God's Not Dead

We all struggle. We all experience tragedy at some point in our limited time on earth, but some of us experience more than others do. Yet, those who do experience tragedy cannot comprehend the benefits or blessings that may follow. A quote from the book, Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder sums up what tragedy feels like “You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean and we have to keep swimming.” (Kidder, 2009, p. 216) The ocean is so deep and so wide and hardships often feel the same way. You do not want to drown, and once you are in the middle you have no choice but to swim out. That is exactly what Deogratias Niyizonkiza did. Through his own strength and hope, along with the grace of God,

In 1995 Duane Buck was convicted for the murder of his former girlfriend Debra Gardner and her friend Kenneth Butler. He was sentenced to death in 1997 and his case should definitely not be taken lightly, but Buck was given the death penalty over life in prison because of the fact that he was an African American. A state psychologist in his case, Dr. Quijano, argued that African American criminals are more susceptible to pose a future danger to the public, and this was the key testimony that the prosecutor relied on. Since then, his case has not been reopened. It was later admitted by a district attorney at the time of Buck’s case that African American jurors were routinely dismissed by prosecutors. In 2011, his lawyer argued that he deserved a new sentencing hearing without tainted prejudicial testimony, but his request was ultimately denied and they continued with the set execution date. The death penalty is prejudice and goes against all religious beliefs, but death overall is a cruel and unusual punishment and should not be used as a form of punishment by the government.

I believe Nietzsche means by “the death of God” is to catch people’s attention to read the whole parable. For example, the author writes, “I shall tell you. We have killed him - you and I. We are his murderers.” to provide a path of interpretation for readers. Accordingly, to the madman’s quote, I suppose God was killed by the people who stopped believing in the idea of a God existing. Moreover, the madman says, “The tremendous event is still on its way, still travelling - it has not yet reached the ears of men.” since he has come too soon to ask people about God’s location. The event’s metaphor about the light from the stars is for readers to understand that God’s arrival will take time. Similarly, the madman explains that everyone born after

I think arguments have played an important role in analyzing and understanding the depth of this question, for mankind. Although the question itself seems factual (either it does or it doesn 't), yet no arguments have been able to answer this question conclusively, despite many debates going on for centuries. One possible reason for that inconclusiveness may lie in our intuition and the way, humans define God and existence. We will explain why we don 't think arguments conclusively answer this question, in more detail in answer to question 4 below.

Not all regions where Jews live celebrate life and death in the same way. This is because Jews had to assimilate to local cultures after they began to disperse to various parts of the world. This caused traditions to be pushed aside all together or to be blended with local cultures (Parkes, page 99). However, there are many core values that never faded and area consistently practiced in most parts of the world. Death in Judaism is an important part of life. As described in Death and Bereavement Across Cultures, “Two of the most important commandments in Jewish tradition are to honor the dead and comfort the mourner.” (98) Respect for the dead is known as, kavod ha-met and the comfort given to the living is known as, nihum avelim (Rich). When

Jesus in fact did die on the cross to forgive our sins, but all of us Christians know about the famous resurrection of Christ. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14, "and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain." So did Jesus really resurrect from the dead? There are three main verified examples of information that prove the resurrection of Jesus Christ. First off, three days later after he resurrected the tomb was found and confirmed empty. Now, there are more facts to the tomb than just that. Not only, did they find the tomb empty but, they found it in Jerusalem which is the city where he was buried. Even though, people of different religions fight against this fact the majority of religions accept that

In 1882 a German philosopher named Friedrich Nietzsche made the statement that, “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” By saying this he meant that moral principles should not be based off of god.

Christian remembers the dreamer and his refusal to repent for this “small” sin. He says to one of the women of the house, “I don't see how it is so hard for him to repent, it's such a small sin unforsaken, a tiny one he said.” Then one of the women responds, “Twas not tiny at all, if it were so tiny, then why would he not trade it for all the riches in of eternity.”

What did Nietzsche mean by his statement ‘god is dead’? On the surface, it may appear that he was referring to the observation that belief in the monotheistic god of Christianity was on the decline. However, such a view is not particularly accepted by contemporary philosophical scholars. Rather, many suggest instead that Nietzsche wanted to symbolize his conviction that faith in true worlds theories was deteriorating. Nietzsche was unique in recognizing what would happen when individuals could no longer retain their faith in true world theories. The consequences of such a realization, according to Nietzsche would be potentially devastating. Nietzsche thought that when true world theories lost their influence, individuals would be torn from

Having heard from people all over of how the Thessalonians gave up their worship of idols and had committed themselves to serving ‘the one true God’ (1 Thessalonians 1:9), the apostle Paul was eager to embark on a mission to Thessalonia long before he ever did (1 Thessalonians 1-3). However, the Thessalonians were very new to the Christian faith and were also somewhat naïve when it came to understanding certain aspects of their own religious doctrine, as shown to us by the Thessalonians’ fear of the Second Coming of Jesus, and the death of the believers, which will come when he returns. Paul knew this and didn’t want the Thessalonians to be uninformed, so he told them what to expect, (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18), and also told them not to fear what was to come, because all the believers, living and death would meet the lord beyond the clouds. In “The Taking Up of The Dead,” Joseph Plevnik ponders on whether or not Paul encountered the Thessalonians before this, and spoke to them of the resurrection of the dead. Plevnik also questions whether Paul registered a change of view on the matter between 1 Thessalonians and 1 Corinthians, and wonders what’s to be made of the translation motif in 1Thessalonians?

Friedrich Nietzsche used the phrase ‘God is dead’ not in literal sense that God actually existed then died, but in a way to express his point of view that Christan God no longer works as a source go absolute moral principles. Nietzsche sees God’s death as a purpose to “unmask the hypocrisies and illusion of outworn value system”. The phrase ‘God is dead’ is irony in itself because the existence of god itself is supposed to be immortal being. Immortal life and power is what separates God from human beings. So the phrase ‘God is dead’ should be interpreted as a metaphor. It means that people no longer believed in god’s

The reason the resurrection is so important to the case for Christianity is that if it is true, it confirms the teaching of Jesus as having the authority of God. The teaching of Jesus is often about his own identity , not just ethical and moral issues. At stake is the ability to know who Jesus was and thus, how we should respond to him

Death is the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. It is the inevitable and unavoidable conclusion to death. We don’t know when or how we will die, but we know it will happen at some point in time, and we have to be ready to face and accept it. Death is a word that within, holds great emotions, everlasting memories, and the harsh factor of inevitability.

As with most other Pauline attributed documents, 1 Corinthians is believed to be a single document that addresses salient topics and rationalizes Paul’s view of faithfulness to Christ with Corinth citizens. The newly founded church of Corinth was in correspondence with Paul requesting his answers to questions they posed on topics ranging from marriage to the resurrection of the dead; the latter being one of the most highlighted in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s assurance of resurrection illustrates a concern for Corinth as he admonishes their disbelief in resurrection of the dead with a series of explanations as to why such doubt would render the faith of Christ “in vain”. Given the context of the time, Paul’s correspondence with Corinth clearly

A. Jesus tells them that like the water in their city, they have become lukewarm. Lukewarmness is a condition of independence. For liquid to remain cold, it needs an outside source of ice to keep the liquid cold, or if the liquid is to remain hot, it needs an outside heat source to remain hot or else it becomes lukewarm. If the Christian neglects the fire of the Lord in his life, he too will become lukewarm or spiritually cold. We cannot live the Christian life without a close walk with the Lord. If we are not God dependent, we will begin to decay spiritually and become ineffective for the Lord. John 15:5—I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.