Zacharias said: "The clear implications of Jesus saying he's the way, the truth, and the life are that, first, truth is absolute, and, second, truth is knowable." Do you believe those two assertions about truth? Why or why not?.
Truth is a funny thing, if you were to ask 100 people their definition of truth, almost all of their answers would be totally different. Truth really depends on the person's beliefs for themselves and what they believe is right for others. Some might say well there are no truths, but in a sense what they are saying is the only truth is that there are no truths. One generality that we can all say is that truth is an absolute, because if it isn't, that makes the only truth be there isn't any truths, but there would be a truth because the truth would be that there are no truths (If you don't understand what I just wrote, read it again slowly). So yes, truth is an absolute no matter what. .
How can we know truth is knowable? This question was answered by Ravi Zacharias when he said, "The blind man may tell you it's a tree, but he's wrong. It is not a tree or a rope or a fan. The seeing man knows this is an elephant. He knows the truth; his sight has revealed it to him. And Jesus Christ has made it clear that the eternal truths of God may be known. Jesus Christ is the centerpiece of the gospel-- in him, all of truth came together. So while there may be aspects of truth elsewhere, the sum total of truth is in Christ." We know truth is real because he have seen the truth and the truth has made us free (John 8:32). Truth is knowable through Jesus Christ coming down and dying for our sins then resurrecting three days later.
How well do you believe Christianity deals with the four fundamental issues of life: Origin, meaning, morality, and destiny? Does the Bible's teachings on those topics correspond to your experience?.
On Origin: God created us in his image, yet we are special creatures, that have control over all other creatures of this world.
There are two main character in this chapter God and Abram. ... In verse 4-5 the Lord tells Abram that he will have children to take over the land that he has. ... Since in verse 5 God and Abram were looking at the stars wasn't it already dark then. ... The rest of the chapter is a list of tribes in Canaan. ... Even though that maybe the case Abram is still out there putting blind faith into God. ...
In this case, the relevant common belief is the violence is not to be promoted unless absolutely necessary and under certain conditions (Juergensmeyer 13). ... In this case, the general perception of society is that religion promotes violence, and any association with religion is an almost direct association with violence (de Vries 189). ... The [chapter in the Qur"an] ends with a divine command to people to counsel one another to patience and compassion (83). ... The Qur"an for instance includes an entire chapter about warfare and when it is justified. Mark Gabriel outlines the chapter in...
In some cases this is true, but over all they weren't. ... His characters are dynamic, in the sense that they all share a common and even persecuting faith yet still find time to be individuals with out letting go of that faith. ... Most people think that the puritans only had their faith to keep them busy, but this isn't true. ... In chapter 5 page 56, Hawthorne describes Hester making richly embroidered clothing at all hours for public officials. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne showed us that a lot of their behavior was based on their faith and religion. ...
An examination of 2 Peter 1:5-11 we see how the Christian is supposed to grow. Verse 5 says "Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge- To defend the Gospel, one must know what the scriptures teach. ... For example, Acts chapter 8 we read the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. ... Again, through proper use of hermeneutics we can understand that this is not the case. Finally, man believes Romans 5:1 teaches that one can be saved by "faith only." ...
Chapter 1-3 is an all encompassing case against Jew, gentile, and all mankind and their need for God's righteousness "for all have come short of the glory of God." ... The latter part of chapter 3 Paul presents the sacrificial death of Jesus as a basis of Justification through faith in Christ. ... In Chapter 4 Abraham is given as the great example of saving faith without works or the law. Paul's example strengthens the case that righteousness comes through faith alone and not by works, religious rites, or the law. At the end of chapter 5, Paul contrasts Adams sin with Christ'...
One chapter I found most interesting in his letters was chapter 15 in which Paul discusses the resurrection of Jesus. ... And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time" (5-8). By writing this in the chapter, Paul felt that he reiterated the fact that Jesus did actually resurrect and it was not made up. ... Paul writes in chapter 15, "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? ... While people believe that when they die they will leave their human form behind, but this is not the ca...
This is the case of the poor "monster" created by Frankenstein. ... I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then; but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived" (Chapter 5). ... "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath" (Chapter 5). ... (Chapter 1). ... I do not believe the opposite, it is true, but what if I am very intelligent and have faith that I will do the best I can in my job but do not have that much money and cannot buy me a nice suite? ...
The tractates are broken down further into chapters and the chapters are broken down into mishnahs that are similar to verses in the Bible. ... • Chapter Three - there is a discussion of special cases in which a person is exempt from reciting Shema and the Amida prayer. ... As can be seen from the tractate's prevalent themes, the focus of this tractate is the "ways in which a Jewish person expresses his faith throughout his life." ... The Shema Deuteronomy 6:4-5 says, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. ... Berakhot means "blessings" and the main t...