Charles Lawson Lessons From God Analysis

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a) Christians believe many different things about God’s nature; due to the huge spectrum of Christians that there are. However, as a general rule they perceive God as being one of the following four things:

Throughout time, there have been diverse religious beliefs that have been taken into account regarding Christianity and God. Although, many pastors have reflected their own beliefs on that matter, one pastor can stand out from the rest. The name is Joel Osteen who became a minister in 2006 in Houston, Texas. His primary focus differed than many others, as he did not focus on the sins or evils that this corrupt world overcomes society with. Instead, he decided to preach about the idea of positive thinking and self-improving. Basically, he believed that individuals in society should focus on themselves, as they take priority over the community as a whole. When individuals immerse themselves in a deep focus on finding their true self, God will

Preachers are supposed to be someone you look up to. They are supposed to guide you and lead you on the right path to heaven. If your preacher is joining the KKK or raping little girls, you would start to wonder if what he was teaching is the teaching of God. Also he knows that suicide is an unforgivable sin, but he commits suicide to run away from his problems.

Malala Yousafzai, 18 year old Nobel Prize winner and women’s rights activist, once exclaimed: “I raise up my voice- not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back”. The idea of speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves is extremely important when it comes to striving for change, so being able to express the needs of marginalized people is a great and awesome power. Yousafzai’s quote specifically connects to women’s rights, therefore it can be used to support the feminist movement seeing as she is advocating for the equality, in treatment and opportunity, of men and women. Feminist beliefs do not only apply to society, but to theology as well, seeing as the teachings of the bible are extremely influential in the day to day lives and values of religious people. The text that I chose to highlight this idea comes from Elizabeth A. Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God, chapter 5 ‘God Acting Womanish’ because it directly connects spirituality and feminism.

In the world we live today we are making new and profound scientific discoveries everyday but there is a realm that is untouchable for the scientific field which is the realm of religion. In Dr. Amir Aczel’s book Why Science Does Not Disprove God, he argues against scientists such as Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins who attempt to refute the existence of god using different sciences. Dr. Aczel clearly notes that the purpose of this book is not to prove the existence of god but rather to state that science has not disproved god and will not disprove god.

I ask a lot of questions; I’m a curious person. I once asked my mom why people die, why there are bad things in the world if God is so good and all-powerful. Her response was that we just couldn’t really understand why God does anything because we can’t comprehend God’s “master plan.” I’m sure that she was right, but that response is not very satisfying to a curious little boy. I saw an inconsistency in my understanding of reality, and I wanted to get things straight.

Dickson feels that the Bible is both clear and vague regarding those whom have never heard of Jesus. However, he does not believe that someone should be condemned for never hearing of Jesus. The notion of God condemning those who are incapable of hearing His message is unthinkable. He also brings up another valid point regarding the use of the word sincerity. If one is sincere in their beliefs, he/she will be accepted by God. Dickson states, “This would mean that a suicide boomer would be saved because he/she is sincere in their belief. This could not be farther from the truth. I believe that no matter what your beliefs are or are not everyone knows what is right. If you do the right thing, then God will look favorably towards you.

According to E.F. Peters, “The three great faiths called Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were born of an event that each remembers as a moment in history, when the One True God appeared to an Iron Age sheikh named Abram and bound him in a covenant forever (Peters, 2004).” Unfortunately, a paradox exists between the three monotheists – Jesus. Islam and Judaism look at Jesus a prophet and teacher (Keller, pg. 4, 2007), whereas Christians view Jesus as God. Tim Keller agreed that this is a problem as well, because it leads to exclusivity “Therefore, it is easy for one religious group to stereotype and caricature other ones (Pg.4).” Keller offers several signification suggestions about how Christians can give insight about their faith and defend the reasons for their belief giving a clearer picture to nonbelievers or believers of other religions. This leads to Tim Keller’s introduction of his book a Reason For God, where he challenges the believer, “…to ask the hard questions about why they believe… (p. Xvi).” This statement led me to investigating my own faith so that it moves from inheritance to my own personal belief.

The title and the beginning paragraph clearly talk about the journey of faith. The title, “Go with God”, is trying to get the reader’s attention, telling the reader to go with God on the journey that he has planned for you. It is written to future college students as it says under the title, so the rest of the essay will most likely be about how following God on the journey will look different in college. The beginning paragraph talks about how Christianity is ritualistic, full of rich traditions and morals. However, religion is more than just a moral code. It is a way of living.

What is my purpose in life? What does that have to do with God? These are questions I wished to answer when I first registered for the Intro to Christian Studies course, offered here at CalBaptist University. I soon realized that I would have a lot to learn in regard to God’s Gospel, and how that message related to the various nations of the world. When I began this class, my perception of “God’s Nations” was fairly vague and hardly represented any true significance for the concept. Yet, throughout a semester of studying God’s Word, being made aware of our earth’s current condition, and working with various classmates, I have come to know a much stronger grasp on the phrase. By working through five important concepts about understanding God’s world and His purpose for all who inhabit it, I have grown to be a more mature and educated follower of Christ.

The Existence of God What we call religious experience can differ greatly. Some reports exist of supernatural happenings that it would be difficult to explain from a rational, scientific point of view. On the other hand, there also exist the sorts

The Existence of God In this essay I am going to explore and analyse arguments concerning the existence of God. I will be investigating all the different beliefs about God from Christians including: 'Moral and Divine Command', 'Ontological', 'Cosmological' and the argument

In Uys’ (1980) film, The God’s Must Be Crazy, a tribal community of South African Bushmen who live independently away from any contact with the outside world. When a Coke bottle is dropped from a plane, this “beautiful” and “useful” thing becomes a tool that is adopted into a variety of uses by the family (Uys, 1980). When the family begins to fight over the bottle, Xi, decides that although the bottle has been given to them by the gods, this now “evil thing” must be thrown off the edge of the world (Uys, 1980). The film then captures Xi’s experiences and interactions with other people and modern society as he sought to accomplish his task.

Back in the cell, Murfon was first to speak. “Did you notice that all those council members were very old? I thought everyone was reclaimed after their allotted number of cycles.”