Opinions that are spoken aloud are almost always too defiled and swayed by the need to feel accepted by others. The only One who can see into the human heart is God. What would God want to see in the depth of the human heart? Why would the Bible tell of how God searches the heart, if God controls the human heart? The answer is simple: God doesn’t. There is total freewill. There must be because, if there
Two Methods of Defending the Trinity Christians believe in one God, yet the apparent contradictory nature of the Trinity is such that it has caused many to doubt whether Christianity is indeed monotheistic. This has consequently caused Christians to defend their monotheism in relation to the Trinity. In the two such defenses that are studied in this essay, we find that Christians have explained the nature of Trinity with varying degrees of effectiveness and success. Timothy the
Torrance was a theologian who was passionate about God and about theological accuracy. He fully invested himself in educating people regarding the nature of God and bringing together theological and doctrinal factions within the body of Christ. To quote Torrance, “…I find the presence and being of God bearing upon my experience and thought so powerfully that I cannot but be convinced of His overwhelming reality and rationality. To doubt the existence of God would be an act of sheer irrationality, for
Bible, there is evidence that Jesus Christ was here on earth and not just a made up fictional character. Jesus is God and, in the flesh, came to save the human race from this sinful world. Part One: The life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Trinity: In
command to stay in Jerusalem, that person would have missed the mighty move of God. They were to begin their witness about the Lord in Jerusalem and expand their territory. One of the wonders and signs Jesus said he would show was manifested in the people being able to hear one another in their own native tongue. As Peter spoke to them, he pointed out that Jesus was sitting at the right hand of God. And God the Father had filled Jesus with the Holy Ghost and now Jesus was shedding forth the Holy
The Trinity: The Oneness of God Before I try to explain an infinite God with my finite brain, I will bring this verse to mind: Proverbs 3:5-7 states, ''Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil." So, with this in mind, I will attempt to explain the Trinity. The best way to explain the Trinity is not with a statement, but with a
first person in the world come from?” “God created us” said my uncle. “Who is God?” I kept going, like a curious toddler. “God is the one who gave us lives.” That was the first time in my life I heard about God. My uncle introduced God into my life, I started to go to church with my mother every Sunday. But I did not truly realize who God is until I was brought to a Catholic high school. Bethlehem Catholic High School gave me the opportunity to get closer to God and practice my Catholic faith. Retreat
Who is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit? This is a commonly asked question during people’s journey to Christianity. A regular answer would be the Creator of Everything, but as we know there are controversial answers. From my point of view, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit has a different meaning towards me than to other typical believers in Christianity. From the ages twelve to now ongoing to fifteen, I have struggled immensely trying to find my relationship
If God is so loving and good, how can He allow so much evil and bad things to happen in this world? One of the biggest stumbling block for millions of people in the world, commonly this is the question that I have heard, keep people from believing in God at all. In reflection of reading Night, by Elie Wiesel, I think that this is an important question to tackle. One of the themes of the memoir Night is, “the silence of God in all the atrocities and evil of this world.” Eliezer becomes hopeless, we
of His disciples to teach them how to pray. He replied by giving them an example to follow and then an illustration of how prayer works. Christ gives them the example of what is commonly know as the Lord’s prayer. He tells His disciples to praise God, ask for daily needs, ask for forgiveness, and to keep them out of temptation. After giving them an example, He illustrates the spirit and power of prayer by giving them the parable of A Friend in Need. Summary of the Parable In this parable, Jesus