Many people look to God for comfort. They live their lives based on His teachings in the Bible. People also look to their parents for comfort and live their lives based on what they teach them. In numerous ways‚ God is comparable to a parent. Providing comfort‚ setting rules‚ and disciplining are three traits of parents that God exhibits. One way God is similar to a parent is He provides comfort to His children. An example is when people are upset over the loss of a loved one‚ their parents are
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One of the most prevalent questions concerning Christianity is that of whether or not God is real. The Cosmological Argument is an idea that is often associated with this question. “Cosmological” means “based on the fact of the cosmos.” It has to do with cosmology‚ a branch of metaphysics concerned with the Universe. In this case‚ “argument” is used in the sense of a formation of inferences‚ and conclusions that have been derived from them. The cosmological evidence of God’s existence was confirmed
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Summary 1. One of the favourite gods of the Algonquin Indians was Glooskap. His name means ‘’ The Liar’’. When the Indians called him by this names it meant to pay him a very high compliment. He fought against monsters‚ the witch‚ giants‚ magicians etc. after that when his last victory pleased him mightily‚ and the next day he walked through the forest finding more evil creatures to destroy them. He entered the wigwam of an Indian but‚ the man was absent‚ and he saw his wife with her baby Wasis
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scientific reasoning of God. The existence‚ simplicity and will of God are simply a few topics which Aquinas explores in the Summa Theologica. Through arguments entailing these particular topics‚ Aquinas forms an argument that God has the ability of knowing and willing this particular world of contingent beings. The contrasting nature of necessary beings and contingent beings is at the heart of this debate. Aquinas sets up this argument in his discussion of whether or not God exists. His five proofs
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The existence of God. The question that millions of people ask themselves each day is does God exist? What is God? Who is God? Throughout my life I have never questioned the existence of God; God just IS. However‚ there exists beings who need an explanation to how God can possibly exist as an eternal‚ all-powerful and all-knowing being. Through three different arguments‚ this paper examines some rational arguments for the existence of and eternal being‚ God. The first argument states that
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The History of God A History of God: The 4‚000 Year Quest of Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam tells the story of‚ as the title might suggest‚ how the idea of God was created and how it has been altered by religious groups and people throughout history. The author‚ Karen Armstrong‚ does this by starting with the first Jews and their belief in pagan gods‚ and going as far as questioning wether God has a place in modern society at all. Mrs. Armstrong was a part of a devout Roman Catholic family‚ but
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Does God Exist? It is one of the most asks questions around the world still to this day. A controversial topic which doesn’t have an answer. No way to prove‚ or disprove the concept that there is someone or something else that has created the universe we live in. But what is the definition of God? The definition of God is that He is omniscient (all knowing)‚ omnipotent (all powerful)‚ and omnibenevolent (morally perfect and all loving). This definition is most used in Philosophy of Religion and is
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moral beliefs‚ God‚ an individual‚ and also many others can determine what is thought to be good or bad. God as well as the individual defines what the good is. James Rachels believes that being a child of God and also an autonomous moral agent is completely incompatible. His argument is that one cannot fully worship a God without giving up one’s own moral standards. Rachels declares that if one confirms that there is‚ indeed‚ a God‚ the thought in itself makes you a servant of god. Working in full
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world comes from free wills other than God. In Greg’s defense he states that God created humanity and chooses to give each individual his or her own freedom. With the freedom that‚ God allows us to experience true love and to be able to deal with the possibility of having the evil we have in the world today. Edward’s questions about God brought another objection about how God whether he knows or does not know the future. He states that God could have prevented all evil by not creating all the bad
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4 Ways to Put God First by Brandon Jubar It’s easy to become obsessed. In fact‚ it’s almost expected these days. Everywhere you look there are examples of people living their lives to excess -- and it’s not just going overboard with bad things‚ either. Drugs‚ alcohol‚ sex -- these are things that normally come to mind when we think of "excess". But even "good" things can become bad in large quantities. Studying is usually a good thing. In fact‚ most parents would agree that their children should
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