Your essay should begin with a clear thesis statement, which is your claim. Your task is to answer this question and prove your claim (thesis). This claim must provide an appropriate answer to the question that you then defend in the rest of the essay. In other words, you must explain why your answer to the question is the best answer available by defending, clarifying and explaining your claim and (if needed) refuting opposing claims. As you do so, you want to make sure that you defend your claim primarily with direct biblical evidence and properly footnoted quotes and paraphrases from Essence of the Old Testament, although you may use properly footnoted quotes and paraphrases from other academic sources (not your favorite pastor). If you choose to use other academic sources and are not familiar with such research, please consult the Liberty Online library. There is an undergraduate liaison who can explain how to use such research tools. Please remember that any phrases, thoughts or ideas that you get from the textbook or other sources must follow proper Turabian formatting. Please click on the Liberty Writing Center for information about…
Many people go to church on sundays to hear the “ given word”. Have you ever asked yourself where is the proof of this “ God” or his word? Have you ever asked your self Who has seen any of these events or if they are even real?How would any of us living people would know where we go once we die if we have not experienced death yet. As an atheist i do not believe in reincarnation you are either dead or alive. I have decided to write this paper to prove Jonathan Edwards wrong and the reasons for why i believe he is wrong are there is no credible proof of God, there is no credible proof of events, and when you die you carcas turns into the earth.…
I find the most compelling argument for the Bible being the Word of God is the Unique Revelation of Jesus Christ. He is by far, the greatest man that ever walked the face of the earth. Essentially every aspect of human life has been changed in some way, because of the life & teachings of Jesus.…
The theistic view of the God the creator can be seen within the passages and stories written in the bible. The Judaeo- Christian belief is that everything has been created; therefore there must have been a creator, this creator is God. This is reflected in the Bible and is similar to William Paley’s design argument.…
This brings me to my final point. We are saved from our sins by faith. When we hear the gospel, we must have faith and believe that the word is true. Then must trust in the Lord our God, fully. The final act involves repentance. This does not just merely mean to feel sorry for what we have done. We have to actually have a “change of mind” and turn from our wicked…
Often time’s people are searching for a concrete place to anchor hope; the Bible provides a comprehensive and accurate account from God. The historicity of the Bible and the amount of people involved to write it makes the Bible the most valid book ever made. Many people have attempted to discredit the Bible and failed, I am going to attempt to walk you through this question and a few other questions. I pray that after you read this essay you will see why I call this my love letter from God.…
The first of 4 arguments I believe to be of importance is that of the virgin birth. Jesus…
If a person does not believe that the Bible is the Word of God personally delivered by God to all of humanity, then that person's unbelief is a rejection of kindness, mercy and grace given by God to all of mankind. To reject that the Bible is truly the Word of God, is to undermine and discredit the existence of God himself "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God" (Mark 3:5). When a person does not believe in the existence of God, he in turn rejects the commandments of God, our creator leading them to accept the corruptible ways of this world leading to hell. We were born on this earth with sin and this is our state until we accept God's grace which is free, unmerited, abundant and treasured in his son Jesus Christ. The Bible is and never was a fiction of man's imagination "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). Many unbelievers need to understand the fact that although the Bible was written by Holy men, they were led by the Holy Spirit "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21). The Bible is God's word reminding us that his truth and love can guide us through every circumstance, trial and troubles of this life. For a unbeliever the day of judgment will judge the way they lived their life on this earth " Cursed is anyone who does not affirm and obey the terms of these instructions" (Deuteronomy 27:26). We as human cannot live our life in rebellion against God and not think about the consequences that might come along with it "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).…
Cited: Strobel, L. (2009). The Case for Christ Study Bible: Investigating The Evidence for Belief (NIV ed.). Grand Rapids , Michigan: Zondervan.…
The main focuses of these chapters were salvation, God’s sovereignty, God’s righteousness, and judgment. The book of Romans also shows that the natural world will become so corrupt. It predicts some of what we’re dealing with today in the terms of homosexuality. Romans 1:26 states, “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature; And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet” means that mankind will start doing things against our nature.…
Biblical truth is the most logically sound and meaningful approach to understanding and living life.…
Traditionally, there have been four major arguments for God’s existence: (1) the cosmological argument; (2) the teleological argument; (3) the ontological argument; and (4) the moral law argument. Below are explanations of each of the arguments and the common responses to them.…
When people say that they have experienced God or the divine in some way; they are not saying that it ‘seemed like’ God but was something else. The issue for many philosophers is: are religious experiences veridical? By this is meant can we actually demonstrate that the religious experiences of people are what they seem to be, i.e. experiences of God, rather than delusions, products of the mind or of some other source such as LSD? Can a person saying they have had a religious experience really be convincing?…
First, throughout the Bible sin has been portrayed as an act punishable by death. In Romans 6:23, it clearly states “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Adultery, murder and stealing are just a few things that are considered to be sins. Breaking God’s law is considered an offense to Him and makes us subject to judgment and separation from God. An example of this comes in The Old Testament from Isaiah 59:2(KJV) stating that “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear”, basically saying He will wash His hands of us if we continue to disobey his law. Later, in The New Testament, Jesus is sent to die for our sins, even though He himself was not a sinner. This was obviously a huge sacrifice for God, as He gave up His son for us. In 1 Peter 2:24, it says “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree…” meaning He took all of our sins upon himself and died on the cross so that he could “bring us to God” (Peter 3:18 KJV). Genesis 6:5 shows us how sin was beginning to get too outrageous for God and it was breaking his heart to see all the disobedience and acts of sin throughout the land. This is when He brings Noah, an avid follower of God’s, to build an arc because He was about to bring on a huge flood. He wanted to use Noah as a storyteller of His wrath and seriousness about obeying His law. This example ties into sin being “punishable…
The argument “the Bible can’t be relevant to today’s problems; it was written many centuries ago and is filled with archaic phrasing” is another argument with some validity and non-validity. There are people who claim since the Bible was…