everlasting God would be a God that has existed throughout time and space‚ linked to God’s characteristic of being omnipresent‚ basically meaning that He is present everywhere at all times. This would mean that he is a personal God as he is immanent and is involved with humanity. This back up events like miracles and revelations within the world‚ as they are caused by God so are evidence of his personal relationship with humans. The definition of a timeless God would mean that God exists outside
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The Role of God in the Meditations Descartes’ Meditations revolve around presenting the reader with arguments regarding existence. In his first meditation‚ he elucidates the idea that he was raised with numerous false beliefs‚ all of which he believes should be thrown out in order to reach a certain truth. A new foundation is brought about‚ as opposed to that of medieval times. The world that we apprehend through the sense‚ since senses lend themselves to doubt‚ is out of the window. The
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“supremacy of God” is a section in the Constitution of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedom. It is said to be a preamble and not an exact part of the charter. The phrase in the charter states‚ “Canada is grounded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God” (Russell‚ Paul 1999). The article that I agree most with is the one written by Paul Russell. Russell’s article explains and goes into great detail about the supremacy of God. In addition‚ he explains how God is not just the “Christian God” but
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The City of God is another interesting excerpt written by St. Augustine. This passage dates back to Early Roman times and was written as a rebuttal to pagans who blamed their recent calamities on the Christian God. In this reading selection‚ Augustine discusses the belief of predestination which states that citizens of the City of Man were doomed to hell‚ while the citizens of the City of God were destined for heaven. The constant tug-of-war between The City of God and The City of Man’s idealistic/religions
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Picture‚ for a moment‚ two cities. One is glorious and filled with songs to the Lord while the other is bursting with praises of its own splendor. One city seeks to discover glory in humankind; the other strives to name God as the only glorious one. These are the two cities that Augustine of Hippo terms in The City of God or De Civitate Dei. Augustine was born on 13 November 354 A.D. in Tagaste‚ Numidia which is in North Africa. Monica‚ his mother‚ was a sincere Christian. His father remained stubborn
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GOD IS OUR CREATOR God is the creator of the whole universe and we are just his creations. Even though he is our creator he did not create us to be his puppets. He gifted us with a free will‚ giving us an option to live in a way that we chose. It is his greatest desire that we‚ being children of God‚ walk in a way that is pleasing in his sight but he does not impose it on us for he is a gracious‚ loving ‚ and compassionate God. He is slow to anger and abounding in love. Oh what a great father
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Does God Exist? Ever since the existence of man kind‚ we have been questioning the existence of God. How can we know God exists if we can’t see him? The existence of God provides a convenient answer to unexplained questions‚ while never providing answers to the questions about God himself. Descartes states in Meditations on First Philosophy that he is going to “inquire whether there is a God.” (Page 71) Despite his doubts of the existence of bodily things‚ he believed that the idea of God represents
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with horses‚ seen in the crashing of waves on the shore. He is also believed to be the force behind earthquakes‚ an odd expansion of the power of a sea god‚ but possibly due to the association between earthquakes and tsunamis in Greece. Some scholars believe he was first a god of the earth and earthquakes‚ and only later took on the role of sea god. Poseidon’s Appearance: Poseidon is a bearded‚ older man usually pictured with seashells and other sealife. Poseidon often holds a trident. If he
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City of God (Meirelles 2002) was an eye opening film about the life of the people living in favelas in Rio de Janeiro. It depicts the gruesome details of growing up in a slum and the choices youths must make in order to survive their reality. In an article by Joanne Laurier called “Sincere‚ but avoiding difficult questions”‚ Laurier attacks director Fernando Meirelles on his artistic choices when creating his film City of God (Meirelles 2002). However‚ Laurier completely misses what Meirelles brought
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Functions of Goddesses From as far as we can remember there have been myths about Gods and Goddesses that have been passed from generation to generation. These myths were derived within several different cultures and places yet many are very similar. Although there are some similarities in these myths there are also differences as well. Therefore a thorough discussion of both the similarities and differences of Gods and Goddesses myths will allow you to identify with the history surrounding them.
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