Of the idea of God, Dewey said, "it denotes the unity of all ideal ends arousing us to desire and actions.” Jesus Christ had a different belief when it came to the existence of God and the increase of “human good”. Jesus believes that he is the son of God and that he is also God. That view differs from Dewey’s view all together because Dewey believes that that there was not personal God or Christ. “Education” that omits reference to Jesus’ role in this world is not education at all. (John 14:6) Jesus believed that God had communicated truth to all mankind through personal revelation of Himself in Jesus Christ and today Christians believe that God reveals himself through propositional, verbalized revelation of Himself in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
Lewis himself claims that he never intended to write a Christian message for children to more coherently understand the Gospel; although, he admits that once Aslan emerged into Narnia, he not only ‘pulled’ the story together, but he also ‘pulled’ the other six stories together simultaneously. With the figure of Aslan, Lewis attempts to implicitly and explicitly explore Christian truths; but how successful was he in his attempt? This essay will address how the nature, works and qualities of Aslan relate to Christ and will evaluate the success of Lewis in his attempt. “Aslan a man?” declares Mr Beaver “Certainly not. I tell you he is the king of the wood and son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea.
The first problem for Vlastos consists of Sellars’ attempt to discredit Self-Predication within the language used by Plato. One of the main staples of Vlastos’ interpretation consists of always looking at the text found in the dialogues, especially the Parmenides. So Vlastos finds it highly objectionable to believe that “the first part of the Parmenides is a deliberate and sustained critique
In detail we will discuss the relationship between inspiration and inerrancy. And then, before concluding this paper we will discuss how the answers to these questions provide structure to how we as Christians should live our lives. To a Christian who has accepted God as their personal Lord and Savior the Bible has authority. The same should not be said for someone who hasn’t made that confession. As a Christian we have accepted that the Bible contains the true Word of God written by apostles who received divine inspiration to guide the recorded works.
To have faith in someone on past knowledge, according to McCloskey, is reasonable however; it is unreasonable to have faith in God as we have no past knowledge of God. Theists base their knowledge of God on the revelations that He has given us, the Bible, and the
There are many reasons for why Christians believe in God. Firstly, some Christians believe that the Bible itself is from God, from himself and it is the revealed word of God. Christians believe that what is in the Bible must be true as it is there in the first place. Some, Christians are literalists who take what is in the Bible word for word, however, some are liberalists and understand what is in the Bible as a metaphor, however, still proves that God exists. Additionally, some Christians believe in the ontological argument by St Anselm, which suggests that God cannot not exist and so that it is logical to believe.
Jesus was crucified; he died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected, enabling us to be saved from sin. This is a major part of the concept of Salvation and is demonstrated in John 3:17: “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” Jesus’ death gives Catholics an opportunity to experience eternal life in Heaven with God. Salvation is a doctrine that is often mentioned throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testament. This core belief is first revealed in the Bible in Book one, demonstrating its importance to Christian life. In the Old Testament, Genesis 49: 18 states, “I look for your deliverance, Lord,” and in the New Testament, Acts 4:12 states, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” There are 3 main sacraments that ensure Salvation.
Rom. 5:8: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (4.) We must individually receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. Scriptures: John 1:12: Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God.
Trinitarian theology is essential to the evangelic mind. We find the theme of Father, Son, and Spirit woven throughout our various Christian theologies in a masterful way. But what of the Atonement of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world? Where do we see the Trinity in God’s beautiful conclusion to his much larger redemptive story? The evangelic community seems silent when it comes to this region of theology and the Trinity.
29th September 2012 “The temptation of Jesus is the most important story for Christians in marks gospel” Some people may agree with the statement. Firstly during lent Christians can reflect on this story for support and faith whether it be giving something up or not doing something they are used to like Jesus gave up his old life to take his messianic status. Secondly, the message of the story is to trust God in times of hardness and persecution this story shows Jesus trusting God and overcoming Satan (temptation). Thirdly, it proves Jesus stayed aware of Gods support so even when we doubt god is there and our temptations are really strong we should believe in our faith and believe in god this story shows great significance as we use these skills every day to overcome temptation . However some people may disagree with the statement as firstly, there are many other stories in this gospel which show many other important teachings and messages as this one for example the calming of the storm which teaches us that although you may think god is not present or awake he is always with you and whether you live or die you will ultimately be safe with god if you have faith, also the calming of the storm is yet another story which portrays Jesus has power and authority over nature.