Module Four Study Guide Materials: Across the Spectrum Chapter 1, 4, &5, Doctrines that Divide Chapter 8 Study Hints and Questions: (Across the Spectrum 1) Understand the three qualifications stated on page 11 regarding the inerrantist position. (Across the Spectrum 1) How does the Word of God itself support the inerrantist view? (Note pages 11-12.) (Across the Spectrum 1) Be able to explain the “argument from epistemology” as it is used to support the inerrantist position? In what way does this argument relate to the “problem of relativity”?
Author David Penchansky wrote, What Rough Beast? Images of God in the Hebrew Bible , in order to challenge certain stories in the Hebrew Bible. He does this by revealing flaws in each of the stories, and also offers his own theories on the subject matter of each reading also. By doing this, Penchansky hopes to persuade the reader that perhaps our god is an evil god. Penchansky writes in great detail about six stories from the Bible: The story of God testing man with the Tree of Life and the Tree of Wisdom in the garden, the story of Uzzah, the “Fatal Census” which is related to David, the story of Nadab and Abihu, the story of Zipporah, Moses, and their son versus God, and lastly the gruesome story of the “Mad Prophet”.
The Screwtape Letters is a book about C.S. Lewis’ insight into the human mind from the perspective of two demons, Screwtape and Wormwood. Screwtape sends his nephew, Wormwood, words of advice on how to stray the “Patient” away from the “Enemy” and towards “The Father Below”. Lewis had to put himself in the place of the elder demon, Screwtape, as an experienced tempter for Christian men. The Screwtape Letters is a book that uses Christian morals and values and takes the opposite side of them to try and condemn a young man to an afterlife in Hell.
Identify one or two points of similarity or difference regarding the Jewish and Christian conceptions of human nature. (I didn't discuss this the other day but you can look in your notes to try to answer the question). A2. Christian conception of human nature relies on that the man inherited the “original sin” from Adam, so mankind is in need of forgiveness of sin. Christians choose their actions by knowing right from wrong, humans are in need of salvation.
God also makes a promise to Jacob and doesn’t give him a mission like he does with Moses, emphasising that with different visions come different messages. The actuality of the image of God appearing before man also raises people’s attentions and also suggests that this is definitely a vision from God because according to the bible Christians are not supposed to see the God as a human figure until they reach heaven. The previous examples also highlight that not all visions are the same; they can happen in different ways, such as dreams or physical experiences. In the case of Hildegard
He told them that even if angels came from heaven and preached another gospel, let them be accursed and doomed to eternal punishment. Paul wanted to show them that Jews and Gentiles were just alike in Christendom, the come to a right relationship with God by faith in Christ and not by keeping the law which none could do anyway. He uses Abraham as an example how he was made righteous by trusting God. He also tells them that the guide is “love” which includes loving your neighbor as yourself. Mainly, he explained how being led by the Spirit and developing the fruit of the Spirit within them would aid in their walk with Christ.
The Crusades were just that, however the name of the God in which the aggressors claimed they representatives was not allah but Jehovah. In the scripture the Lord Jesus warns of a day where this would be the motivation of men behind the violence that they would perpetrate. These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.
The revelations that Muhammad received are now considered to pivotal text included within the Islamic Qur’an (Islamic bible). It is important to note when trying to understand Islam, that around 631 A.D. Muhammad was able to enter into the city of Mecca and convert all the Arabic tribes to Islam. Islam and Christianity are similar in many ways, however the main difference in the religions lies in their beliefs that God is singular, Jesus was just a prophet, Jesus was not crucified, heaven can be obtained by the works of man (doing good deeds, or bad deeds), and the concept of Trinity is unconceivable. Muslims believe that Allah will judge everyone in the afterlife based on whether or not they had a good belief system, and whether they fulfilled their obligations to Islam. Muslims are obligated to do the
In addition, he furthermore more included evidence as to why he was a Man of the Renaissance. Mirandola also included people’s criticisms as to why God made man unique and full of wonders. Therefore, “On the Dignity Of Man” was all about Mirandola’s elucidation on man and the many analysis that comes along with it. First of all, Mirandola explains in his piece why God made man different from his other creations and where is there place on the chain of being. “He made man a creature of indeterminate and indifferent nature, and placing him in the middle of the world, said to him “Adam, we give you no fixed place to live, no form that is peculiar to you, nor any function that is yours alone.
Genesis 1:1-2 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”. These are the opening words of the bible, to believe that God is the creator of the universe is to see everything very different from those without such faith, belief in God’s creation brings with it a way of looking at reality that centers on relationship that sees life in the light of human dependence on God. According to SDA Bible Commentary written by E.G White commenting on this verse it says; “the verb to create describes an activity of God, never of men, God creates”. She continues saying; “the first words of the bible point to the fact that the creation bears the imprint of God’s own activity”. This clearly shows that God is the one who created