There are posters and bumper stickers declaring that “God is dead.” It has become fashionable in large portions of American population to attribute belief in God to a mental disorder, or personality flaw. This rejection does not change the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent (Towns 117-122) and immutable (Towns 102) One. It is in the belief that God is very much alive and is active with His creation today that the vocation, or calling, of teaching, or sharing knowledge, is vital today. One of the things that sets Yahweh apart from all others that claim deity is the inerrancy of his Scriptures (Elwell 156). Although there are the voices that claim inerrancy is a nineteenth century concoction (Elwell 158), or that “Scripture never claims to …show more content…
It is important to teach the person of God, the self-existent (Exod. 3:13-14) One; the first cause who cares about his creation. Christianity has been watered down to be more acceptable by the masses. Doctrine and dogma are no longer of primary importance. Without the teaching of the fundamental tenets, Christ is a caricature of a sympathetic big brother figure, “holding to the form of godliness but denying its power” (2 Tim. 3:5, HCSB). Much of what the unsaved American society knows of Christ is what is presented at Christmas. Therefore, the birth of the Savior, and the gifts given at the holiday are what is remembered. The Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, from alpha to omega, in every jot and tittle, testify of Christ Jesus. The miracle of the God who became flesh, and lived among men. He was from God, He was God; eternal and divine. He became the servant to be obedient to God, and thereby loved both God and mankind (Phil. 2:6-8). This is not the Jesus on Christmas cards. Neither is it the Jesus who is only historical (Elwell 241), or only a spirit (Elwell 242) it is the God-Man fully able to be the “author and finisher of [the] faith” (Heb. 12:4, KJV). The Gospel is offensive. It begs the hearer to decide who Christ was, and is, and either reject Him or worship
Under the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, in what sense is the Bible authoritative? This is a question that has plagued the minds of many as a major element of historic Christian belief about Scripture as well as been a controversial topic of academic discussions. One of the major areas of conflict in the theological arena has been biblical authority as noted in
Consequently, children in America and around the world grow up believing that faith is God is for the foolish and uneducated. Consequently, we have become a nation of weak believers who have been reluctant to love the Lord their God with all our minds – fearing that an examination of the sciences would challenge our faith. Thus we have deprived our children of the true blessings of loving God fully and completely. This deprivation has not only weakened the faith of many, it has also weakened their commitment to stay faithful, to persevere, to overcome, and to repent. Consequently, they have become spiritual cowards who are unable to provide a reason for their faith and are unable to stand against the wiles of the devil. Perhaps they should be reminded that cowards are the first thrown into the lake of burning fire (Rev. 21:8).
God created humans in his image, with his law embedded in our hearts. Therefore humans are the Image of God, and must live life according to his plans and purposes. His law was created for the wellbeing, peace and harmony of mankind. Living in his Image is very important; this would help each other to have a better life by not doing sinful acts like lying and stealing from each other. In the profession of Accounting living in an the Image of God allows me to provide an honest services, by providing financial reliable information for clients that then will make important decisions based on the information provided.
As the holiday season comes to a close, we are reminded of the birth of Jesus Christ. This Theology project is about comparing a song of my choosing, with the narratives of Matthew and Luke. The messages that the Infancy Narrations of Matthew and Luke portray to us is one of hope and salvation. body to save us all. We must aspire to keep Christ in Christmas, by being generous and giving to everyone around us.
The Christian gospel is often perceived as 'out of date' and anathema to the values of modern culture. Our contemporary society emphasizes individual freedom and choice. The idea of yoking yourself to a belief system is counterintuitive to many people. However, the 'freedom' of not having a faith is often the source of so much of the anxiety of modern life, as people struggle to find purpose and meaning in their existence. Because our modern society seems to present us with so many moral choices, the Christian gospel is seen as limiting, rather than a source of spiritual sustenance and wisdom.
There has been an unspoken agreement with the media, the churches, the government, and even college institutions saying: “We don’t care to learn or understand. Just tell us what we need to know to survive, and here’s what money we have (plus much that we don’t) for you to tell us these things.” I would respectfully, but vehemently disagree with this status quo. As I will continue to emphasize, reason, debate, and discussion are the paths to knowledge and change that we
The different conceptions of inerrancy include absolute, full, and limited. Absolute inerrancy holds that everything in is intentional—that the Bible set out to give an accurate accounting of specific historical and scientific events, and that any contradiction found in the Bible can and must be explained.
Inerrancy refers to being without error. There is no way to prove the Bible false. The Bible in language, speech, pattern, and context is thereby, truthful without falsehood. The Bible is without falsehood, because the Scripture is inspired by God. God is pure, true, wholesome, and righteous therefore; the Bible is accurate and free of falsehood: inerrant. (Grudem, 42).
According to The Huffington Post, “About 68 percent of Millennials say they never doubt the existence of God, a decline of 15 points since 2007” (“More Millennials Losing” 1). This survey shows the drastic decrease of people who have never doubted God. This trend continues to show up in recent surveys performed by The Pew Research Center. An article titled “Americans’ Faith in God May Be Eroding” states that, “63% of Americans are absolutely certain that God exists, down 8 percentage points from 2007” (Lipka 1). From this information, one can predict that faith will decrease even more in the future than it already has. Why has faith in God
“ Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.” (Matthew 9:35) The gospels sole purpose is to spread the word of salvation to all who will hear. The only thing necessary to receive the gift of salvation is believe in God with all your being and ask Jesus into your heart. “ If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” (Roman
One could counter argue that God is not dead because church and religion is still very active in today’s society. So much of our thinking revolves around God and truth. When we lose religion
Grudem defines Biblical inerrancy very well in my opinion “The inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything which is contrary to fact” (Grudem, 42). This definition allows for some things
Anthropomorphism, likewise alluded to as exemplification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human qualities to lifeless, creatures, powers of nature, and others. Scriptural humanoid attribution is when human qualities are anticipated on God. The Book of scriptures has cases of God alluding to himself in human terms and the scriptural scholars alluding to God in human terms - the design being to portray God in wording more justifiable to people. Without humanoid attribution, since God is undetectable and unimportant, we would not have a system in which to comprehend Him.
I believe that scripture is the infallible Word of God, divinely inspired by God through human hands, for the teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training of Christians and forming the basis of the Christian life and guiding them on the path to Christ. I believe that scripture is infallible rather than inerrant, because human writers through which God spoke can still make mistakes. However, Matthew 24:35 reminds us that God’s word is true in all ages and places. 2 Timothy 3:16 gives reasons why it is import for believes to use the scripture such as teaching and correcting. Scripture guides us along the path we should as evidences by Psalms 119:105 comparing Scripture to a lamp to show us the way. I have also personal experienced the wisdom that the scriptures can offer to those who need guidance. I also believe that scripture should be the main point of guidance, which is something that my church has taught me such I was young. Matthew 7:24 instructs us to build our house on the rock (scripture) which is the most solid place to rest our life.
In its most basic definition, biblical hermeneutics refers to the art and science of biblical interpretation. It is considered an art because understanding, which is required for interpretation, requires a feel for the subject matter being interpreted, not just an analyzation of data. Biblical hermeneutics is also considered a science due to the fact that some aspects of the interpretation process resemble the activities of natural science. Because of this dual nature of hermeneutics, it is almost impossible for an interpreter to arrive at a neutral conclusion. Good or bad, most biblical interpreters translate scripture based upon