“Explain the Judeo- Christian concept of God as a law-giver and judge” God loves and cares for his creation because of this he creates rules in order for his creation to live together harmoniously. Judaeo-Christians have many views about God as law giver and judge. Firstly God can be seen as Law giver in Exodus 20 when God is said to have revealed the 10 commandments to Moses, but the Children of Israel have just been warned that if they approach him directly, he may break out against them and kill them. In this story it God is seen as omnipotent and the presence of Him is a mortal danger and threat. He gives direct commands to Moses and Moses obeyed God's orders despite personal danger and overwhelming odds.
Paul in his concourses wrote about how fellow Christians should be portrayed. He tells us in Romans 1:18-3:20, that we are all sinners. Another idea mention by Paul was how God made a way for salvation to mankind. The Jews, at that point, was deeply interwoven with their faith, their whole individuality was bound in their belief structure whereas the Gentiles had multiple gods. Their personality was bound in the natural.
When this happens, he or she becomes a child of God, a new creature, the old things are passed away and the new things have come. (Ephesians 2:10) and (Corinthians 5:17). One may also recite a sinner’s prayer and most importantly keep his Commandments. He warns us not to be jealous, blaspheme, commit adultery, worship any other God, lie, steal, honor our father and mother and keep the Sabbath holy. One can never be free from sin.
Amanda Kelly February 11, 2013 The gospel and Ethical Egoism The scriptures contain a number of passages that in some way or another associate moral obligation with self-interest in the form of seeking rewards and avoiding punishment. Thus, Exodus 20:12 says “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.” Jesus tells us to “seek first His kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you” (Matt. 6:33). On another occasion he warns his listeners that at the end of the age “the angels shall come forth, and take out the wicked from among the righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matt. 13:49–50).
Exegesis of Daniel 9:24-27 BIBL 450 D03 – Daniel-Revelation Dr. George Carraway November 30, 2015 By Tony L. Savage Introduction The Book of Daniel for some may not be an easy book to comprehend. It may all depend on how one may interpret the Scriptures written. As I started the study of the Book of Daniel I am reminded of 2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.” (NIV) I fell this is even more so in the Book of Daniel because God gave Daniel the gift to interpret dreams and visions. That is evident throughout the book of Daniel. The focus Scriptures for this research is particular over Daniel Chapter 9 Verses 24-27.
I have heard their cries, I care about their suffering, and I have come to rescue them. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt. After making excuses, Moses finally obeyed God and confronted Pharaoh. But when Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go, God sent a series of plagues to persuade him. With the final plague, God promised to strike dead every first-born son in Egypt at midnight.
Another difference is that in the Koran Noah approaches the corrupt people declaring that “God will bring it down upon you if He pleases: nor shall you be immune,” (Dawood, 158) before the divine tells him of his plan of flooding the Earth. The Hebrew Bible portrays this much differently. It has the LORD saying “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds…for I am sorry that I have made them,” ( Genesis) before he even approaches Noah to discuss his dissatisfaction with the
The ancient Hebrew Scriptures describe His functionalities as Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) and Ha-Mashiach (Messiah). We know nothing about God except what are in these manifestations. We are in error when we give these functionalities distinctive independent personality and individuality as hypostases or as parts of a trinity, each with total independence. They are not three different Gods, but very simply and neatly Elohim’s functions in Creation and Redemption. In Creation the Word said, “Let there be Light.” And the Spirit “moved upon the waters.” And creation was accomplished.
In general, there are similar ethical beliefs amongst Christians due to Judaism being the only root of Christian ethics. In general Christian ethics is deontological and authoritarian and what is deemed right or wrong is based on belief in God. The ethics of Christianity is based on the holy bible, which is a library of books that expresses Christian faith. As the bible was written over a long period of time and includes many different teachings and morals, there is no overall biblical morality that can be chosen therefore different denominations choose different parts of the bible to support their beliefs. For instance in Genesis it says that ‘God breathed the breath of man into Adam’s nostrils’ and from this Roman Catholics can argue that as God has given life, only he can take it away so things such as abortion, euthanasia and murder are absolute wrongs.
Religious Tradition Study-Judaism From the beginning of the revelation of Abraham to the entire present world religion, the development and expression of Judaism has been influenced through the contribution of Isaiah. Isaiah aimed to correct the social, political and organisational problems by warning the people about their ignorant attitude towards the rightful ethical behaviour and the consequences that would arise. Isaiah successfully contributed to the religion of Judaism through faithfully carrying out his commission as a prophet and prophesying both political and social changes. Isaiah lived his belief trying to reflect his actions with his behaviour, motivating other Jewish believers to follow his model of greatness, truth and faith.