Essays on God

The Man Who Sent Rain Clouds The tale "The Man Who Sent Rain Clouds" depicts two cultural aspects involving Father Paul and the Native American protagonists. Only God will induce rain in the Christian world, but in the Pueblo world, it is everyone's duty to connect with the cloud people and...

Punishment is meted out on those who defy God's will. When you reach Hell, God's vengeance is unmistakable and serious for all forms of sins. “...through me, you enter the city of woes, through me you enter everlasting suffering, through me you enter the population of loss...abandon all hope, you...

Introduction For many decades, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, his most important study of personal morality and the ends of human life, has been a widely read and influential text. Even though it was published over 2,000 years ago, it provides contemporary readers with insightful insights into human needs and behavior. It also...

When Heraclitus coined the term "logos," he was attempting to explain God's nature and divinity. Logos is that which is universally recognized and exists, but which is difficult for humans to comprehend. Because they fail to apply reason and understanding beyond what they see, humans may be inexperienced in the...

Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture: A Life-Changing PerspectiveRandy Pausch's The Last Lecture has caused me to reconsider my life goals. Pausch's work had exciting ideas that gave me new insights into life and a unique viewpoint on circumstances. I've found that life is too short to be miserable, so I...

Exodus 20 contains the Ten Commandments. List the commandments in a concise manner. They are there to worship one God. There shall be no idol gods among you. God's name is holy, and it should be revered. Keep the Sabbath sacred and observe it. Respect your parents so that you can live a long life. Murder...

The Ontological argument is Anselm of Canterbury's main argument, which concerns the inference of God's existence based on premises that are supposed to come from some source other than observation of the universe, such as reason alone. Anselm defines God as "that than which nothing greater can be conceived" (Cahn),...

“Man is definitely insane,” said Michel De Montaigne. He couldn't make a speck of dust, but he can make gods by the dozen.” The statement means that, no matter how hard man tries to advance in science, reaching God's level of existence is an impossibility. The planet is currently run...

The Ten Commandments and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, are a collection of biblical rules relating to ethical codes and worship that God gave to Moses to direct the Israelites and even all of humanity on their faith journey.Background The moral laws (the Ten...

Introduction Religion is the robust belief and worship of a supernatural being or god. Religion is part of the human society. Research shows that religiosity has had each positive and negative impacts on human life. This paper examines the transformational have an impact on of Christianity as one of the major...

Realism views war as a legal and ethical act that can be used to obtain authority or influence, as well as for national security. War, on the other hand, cannot be justified, according to pacifism, since it results in mass killings of innocent civilians. As a result, war is immoral...

Introduction Reading How to Win Friends and Influence People was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that has had a profound impact on my life and interactions with others.Realizing the Need for Improvement While I thought I was a good friend who knew how to deal with people, this book exposed some flaws in my...