Category: God
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Holy Spirit Baptism: Filling With God’s Holy Spirit
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Holy Spirit baptism means being filled with God’s Holy Spirit, the third person in the Trinity. When in possession of it, one becomes empowered to perform tasks called upon by God. It makes one saturated with the Holy Spirit and covers each part of the person.…
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“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God is the story of people who failed to be up to the image and likeness of God the humankind has been created after. Janie Crawford is the protagonist of the novel. Ever since her grandmother arranged 16 years old Janie’s marriage the latter succumbs to both outer circumstances and temptations…
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Pathak’s The Art of Neighboring and Ripken’s The Insanity of God
The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door is a thrilling and insightful book written in 2012 by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon. Its main purpose is to guide individuals, whether Christians or not, on how to create good relationships with their neighbors. On the other hand, The Insanity of God: A…
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The Problem of Evil and Arguments for God’s Existence
The issue of whether an omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent God exists amidst all the evil that is being experienced in the world has remained to be one of the highly debatable issues among various stakeholders of religious-based education. Some people may argue that such a God would logically be incompatible with the world and, therefore,…
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God’s Laws and Gospels Relationship
Table of Contents Introduction Jesus Christ and the Law The Use of Law and Gospel in Different Religions The Use of Law and Gospel within Christianity Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction In the Old Testament, God gave different laws to guide people on how to lead an acceptable lifestyle under the standards of moral behaviors. Additionally,…
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The Epistle to the Romans: God and Human Beings
The attempts to justify God’s treatment of human beings play an important role in the Bible. This issue is explored in the Epistle to the Romans, in which Apostle Paul discusses God’s relations with the people of Israel. To some degree, his rhetoric can be regarded as the theodicy aimed at showing that the divine…
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“If God, Then What?” by Andrew Wilson
Prologue In this part, the author talks about his law problems in the USA and a debating competition at Yale University (10-12). It is exciting to read about Wilson’s understanding of the importance of asking questions (13). I agree with the author that questions help people perceive the world in which they live. Wilson identifies…
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Perry’s ‘Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God’
Discussions about the role of God in human life attract people’s attention and create many supporters, as well as opponents. In the Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of Good, Perry introduces several characters with rather different positions. Weirob admits that God, as an all-powerful and all-knowing creature, cannot exist due to the presence…
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Covenant Idea Between God and the Jewish People
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Jews in the Bible are a religious-ethnic group of people descending from Abraham and connected with God by several unions (covenants). The beginning of the Jewish people’s formation can be considered the conclusion of an agreement between God and Abraham. God’s Covenant for the Israeli…
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Divinity: Does God Allow Evil?
Table of Contents Introduction The Definition of God and Common Historical Arguments Appraisal of Arguments Conclusion Works Cited Introduction While proving the reality of God seems to be counterproductive to the belief, numerous philosophers have attempted to outline various arguments that aim to prove the existence of such a power. Most assertions formulate themselves on…