Name: Jacqueline Kalongosola Student No: u738202 Course: Fundamental Theology Course code: U20064 2016-2017 Lecturer: Prof. M. Sarot Mid-Term Exams. 1.General summary of the book‚ I believe in God by Thomas Rausch. Thomas P. Rausch in his book‚ I believe in God‚ presents an important account of the heart of Christian doctrine from a Catholic perspective.in his book‚ Rausch takes seriously the disbelief of our age and the new developing of new Gnosticism teachings in
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still believe in God? “My grandfather believed that the greatest religion of all was to ensure that we wipe the tears from every eye and bring hope and decency to every life. If performed with utmost humility‚ he said‚ this service would grant us the magnanimity to recognize and accept the many ways we are called to see God in humanity.” –Sankara Saranam (Saranam‚ 2005) One can still believe in God without associating with religion. This is possible when people believe in searching for God through
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Critique Lehman Strauss the author of the article‚ Why God Became Man‚ taught Old Testament history for eight years. From there he served as a Pastor of 2 different Baptist churches and then devoted himself full time to a Bible conference and evangelistic ministry. Writing his 19th book‚ he passed away in 1997. This article provides a very in depth look at why God became man. It is informative‚ full of knowledge and wisdom. It lays out the incarnation and the virgin birth in detail that helps people
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Why God Does Not Exist! According to the dictionary God refers to the one Supreme Being‚ the creator and the ruler of the universe. Many people believe in God‚ with blind faith‚ hoping and believing that there is a life after ours expires. Humanity would rather believe that there is a safe haven and to be “forgiven” for the wrong’s that they have done‚ then to question the existence of the supreme being that they put so much faith in. Fortunately‚ there are people such as myself who question
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questions. One such question is whether or not God exists. Philosopher Thomas Aquinas attempts at logically reasoning through this question. In doing so‚ he combats an objection to the existence of God‚ which is known as the problem of evil. The problem of evil states that no omni benevolent being would will that evil exists‚ and whatever an omniscient‚ omnipotent being wills must be accomplished. Evil exists so‚ according to the problem with evil‚ God can not exist. When analyzing whether or not the
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Why God Allows Evil Swinburne defends the view that the existence of evil in the world is consistent with the existence of an omnipotent‚ perfectly good God. Not only are they consistent‚ he argues‚ but the amount of good in the world requires the possibility of substantial evil. He begins his argument by distinguishing moral evil (which comes from humans acting in morally bad ways) from natural evil (pain and suffering that comes from anything other than human action with predictable outcome)‚
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Does God exist? For thousands of years we have been trying to prove the existence of God‚ but we have no evidence to prove that there is a God. Through many biblical texts such as Psalm 147; 4-5‚ Matthew 19:26‚ Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5‚ Psalm 90:1-2 and John 3:16; we have interpreted that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ omnipresent‚ benevolent and eternal. Many philosophers have tried to create theodicies to prove the existence of God. Whilst some philosophers have concluded that God does not exist
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According to the New Testament the Pharisees believed in the resurrection of the dead‚ but it does not specify whether this resurrection included the flesh or not. The Pharisees maintained an incredible influence among the people for many generations‚ so that even Herod the Great‚ was careful not to offend them. He had no regard for their religious teachings but was well aware of the power they had with the people and the threat they posed to the stability of his kingdom if he were to attack them
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great Pastor from 1939-1963‚ and a well-known author of the at least 19 biblical books; by far gives such a strong foundation‚ of his thorough knowledge of Gods purposes for and on the earth as a Man! In the article WHY GOD BECAME MAN Strauss in the onset attempts to reveal the incarnation of the person of God‚ not only being Son‚ He also was God‚ who became a fleshly being. Strategically‚ Strauss compiled his article by beginning to define and defend the incarnation to set up a foundation to examine
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What/who is God? God The existence of the world and everything in it can only be explained if there is a God who is the first cause. Aquinas states that it is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore
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