Pascal says “If there is a God‚ He is infinitely incomprehensible‚ since‚ having neither parts nor limits‚ He has no affinity to us’’ (Pascal‚ 2). Throughout Pascal’s argument he makes the constant notion believing in order to gain finite happiness‚ how is it possible to know if God is willing to provide this infinite gain if he is infinitely incomprehensible? This critical mistake is the very reason Pascal’s argument doesn’t work‚ we just don’t have the knowledge to know about what truly happens
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SANCHEZ‚RICHMOND R. SY1314 Proving That God Exist How to prove that God exist without the bible is like finding a culprit with no clues. Well first in the ancient times‚ scientist have a theory that the ancient people serve Gods. Without complete knowledge of the earth therfore they believed that rain came from the heavens are actual gifts from God‚ though they do not know how we have discovered evaporation and condensation works. Several
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The God of Unconditional Love With different cultures come different beliefs – belief on how the world goes‚ how people should live‚ but more commonly‚ how the world came to be. Different myths on the creation of man have been told‚ heard and shared. And even though different Christian religions have their own belief on the creation of man‚ we are blessed to have been given a creation story through a common sacred scripture‚ the Bible… a creation story that can be found in the book of Genesis.
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are created by God. Without the omnipotent hand of a creator God we would not exist. Isaiah 45:12 states that it was God’s hands which created the Heavens. 2. The Question of Identity – The question of identity ask‚ “who am I” and “what does it mean to be a person?” (Weider & Gutierrez‚ 2011) These questions are clearly answered within the Bible. A creator God created us above the animals and lower than the angels and therefore is greater than us. In Genesis 17:1 God calls himself the
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Damned or not Damned! A unique look at “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God” You are nothing but a mouse before the eyes of an almighty being who is extremely ticked off! Have you ever wondered if your life has upset the Lord? Well the sermon of Jonathan Edwards‚“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” will answer that and surprise even you. The Puritans beliefs of direct connections to real life and God‚ exploring their lives for God’s workings‚ the plain style‚ whether you’re a chosen or not‚
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legends‚ the architecture and of course the gods. We have studied the Philosophers in great depth and know a lot about their theories. We have a wide knowledge of Greek architecture‚ how they built the temples‚ specific styles they adopted. We know a lot of facts about the Greek gods‚ however the thought behind them is not considered in as much detail. We have not come up with a definite answer as to why the Greeks felt the need to believe in so many gods. I think this is because (at present time)
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Johnson PHL 204 5/21/12 God vs. Evil In the beginning God created‚ and it was good. The Jewish‚ Christian‚ and Islamic Creation story all begin with the light‚ the Word‚ and God’s opinion of it all being “good”. Evil is not introduced into the story until Genesis 3 when Eve and Adam took the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and ate. Their eyes were opened to the nakedness of each other and to the understanding of what is good and what is bad. This was not something God had intended‚ yet it was
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Fundamentals of SDA Beliefs God the Holy Spirit Who is the Holy Spirit? The Bible informs us that the Holy Spirit is a person. It also revealed that the early believers viewed Him as a person‚ Chris spoke of Him as a distinct person. The Scriptures also refers to the triune of God‚ the Holy Spirit‚ as a person. The Holy Spirit has many personalities. “He strives (Genesis 6:3)‚ teaches (Luke 12:12)‚ convicts (John 16:8)‚ directs church affairs (Acts 13:2)‚ helps and intercedes (Romans 8:26)‚ inspires
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Must one ask for forgiveness to receive this freely given gift from God? This seems to be a question that‚ at first hearing‚ rubs most people I have asked the wrong way. It seems to be the common theme of every altar call‚ “Come down to the altar‚ get on your face before God‚ and ask him to forgive your sins.” Are we expected to ask God to forgive our sins as if there is a chance he will not? I do not believe so‚ but I believe this is the burden that many people carry in their heart when approaching
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“Sara may be well-intentioned‚ but she and St. Gregory’s are going about things the wrong way. You’re not supposed to let just anyone who wants to‚ take communion‚ much less pray the words of consecration over toast when your friend and former lover is dying‚ you don’t baptize people after they take communion‚ you don’t baptize children just because they ask‚ you don’t ‘marry’ a person of the same sex and you don’t ‘lay hands’ on people and pray for them without having received the authority to do
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