Names of God

Pope Urban II to reclaim Jerusalem from the Infidels. Although the Crusades are hailed as wars fought in the name of God, one begins wonder whether the Crusades were truly intended as the holy wars they are made out to be. The expression cui bono, literally meaning, “for whose benefit”, can be used to explain the motivations of the Crusades. Although The Crusades were committed in the name of God, their true purpose differed strongly with that of religion. Through the Crusades, Pope Urban II acquired

that they believe in one god. Their god has many different names in each religion but is still the same god. In Islam their god is most commonly called Allah however there are many different names that Muslims call Him by. Many accounts say that Allah has 99 names because he loves odd numbers. Some of the most commonly agreed upon names are: The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, The King, The Holy, and The Peace. There is some dissent as to which are actually Allah’s names so there is no definite

sponge working as a fry cook to Greek gods and goddess being portrayed as having humanlike appearances and emotions. Anthropomorphism has always been applicable when studying theology. To simply put it, it is like viewing God as human in order to learn about Him and understand Him which is perfectly fine for

Henotheism is defined as the adherence to one God without denying the existence of other deities. Many scholars have suggested that the people of ancient Israel were henotheists. Their arguments are based off the scriptures that refer to God as more powerful than the other gods. An example of this would be found in Exodus 18:11, “Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.” Just because other gods are mentioned throughout the Bible does

Are You Your Name? Is God His Name? Can We Worship God’s Name? William Shakespeare once wrote, "What 's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." The question is: what is the value of a name? If names do have value, do they truly define the person or thing that possesses it? Finally, how does this relate to God? With humans, given names usually have a meaning from the language or culture in which the name comes from. For example, the name 'John ' is of Hebrew

Endo’s novel, Silence. Endo was clever to name his novel Silence, because the word is a very prominent symbol within the story. In fact, it plays a crucial role to the development of the main character. Although some readers may argue that the role of silence in the book is neutral, I claim that silence plays a negative role for the characters because it is what causes protagonist Rodrigues to renounce his faith. In the story, it represents the silence of God, which induces Rodrigues to question his

texts: their God is the most powerful. Christianity and Judaism closely share certain aspects of their religion. They also share a sacred text - the Old Testament. It is questioned, “Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you - majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” (“Exodus 15:11”). This quotation serves as a rhetorical question. The worshippers of God are explaining that He is amazing in all He does; they believe that there could not possibly be another god who could

What was the bridal payment really like for Jesus? Luke 22:39-42 KJV lets us in on what Jesus really thought of the price that He was about to pay for the church, "And He came out, and went, as He was accustomed, to the Mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him. And when He was at the place, He said unto them, "Pray that ye enter not into temptation." Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine be done." At this moment, Jesus is engaged

II. CHILD DEDICATION What is Child Dedication? It is the ceremonial act of publicly consecrating a child’s life to God, undertaken by parents, during a worship service in the temple. Through this symbolic rite, parents, on one hand, promise to raise the child in the fear of the Lord, and the congregation, on the other hand, commits to help the parents achieve such a goal by keeping an eye on the child in the community and by encouraging them to bring the child to Sunday schools, worship services

Summary of verse 14. Significantly, the names of Christ in this letter reveal his divinity. Previously the title ὁ Ἀμήν was a title reserved only for God the Father in the Old Testament. This name clearly indicates that Christ is indeed the son of the living God, the second person of the Trinity. Therefore Christ as the being the truth, signifies that He is the certainty of the fulfillment of God’s promises (2 Cor. 1:20) “For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him. That is why it is through