Reaction Paper
REACTION PAPER on GOD IS DEAD
The lines, “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him,” can be true in literal sense. Subjectively, the lines presented are very agnostic and atheistic. Those are against my will and belief as a Roman Catholic faithful. The three shorter mentioned lines are three important points to be clarified about.
The first line says, God is dead is true in literal sense. In the Scriptures, it written that Jesus became man and so he died as a human. Yes, I believe that God really died. He was crucified by the high priests’ and the people’s demand and at the order of the governor, Pontius Pilate. Jesus died humbly at the cross and every person present there had seen His timely death.
The second point here is that God remains dead. According to the Scriptures, God resurrected after three days of rest. He did not remain dead. He was seen by Mary and the disciples alive. He ascended into heaven body and soul and will continue to watch over us to prepare our place in heaven. As a Catholic I fairly disagree with the line, God remains dead. It is proven in the Bible that he does not. God is all powerful and he will never be dead forever. His presence within us is felt and attested to be true. His Holy Spirit continues to work around us to let us feel his Divine Providence. My personal experience about Him and his miracles are the best evidences of his presence. He is with us, we can’t see Him but we can feel Him.
The third point stresses that We have killed him. Yes, our sins and human weaknesses contributed to God’s death. God’s death is our salvation. It is a humble sign of love. He never blamed us for that for it is His will so, why should we consider ourselves murderers and killers when God himself does not. The death of Jesus is planned by God. He knows his plan very well and that man, though sinners are still loved by Him. Thus, we should feel blessed instead of blaming ourselves and giving names which are not supposed to be
The lines, “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him,” can be true in literal sense. Subjectively, the lines presented are very agnostic and atheistic. Those are against my will and belief as a Roman Catholic faithful. The three shorter mentioned lines are three important points to be clarified about.
The first line says, God is dead is true in literal sense. In the Scriptures, it written that Jesus became man and so he died as a human. Yes, I believe that God really died. He was crucified by the high priests’ and the people’s demand and at the order of the governor, Pontius Pilate. Jesus died humbly at the cross and every person present there had seen His timely death.
The second point here is that God remains dead. According to the Scriptures, God resurrected after three days of rest. He did not remain dead. He was seen by Mary and the disciples alive. He ascended into heaven body and soul and will continue to watch over us to prepare our place in heaven. As a Catholic I fairly disagree with the line, God remains dead. It is proven in the Bible that he does not. God is all powerful and he will never be dead forever. His presence within us is felt and attested to be true. His Holy Spirit continues to work around us to let us feel his Divine Providence. My personal experience about Him and his miracles are the best evidences of his presence. He is with us, we can’t see Him but we can feel Him.
The third point stresses that We have killed him. Yes, our sins and human weaknesses contributed to God’s death. God’s death is our salvation. It is a humble sign of love. He never blamed us for that for it is His will so, why should we consider ourselves murderers and killers when God himself does not. The death of Jesus is planned by God. He knows his plan very well and that man, though sinners are still loved by Him. Thus, we should feel blessed instead of blaming ourselves and giving names which are not supposed to be