THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW The Question of Origin? The biblical worldview answers the age-old question of life and it’s beginning with the Triune God, speaking into existence all that is (Genesis 1:3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26,29). His creation is so incredibly perfect, that one cannot help but believe in His invisible attributes and the power of His Devine Nature (Romans 1:20). I believe it is the creation of Man in “Our image” (Genesis 1:26) that best demonstrates His Devine Nature. The Question of Identity?
A STUDY ON ISAIAH 9:1-7 BY DIANIA SPORISKY A STUDY ON ISAIAH 9:1-7 The Bible comforts and reminds those of us who have come to trust in Jesus Christ not to despair as if there was no hope. We have the revelation of our Lord that not only announces His sovereign reign but also charts the course of world events. One of the most significant revelations is found in Isaiah 9. Against the background of the prophecy of war and destruction, darkness and gloom (chapter 8) Isaiah gave this prophecy about the Messiah—the glorious coming king. “Messiah” is a Hebrew term that means “anointed one,” that is, the anointed king.
This is evident in Exodus, the First Commandment is, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt […]” From this statement, God is declaring his almighty power and complete authority over his followers. By declaring that he has brought his followers out of Egypt, God is declaring that the Jews, Christians and Muslims must honor and be faithful to him for helping them to freedom. It is also stated in the Ten Commandments, “[…] Thou shalt have no other gods before me”.2 This implies that God is unique and to worship other divinities would mean that one is rejecting his omnipotence. There is no other doctrine that can be compatible or compared to God, because he should be the only one that is believed in. By stating that his followers should have no other gods, God is proclaiming that Jews, Christians and Muslims should not believe in other religions that are not monotheistic.
This miracle supports this as Jesus say that you will “feast with , Isaac and Jacob” in heaven, this would be after the parousia, when the good will be rewarded and the evil punished by going to hell. This miracle shows Jesus’ divinity as he is able to heal a person from afar, which is supernormal: this also emphasises that he is the son of God as
The election of Israel as God’s chosen people and first receiver of his grace underlies even Paul’s most emphatic appeal to the righteous nature of the Gentile; his position is clearly that while the Gentile may indeed be offered a place in the scheme of divine favour (a theme deeply rooted in the Masoretic Scriptures) the privilege of Israel remains undiminished. In this context it should be understood that while Paul asserts that “οὐ γάρ ἐστιν προσωπολημψία παρὰ τῷ θεῷ”, he clearly understands the respective grace and wrath of God to be applied to Jews and Gentiles in a fashion relative to their position in the divine scheme, i.e. first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. On this point one recalls the discussion made by scholars such as Grindheim regarding the tension inherent in Paul’s theology and the sense of conflict which lends the text of Romans much of its direction: the gospel is to the Jew first, yet God is not only God of the Jews, “Paul insists that the advantage of the Jew is great (3:1-2) and yet there is no distinction (3:22)”. This theological tension over the notion of elevation is one which reaches back to the days of the
However, the book of Genesis is not simply the introductory book of the Pentateuch, but rather it is the foundation of the Old Testament and ultimately the whole of Scripture (Zodhiates 2). Genesis is not limited to only the account of creation but emphasizes that the world was founded by God, that man was created in righteousness and true holiness, but that man fell by his own disobedience, and therefore was cursed by God. In addition, Genesis presents the first promise of a Redeemer, by whom the curse of death would be defeated. The rest of the Book of Genesis (Chapters 12-50) relates the narrative of the four great patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. The theme of these chapters is the sovereignty in calling out a chosen people who would serve and worship God.
Jeremiah had a premonition about the New Covenant. He knew that God would make a covenant with mankind by extending his grace to the Gentiles. This can be defined as an “Unconditional Covenant”. This Covenant is better than the Old Covenant because it rests on the efficacy of the Lord Christ’s atonement for the sins of mankind. (Hebrews 8:10-12) The New Covenant forgiving covenant which
Muhammad redefined and shaped the Arab world through the belief of monotheism. He was a divine prophet and he truly transformed that way Muslims believed. “Monotheism is the belief that there is one God, and only one” (Cook, 5). The concept of monotheism was relevant in Christian beliefs, and there are many similarities. Most importantly, the history and significance of monotheism to Muhammad’s prophecy is crucial.
However the Psalms aren’t just beautifully written words, to an entire nation and to multiple religions around the world, they’re the prayers and praises of a king who’s descendent was prophesied to be the savior of the world. The Royal Psalms are so much more than poetic passages written 3000 years ago, they’re a paramount key to helping us understand the Judean Monarchy, the United Kingdom of Israel, as well as the Kingdom of Judah. The phrasing, description’s within these Psalms, as well as the national faithfulness they imply is incredibly telling of 1050 BC Judah/Israel. The Psalms are incredibly informative of how truly linked the Yahwehic Cult and the Judean Monarchy was, how very influenced the reign of the Davidic line was by the god Yahweh, as well as just how revered the reigning House of David was among his people. First, one must understand that the Judean monarchy had a nearly desperate trust that Yahweh was their ultimate provider and protector (“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer”), meaning that Yahweh was also the ultimate provider and protector of the nation of Judah.
We have no idea of where Melchizedek came from, how he came to be in Canaan, how he came to be a worshipper and priest of the true God, and how Abram came to know about him. We only know he was there. The name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness.” He is the king of Salem, and Salem is the original Jerusalem, and