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Hubble Images and Humility 2 years 4 weeks ago

When ancient pagans looked to the night sky, they saw stars, moon, and the occasional comet. They saw gods and seasons and changes in constellations if they paid close attention.

Mostly what they beheld was the vastness of their world. How humble such vastness can make one feel. In our world of close images, unbelievable focus and seeing to the smallest iota of matter, the images from the Hubble Telescope show us how small our place really is as humans in the grand scheme. These images are what the night sky was to our ancestors.

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A Philosophical Essay About God Images In The Bible 1 year 23 weeks ago

In christianity, the centre of everything is God. The highest of all things is omnipotent which means that it has infinite power and it is also omniscient which is just another term for all-knowing. Therefore God is above everything and Christianity holds also the belief that God is perfectly just and good-willing. This is a great contrast to Greek philosophy where God is more shown as something almighty but without its own real will. In the bible, God is shown as „Creator“ and that he made everything is accepted without questioning.

King David's Prophetic Message of the Messiah's Rule 1 year 40 weeks ago

Psalm chapter 2 is a great chapter to read, and it speaks clearly about the coming rule of the future Messiah during David's time. Although, the author is not made clear in the Old Testament, instead it is not until the New Testament that authorship is made clear to David in Acts chapter 4 verses 24-26. This Psalm, I believe, is more of a message from David, given by God, to the people of the coming Messiah. There are four key points that I would like to point out in this chapter of Psalm.

Blessed Are the Righteous & Condemned Are the Wicked 1 year 40 weeks ago

The Book of Psalm is a great book of the Bible that display's many poems and songs by various authors. I will take you through the first 6 verses of the Book of Psalm, and I will explain some of the meanings to which the author, who is unknown, was talking about and referring to. The first 6 verses of Psalm definitely set the ground work for the entire Book of Psalm, and it reiterates the fact that there is only 1 way to God.

Psalm 51 - The Classic Text of A Beautiful Prayer of Repentance 2 years 3 weeks ago

Some texts of Scripture are so powerfully clear, so penetrating and convicting, that it almost seems a disservice to exposit them. Psalm 51 is just such a passage. It is no wonder that Charles Spurgeon said of this psalm, “Such a psalm may be wept over, absorbed into the soul, and exhaled again in devotion; but, commented on – ah! Where is he who having attempted it can do other than blush at his defeat?” Expecting better than defeat, but still with a blush, let’s take a look at the Psalter’s best known penitential psalm.