Imago Dei‚ means “Image of God” in Latin and is the basis of all things placed on this Earth. Therefore‚ God is very immanent and put everything and everyone in his own image. Although‚ if all people are made in the image of God‚ then why are there rapists? These crimes that were committed are the polar opposite of Imago Dei. Instead of cherishing the right of human dignity‚ the act of rape destroys it. Heavier sentencing does more to protect the right of human dignity. Basic Christian teaching
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intimate‚ loving relationship with God. Today we would say “daddy” or “papa.” Sadly‚ though‚ many do not have this kind of relationship with the Lord. They’re so worried about not sinning themselves into hell that they can’t process the idea that God might actually love them unconditionally.! " Even those who know they are saved still believe God will give them a disease‚ keep them poor‚ or refuse to answer their prayers. They try to put a positive spin on it by saying God is trying to “perfect them‚”
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Anselm`s view about God is that his existence in our minds proves the existence of him in reality. Trying to prove that he does not in fact exist‚ contradicts the purpose‚ since as attempting to convince others that he does not exist‚ you recognize his being. As you attempt to argue against God while completely understanding the meaning of God‚ you recognize this idea of the “greatest being”. About “the fool who says in his heart“ that God doesn’t exist‚ Anselm argues that there are two ways for
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“Can we know God by experience?” - Donovan 2 In ‘Can we know God by experience?’ Peter Donovan questions whether it is possible to have direct‚ intuitive knowledge of God. Intuition is an experiential belief characterized by its immediacy. It is direct perception or insight without any need for evidence or argument. Intuition or intuitive knowledge is the main theme of Donovan. He suggested that knowledge can be attained through intuition. Especially the claim that people who have religious experiences
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Through His Word we can know our God and have thoughts about who He is. In a thoughtful desire to pursue truth there becomes a right and a wrong way of thinking about God‚ allowing us to discern heresy from sound theology. In his book God Talk‚ Randall J. VanderMey states that “close attention to Christian language— its possibilities as well as its poverties—can open the mind‚ reawaken
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There are 3 main arguments that each seek to prove the existence of God; the Ontological‚ Cosmological‚ and Teleological Arguments. Each is different in its approach‚ but all arrive at the same conclusion. Ontological Argument argues God’s existence from the assumption of the existence a “Greatest Thing that can ever be conceived.” From there‚ it argues that in order for something to be “The Greatest Thing ever” it must exist physically (that is outside of the mind). The Cosmological Argument argues
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the fate of God/gods. The fate of a person given to them by God/gods is shown many times throughout Things Fall Apart and other writings by Chinua Achebe. According to Foley‚ the chi‚ “functions as the divine agent whereby an individual is created and through which that individual’s life-destiny is determined” (50). This quote clearly supports the theme of the gods dealing with the fate of an individual. Many times in Things Fall Apart‚ Achebe writes about Okonkwo’s chi‚ or personal god. Achebe’s writing
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Angry God Jonathon Edwards‚ famous for preaching during “The Great Awakening” lived as a puritan‚ but later found out that church needed reform. Spreading the gospel with his colleague George Whitefield created a style of teaching using something called the” Holy Tone”. The Holy Tone became the new and energetic way of preaching. Attracting the people of the colonies and connecting them to the gospel and the word of God inspired them to start evangelizing. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ wrote
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Frankenstein’s God Complex In the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein is portrayed as a God figure. He creates the monster‚ which makes him like God because according to Christianity only God can create life. Frankenstein abandoned his creation‚ just like God turned his back on Jesus as he was crucified. Frankenstein made the monster‚ which killed people‚ which is a reference to when God created Adam and Eve and they sinned. When Frankenstein created the monster‚ he was even God when
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Analyzing god-animal relationships‚ the distinct differences between ancient Hebrew and Babylonian beliefs concerning the fluidity of creation become clearly evident. While there are certainly not enough texts surveyed in this paper to demonstrate any sense of causation
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