I came into this course from a Methodist church background. What little I knew about theology came from inside the church‚ and I never knew what was true and what was not. This course has taken my ideas of Jesus‚ Christianity‚ and the church and expanded my knowledge of all of them. One of the most interesting topics we discussed was predestination. Before this introduction to the methods and orthodox ways of the church I believed that predestination started with Martin Luther and it was this theory
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weather predestination or free will‚ I believe that it is a combination of both. Body Paragraph 1: opposing views CD: Loraine Boettner says that “there is no consistent middle ground between calvanism and atheism” CM: free will is considered atheistic while predestination is considered Calvinistic CD: “It’s one thing to have a loved one that rejects God because of his own choice‚ but it is another to believe that person never had a chance because God never permitted
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a way to reconcile predestination with free will? There has always been much talk about both predestination and free will and how they both fit together or they don’t. I believe there is a way to reconcile both. There is a reason both are spoken of and taught. Ephesians 1:11 “...in whom also we have been chosen to an inheritance‚ being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will...” The way I see it is‚ God has predestined us
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God was angry at the Israelites because when Moses was up on the mountain‚ the Israelites took it upon themselves to use their gold to create a golden calf to worship. God had specifically stated in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:4-17) that the Israelites were not to worship other idols or gods. By ignoring the commandment to not worship others‚ the Israelites showed God that they did not fear and respect him as they should. God is extremely angry because he believes that after all he has done for
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that sin controls every part of man. He is spiritually dead and blind‚ and unable to obey‚ believe‚ or repent. He continually sins‚ for his nature is completely evil. Unconditional Election: God chose the elect solely based on His free grace‚ not anything in them. He has a special love for the elect. God left the rest to be damned for their sins. Limited Atonement: Christ died especially for the elect‚ and paid a definite price for them that guaranteed their salvation. Irresistible Grace: Saving
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I choose to read “The Other Hand of God: The Holy Spirit as the Universal Touch and Goal‚” written by Kilian McDonnell‚ monk‚ priest‚ and active contributor to ecumenical relations‚ because I have always been interested in learning more about pneumatology‚ which ia the study of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. I was also interested in reading this work because it was published in 2003‚ which makes it a more recent work compared to other suggested books for this assignment. Many scholars have
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AKA‚ a marketing and advertising firm‚ created a print advertisement for the new Broadway play Hand to God‚ which appeared in the October 19th‚ 2014 edition of The New York Times. The advertisements purpose is to create positive branding‚ and sell tickets. Hand to God’s advertisement bluntly uses the play’s commercial weaknesses in a dark comedic way in order to characterize their vulnerabilities as strengths. The advertisement sets a dark tone through its imagery. First‚ the words are displayed
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Free Will and Predestination in Islam Predestination is a divisive issue that has not just been confined to Christianity‚ but is a prevalent issue within the Islamic community. Like Christianity the idea of free will has been an issue that is centuries old and possesses a highly divisive nature. To better understand free will and predestination in Islam it is important to first look at the history of the idea and to then review what Islamic theologians‚ such as al-Ghazali and Al-Hasan‚ have said
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samples from suspects and the crime scene - Proved one man guilty and another man innocent. Recombinant DNA Technology Recombinant DNA technology is a set of techniques for combining genes from different sources into a single DNA molecule. (Figure 1) - An organism that carries recombinant DNA is called a genetically modified (GM) organism. Recombinant DNA technology is applied in the field of biotechnology. - Biotechnology uses various organisms to perform practical tasks From Humulin
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Wrath of God Revealed Paul began his argument of Romans by proving that the Gentiles are sinners before God. Although God has revealed His truth to them‚ they have suppressed it‚ resulting in the darkness of their inner man and rebellion against God to the point of worshipping animals (1:18-23). As a result God gave them over to do the desires of their heart (1:24‚ 26): idolatry (1:25) and homosexuality (1:26-27). Seeing that they had no desire to retain God in their knowledge‚ God gave them
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