to be an ongoing differing of opinions relating to what it means to be created in the image of God. However‚ even with the differing of opinions‚ Christian faith is based on the central belief that Jesus is the Son of God‚ the second person of the Trinity of God the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit and that his life on earth‚ his crucifixion‚ resurrection‚ and ascension into heaven are proof of God ’s love for humanity. (infoplease.com‚ 2010). Although Christian beliefs are based on the New
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classical theism because his personal experience has shown him God is present and interactive with the world. He explains‚ “Pentecostals know God as a loving person who acts and interacts‚ initiates and responds”; which is saying God works toward His plan for us‚ despite anything that happens in the world (Pinnock 5). While Pinnock gives an affirmation that people’s lives matter and God is within our best interest‚ his interpretation of God wanting people to be active in the process challenges some of
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TITLE: Western Concepts of God DISCUSSANT/s: Lopez‚ Abby Domingo‚ Jetter Alexis Barreda‚ Maria Claudette Obias‚ Stephanie Tiamzon‚ Carlo Listana‚ Christian Dave Jacobo‚ Michelle Samson‚ Brixton WESTERN CONCEPTS OF GOD Western concepts of God have ranged from the detached transcendent demiurge of Aristotle to the pantheism of Spinoza. Nevertheless‚ much of western thought about God has fallen within some broad form of theism. Theism is the view that there is a God which is is the creator and
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April 23. 2013 The Existence of God The existence of God has been questioned‚ pondered‚ sought out and studied for hundreds‚ no‚ thousands of years since the beginning of time. “Does God exist?” “What do certain philosophers have to say about the existence of God?” “What do Christianity and Atheism have to say?” “What about those who say they have experienced God?” “If He does exist‚ what is He like?” “Why does He allow bad things to happen?” “Why
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created. One example of this is Odysseus from the Odyssey‚ who was created to face the fear that gods controlled mortals lives. Another example is Barry Allen aka the Flash from the current TV show the Flash. He faced destiny mainly in the third season with the idea of if future events are set in stone. The Flash has struggles with human fears in the same way that Odysseus shows how the Greeks struggled with free will. (Odysseus) Odysseus is the protagonist of the very well-known story the Odyssey. Which
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Images of God When you say the word God different images will enter each person’s mind. We know that we cannot totally understand who God is and explain him with our feeble human language‚ but the “desire for God is written in the human heart” which calls us to continue to try (CCC 27). We as Christians see God as a mystery not to be solved but to be beheld. God is not to be figured out but we are to sit “face to face with the Incomprehensible” and to construct our belief in based on faith (Rahner
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In philosophy‚ free will is “the power of self-determination” (Vaughn 219). If we have free will that would mean that we are free to make decisions about our lives and our future. We can decide all kinds of things from if we are going to get out of bed in the morning to if we are going to worship God. These decisions are not just what we are going to do‚ but also what we are going to think and what we are going to believe or disbelieve. In addition‚ in philosophy‚ there is the doctrine of determinism
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God and Philosophy Many philosophers will say that God plays an important role in a person ’s mental being. Others will argue that he doesn ’t and that we decide by our own mentality. The three thinkers that will be discussed in this paper made a large impact in the philosophical world with their theories and reasons. Descartes‚ Kant‚ and Hume are all important players in the world of philosophy‚ but according to other philosophers‚ so is God. Rene Descartes‚ a noted French philosopher‚
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In Desiderius Erasmus’s Defense of Free Will‚ he refutes Martin Luther’s creed that God predestines everyone’s lives and instead asserts that man alone possesses the power to choose his own path to either salvation or damnation. The play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ raises similar questions – did the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ willingly choose to commit such atrocities as killing the king and his court to feed his own ambition‚ or did he merely play the role of a pawn‚ performing that which fate bade
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The Wrath of God Punishment is fundamental to man’s understanding of morals and ethics. Without repercussions one could not distinguish between virtue and sin. The concept of punishment dates back to the earliest civilizations as it is demonstrated in historical literature. The Bible establishes some of man’s first known perceptions of right and wrong. In this sacred story‚ God often punishes the morally incorrect actions of his people. Some of the earliest human notions of punishment are demonstrated
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