Sermon for May 25, 2014, preached by the Rev. Linda Wofford
... limits. What we can comprehend and express is too small for the God we want to know. So we are led to the theology of what God is not. We gaze into the heart of mystery and proclaim what we can express: Nada, nothing. All the words and images we produce fall short. The sounds of even our most myster ...
... limits. What we can comprehend and express is too small for the God we want to know. So we are led to the theology of what God is not. We gaze into the heart of mystery and proclaim what we can express: Nada, nothing. All the words and images we produce fall short. The sounds of even our most myster ...
Isabelle Raviolo CRFJ. Eté 2013
... leaves human reason an essential role in coming to any knowledge of God. However, for Eckhart reason can operate effectively and according to its inner nature only under the tutelage of Scripture. The goal of any talk about God is not to describe God or to give us speculative knowledge about God, fo ...
... leaves human reason an essential role in coming to any knowledge of God. However, for Eckhart reason can operate effectively and according to its inner nature only under the tutelage of Scripture. The goal of any talk about God is not to describe God or to give us speculative knowledge about God, fo ...
The Problem of Evil
... with the ultimate purpose of evil and suffering. • He argued that humans were not made perfect in the beginning; they were created like infants. • The sin of Adam and Eve was not catastrophic; humans have to struggle and make mistakes so that they can eventually gain perfection. • Humans are made in ...
... with the ultimate purpose of evil and suffering. • He argued that humans were not made perfect in the beginning; they were created like infants. • The sin of Adam and Eve was not catastrophic; humans have to struggle and make mistakes so that they can eventually gain perfection. • Humans are made in ...
Powerpoint
... from within his own mind and then seeking to realize its presence; it is rather to recognize the real presence of the One whom all sound theology declares to be already there, an objective entity, existing apart from any apprehension of Him on the part of His creatures. . . That God is here both Scr ...
... from within his own mind and then seeking to realize its presence; it is rather to recognize the real presence of the One whom all sound theology declares to be already there, an objective entity, existing apart from any apprehension of Him on the part of His creatures. . . That God is here both Scr ...
Between the Trees
... What was God doing in His heavenly temple before he created the heavens and the earth? Mt. 13:35 – “This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ‘I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.’” Mt. 25:34 – “…Enter the ...
... What was God doing in His heavenly temple before he created the heavens and the earth? Mt. 13:35 – “This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ‘I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.’” Mt. 25:34 – “…Enter the ...
- Episcopal Ecological Network
... natural world. Environmental issues are not just scientific, political, or economic issues, but ones that are profoundly moral and spiritual, as well. As Christians we cannot remain silent. Christianity offers an imperiled world the conviction that God's creation is good, and that God in Christ has ...
... natural world. Environmental issues are not just scientific, political, or economic issues, but ones that are profoundly moral and spiritual, as well. As Christians we cannot remain silent. Christianity offers an imperiled world the conviction that God's creation is good, and that God in Christ has ...
`judgements` of god - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
... Invoking his own dedication to God, by purely seeking His judgements, the Psalmist considers it a natural consequence that God would save him, as His own: “I am yours, save me; for I have sought your judgements” (119:94). We therefore have a direct declaration that the statutes of God are not grante ...
... Invoking his own dedication to God, by purely seeking His judgements, the Psalmist considers it a natural consequence that God would save him, as His own: “I am yours, save me; for I have sought your judgements” (119:94). We therefore have a direct declaration that the statutes of God are not grante ...
LP4_DescartesHume
... 1. CAN’T DERIVE REALITY FROM CONCEPT (like Aquinas) “God does not exists” is not a self-contradictory, because it is not analytic. As a matter of fact, God may not exist, no matter what our concept. DESCARTES can have 2 possible REPLIES to HUME: 1. “God exists” is analytic, because as the maximal be ...
... 1. CAN’T DERIVE REALITY FROM CONCEPT (like Aquinas) “God does not exists” is not a self-contradictory, because it is not analytic. As a matter of fact, God may not exist, no matter what our concept. DESCARTES can have 2 possible REPLIES to HUME: 1. “God exists” is analytic, because as the maximal be ...
Preaching and Teaching1 - St John Lutheran Church, Elyria, Oh
... A. David came to realize that God gave him life and began to work in his life prior to his birth. God, and no one else, created him. God was not merely present but intimately involved with his design, development, and delivery. B. In the phrase, you knit me together, David declared that God personal ...
... A. David came to realize that God gave him life and began to work in his life prior to his birth. God, and no one else, created him. God was not merely present but intimately involved with his design, development, and delivery. B. In the phrase, you knit me together, David declared that God personal ...
1 Thoughts on Ministry of Healing (35) A True Knowledge of God
... is beautiful remains. Nature testifies that One infinite in power, great in goodness, mercy, and love, created the earth, and filled it with life and gladness. Even in their blighted state, all things reveal the handiwork of the great Master Artist. Wherever we turn, we may hear the voice of God, an ...
... is beautiful remains. Nature testifies that One infinite in power, great in goodness, mercy, and love, created the earth, and filled it with life and gladness. Even in their blighted state, all things reveal the handiwork of the great Master Artist. Wherever we turn, we may hear the voice of God, an ...
Design Is Not Enough! PDF
... The genetic code is the product of early natural selection, not simply random, say scientists in Britain. . . . Roughly 1020 genetic codes are possible, but the one nature actually uses was adopted as the standard more than 3.5 billion years ago . . . it is extremely unlikely that such an efficient ...
... The genetic code is the product of early natural selection, not simply random, say scientists in Britain. . . . Roughly 1020 genetic codes are possible, but the one nature actually uses was adopted as the standard more than 3.5 billion years ago . . . it is extremely unlikely that such an efficient ...
How Man Should Understand God
... • “So do not coin parables for God. Indeed God knows and you know not.” (16:74) • “Sense do not grasp Him, but He grasps the senses, and He is benevolent, all-aware.” (6:103) ...
... • “So do not coin parables for God. Indeed God knows and you know not.” (16:74) • “Sense do not grasp Him, but He grasps the senses, and He is benevolent, all-aware.” (6:103) ...
OCTOBER Revelation - St. Matthias Parish
... man to rule over and subdue because Genesis 1:28 states: And God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth'" (Genesis ...
... man to rule over and subdue because Genesis 1:28 states: And God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth'" (Genesis ...
essentials of hinduism
... for the common man to live a moral life. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are also written in various Indian languages, and elements from each continue to be popular bedtime stories. HINDU SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Since Hinduism is a very tolerant religion, and regards all paths to truth as valid, many divers ...
... for the common man to live a moral life. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are also written in various Indian languages, and elements from each continue to be popular bedtime stories. HINDU SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Since Hinduism is a very tolerant religion, and regards all paths to truth as valid, many divers ...
1 Omnipotence Even if you simply defined “omnipotence” as the
... God would be omnipotent for He created the universe. Elohim alone did it. Genesis 1:1 HCSB In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:3 HCSB All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created. Isaiah 44:24 HCSB This is wh ...
... God would be omnipotent for He created the universe. Elohim alone did it. Genesis 1:1 HCSB In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:3 HCSB All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created. Isaiah 44:24 HCSB This is wh ...
lecture 1 - Institute of Biblical Studies
... the garden which he loves." At last the Sceptic despairs, "But what remains of your original assertion? Just how does what you call an invisible, intangible, eternally elusive gardener differ from an imaginary gardener or even from no gardener at all?" [Flew concludes his short article:] Now it ofte ...
... the garden which he loves." At last the Sceptic despairs, "But what remains of your original assertion? Just how does what you call an invisible, intangible, eternally elusive gardener differ from an imaginary gardener or even from no gardener at all?" [Flew concludes his short article:] Now it ofte ...
Brochure - Bharatiya Temple
... for the common man to live a moral life. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are also written in various Indian languages, and elements from each continue to be popular bedtime stories. HINDU SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Since Hinduism is a very tolerant religion, and regards all paths to truth as valid, many divers ...
... for the common man to live a moral life. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are also written in various Indian languages, and elements from each continue to be popular bedtime stories. HINDU SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Since Hinduism is a very tolerant religion, and regards all paths to truth as valid, many divers ...
Nature and Love
... • He devoted his life to the revival of the traditional Islamic understanding of universe and its moral implications. • In his emphasis on the spiritual aspects of Islam, Nursi is regarded as a modern representative of the Islamic Sufi legacy. ...
... • He devoted his life to the revival of the traditional Islamic understanding of universe and its moral implications. • In his emphasis on the spiritual aspects of Islam, Nursi is regarded as a modern representative of the Islamic Sufi legacy. ...
Descartes reliance on the role of God – evaluation
... ideas of God. Problems: what does this mean? / how can this be proven empirically?/ what about atheists?. • The premise that there must be as much reality in the cause as in the effect is questionable: evolution describes how conscious entities can evolve from non-conscious ones. • Problem of evil q ...
... ideas of God. Problems: what does this mean? / how can this be proven empirically?/ what about atheists?. • The premise that there must be as much reality in the cause as in the effect is questionable: evolution describes how conscious entities can evolve from non-conscious ones. • Problem of evil q ...
Slide 1
... of a world in which God corrected the results of this abuse of free will by His creatures at every moment: so that a wooden beam became soft as grass when it was used as a weapon, and the air refused to obey me if I attempted to set up in it the sound waves that carry lies or insults. But such a wor ...
... of a world in which God corrected the results of this abuse of free will by His creatures at every moment: so that a wooden beam became soft as grass when it was used as a weapon, and the air refused to obey me if I attempted to set up in it the sound waves that carry lies or insults. But such a wor ...
Religion_and_Morality-3
... nature are in accord with God’s plan. Natural law is universal and the same for all human beings at all times. These moral laws of nature can be discovered by human beings. Thus, these are guides to human moral action. ...
... nature are in accord with God’s plan. Natural law is universal and the same for all human beings at all times. These moral laws of nature can be discovered by human beings. Thus, these are guides to human moral action. ...
Did God Exist Before the Big Bang?
... Buffalo News carried an article titled “God must have existed before the Big Bang,” by Zach Krajacic, in the December 21, 2014 issue (p. H2). Krajacic, of Lancaster, New York, is vice president of 107.5 FM the Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, headquartered in Williamsville, New York. He ...
... Buffalo News carried an article titled “God must have existed before the Big Bang,” by Zach Krajacic, in the December 21, 2014 issue (p. H2). Krajacic, of Lancaster, New York, is vice president of 107.5 FM the Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, headquartered in Williamsville, New York. He ...
Love has its speed – Bishop John Armes
... done alone and that the Christian life begins and ends in relationship. And that it’s these relationships within community that keep alive the rumour of God, that sustain God’s subversive values. I’ve just been reading a book about the two sides of the brain. It emphasizes that the two sides are dif ...
... done alone and that the Christian life begins and ends in relationship. And that it’s these relationships within community that keep alive the rumour of God, that sustain God’s subversive values. I’ve just been reading a book about the two sides of the brain. It emphasizes that the two sides are dif ...
when god is silent: psalm 83:1
... which seemed to pervade the whole soul, and resulted from the fact that all my desires were fulfilled in God. I feared nothing; that is considered in its ultimate results and relations, because my strong faith placed God at the head of all perplexities and events. I desired nothing but what I now ha ...
... which seemed to pervade the whole soul, and resulted from the fact that all my desires were fulfilled in God. I feared nothing; that is considered in its ultimate results and relations, because my strong faith placed God at the head of all perplexities and events. I desired nothing but what I now ha ...
Monday Evening Bible Reading Group: Habakkuk: Some Notes The
... Monday Evening Bible Reading Group: Habakkuk: Some Notes The prophet’s complaint. When the cry of “Murder” goes unheard I am the buffer between man, divine. Instructions how to live must be written clear, line on chiselled line. Justice rains on the hoydenish invader. Because of your lament, cavalry ...
... Monday Evening Bible Reading Group: Habakkuk: Some Notes The prophet’s complaint. When the cry of “Murder” goes unheard I am the buffer between man, divine. Instructions how to live must be written clear, line on chiselled line. Justice rains on the hoydenish invader. Because of your lament, cavalry ...