Saint Augustine's intellectual and spiritual journey to understanding God was influenced by philosophical tendencies, Biblical Scriptures and personal experiences. ... Augustine's understanding of this concept was similar to Plato's. ... He wanted to use these ideas to aid his understanding of God. ... It can actually complement faith in order to gain a better understanding of God. ... In the scene of the burning bush, God revealed that he existed but that his existence was far beyond our human understanding. ...

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To gain the knowledge that we need, we must continue in faithful Bible study. ... One reason some have trouble understanding the word of God is that they fail to make the proper distinction in Scripture. ... Understanding how God wants us to serve him, both during our worship service and our daily lives, is another benefit for the proper use of hermeneutics in a Bible study. ... A proper interpretation of the Bible will direct our prayer lives into the will of God as we gain an understanding of what is lacking in our personal lives. ... Another benefit of the proper use of hermeneutics in a ...

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To approach any text we must first have some understanding of what it is we hope to take away from it. ... Thus we are obligated to employ our faculty of mind as we approach the understanding and worship of God. ... Yet we may still find the method useful to our understanding as "the meaning of history is our profound concern. ... "Faith is not something achieved once and for all, but an attitude that may be gained or lost." ... First we must know that "understanding of God depends on mankind's readiness to approach God and God willingness to be approached." ...

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Science and religion are often procced in a vastly dissimilar way; science is trying to understand the world by understanding the fragment of the world, and religion is trying to understand the world as a whole. ... Science, indeed, also its own flaw; since science is largely based on our won empirical observation, empirical observations are sometimes misinterpreted due to the human's limited understanding and resource, thus creating a discrepancy with the reality. ... Moreover, according to Kuhn's theory, a paradigm shift is not gradual but revolution with major shift in under...

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Some historians notice a certain impetus gained by this movement in what is classified to be medieval India, specifically in the 12th and 13th century. ... The complexity of the then exisiting social order, the tensions in the understanding and imagination of spiritual ideas and their s=translations in the structure of the emerging languages, the already existing role of women in the spiritual sphere- all play very significant roles in understanding the lives, the works and the resolve guiding these women. In the course of the study the relations of gender and sexuality with spirituality shall...

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James provides the stronger of the two arguments, as not only recognizes that there is an inherent need to understand the origins of religions, but most importantly that it is the fruits and not the roots of religion that are of greater importance to humanity in understanding the need for religion. ... All questions of value, according to James, can be answered in knowledge gained through experience. ... For those who question religious belief, James claims that those questions are of little importance to the practice of religion, or to the understanding and to the actions, which have very ...

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These new establishments and new found land created a more intelligent black community throughout the nation which brought forth a better understanding of religion. ... What made religion so noticeable about this certain scenario was that Malcom-X had the nation of Islam behind him which was a huge supporter in his ideological campaign to gain civil rights. ... From my understanding and readings, the meaning of Dubois's concept toward double consciousness is that the current religion isn't the same teaching as White's during the slave period and the same teachings from African T...

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The Europeans and the Aztecs had trouble understanding each other's religious beliefs. ... In contrast the Aztecs saw Christianity as a religion of people who ate their own god and killed people for no personal gain. ... This lack of communications and understanding paved the way for the wars and confusion between each civilization for centuries. ...

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These limitations are ok within divine command theory "since we are not saved by understanding, it is not necessary that we understand why God calls us to do certain things." ... "God said so." (169) I think this theory is flawed because as it suggest in order to be truly trusting and obedient one must accept that as a human we are of limited intelligence and understanding of God and therefore not even try to understand him. ... In dealing both with new knowledge and with its attendant moral dilemmas, there is a clear need for realism and, since individuals must both act and assume responsibil...

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But occasionally, an individual decides to come out from under the sheltering protection of their religion to gain a better understanding of other beliefs. ... It will be the goal of this paper to allow the reader (and myself) an opportunity to get a better understanding of the diversity of the more prevalent religions in the United States, and abroad. ... They gain their knowledge through their distinct scriptures written during relatively different time periods. ...

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He is ultimately the faithful servant because he has a better understanding of Gods will. Another incident that shaped Douglass's understanding of the mentality of religious slaveholders was when he was placed under the authority of Mr. ... In an effort of gain his freedom, Douglass realizes that it is imperative to be educated in America. He understands that the religious white men don't want to teach slaves how to read and gain knowledge so that they can continue to oppress the slaves and govern their lives. ... The slaveholders were extremely scared of the power that slaves would...

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And indeed, does a modern understanding require the existence of hell at all?" The writer has the view that the answer is available to any earnest inquirer and that there is a heaven to gain and a very real hell to shun! ... "21 The report continues on and notes that universalism becomes increasingly acceptable to a pluralistic, multicultural society and gains traction within liberal Christianity. One fundamental flaw in the belief of Universalism is its lack of understanding of Salvation. ... We were saved by Christ, both historically and in actuality when we believed upon Christ&...

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I strongly believe you should build a relationship with him because this can make your life so much easier once you become older and start to gain this knowledge about life and how Jesus really works. ... Along the way, while you are trying to gain your faith in Jesus, you may come across those who are labeled "atheists.... When I say "forced," I do not mean to make it sound atrocious, but just to give you an understanding of how our older peers will become during this situation and not even realize it. ... Once you realize he will not be there physically but emotionally, you wi...

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But as they came to see Christ as Yahweh's extension in the world, and as his life and mission gained clarity, they began to assimilate him to the define . ... As faith seeking understanding, the Western tradition has focused on the comprehensible and the plausibility of the notion of an immanent Trinity. ... Further, it may be that the rational struggle involved in seeking to understand the immanent Trinity is part of the gain we make through revelation itself. ...

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In knowing that numbers are not finite we are able to gather an understanding that there is an infinite number, whatever that may be. ... In comparison to this, Pascal pits the potential minimal gain if one does not believe in God and he/she/it does not exist against the negligible loss one would have if one did believe. Because there is much to gain and little to lose by believing in God, and much to lose and little to gain, Pascal believes that is reason enough to have faith. He declares that "you must be renouncing reason if you hoard your life rather than risk it for an infinite gain," ...

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This is reaffirming to the existence of a theological God, one that wanted to have humans and to give them understanding of who created them. ... Furthermore, understanding of how massive the universe is and how preposterous it is that the one who had the power to create such a thing would be so obsessed with a cosmologically insignificant creature in a minuscule portion of said universe. ... Pope Francis addressed that Atheists could gain entrance to heaven if they live moral lives. ... Also, to believe in a God that does or does not exist can have dire consequences from shadowing knowledge...

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Her approach gives Antonio the freedom to apply his understanding to his own decisions. ... Just as Antonio realizes Catholicism's limits in understanding Ultima's power, he realizes that other religions are equally valid forms of knowledge about moral issues. ...

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The three patriarchs, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph, walk through different life experience, and each of them has a characteristic understanding of faith. ... Jacob noticed that he is so weak in front of God and gained humility from this lesson. ... In conclusion, the three patriarchs all have their own understanding of faith, which is defined as the believing of God's holy power and following the order in the whole life. ...

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Family ancestors, who gained their supernatural status by living a good life until an old age, are only worshiped by their families. ... The Yoruba have a lifelong journey that focuses on the understanding of one's mind and body. ... It the first step in understanding the head or personality of the person. ...

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The characters, on the other hand, must struggle and endure hardship in order to gain the knowledge that the readers are easily given. ... In the Homer's Iliad and the Biblical book of Genesis, esoteric knowledge, or rather the struggle to gain it, leads to the testing and defining of a character's identity. ... Achilles and Hektor also gain the knowledge of Athena's disguise but at different times and contexts. ... A serpent appears to Eve and tells her that by eating the fruit of the middle tree, she would gain the knowledge of good and evil and therefore be like God... Jo...

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In Elizabeth Johnson's book, Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit she presents a very systematic approach to understanding theology. ... If individuals correctly prioritize these three relationships, society will successfully avoid its own destruction as well as gain a balance amongst people, places, and things. ... This ritual attempts to bring peace to Black Elk and to gain peace in his relationship with the Gods. ...

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Plath's father was simply human, but the symbol that she creates springs not from a concrete memory of him but from her own mind, and the deepest human understanding of the concept of Father. ... He is that which humans (as represented by the speaker) reside within, and gain protection and sustenance from. ... Plath's image of the father as portrayed in "The Colossus" transcends its relevance to her psyche specifically, gaining a level of mythological meaning that ties it to the innate human construction of the symbol of God. ...

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A great man with a deep understanding of human nature, Mahatma Gandhi made every effort to encourage the full development of our human potential. ... He feels that there is nothing to gain through acts of violence, and if there were gains, they would only be temporary. ...

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He journeys from Northern Africa to Northern Italy and in his journey not only does he gain knowledge of the Lord and his beliefs, but he also gains knowledge of himself and who he truly is. ... Understanding them or not he knows that that is what he believes and truly feels. ...

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In asking these types of questions, and then trying to answer them, we in turn are gaining knowledge and wisdom. ... We study medicine to gain enough knowledge to become a doctor; this branch of learning is that person's discipline. ... The next branch, aesthetics, deals with the understanding of what makes something beautiful. ...

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