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At the end of the 2nd century, Irenaeus (d. 202) brought the accomplishments of the Anatolian exegesis to the West. [2] In the fifth book of Adversus Haereses (around 180), he interprets certain fragments of the Apocalypse, primarily chapters 13 and 17, connecting them to chapters 2 and 7 of the Book of Daniel. He associates the symbols of the ...
The Economy of God, first published in 1968, is one of Witness Lee's principal works and is a compilation of messages he gave in the summer of 1964 in Los Angeles. These messages build on one of Watchman Nee's classics, The Spiritual Man, which reveals that man is composed of three parts - spirit, soul, and body.
The book is broken down into three areas: Part I: God on Trial; Part II: Emotional and Spiritual Healing; Part III: Principles for Freedom-Living; In Part I: God on Trial, Morris addresses the major questions, doubts and preconceived notions that many people have about the nature of God and faith. He also writes about the suffering of Jesus ...
The LDS position is based in part on the teachings of Paul that God "will render to every man according to his deeds" and that "there is no respect of persons with God" (Rom. 2:6, 11). These two principles provide a basis for understanding Paul's use of the term "predestination".
The key points of a soul-making theodicy begin with its metaphysical foundation: that "(1) The purpose of God in creating the world was soul-making for rational moral agents". [4] (2) Humans choose their responses to the soul-making process thereby developing moral character. (3) This requires that God remain hidden, otherwise freewill would be ...
In Christianity, God is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things. [5] Christians believe in a monotheistic conception of God, which is both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the material universe). [6]
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The Case for God is a 2009 book by Karen Armstrong. It covers the history of religion, from the paleolithic age to the present day, with a focus on the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and on apophatic theology in various religions. Another theme is intellectual beliefs versus practice.