Scriptural/Biblical faith is shown chiefly in two elements which deserve to be highlighted; the image of God and the image of man. First, the word of the Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible presents us with a new image of God. In the surrounding cultures, the image of God and of the gods ultimately remained unclear and contradictory.

In the development of scriptural/biblical faith, however, the content of the prayer fundamental to Israel, the Sherma, became increasingly clear and unequivocal; "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord" - Deut. 6:4 - There is only one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, who is thus the God of all.

Two facts are significant about this statement: all other gods are not God, and the universe in which we live has its source in God and was created by him. Certainly, the notion of creation is found elsewhere, yet only here does it become absolutely clear that it is not one god among many, but the one true God himself who is the source of all that exists; the whole world comes into existence by the power of his creative Word. Consequently, His creation is dear to Him, for it was willed by Him and "made" by Him.

The second important element now emerges; this God loves peoples. The divine power that Aristotle at the height of Greek philosophy sought to grasp through reflection, is indeed for every human being an object desire and love - and as the object of love this divinity moves the world - but in itself it lacks nothing and does not love; it is solely the object of love. The one God in whom Israel believes, on the other hand, loves with a personal love; His love, moreover, is an elective love; among all the nations he chooses Israel and loves her - but he does so precisely with a view to healing the whole human race.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -