THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGION HAKEEM KOLAPO FUJAH APPLIED THEORY OF PEACE AND PEACE EDUCATION SERIES DISCUSSION PAPER 1 IS IT LOGICAL TO BELIEVE IN GOD? Are these extraordinary times? To win the ideological war against terrorism and protect the minds of youth from radicalization is engaging enough. Equally worrying is mounting evidence that too many people across continents may be losing their minds. Alongside possible over-population‚ joblessness and emasculation
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Knowing God Systematic Theology I Knowing God The study of God has been taken place for many centuries. There have been various well known theologians that have spent a life time studying theology. What is theology? Theology is the study of God. It has been a desire for many Christians to know God. It is a true fact that no one will ever know God fully. “No one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to
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Who is God? A startling question that most people will answer yes to is: Does God exist? Websters Dictionary (Webster’s p. 412) defines God as the supreme being‚ seen as the omnipotent creator and ruler of the universe. Whereas a theologist describes him as God is the infinite and perfect spirit in whom all things have their source‚ support‚ and end. (Thiessen p. 55) Whatever the case the statistics from Multipoll CGI on the internet show that 86 percent believe that God exists. Probably
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* Descartes’ Proofs for God’s Existence * www.prshockley.org * In sum‚ 3 Arguments for God’s Existence are used by Descartes in Meditations: 1. The argument for the existence of God from the fact that I have an idea of Him (1st proof in Meditation 3). 2. The argument from my own existence. Here it is argued that a cause more perfect than myself must be assumed to explain my coming into being and my continued existence (2nd proof in Meditation 3). 3. The Ontological Argument for God’s
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sheet sub-joined to the syllabus‚ and later bring them to the notice of the Secretary of the Sunday School. We publish this syllabus‚ giving thanks to the Lord for all the benefits He has hitherto bestowed upon the Sunday School work. May the Almighty God make this syllabus a blessing to all the Sunday School teachers and students! CONTENTS 1. Sacrifices 2. The Paschal Lamb 3. Burnt Offering 4. Meat Offering 5. Peace Offering 6. Sin Offering 7. Trespass Offering 8. Dispensations (Part I)
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‘The idea of God is incoherent’ discuss. (30 marks) I will be discussing how the idea of God is incoherent due to many of his traditional attributes being mutually incoherent. God cannot possess many of his attributes together because they simply do not make sense. First is God’s omnipotence. He is said to be all-powerful‚ for example it is said in Genesis that “God created the heavens and the earth”. His omnipotence is shown in the creation of the world and how the world still ceases to exist
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The Divine Manifestation of God After reading the Book of Genesis‚ it isn’t surprising that many believe that the God of heaven and earth is nothing but capricious. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word capricious as “changing often and quickly; especially: often changing suddenly in mood or behavior‚ not logical or reasonable: based on an idea‚ desire‚ etc.‚ that is not possible to predict”. From the beginning to the end‚ Genesis does nothing but to support the assumption that every
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Turner‚ Travis 2 October 2007 Barron Does God Exist? Throughout history there has always been an impulse to figure out the truth. When one matter is stated to be true‚ there is always something to provoke a question concerning that truth. Truths including: The Earth being flat‚ the planets and the stars revolving around the Earth‚ even where babies come from. All this was at one point given as fact and not truly questioned. Any ideas supported by the church was just written down and left
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about God. God taken as a simple three letter word refers to a being. That God really exists has remained a quest for man and how man views and accepts God’s existence depends on his intellectual thinking and critical temperaments. Many people‚ even long-time believers‚ want proof of God’s existence. But there is no way to "prove" God’s existence so that everyone is convinced. It is probably better to talk in terms of evidence‚ rather than proof. The evidence gives us confidence that God exists
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Running head: THE BIBLE’S TEACHING ON THE MORAL GOODNESS OF BUSINESS Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teachings on the Moral Goodness of Business A Review Assignment Write a 5-7 page review‚ you should briefly articulate the author’s main positions or themes and then interact with them. That is‚ choose one or two main points that you agree with and/or two in which you do not agree‚ supporting your thoughts with well-reasoned arguments. Jessica N. Eppes Liberty University Professor
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