies with is the guide for their morality and how they should live their life. The most known religions are Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism. Although they are different, they all sprung up from similar teachings and ideas. Christianity is one of the most popular religion today, however, it had a rough start like many other religions…
century movement began in Boston, USA, with the attempt by William Channing to preach a ‘’Unitarian Christianity.’’ This was to make the faith ‘’reasonable’’ by rejecting all miraculous elements of the New Testament and of Christian doctrine. Thus the Trinity is rejected because if God is one then God is not three; if Jesus is a man, he cannot also be God. Channing and those who followed his teaching trusted in human progress to reach moral decisions and not on the divine Spirit. They did not…
Truth (John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13)” is the more straightforward and noncontroversial of all the titles of the Holy Spirit. In essence and in action the Holy Spirit is representative of truth. The Holy Spirit brings people to the truth of God and the Trinity of God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit are all linked with truth. Morris adds, “The Spirit of Truth” thus proves to be a very illuminating way of referring to the Holy…
Yahweh Elohim of the Bible is just a false statement; There is no way they can be the same God due to the violence in the Bible and the Koran, Yahweh and Allah swearing by different things, Allah being a deceiver, and the Korans belief on the holy trinity. First, let’s compare the…
The poem, "Holy Sonnet XIV" was written by John Donne and published in the year of 1633, two years after his death. Donne was born and raised as a Catholic, later becoming an Anglican cleric. The Christian faith is clearly reflected in his writings, and his "Holy Sonnet XIV", is a sinner's prayer to God. Through the utilization of diction use and literary devices such as allusion and imagery, Donne draws the audience into intimately experiencing the speaker's desperation, despair, and devotion…
fundamentally have the same instructing of him and his child JESUS. Also, they practice prayer. The two share a common origin, monotheism, which was sculpted into a home in Palestine three thousand years ago. In Christianity, it is said that there is a Holy Trinity, whereas Judaism speaks highly that there is one God. Jesus is believed to not have been resurrected on the cross unlike in Christianity where that is affirmed. When it comes down to their views on other religion, Christians strictly…
Elohim is actually the plural of el (or eloah). This plurality of God is where the concept of the Trinity comes from. However, elohim is more of a description than the proper name of God (Yahweh). Elohim can also refer to demons,…
meaning. There is more that one Celtic knot, Its original meaning was simply "triangle" . The Triquetra is a three part ancient symbol comprised of three interlocked. often used to represent people or concepts in groups of three. Also known as the trinity knot and Celtic triangle, it has been found in Celtic…