Although there is not a definite answer to why evil happens‚ humans cannot help‚ but to attempt to solve it. Often time’s people look to God for the answer to why there is suffering. Scholars in all different disciplines are attempting to explain the divine nature of God among the evil we experience each day. This is a theodicy that attempts to piece together other theodicies to make the most sense possible with the little understanding we have of God and evil in the world. This theodicy is written in
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The concept of divine design is best defined as how “God uniquely designed you [us] to participate in His mission” (Stolszfus). Piece by piece‚ the word ‘divine’ is relating to God and ‘design’ is the creation of an intentional blueprint. The key term ‘uniquely’ in the definition of divine design reflects on the creative characteristic our God has – there is no child alike or identical we were all created in His image with different purposes and functionality. Our ultimate purpose is to spread the
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A common theme throughout many different societies is the recognition of a divine figure. Interactions between the people and this figure vary depending on how the figure is perceived. Three compelling examples of this are found in the myths of ancient Rome‚ the Mayans from the Americas and the Hebrew Bible. Each relationship is unique‚ yet due to the authority a divine figure demands‚ similar aspects are perceivable. The gods of Rome were revered because of their immortality and supernatural abilities
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After reading Philanthropy‚ we see the stranger’s idea of love was most like Eros‚ which was a contorted picture of what was thought ought to be. It is expected that Socrates was endeavoring to demonstrate the agnostics obliviousness to divine love. While debating with Socrates the stranger proposed that‚ "I suppose that our wishes and ideals are a part of our present selves‚ and that a true lover of men would not love them apart from that idealism in them which keeps them alive and human." The statement
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life of sin was to be sentenced to hell. Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet‚ who had an admirable depth of spiritual vision and was known for his intelligence (Encarta‚ 1). Between the years of 1308 and 1321‚ Dante wrote the epic poem‚ “The Divine Comedy‚” which described a journey through the afterlife. It takes place during the three days of Good Friday‚ when Jesus died‚ and on Easter Sunday when he rose body and soul to heaven. It is a moral comedy‚ and was written to make readers
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While Dante was writing The Divine Comedy‚ the Catholic Church was very corrupt and the popes that led the Church were more interested in making monetary gains rather than being spiritual leaders. One purpose of The Divine Comedy is to express Dante’s disgust with the Church of the time and to suggest what the reformed Church should look like. Dante‚ by creating his own version of the afterlife‚ is able to indicate the sins he finds to be most heinous in his own structure of Hell and celebrate the
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Someone asked me why does hate‚ anger‚ love‚ curiosity‚ admiration‚ etc. exist in the world. It was a very innocent yet important question that I would like to address. Seekers of the Spirit throughout time have noticed that the Divine Reality expresses in various ways‚ including Peace‚ Oneness‚ Wisdom‚ Knowledge‚ Creativity‚ Beauty‚ Goodness‚ Love‚ Delight‚ Power‚ Timelessness‚ and Infinity. These are also qualities that the Supreme seeks to manifest in the forms of creation. We humans are the
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friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who is) in need’? If the former‚ then the phrase means: ’someone who helps you when you are in need is a true friend’. If the latter‚ it is ’someone who needs your help becomes especially friendly in order to obtain it’. So‚ that gives us four options: 1. A friend‚ (when you are) in need‚ is indeed a true friend. (’indeed’) 2. A friend‚ (when you are) in need‚ is someone who is prepared to act to show it (’in deed’) 3
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individuals to live their lives as long as they didn’t infringe on the rights to others‚ to the idea that the resources of society should be distributed to all‚ including those most deserving first.” With this theme/ idea‚ Dante described this through his Divine Comedy. He meets many people throughout his journey through Hell all the way to end up in paradise who live their lives‚ yet some try to “infringe” their rights upon him. We all still have yet to live in a Just Society‚ even if we aren’t living
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consulship up for Augustus while he was away. A Roman‚ Egnatius Rufus‚ attempted to stand in but was denied. Rufus then turned to violence and threats‚ which was later resolved when Augustus returned to vacate the last consulship through recommendations. This election disturbance showed how strong his auctoritas was. Augustus had the ability to control the voters to vote for his reccomendation. In order to stop disturbances‚ senate gave Augustus Consular Potestas. This gave Augustus consul powers for
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