Essays on God

Religion has always served a purpose in society. It provides believers with hope when tragedy strikes, and gives people the confidence to face any challenge. Religion was used positively in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi by giving Pi the strength to overcome his obstacles instead…

God is a God of favor. He has shown favor to his followers over time, he is still in the business of showing favor to his children. There are so many outstanding attributes of God which divine favor is one of them. As believers, we…

The Pandora’s Box myth focuses much of its efforts towards the gift of curiosity which intrigues individuals of all gender. Immediately Pandora decides to open the box given to her by her father, the outcomes are rumors and sayings of her being a woman who…

Poseidon is also known as Neptune, the God of the Sea, Earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. Neptune is seen as a mature man with a hefty build and dark beard holding a trident. He was depicted as a mature man with a sturdy build and…

The influence of the philosophers, Cicero, in De Natura Deorum (“Concerning the Nature of the Gods”), claims that he was the offspring of the ancient gods Aether and Hemera, Air and Day. According to the Orphic hymns, Uranus was the son of Nyx, the personification…

Traditions dictate the lives of the people of Umuaro. Seasons are punctuated by rituals, and festivals are managed by the priests of the various deities associated with each village. The overall deity, Ulu, provides the important purification rites as well as feast associated with the…

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”- Sun Tzu. War is not won by the sheer amount of troops involved but by the strategies used to win. In old mythologies, there were countless gods and goddesses who are said to…

Words mean everything. Words created everything we see in nature. The world could not have been what it is today without words. Words gave form to God’s ideas for the earth. Remember God is Love. Love gave birth to His ideas through words. The intentions…

In this paper I will be discussing the history of two passages from the Old Testament, Genesis 49:8-12 surrounding Jacobs blessing and Psalms 2 which teaches people to submit to God’s rule, otherwise God may turn to destruction. We will take a meticulous look at…

The aim of Christianity is a lifestyle that is reflective to those who are outside and inside the realm of it. This book carried me on a journey to rediscover my individuality in Christ; the necessary reasons for the collectivism of the church and understanding…