Trinity

There are various symbols for religious imagination and its not common to re-imagine or re-symbolize the traditional concept of God; but its good to try and see God from other peoples points of view, to have an open mind about the understanding of God. Author, Judith Plaskow argues in her story, "Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective" about the images and numerous metaphors of God. "If identifying God with a particular set of metaphors both limits God and supports a…

preaching is not authentic when we don’t exalt and lift up the name of Jesus in our preaching. We have forgotten that Christ is the one who bleed and died for our sins and the sins of the world. Some pastors have abandoned the Person of Christ in the Trinity in their preaching and have established their own beliefs for monetary, and favoritism reasons. Some Christian services should be praising and lifting up the…

many it is quite the opposite. Walking into a gathering of Catholic people, an individual could likely take notice of many of the various inner workings of the Catholic community. One of the most basic principals in the Catholic faith is of the Holy Trinity, with God the almighty…

Jesus is, without a doubt, the true son of God the Father. In addition, there is significant evidence to support that He is God Man. This is backed up by the Trilemma Argument along with the John’s Gospel in the New Testament, the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies. Primarily, the Trilemma argues that Jesus did claim to be divine. If Jesus was not divine, he cannot be a good man because that would make Him either a liar or lunatic. Now, due to Jesus’ teachings and Holy life as depicted…

Topic Five-Gospel Essentials Essay For thousands of years humans have pondered life's big questions. How did we get here? What is our purpose? Who or what created our universe? Is there an afterlife? Can we ever escape the pain and suffering of the world or are we doomed to live unfulfilled lives? Many great thinkers across different disciplines have tried to answer these questions. Famous minds like Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Augustine, Kant, Voltaire and even America's founding…

Testaments with its typological connection. Cf. William R. Farmer, “Reflection on Isaiah 53 and Christian Origins,” in Jesus and the Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 and Christian Origins (ed. William H. Bellinger, Jr. and William R. Farmer; Harrisburg, Pa.: Trinity Press International, 1998), 260-80; C. H. Cosgrove, “The Law Has Given Sarah No Children,” NovT 29 (1987):…

nature of Jesus has been part of the equation in Christological studies since Christians began to witness. One can even say the understanding of his divine nature began while Jesus walked the earth. The first Ecumenical council included Jesus in the trinity as the Son God. The other councils in many occasions came to be as part of numerous attempts to reconcile his divine nature with his human nature, and to combat against any who questioned His divinity. The councils also tried to explain…

Over the millenniums, many civilizations have come and gone. And with them, each have brought in new ideas and left lasting social characteristics on the civilizations that followed. One thing that almost all civilizations have had in common with each other is the belief in some form of a higher power—deity and afterlife. Today’s societies are no different with the many different religious belief systems. From these religious beliefs in a higher authority than that of man, civilizations and…

It was Thomas Merton, a Catholic English writer who once said “To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name” (Merton). What was Merton’s main point of this statement? I believe he was trying to emphasize that God does in fact exist, because without God, we would cease to exist because we are made in the likeness of God. People ask…

A foundation must be laid before anything is built. Once the foundation is laid, various people come and set the frame, install electricity and plumbing, and tape and float the sheet rock. In addition, the home must be furnished with appliances and furniture. As with any home, additions and remodeling often occur once the home is built and occupied. My spiritual formation has taken a similar approach. In my earlier years, a strong foundation was laid that have served me throughout my life.…