It may even serve up things such as your hometown, work and education history, religion and political leanings. What may be a true statement about Mesopotamian religion in one period may thus be misleading when applied to a later time. Mythologies may be entirely fictional or entirely non-fictional. “The nature of God’s image is wholistic: “When Adam came from the Creator’s hand, he bore, in his physical, mental, and spiritual nature, a likeness to his Maker” (Ellen G. White, Education, p. On the one hand, deep divisions separated Calvinist from Lutheran; and, on the other hand, political considerations persuaded the moderate Catholic faction, the Politiques, to oppose the Holy League. He is perfect and holy and merciful and full of grace. God’s love is perfect and His grace and mercy never runs out. He loves His children with an everlasting love and He wants to spend time with you. If after this amount of time you haven’t heard back, call the customer service department. Highlight the issue of violence based on religion or belief and call attention to upward trends. Journal of Religion in Europe. “For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16 ESV).

“For He spoke, and it came to be” (Psalm 33:9 ESV). “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5, ESV). God’s Word is powerful, and He is all that is holy. God’s character is love. 1. God is love. “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment” (1 John 4:18, ESV). “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, ESV). 1 John 3:2 “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. So for them (and pantheists like them), the One will have to be identical to the universe, and the work is to show how the universe can be identical to God.

No other creature in this universe bears this image of God. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. “The fear of the Lord leads to life, whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm (Proverbs 19:23, ESV). But what does it mean to fear God and give Him glory? “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water” (Revelation 14:7, ESV). However, there’s a possibility-even if unlikely-that atheists go to heaven and theists go to hell. If you have a father who has wounded your soul, you can rest assured your Father in Heaven will never disappoint you. This can lead to negative thoughts like fear, anxiety, anger, hate and envy. It’s true we don’t know what God looks like. God gave us our own individual minds, and we are able to know God and know His plans. I don’t think there are many situations as challenging as a wedding.

Electronic mail messages are delivered in envelopes. A: Cultural understanding and acceptance are vital for a successful cross-cultural marriage, as they promote respect and harmony between partners from different cultural backgrounds. We show God respect and acknowledge His ultimate sovereignty by devoting ourselves to studying His words in the Bible and understanding His precepts. By the middle of the 20th century, realized eschatology, which viewed the Kingdom as non-apocalyptic but as the manifestation of divine sovereignty over the world (realized by the ministry of Jesus), had gathered a scholarly following. “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:28,29, ESV). The problem, for Kant, is thus not about meaning, but rather it is epistemic: having no possible experience of the supersensible, we lack the theoretical resources to adjudicate between competing claims. Examples include finding a four-leaf clover or horseshoe, having an itchy palm and sneezing three times before breakfast. God spoke the world into existence.