Essays on God Page 6

Islam is a religion of peace. The word Islam means “submission” or in other words the total surrender of oneself to God. Islam was originated in the 7th century with the teachings of the last Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Holy book Quran was revealed by God to Muhammad (PBUH). Muhammad (PBUH) was a God’s Messenger….

            Since time immemorial there has existed a connection between man and his environment, ancient civilizations reflected the conditions of its environment including their way of life, culture, arts and religion. Man may have different beliefs and practices but one thing remains, across cultures, a supreme being exists and has power over the land, the…

Once the Brooklyn crisis, the Crown Heights pogrom is behind us, forevermore, it may very well be that the Jews of New York would leave this area for good. The Jews are the most self-respecting people. We submitted to the Nazis for it was the will of God there. We have allowed the blacks of…

Many of the major themes found in Walden can be found in some smallerform in the “Spring” chapter. They can also be found in Whitman’s Song ofMyself: Leaves of Grass. Taking the passage from the middle of the”Spring” chapter, we can analyze many of the things Thoreau is saying. In this passage Thoreau is constructing…

            “Absolute Surrender” by Andrew Murray is an amazing piece of religious writing which has been much in demand for more than a whole century and is “a source of much spiritual guidance and insight for the seeking saint”. In this book the author explains to us in a classic devotional style that “carnal Christianity”…

The choice The Raptures of St. Avila that appears here concerns St. Teresa’s visions of Jesus and angels. She describes her visions really carefully in this chapter, stating that at first she was able to see merely the custodies of Jesus, than subsequently his face, and finally his organic structure. She goes into great item…

Article:             The 20th century seemed to be defined by an explosion of various religions, all of which espoused their beliefs to be the one true religion that worships the one true God. The traditional religions had lost sight of the needs of their flocks and people needed daily guidance and relevance.             It is…

The Shema is an affirmation of Judaism and a declaration of faith in one God. The obligation to recite the Shema is separate from the obligation to pray and a Jew is obligated to say Shema in the morning and at night Deut. 6:7). ” The first line of the Shema, “Hear O Israel, the…

Helio. Rides high, waving, dodging, his proud four best horses treading lightly upon space. The fiery sun blazes, hot enough to raise a droplet of sweat on his strained brow. His chariot shines brightly with the reflection of the powerful sun, gently off the well-polished mesmerizing wheels. His wild hair, flying in the wind, almost…

            Born in 1813, Robert Murray McCheyne entered the ministry in 1836, at the age of 23.  He died during a typhus epidemic, March 25, 1843, age 29, after just six years and four months in the ministry.1  At his death, he left notes to some 300 sermons, admonishing others as to his method for…