God Has a mission. The bible is the story of God's mission. His mission is that everyone would know that there is a God in Israel. The universe will know that there is a God in Israel. They Will know that the Lord is there God, and that the Lord is one. Adam, Israel, Jesus, and the church all have a role in common, to proclaim the name of YHWH that every tongue, tribe, and nation might know that he sits on the throne. God used both Israel and their enemies on his stage to declare his great name. Jesus gives all glory to the Father though his perfect obedience. Israel is the chosen people of God. God chose his people that the would be a blessing to the nation. Why would they be a blessing to the nations? Because God revealed to his chosen …show more content…
Jesus is a part of the monotheistic, three person, God. Jesus does the will of the Father, and receives worship and praise on behalf of the Father because he and the Father are one. He tells his disciples that he and that Father are one. He tells his disciples that if they have seen him, then they have seen his Father. He tells his disciples that those who reject him, reject the Father also. Jesus shares in the Father's role as creator. He is the author and beneficiary of it. In all of creation God's name will be known. Therefore in all of creation the name of Jesus the Christ will be known. All of the animals of the earth belong to God, even animals that have been sacrificed to idols. God is the unique ruler of the universe. There are no other God's that rule beside him. Jesus is a part of that unique, exclusive rulership that belongs to God alone. All authority on heaven and earth has been given to Jesus so that all the nations might know his name. If Christ shares the unique role of Ruler with the Father, then it follows that he would also share the unique role of Judge with the Father. All of the enemies of God will be placed before the feet of Jesus. Everyone created in the image of God will know that Jesus is one with the Father. They will all worship him, whether voluntarily or not. God is the Savior. When God wills to save, he never fails. God has promised to save his people. God is the ultimate savior. He saved his people out of the …show more content…
Wright address the question of whether there are any other Gods. What are the missiological implications of idolatry? The other nations had their gods, and they worshipped them as though they were real. Is it idolatry for me to put the name of Ba'al in this paper? Some Old testament theologians would argue that Israel believed that the other nations merely worshiped images that were created by their own craftsmanship and that there was no actual deity behind the image. The Israelites were full aware of the spiritual beings that the other nations believed to be behind their idols. The Israelite knowing full well that they were dealing with the alleged deities of the other nations represent by their idols made their declaration of YHWH as the one true God over the whole Earth all the more potent. In the ancient world (Israel included), they believed that the Geo-political current events were a reflection of the gods battling in heaven. When nation takes nation, one God defeats another. YHWH however, does not belong to a country, or to a people, but rather, a people belong to him. YHWH will use his people so that all the world might know his name. Many gods have arisen and fallen, but YHWH is eternal. The gods that have challenged YHWH have been put to shame and mocked. This is th God of the
Bial Pg. 78. The Powhatan believed in many gods. Okeus there principle god brought evil into their world. To please this god the priests convinces the people of the tribe to make sacrifes. The powhatan also told about creator gods. A major god known as ahone was recognized. Ahone created the gods, who helped him make and care for the earth. He made the sun, moon and the stars. On the earth he made water and the
The cultural context of, and competing narratives to the Genesis creation story do not indicate a codependence between ancient works, but instead help to “calibrate the genre of Genesis 1,” according to Enns. What this unique milieu reveals is that the Hebrew creation story is not about creation as much as it is about God. Despite the obvious storyline of creation, it is God who is referenced more than thirty times throughout the first chapter of Genesis. Johnston, who argues at length that the Hebrew narrative is chiefly, though not solely, written to compete with Egyptian traditions, specifies that “Genesis 1 was originally composed, not as a scientific treatise, but as a theological polemic against…models of creation which competed against Yahwism for the loyalty of the ancient Israelites.” This was then, at its center point, a defining story about the divine Lord of Israel. In seeing this as a story about the power and character of Yahweh, a reasonable explanation is provided for the stylistic and parallel similarities it holds with other creation traditions. Devoid of violent conquest and noticeably missing the polytheistic committee of gods that the surrounding people groups worshipped, the Hebrews’ creation story described their God as the lone and unchallenged
Egyptian religion is polytheistic. The gods are present in the form of elements of life – natural forces and human condition. Greek religion is also polytheistic. Like Egypt, the Greek gods exist to represent different aspects of life, but they also play an active social role in the people’s lives. In Greek mythology, the gods have feelings and flaws as the normal people do. Greek Gods have even had children and committed adultery with people. The Egyptian gods interact more with each other than with the people. They interact with the people more on a supernatural level. Osiris, the Egyptian god of agriculture and afterlife, judges people when they die. Amon, the king of gods, is hidden inside the ruler (This “king of gods” title was not always so as the popularity of Aton, the sun-disk rose through the reformation of Pharaoh Akhenaton in 1369-1353 BC). Hebrew religion, being monotheistic, had only one all-powerful god. Instead of being believed by the people to be somewhere in the world, the Hebrew god was completely separated from the physical universe. Abraham in Canaan (about 1800 BC) is the first known practicer of monotheism. As for monotheistic resemblance in other cultures, the Greek god Zeus is seen as a leader of the other gods, but not independent of them. Akhenaton’s short-lived reform of Egyptian religion reveres Aton as the source of all life. This is the earliest religious expression of a belief in a sole god of the universe. Akhenaton’s challenge to the power of the priests did not last beyond his own lifetime.
"All the gods you have named are not gods at all. They are gods of deceit
Lets start with the easy one. The Christian God, also known as Jehovah,Yahweh, The Lord of Lords, etc has many defining characteristics and attributes.
People are in search of understanding life and the happenings that surround them. When things go wrong, people turn to God for hope and understanding. As we look at the Jewish and the Christian faiths, both of which trace their origins back past Abraham and Moses, to the original stories of the Garden of Eden, we notice basic similarities and major differences between the two religions. The three main differences between Jewish and Christianity is the concept of God, judgment, and salvation. The most eminent difference between both religions is the concept of God. Christianity believes that God is trinity which means three persons in one the father, the son and the holy spirit. However Judaism sees God as a single entity, and viewsTrinitarianism as a violation of the Bible's teaching that ...
There are many similarities and differences between the Greek gods and the Hebrew God. These similarities and differences are revealed in the character and functionality of the gods. The revelation of similarities and differences can also be seen in man’s relationship to his god or gods. Homer was instrumental in documenting the oral traditions of the Greek gods in his poetry. Moses, the Hebrew leader, is attributed with documenting what he witnessed from God in the Torah. The Greek and Hebrew belief systems were established for the purposes of explaining the world we live in, the phenomenon in nature, and the existence and purpose of man. The Greeks were polytheistic and had more gods than they could probably keep up with. In contrast the Hebrews had only one God. Regardless, the Greeks and Hebrews shared the same desire and that was to find answers to questions about existence and the purpose of life.
How would you personally answer Jesus’ question, “But who do you say that I am?” Describe your own beliefs about Jesus.
In John 10:30 Jesus says; “I and the Father are One.” By this, He meant that He and God were the same. For example, God and the Son of God both created everything (1 Corinthians 8:6) (Morgan, 211–212). The Holy Spirit is also God too, as one can read in 1 John 5:7–8: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” This Holy Divinity is called the Trinity- a group of three, as One. “In the name of the Trinity the living God is revealed” (Robinson, 187) This Trinity is God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit. “The Triune God is an all-sufficient God, all-sufficient for Himself and all-sufficient for His people” (Robinson,
On the other hand, Christianity traces its origin from Jesus Christ from whom the disciples, at Antioch, were first called Christians due to their manner of living, which was like Jesus Christ’s. Both Christians and Jews believe in one God who is called Jehovah; however, the point of divergence is that while Christians believe in the trinity (that is, God is one substance but three persons in one namely the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), the Jews believe in God being just one substance one
Ancient Hebrew culture differs from what we see around the world today. The Hebrews, even their human king, prayed to their heavenly king YHWH. Today we do not pray to our President because none should pray to another human. But Christians do not refer to God as their “President” because it is a completely different level of what we have than what the Hebrews have. YHWH is their protector. He allows their nation to prosper as they have throughout time. He is their one, true God. In America we have several gods, in addition to our God as Christians. We worship athletes, actors, material items, and other distractions that forces God to take his hand of protection off of us. The Hebrews do not get distracted with worldly matters that could keep them from an eternity in Heaven with Yahweh in “hekal” which is Hebrew for “big house”. (Power) In this same article, Cian Power goes on to explain the genuine love the Hebrews, distinctively the human king, have for YHWH more in-depth. The following excerpt comes from his writing entitled Kingship in the Hebrew
While the Hebrews and Egyptians creation theories bear resemblances and differences, the study and comparison of both the Egyptian myths and the biblical account allow us to comprehend the religious views of ancient civilizations in a better light. One may come to the conclusion that the Hebrews were influenced by the cultures of Egyptians by creating similarities in their own beliefs, or by drawing a line of defense of what is in their terms true, by separating from the mass ideals of the Egyptians and establishing distinct
When Jesus asked his disciples about what people thought about him, they answered that some considered Jesus to be e prophet, some - John the Baptist. But Jesus wanted his disciples to understand his mission, the reason why God brought him to Earth. That is why it was important for him to make sure that people realize who he is and that his sayings are vital for the whole mankind. Jesus was the Messiah, the anointed one, above all other prophets. He was sent to suffer for the all human beings and the reasons why his suffering was necessary are described in Mark's Gospel 8:27-9:1.
The Book of Nahum is a prophetic book concerned with pronouncing judgment upon the Assyrian capital of Nineveh, and with detailing its coming destruction at the hands of Yahweh. In light of this concern, it is not surprising that the primary image and expression of Yahweh in this piece is one of a vengeful and wrathful deity, expressing judgment in the form of destruction and desolation. These images combine to portray the character of Yahweh within the book of Nahum as a angry and judgmental God, bent on the destruction of all those who stand against Israel, a reality that readers struggle to comprehend in light of other texts, especially among the prophets, which depict Yahweh as gracious and merciful. What this essay will argue is that it is this larger textual context of the exploration of divine character, especially among the Twelve, through which Nahum should be understood, as well as through comprehension of the mythical allusions made by the author in Yahweh’s theophany. To show this, we will focus in on Nahum 1:2-3, exploring how it describes Yahweh, especially in relation to its use of Exodus 34:6-7, as well as how this compares to other prophetic texts and Jonah in particular. We will then explore the mythic qualities of Yahweh, particularly in Nahum 1:4, and how they relate to our reading of Nahum.
Many people state that they do not believe in any kind of god, that the world simply came into existence. However, this belief cannot hold true. Simply by examining nature and all of its intricate details, people stand unable to deny the presence of a Creator. Deep down, people cannot help but to feel that something greater than themselves exists. A Supreme Being- a god, but what kind of god exists? A god similar to Ares, the war-god of the Greeks? One who lusts for blood and destruction? Or a placid god, one parallel to Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace? Fabricated by mankind, these so called “gods” all bear flaws. The Bible, the Word of the Lord, remains the only book on earth that gives an account of the true God and His attributes. Through examination of the Word, readers will come to the realization that a just God exists, that He sends trials to his followers to develop their faith, and that He remains sovereign.