God has created us in his own likeness which is unique and capable of both good and evil. When we do good deeds, we live by God’s words. When we do bad deeds, we are against God. When we follow the commandments we obey God and become what He wants us to be. God accepts us even if we have sinned against him by repenting and doing good deeds.
This depicts the covenant that God made with Abram and Sarai and because He is a true God, Abraham and Sarah produced many generations of descendants, despite their old age. God shows Christians that He is the truth in John 14:6. Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.” This shows Christians that Jesus Christ is the truth and that He will save them. The Christian God is also special because He forgives sins.
That God punishes Adam and Eve demonstrates their capacity for choice and their responsibility for the consequences of their choice. God would not be just to punish people who did not have free will, and God is supposed to be Just. Therefore because it states evidence in the bible of having free will, religious believers then accept the concept of free will. Also in the bible God tells Cain that sinning/ not sinning is within his control. ‘If you do the right thing, won’t you be accepted?
Beliefs are not inborn; we acquire them throughout our life and experiences. God is my creator; He created the Heaven and Earth, the light to ward off darkness, good and evil. It gave us the opportunity to choose between good and evil. God created us out of love and to love, to share in His light, and His goodness. I believe that the main characteristics of God are: Love, power, justice, and wisdom.
Such acts are deemed good acts, since they are in line with are true human nature and purpose. Aquinas thought that natural law was created by God to achieve an ultimate purpose, to be in fellowship with God and be perfect in the image of God. However Aquinas did not think that to be in the perfect image of God we only had to follow natural law alone but also eternal law and divine law. Eternal law meaning referring to the principles by which God governs the universe so we know/understand only partially. Also divine law, which refers to the Bible, which guides us in reaching our goal of perfection.
There are many important questions we can ask ourselves to determine our worldview. According to biblical worldview to the question of origin, every Christian believes this simple fact: God created the heavens and earth (Genesis 1:1). There is sufficient evidence to support that God exists and the Bible makes far more sense than other alternatives. God’s word reaffirms our existence time and time again, as when God says He made the earth and created mankind (Isaiah 45:12). As for the question of identity, the Bible states that there is both a spiritual and physical part of man (1 Corinthians 15:45-49).
12:20-21). The Spiritual gifts are not without purpose. They are given for the common good of man. The purpose of these gifts is to build up the body of Christ and to bring about edification. The gifts of the Spirit are simply God enabling believers to do what He has called them to do.
The Question of Meaning/Purpose- Christian’s belief that mankind were created to worship God, to glorify him, by being obedient, praying and being thankful Psalm 95:1 We are here to serve God, to have a personal relationship with him, to accept Jesus Christ in our hearts and belief that he is our Lord and Savior, to trust that he came to this world and gave hos life for us, to forgive our sins, and to allow him to love us and give us eternal life. 4. The Question of Morality- Mankind was created good, sin entered the world through Adam and Eve when they ate from the forbidden tree. God is Holy he is separated fro Evil, being created in the image of God, humans have a conscience and can distinguish good from bad. Jesus came to this world Matthew 28:19 to tell us that we are free from sin, follow him, create other disciples and reign in the glory of God for eternity.
He said morality was innate; a part of us (a priori), and it was our moral duty to carry it out for good, which must lead to God. Accordingly Kant says good actions should be universalisable and free, so basically when making our ethical decisions we should ask ourselves a simple question "What if everybody did that?" if the answer is no, then the categorical imperative tells us that the action is wrong. So if I cheated on my AS-level exam to pass and be successful in the future, this would be my maxim, however I would not want others to do the same and therefore this action would be wrong according to Kant’s Categorical Imperative. My cheating pre-supposes that most people do not cheat even though they have the same reasons to cheat as I have.
It is therefore known through reason that we should follow these natural riles from God, because the opposite is equivalent to ‘condemning the command of God’. By following God’s will and getting closer to achieving our destiny with God, we should act morally. Someone who has an error with their morality also has an error with their rationality as they are not avoiding evil like they should be in order to fulfil their