convey the idea that Santa is God. She uses the perspective of a girl and Santa to describe the relationship between God and us. Dillard uses blunt and obvious statements as well as hidden meanings to convey her ideas in the excerpt. She uses both of these methods to show the girl’s acknowledgement‚ abandonment and final acceptance of God in and around her. Dillard uses an obvious statement at the beginning of the piece to ingrain the idea that Santa is a comparison to God‚ to the reader. “Like everyone
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everyday for good examination results‚ a promotion from your grouchy boss‚ a wife that you can cherish and vice versa‚ a child‚ a piece of chocolate‚ and all kinds of random things that just suddenly pop into your head. We ask God for many things that we ourselves cannot achieve but God helps us relive our dreams and resurrect our hopes. But just how are we able to achieve it if there is no mutual trust between you and the Lord? Sometimes we just take things for granted and make a thoughtless prayer hoping
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‘God is not real’: A philosophical question is a question that has no right or wrong answer‚ a philosophical question makes you think more deeply to come up with an answer. People will have different answers depending on what they believe. ‘God is not real’ is a philosophical question because this question doesn’t immediately make you think of a particular physical object. This question has no right or wrong answer. Different people might have different responses to philosophical questions because
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The Trinity: The Oneness of God Before I try to explain an infinite God with my finite brain‚ I will bring this verse to mind: Proverbs 3:5-7 states‚ ’’Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him‚ and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil." So‚ with this in mind‚ I will attempt to explain the Trinity. The best way to explain the Trinity is not with a statement‚ but with a
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Question of God The Question of God‚ by Armand Nicholi Jr.‚ is a fascinating book that forced me to process‚ analyze‚ and question my current beliefs of my Divine Creator. Using the powerful Sigmund Freud and prominent C.S. Lewis as the spokesmen for both sides of the debate‚ Nicholi was able to present strong‚ influential arguments for believers and non-believers. With this approach‚ readers are able to evaluate and strengthen their belief without being pushed one way or the other. I‚ as a reader
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Christians would be interrogated to confess Christian beliefs and would be threatened with death. If they didn’t give up the beliefs then they would be executed. Pliny then details the practices of the Christians saying they’d sing hymns to Christ as god. They all blind themselves by oath. Romans would use torture in interrogations of slaves Nero- Corrupt emperor with lavish parties with prostitutes. Had one crazy party Fire set in Rome‚ and many people had thought that Nero set
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The existence of god has been a question that has plagued mankind since people began to think logically. Many philosophers argue that there may or may not be a god‚ or that there may even be different types of gods. It is difficult to say whether or not god can exist because there is a lack of knowledge or limited knowledge regarding the issue. Mankind has only been around for so long and can only know so much. Who knows what we could be possibly be missing in this quest to find the ultimate answer
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saw myself in that video as a teen. I remember wanting to experience the world on my own. I remember my mother saying‚ “Son I just don’t want you to experience the pain I have experienced.” I would say mom that’s the only way I can learn. I remember when I experienced my first heart break. The first person I called was my mother. I didn’t realize how painful life was. I remember a song that was hit in my day. It was my mommas favorite song. It was called mamma used to say by an artist named Junior
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- Theism: Belief in one God. (58) - Atheism: Rejection of belief in God. (56) - Agnosticism: In between to make the decision about the existence or non-existence of God. (54) - Indifference: Does not care about whether God exists or not. (53) - Freedom as compared with commitment: Ironically‚ the freedom costs the time and effort to find out the options and once you make a decision‚ you must commit to do it. (1) - The God Question: It is the question on whether God exists or not. The answers
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Hermes was the Greek god of commerce‚ athletes‚ literature‚ poetry‚ invention‚ trade‚ roads‚ boundaries‚ shepherds‚ merchants‚ music‚ luck‚ riches‚ good fortune and travellers. His name ’Hermes’ literally means ’boundary marker’. He is quick acting‚ cunning‚ adventurous and reflected as a trickster for his ingenious personality. Hermes the second youngest of the Olympian gods‚ is son of Zeus and the mountain Nymph Maia‚ goddess of clouds‚ one of the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and one of the
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