| SIX CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LIVES OF THE GODLY |
A word to the reader:
The events of 9/11 increased the religious interest of
people all over the world. Questions of ultimate meaning
are popular today. These questions are justified by the
state of insecurity in which we live. Well funded terrorist
fighters are attempting to destroy Western societies. The
cost of defending our freedom is high in human lives and
war machinery.
War conditions are making life difficult in the Western
societies, mainly in the United States and Brittan. In
addition to defense expenditures, foreign aide continues
to flow to developing countries. The scarcity of resources
makes every day needed items to increase in price.
What can citizens do to keep composed amidst present
pressures? An ancient poet of Israel ponders about the
wonders of creation and its relation to human beings. In
a gracious dialogue with God, the poet of old states:
Are these questions and comments concerns of ours
today? Certainly, these have not been as important to us
in the Western World prior to our severe conflict with
terrorism. But now questions about human existence are
resonating in growing numbers of people.
Giving an explanation about human existence, the author
of Genesis puts it as follows:
If everything in the universe is the result of a creation,
then the Creator must be a super intelligent, eternal
being of spiritual dimensions, one of a kind. And,
according to the above text, human beings are
possessors of like qualities, including a most important
spiritual dimension.
It is unfortunate that some human beings have used the
God-given freedom to do evil. In an ever expanding
humanity the proportion of evil doer also increases. The
actions of these people do violence to the great majority
of the inhabitants of the world. No one is exempt from
harm at the hands of evil-doers.
However, most people are good, law-abiding citizens,
who want to live in peace in the cozy surroundings of
family and friends and the security of a job. Most of these
people understand what the stakes are. Most put their
trust in the Almighty, which is the correct action to take in
the insecure world of ours.
The purpose of this page will be to assist the interested
readers to develop further their relationship with the
Creator. To the extent to which this purpose will be
accomplished will be the satisfaction of this author.
Click on the first link on the top right and begin your
journey. For questions or comments, click the e-mail link
at the bottom.
Dr. Jorge C. Cordova, M.A., D.Min., LCSW
Champions Christian Counseling Center
333 S. Cherry Street
Tomball, Texas 77357
281/357-4111
281/516-1526 Fax
CCCC
The events of 9/11 increased the religious interest of
people all over the world. Questions of ultimate meaning
are popular today. These questions are justified by the
state of insecurity in which we live. Well funded terrorist
fighters are attempting to destroy Western societies. The
cost of defending our freedom is high in human lives and
war machinery.
War conditions are making life difficult in the Western
societies, mainly in the United States and Brittan. In
addition to defense expenditures, foreign aide continues
to flow to developing countries. The scarcity of resources
makes every day needed items to increase in price.
What can citizens do to keep composed amidst present
pressures? An ancient poet of Israel ponders about the
wonders of creation and its relation to human beings. In
a gracious dialogue with God, the poet of old states:
- When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy
fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast
ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- Yet, thou hast made him little less than God,
and dost crown him with glory and honor.
Thou hast given him dominion over the
works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his feet.
Are these questions and comments concerns of ours
today? Certainly, these have not been as important to us
in the Western World prior to our severe conflict with
terrorism. But now questions about human existence are
resonating in growing numbers of people.
Giving an explanation about human existence, the author
of Genesis puts it as follows:
- God created humankind in his image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
If everything in the universe is the result of a creation,
then the Creator must be a super intelligent, eternal
being of spiritual dimensions, one of a kind. And,
according to the above text, human beings are
possessors of like qualities, including a most important
spiritual dimension.
It is unfortunate that some human beings have used the
God-given freedom to do evil. In an ever expanding
humanity the proportion of evil doer also increases. The
actions of these people do violence to the great majority
of the inhabitants of the world. No one is exempt from
harm at the hands of evil-doers.
However, most people are good, law-abiding citizens,
who want to live in peace in the cozy surroundings of
family and friends and the security of a job. Most of these
people understand what the stakes are. Most put their
trust in the Almighty, which is the correct action to take in
the insecure world of ours.
The purpose of this page will be to assist the interested
readers to develop further their relationship with the
Creator. To the extent to which this purpose will be
accomplished will be the satisfaction of this author.
Click on the first link on the top right and begin your
journey. For questions or comments, click the e-mail link
at the bottom.
Dr. Jorge C. Cordova, M.A., D.Min., LCSW
Champions Christian Counseling Center
333 S. Cherry Street
Tomball, Texas 77357
281/357-4111
281/516-1526 Fax
CCCC
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