Tertullian the author of The Prescriptions Against the Heretics is in no way apprehensive in his characterization of the heretics that were speaking against the Holy word of the Lord. In his prescriptions he contends that the heretics, specifically the Gnostics who believed the pathway to salvation is through intellectual seeking which allows them to be closer to their God, are amiss in their justification. He then goes one step further and attempts to identify the root of the heretics motivation
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helping things along. A similarity between the two approaches I’m looking at (resurrection and reincarnation) is the fact they do not necessarily need to involve a god or deity in order to work. Although many use the example of the resurrection of Christ to say that there must have been a god involved, I will once more state that I don’ believe that resurrection or reincarnation has to be contingent on a supreme being, but instead just necessary, infinite natural laws that control and regulate themselves
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Explain the main theological problems of knowing God Calvin said that we can know God through Sola Scriptura (faith in God as revealed in scripture alone) and Sola Fide (salvation through faith alone). Calvin argued that we can have two fold knowledge of God (Duplex cognition Domini). We know God as creator and the redeemer. We can know God as the creator through the sensus divinitatis, conscience, creation as mirror of God and scripture. The sensus divinitatis is having a sense of the divine;
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humans. He is a great thinker and a manipulator of intense philosophical questions regarding the existence of God and man. Critics argue that to him, it was purely neurotic to occupy himself in finding answers to the unanswerable. He makes a strong case against Jesus citing that He cared less about the good of humanity and that He has no love for them as He claims. In his book, Fyodor Dostoevsky depicts the grand inquisitor as an old, tall, and erect man almost in his ninety’s. The cardinal is
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from Bologna, in Northern Italy. Annibale’s Pieta shows Mary holding her son after he was crucified. The edges of the painting are dark and your eyes are drawn to Christ through Carracci’s use of light. Christ is the main figure of the painting but his mother is at the center. Mary is painted in a soft blue in contrast to the pale Christ. She has a look of sorrow and her left hand is out stretched like she is questioning why this has happened. Two small angels are also in the painting, one holds Jesus’
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Liberty University Hell Debate: The Classical view and The Annihilationist view of Hell RLGN 335 B08 Professor: Wesley Handy By Tami L Moore October 16, 2015 Jesus, suggest that hell is “outer darkness “beyond heaven because heaven is light “where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” He teaches that many will seek to enter heaven but be shut out (Luke 13:22-30), suggesting that there is no way to escape from hell once there. Throughout life, we have heard
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ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY Christianity and Islam share much common ground, but when it comes to god they have different beliefs.Both trace their roots to Abraham. Both believe in prophecy, God's messengers(apostles), revelation, scripture, the resurrection of dead, and the centrality of religious community. This last element is especially important. Both Christianity and Islam have a communitarian dimension: what the church is to Christianity the"umma" is to Islam. Despite these
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Darren J Black Jr Daryl Neipp BIB 105 7 September 2015 My Biblical Worldview: How does Genesis 1-11 effect it? Introduction How does Genesis 1-11 effect my worldview and how does it contribute to my everyday life. Reading these chapters has a big impact on my life and there are so many things that it covers in such a condense amount of time. You have Adam and Eve being created and how that effects my worldview on marriage in the world. Also how we define ourselves as a man and a woman and
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faith based leadership approaches such as: David Baron, Laura Beth Jones and Charles Manz, as well as Max Dee Pree. This chapter shows practices and approaches that can be learned from a range of theological traditions. Before the authors offer some case studies about Christian leadership they tackle the concepts of integrity, faithfulness and service. The
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