Mere Christianity Of God Analysis

In England, during the year of 1942 when all hope was threatened by the inhumanity of war, a man by the name of C.S. Lewis addressed the central issues of Christianity through a series of radio lectures. After more than half a century later, his broadcasts still prevail and maintain their poignancy. Each of his original lectures, Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behaviour (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944) were compiled as one to make up the book currently known as Mere Christianity. C.S. Lewis proves that "at the center of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks

God reveals himself to everyone throughout time by general revelation. He reveals himself through creation, through God’s divine intervention and through our own minds though scientists often cannot or will not see the truth. Pearcey (2005) notes, “Design is such a defining feature of living things that biologist Richard Dawkins begins one of his books with this startling sentence: ‘Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.’ Being an evolutionist, he then spends the rest of the book seeking to demonstrate that this prima facie ‘appearance’ of design is false and misleading” (183). We can either choose to admit God is the creator and His creation is proof of it or not. Paul reminds us in Romans 1:20 that the world often chooses to deny God’s existence. He says, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (NIV). Pearcey (2005) draws attention to the fact that

People die everyday all over the world. In United States, people use hundreds of different words to describe death. Generally, people that grow up in the United States tend to view death as a taboo subject and are seen as a topic that should be kept behind closed doors and contracted with an individual or family. A belief system that so many individuals hold to be true has been shaped over the past century. In this culture, death has become something that is enormously feared and as a result, some people stop living their lives to his or her highest potential because of their fear of dying. The effect that death has pertains to individuals of all ages, gender and ethnicities. But unfortunately, how death is viewed it has become more and

He created the world and created men and women in his own image. God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so

In The Next Christians, Gabe Lyons presents how the next generation of Christians turns the tide by bringing the truth of the Gospel to bear on our changing, secular society. While many Christians are worrying about the growing disregard for Christians and deviation from our faith, Gabe holds an optimistic attitude and believes now we are restorers, and Christianity’s best day are yet to come

The existence of the world ”Man with his complex nature” is cause enough to know there is a GOD the creator (Alpha and Omega).

The intent of this paper is to write about a class experience of the shadow of death, and reflect upon the readings, discussions and personal stories that have emotionally impressed me. Terms such as euthanasia, suicide and death rituals were discussed during the lectures in class leaving me with a sense of loss. The many beliefs and world vies, that may differ from the American culture, were considered, which I found to be enlightening. The examination of various concepts such as practicality, wisdom and humor were presented and illustrated in “Understanding dying, death, & bereavement” written by Leming and Dickinson (2011).

Secularisation is the process in which conventional religion, its followers and its control became the minority and societies embrace science and

1. Introduction In contemporary philosophy, it is generally agreed that the existence of God cannot be proven definitively. The debates regarding the existence of a God are foundationally based on logic. William James and Blaise Pascal have provided interesting arguments regarding the logical reasons one should and/or could believe in God.

Powerful beliefs are not just related to a belief in God. For example, an athlete can believe in his ability to accomplish his goals, and no injury, hardship or setback will deter the athlete from pursuing his goals. This single-minded

Contrary to popular belief that secularism leads to immoral and inhumane behavior, as seen in the fictitious book Brave New World, the nonfiction novel, Living the Secular Life provides a differing, and more accurate viewpoint on the idea that

We cannot go beyond our species, therefore knowledge of God’s foreknowledge is incomprehensible to us

Colo. 1:-16 "For by Him were all things created both in the Heavens and on Earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him."

[1.] Secularization Theory is the sociological concept that as society progresses, religious authority and beliefs play a diminishing role within it. This theory, however, takes on different dimensions at different levels of society. At the Micro-level, secularization theory is the decreased dependency on religion to establish a personal worldview, and thus a lesser role in defining a person's identity. Then at the Meso-level, decreasing trends in religious authority results in the emergence of private institutions that take over roles previously dominated by the religious organizations, producing conflict.

Then again, is this necessarily a good or a bad thing? Everyone is entitled to their one beliefs, just because someone doesn’t believe in God, does not mean they do not have