Catechism In The Chick Tract

‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. The second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two precepts hang all the law and the prophets’ (Mathew 22.37, 38, 39, 40). ‘By this all men know that they are my disciples, if ye have love one to another’ (John 13.35) …’He who loveth God loveth his brother also’ (1 John 4.21) …’If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar’ (1 John 4.20) …The first thing that takes our attention is the saying of Jesus, ‘Thou shalt love,’ etc. (501-2)

He further clarifies that in Christianity, God is not even a person. Instead, he is a dynamic, pulsating activity — almost a kind of drama. Additionally, he says the Holy Spirit also shares in the same love that exists between God and Jesus; and like them, He is eternal also. The author informs us that we too can share in that eternal love, and we can help others share in it as well. Here, he reminds us that those superior traits, as well as appalling ones that we know, come by a kind of infection — we come in contact with the source of the infection. Therefore, we can take part in the shared love that exists between the three persons by coming in contact with that love. Furthermore, we can expose others to that love, so that they might also become infected. Each of us, then, can become a "little Christ," which is the whole purpose of becoming a

The Harper Collins definition is, “The chief purpose of love is to bring one’s neighbor into communion with God. True self-love and love for God are coincident or coextensive.” This definition says that to love others you have to bring others to God, just as St. Francis of Assisi said, “Preach the gospel at all times. When

One of the main themes in Cat's Cradle is the role of religion in humanity. Throughout the novel, Vonnegut concerns himself with the idea that religion is there to counteract the hard, cold truths of science. Vonnegut shows this through the religion of Bokonon in San Lorenzo. The San Lorenzans lived in unfavorable and atrocious conditions, and since the San Lorenzan land was infertile, they had no economy to speak of which prevented them from raising their standard of living. Thus, religion became, to them, a form of escape from their lives, from the "truths," which were so difficult to bear. Telling John the story of Bokononism, Julian Castle explains, "when it became evident that no governmental or economic reform was going to make the people much less miserable, the religion became the one real instrument of hope. Truth was the enemy of the people, because the truth was so terrible, so Bokonon made it his business to provide the people with better and better lies" (118). Bokonon saw there was no other way to alleviate the pain of these people's lives politically, so instead he created an escape, a play of sorts in which everyone participated, that would keep the San Lorenzans too busy to notice the bad conditions of life. Vonnegut argues that it doesn't matter if religion is true as long as it serves this purpose. As an example of this, Bokononism is a religion founded on lies, as Bokonon warns at the beginning of the Books of Bokonon: "All the true things I'm

The author Jonathan Edwards gives an incorrect portrait of God in the sermon by putting Him as our enemy. God can send us to hell or heaven whenever he likes, but he is so loving and compassionate he gives us the opportunity to regret our sins our whole life, or in the last minute of our lives. Modern Catholicism`s teachings include forgiveness and regret. Catholics are taught that God is full of love, forgiveness, and compassion; what the bible states in many ways, “I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me” (Proverbs 8:17). Jonathan Edwards tries to convince the audience God lives in anger, and sees us with contempt.

In the urban legend titled “Aren’t You Glad You Didn’t Turn on the Light” there were two college roommates and on a night before a big test one of them went to a party and the other decided to stay in the dorm and study. When the roommate came home late from the party she went straight to bed without turning on the light so she wouldn’t wake her roommate. In the morning, she found her roommate murdered in her bed and the words,” aren’t you glad you didn’t turn on the light?” written on the wall in blood. This urban legend has core elements that closely relate to “Humans Can Lick Too” so it could have been created around the same time. These elements are that the main character is a young woman, a murder takes place right in front of her, and

As an author, Kurt Vonnegut has received just about every kind of praise an author can receive: his works held the same sway over American philosophy as did those of Jack Kerouac or J.R.R. Tolkein; his writing has received acclaim from academics and the masses alike; and three of his books have been made into feature films. Society has permanently and noticeably been altered by his writing. Through accessible language and easily-understood themes, Vonnegut has created works subtle, engrossing, and familiar. His main method for doing this is by exploiting a theme with which everyone is familiar and about which everyone has his own opinion: religion.

My personal general theology is based on the scripture John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” This has always impacted the way that I have talked about God to others. I’ve spoken about God in a manner of love because He loves us enough to give His only begotten son for our salvation. God loves us enough to make our process toward salvation easier by allowing our requirement to merely believe in Him. God loves us enough to allow our souls not to perish, if we believe in Him. God’s love is the foundation of my personal theology. In this project I will cover areas that relate to God’s love for us. The topics

Most faiths believe, 'God loves us best', Judaism and much of Christianity included. The real truth is, just as in an earthly family, a good father loves his children equally. God, with a greater capacity for love, is not the exception; like His earthly counterparts, He also loves those who are considered lost. I'm not implying all have equal responsibility or some are not better followers of the Father's will, however, as with the story of the prodigal son, God will not forsake His rebellious child. It is through the loud and dominant systems, the dogma of His favoritism have forced itself into Bible construction and translation, hence, they've become the criteria for orthodoxy in modern times. Author George MacDonald said of the doctrine

Christianity is a confusing religion. It’s confusing when I hear that God hates gays and does not accept them. They will go to hell for their preferences. I believe that piece of information is even in the Bible. Yet, whenever I’ve accompanied someone to church, I always hear that “God accepts and loves everyone.” It seems very backwards to me.

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the Day of Judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen

And that’s the one thing we can’t control” (Cloud and Townsend 152). This struck me because I had never thought about relationships in this way before. In that moment I knew God was trying to show me something. I realized the importance of love being a choice. God chooses to love us, and we choose to love others because of His love for us. We are called to choose love even when it is hard. We are called to choose love even when there is no promise that we won’t get hurt. God loves the world and everyone in it, yet He was killed by people He came to save. He knew that not everyone would choose to love Him, yet still He chose to love the world. Some people may not choose to love, but I believe that I have been called to love and that this choice should affect how I live

Schuller is not aware of this scripture, but to me this sounds like we don’t have to meet our own needs to love another person before we love ourselves, because the creator of the universe loved us enough to die in our place. That’s true love, without us having to go looking to find self-esteem, self-love and self-image. The Word of God is clear, precise and accurate. This new reformation is wrong because their self-esteem proponents, who speak so much of getting love and being loved so that their fourth-level needs are met, according to Maslows hierarchy of needs, haven’t adequately considered what the person who fails to love others is like (pg.97). This New Reformation is wrong because we were never, by scripture reference, instructed to love ourselves then we could love

Since the beginning of creation man has looked to God for answers. God is the one who loves man no matter what our sin. In the Bible, it states “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him” (Romans 5:8-9, NKJV). Futhermore, the Bible tells us of God’s love for his creation and states “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). God demonstrates his love for man time and time again even though man consistently fails to honor God in his life. There are countless examples

Look at verse 31 again. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Better yet to ask, who, or what, can be against us? Have you realized the weight of the Gospel, which is the story of Jesus Christ? God sent himself, as Jesus, with the sole purpose to die on the cross. He knew he was going to hang there, and he did it anyways. He died for all of our sins. That took a lot of love, and it took a lot of care. He died for us, he suffered for us, and he bore the weight of our sins so that we wouldn't have to. He did that for us so we could have a chance at everlasting life. Is this not the most powerful love story?