Reflection On Who Is God

Regarding God’s all-powerful trait, his covenant with Noah and the Mosaic covenant are examples. After the flood, he gave man authority over the animal kingdom (Gen. 9:2). For believers he is more powerful than nature; thereupon, natural events are God’s plan. Farmers pray to him for abundance of rain or an exceptional harvest, but ultimately adherents feel certain it is his decision. Additionally, the Mosaic covenant vocalizes God’s 10 commandments (Exod. 20:1-17). This follows the ten plagues that pierced Egypt, so Israelites have witnessed God’s power and recognize he possesses the ultimate outcome. This causes fear of God because he invokes death, but additionally admiration for him because he also grants life.

Religion plays a critical role in the lives of many people across the world. Some of the responsibilities of following a religion include understanding its history and knowing the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. However, it isn’t always clear about how historically accurate some of these stories are. While some of the accounts may in fact be true, it is possible that some of the people and stories found in the bible were written as a symbol, with the intention that the morals of the stories would be understood.

Several months ago I began a Bible reading plan called As It Happened. This plan is designed to guide you chronologically through the Bible in a year. It always interested me to see how each individual book connects with the others and fits in the bigger picture, and this plan has helped me with that. It amazes me that the Bible never contradicts but rather complements itself. Considering that it was written by 40 different authors in a period of approximately 1,500 years, this seems impossible. But what is impossible for man is possible with God. Our Heavenly Father was the ultimate Author of His

There is so much history when it comes to the making of the bible. Have you ever thought about how much work, time, and effort went into making the bible? There was so much work, time, and lives that were at stake in the history for all versions of the bible. Of course the history for the English standard version intrigued me the most.

I found this article to be very interesting due to the fact that it brought up points that I had never thought of before in regards to the Bible. The part that stuck out to me the most was when just a single Bible verse is picked out it may alter the meaning when it isn’t read in its full context. Just because a specific verse makes it seems like the whole book is that ways doesn’t mean that is the case at all. By looking at the whole book and not just a verse it will show more about the whole story and the message the author is trying to get through to the reader. The main idea that I am going to take away from this article is be sure to consider the context when it comes to reading and using any quotes from the Bible.

God is seen interacting with the humans in various points throughout the Old Testament after he creates them, whether it’s through showing himself to them, speaking to them, or in a vision. He does this to communicate what he wants from the Israelites, as well as to help them in times of need, though often enough he will be the one that punishes them for making mistakes and going against the rules in the Torah. God is seen doing both kind actions as well as cruel actions towards the Israelites and the people around them, though it often seems he is doing more cruel then kind acts. This can be seen throughout the Old Testament such as in Exodus, Genesis, Amos, and Isaiah. The character of God in the Old Testament is angry and often uncaring.

A Book that was significant to me in my early life and childhood, was the Holy Bible. For the sake of not wanted to get into the commonly used explanations, of why the Bible has made such a big impact on other people and me. I will do my best to change it up a bit, by tell numerous stories in this paper on the topic of religion and the Bible. To extend the length and quality of this paper, will tell only stories that were crucial to me learning about the Bible or the religion in general. My Knowledge of the things of God had essentially started when I was in Second Grade, although I have gone to church for all my life. But let’s be honest, a first grader would not have knowledge of what cookies are made, of let alone the ordinances of an almighty

Throughout Genesis God’s character is all knowing and has a very dominant feel. When god speaks he uses very simple language with a very solid presence e.g. “It was good.” He also is very casual for someone that has just created everything on earth. He just strolls through his garden after Adam and eve ate the apple, he is not doing anything else of consequence.

Moreover he id perceived as a jealous God and also a god of war. In another of his visions to Moses, God displays the desire to be the law giver, “I will execute judgment I am the lord”(Exodus, 12:12). A further example of god’s want to be obeyed as a ruler is another vision to the people of Israel where god says “if you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your god, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his status, I will not bring upon you the diseases

The Bible is not a children’s book. Not only is it beyond the length and reading level appropriate for younger audiences, it often covers what some parents might consider inappropriate topics. Imagine finding an illustrated children’s bible containing graphic stories about talking to “ghosts” ‘or children being burned alive as sacrifices to God. These are troubling stories that actually appear within the Hebrew Bible, which even some adults may feel uncomfortable discussing. Academic scholarship of the Bible, however, should not be influenced by such discomfort.

Astonishing as it seems, many Christians define the God of the Old Testament as heartless and evil and blatantly disregard his sensitive nature. As confirmed by many casual bible readers, some of the teachings and descriptors of God In the Old Testament may seem harsh and insensible. A more educated bible reader or theologian will plumage into the numerous dimensions of Yahweh's character and discover his very complex personality. After an in-depth look into the Old Testament, one can acknowledge many of Yahweh's interesting and righteous traits.

In God’s Testaments, His wrath is a human witnessing to the disasters sent from the heavens as a sign against all the godlessness and evil in people. Biblically, wrath is a divine sentence upon sin and sinners. Of course, parallel to God’s Wrath is His love receivable from heaven, for the good is always in need of His blessing. God is by nature love, and so we know and rely on the love God has for us (1 John 4:16), nevertheless in His justice, he Has to punish sin, because He is the Father. Scripture tells in many terms, how God expresses his emotions, which is in contrast to his love, and approval of his people. As his love is noticeably inconceivable, so are his disapproval, disgusts, furies, wrath, and vengeance towards the ones who go against his commands. In fact, it is in the Old Testament that prepares His people by forewarning them, “it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:31). In other words, anyone who professes their faith ad love to God will suffer His wrath if they voluntarily turn away from Him.

The nature of man is to learn about ourselves and the world; we do so by having reason. People have reason which holds our hopes, determination, and conscious. Naturally people seek knowledge to fulfill our needs. The method of doing so is using our senses to gather information. So in relation with people using senses to acquire this information, the bible was written for people to gather truths about divine

God has taught me a lot through every single year here at ZCS. I have my ups and downs, but he’s always the one that follows through on his promise, to always be with us. Zeeland Christian has been a blessing and can’t wait for what’s ahead of me to come. I have made many connections through Christ through everything that I do at school. Through all my years at Zeeland Christian, I have been through many experiences that have grown me closer to God, spiritually, academically, and through relationships.

Reading The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter has both stirred up uncomfortable uncertainty about the Old Testament (and the Bible in general), as well as sparked a newfound love for the text that I have never experienced before. It takes a fair amount of time and contemplation in order to process any sort of new and unfamiliar situation, so before divulging how I have personally been affected by this book, I wish to say that I have not figured out every single emotion completely and I am continuing to decipher how I feel about certain aspects that were covered by Alter. What I can say for sure that will be covered more in depth later is that I believe that I have been overall altered for the better, despite the mixed feelings that have arisen from the text. I will cover the negative emotional responses before highlighting the positive ideas that I have been able to take away for myself.