The World And Human Beings

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. …the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” In the Christian faith the world was created by God in the sequence of seven days. Throughout those days he made light and darkness, water and sky; he made the animals of the water and the animals

Colossians 1:16 tells us that all of creation was made through Jesus and by Jesus.

God. The Christian worldview has God at the forefront of all creation. God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1), he created all that walks, all that talks, and all the beasts on Earth. In

In the unit one, choosing the Book of Genesis as my story to analyze I believe God has all the power. God all the power to create everything that ever exists. To explains his power, “In the beginning of creation, when God made heaven and earth, the earth was without form and void, with darkness over the face of the abyss, and a mighty wind that swept over the surface of waters. God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light; and God saw that light was good, and he separated light from darkness. He called the light day, and the darkness night. So evening came, and morning came, the first day. “(Volume 1, page 140) God had the power to create and give names for he was the main source of power. His power is very imaginable because we as humans can only create certain

The Drama of Scripture written by Bartholomew and Goheen takes the reader on a journey through the entire Bible in six short “acts.” The first Act discusses creation and the establishment of God’s Kingdom. In the beginning was complete darkness. Then, God created light and divided the heavens and the earth. He then split the waters and the seas, creating dry ground on which the rest of creation could walk. He proceeded to make plants and flowers and the sun, moon, and stars. He created days and seasons and animals of all shapes and sizes. And then, to add the finishing touch, God created men and women, male and female, He created them. The book states that “the Genesis story is given so that we might have a true understanding of the world in which we live, its divine author, and our own place in it” (Bartholomew, 29). Genesis 1-3, the story of Creation, is prevalent because it introduces the author of creation, humanity, and the creation upon which humanity’s drama unfolds.

This quote from Herman Bavinck was read to start the semester. It was intended to set the focus for the entire course, including the last few articles studied. Some ideas discussed from the last few articles assisted in the understanding of the quote, such as humans being made in the image of God, the plurality of the human race, the reverence of creation that humans are called to have, and the bias of creation (differentiating yes and no). These ideas pervade the writings of Nick Wolterstorff, John Van Sloten, and Mouw, with each being discussed separately and analyzed on how they assist in the revealing of the meaning of the Bavinck quote.

(Revelation 1:8). With His infinite power, He created the world and everything

There are many people who believe society cares for their people, but when society supposes to care about the people, they may be the entity hurting people the most because they are like zombies, waiting for citizens to mess up so they can get on to them, and the people around the citizens only care about their laughter, not their weeping and sorrow because our nation is ignorant to the desires of its people.

Many believe that "…the story of Creation, written [in the bible] long before all others is completely accurate"(Cooper 45). Furthermore, they believe that "[n]othing could be so exact and descriptive" (Cooper 45). According to Genesis 1-3, God created the world in six days. The first three days, He created the physical

Since the beginning of the human race, the ocean has been a major source of food. People near the shores have been taking of advantage of the ocean’s rich and diverse source of nourishment for centuries, both as a source of food and a livelihood. However, since the dawn of the industrial age, humans have begun to take from the ocean more that it can give. As a result, the ocean can no longer provide the human race with the abundance that it once did. As technology rapidly advances, populations skyrocket, and global warming spreads havoc, the ocean’s biodiversity and once abundant supply of fish is dwindling, calling marine scientists and experts to race to find solutions that will restore the oceans health while battling world hunger.

Throughout the development of philosophy and human examination as a species, one problem has always seemed to be at the root of all the questioning. Philosophies exist that justify even the most extreme of governmental styles and world attitudes, from draconian governments which attempt to keep order at all costs, to carefree ruling styles which seem to suggest we should just let people self-govern. Many of these different justifications take their root in differing conceptions of our human nature. Put simply, this entire debate reduces to the single question of whether we as humans are intrinsically good, bad, or somewhere in the gray area in the middle. One side of the debate is epitomized by a line from the song “Demons”: “No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed”(Imagine Dragons). Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, the novel A Separate Peace, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s works in a Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men and The Social Contract illustrate the gamut of views on the matter of mankind’s inherent nature.

God is the creator of the heavens and the earth. He created the expanse of the sky down to the tiniest cell. He created man distinct from the rest of His creation. God created man in his own image and likeness and gave him dominion over the rest of His creation. The Bible affirms this in Genesis 1:26, “Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’” Humans were created in God’s image, yet after the fall occurred, this image was severely distorted. The image of God in us will be completely restored when Jesus comes again for His church. “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” Throughout church history, theologians have debated what being

Humanity is a part of everyday life, but what if your humanity was lost? All throughout the human existence, there has been humanity. In the time period of humanity, humanity was put to the test. Mass genocides, cruel leaders, world wars, and many more have shown humanity at its lowest. It shows how humanity is completely destroyed in times of injustice and war. Surviving Hitler, by Andrea Warren and The Diary of Anne Frank by Goodrich and Hackett show how the Nazi party dehumanized all Europeans that opposed the Nazi party and how they destroyed their humanity in the process.

Human beings are considered as the only ones who are rational, autonomous, and thus have their own rights. That means that all other beings, the marginal cases, are not granted that same privilege and are treated unequal. The marginal cases are essentially outcast from the moral community. These marginal cases, which include infants, the insane, and nonhuman animals, should be raised to a higher status, one of equal value to that of the rational, autonomous human beings. As being part of the moral community and every being supposed to be equal, marginal cases should actually be considered to have rights, rationality, and autonomy just as the rational, autonomous human beings. Being considered equal also implies that their rights as members of the moral community should not be infringed upon and held at the same moral status as the other members.

There were many moments in my life when the feeling of envy took over me, when I saw faces brim with joy. I wished I could smile at sight of the children's frolic, the joyful ardent inside of them, but I was just too arid to show the slightest hint of delight. Does that make me a monster? I always used to wonder.