TOPIC: START WITH GOD INTRODUCTION The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment‚ your peace of mind‚ your dreams‚ ambition‚ and even your happiness. To know why you are on this planet‚ you need to start with God‚ because you were born by HIS purpose and for HIS purpose. For instance‚ ‘you bought equipment‚ without the manual you may never know how to operate but guess. It’s only the creator or the owner of the equipment that could reveal its purpose and how it works
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When it comes to God the probability is infinite. No one knows what he or she is able of doing. Staying with that mindset there could be more than one God that exists among us. Who’s to say that only one being controls our universe? To see and hear everything surely could take more than one immortal. We don’t know for a fact‚ therefore all we can do is guess. God in reality is everything we touch‚ smell‚ eat‚ or hear. God is anything and everything‚ the great and mighty. We can argue the fact that
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Book Title: Flags of Our Fathers Author: James Bradley Why I chose this book: From the moment I set foot on the yellow footprints at MCRD‚ Parris Island I’ve heard Marines talk about the raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. It inspired me to know more about the Marines who have served and fallen before me. In my eyes‚ this was one of the greatest moments in the Marine Corps history. These are a few reason why I chose to read this book‚ Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley. Give a
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The belief in the Christian Gods existence has been a controversial issue for a very long time. The Holy Bible is a lot of things to a lot of people. To some‚ the Bible is a self-contradictory book about cultures from the distant past. Others‚ such as Christians‚ believe that it is a guide on how to live their daily lives and it is a source of inspiration. I personally believe that the existence of God is nonsensical. "If the truth is that ugly - which it is - then we do have to be careful about
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Reilly 1 Melanie Reilly‚ "I Pledge" Mr. Miano Theology III Bell GH 6 May 2013 Of Gods and Men Of Gods and Men tells the story of nine Trappist monks‚ seven of which‚ are tortured and executed by Islamic fundamentalists. They had received several threats from these fundamentalists. They were not sure of whether or not to leave their monastery‚ but ultimately decided on staying. Due to this decision‚ their monastery was invaded and they were held hostage by the Islamic fundamentalists. They
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Flow with the Changes For most of us‚ ordinary is the only adjective we would want to use to describe our life. Although we may strive for a simple life‚ its attainment might not be possible. In the book Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow‚ a father who likes to read articles to the family during dinner‚ is the perfect example of this kind of character. He has a family of five. However‚ big changes occur in his family. An ordinary life is all he seeks‚ but the world keeps challenging him with changes
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The Greek Gods Many people would blatantly state that the importance of the gods in Greek society derives from the fact that Gods in any society are usually used to explain phenomenon that people cannot logically comprehend‚ but in ancient Greece gods were actually entities that took part in the workings of society itself. Even simple aspects of day-to-day life such as sex and disputes between mortals were supposedly influenced by godly workings. Unlike modern religions such as Catholicism
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valve. They pray – however they don’t see any answers. Why? Because they pray doubting their prayer will ever be heard by God. Despite the many times God has said in the Bible to ask‚ pray‚ call on Him and he will answer (Jeremiah 33:3)‚ many Christians don’t have a prayer life. However‚ they attend church and even call themselves believers‚ but in reality they are as far from God as any unbeliever. To be a good reflection of Christ and see answers to our prayers‚ as followers of Jesus we must stay
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Journal Reflection – Proofs for the Existence of God St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways St. Thomas Aquinas’ Five Ways (3) God either exists or doesn’t‚ believe what you want but many have argued over this ongoing topic including famous philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas‚ who created 5 ways to prove that God actually exists. I will be focusing on three of his ‘Five Ways’‚ which include the ideas that there has to be a first mover that had initially started everything in motion‚ there
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Ramsey believed that Christians are in touché with God through the means of conjecturing. Conjectures are propositions that are not proven. But‚ in the side of the Christians they didn’t call this as conjecturing rather they call it Faith. If Paul Ramsey believed to what Nietzsche said‚ then both of them are applicable to what they truly believe. Simply because what they trying to prove are mere propositions that are not proven. (1st page) 2. “God has to die in order that man might be what he is
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