Overview Of Chapter 5 Of Pilgrim Theology Entitled Creation And Human Parenthood

We have covered a lot of material in this class so far that I find very interesting and worth knowing. But one of the topic that intrigued me the most is the chapter 5 of Pilgrim Theology titled creation and human parenthood. In this chapter, Michael Horton breaks down the doctrine of creation, what it means to be created in the image of God and what it means to be human. In the following paragraph, I’m going to reflect and respond to this chapter using my understanding of the text and reference to the reading and class notes.

I’am part of the few people out there that thinks that creation was something that only God the father did. But, as I read this chapter, I learned that all three persons of the trinity were involved in the creation of

And God is the only being that I can think of from my understanding of him, better yet, from how he revealed himself to me that doesn’t lack a thing. I’ve come to this conclusion because it is said in the scripture that all things belong to him. But that’s because I believe in the authority of scriptures. But for non-believers, Thomas Aquinas uses radical reason to demonstrate God’s existence. One of the example used was the argument of contingency. Here, Aquinas argues there must be a necessary being to start it all and that could only be God. Other great thinkers apart from Aquinas such as John Henry talk about knowing God through experience. In his demonstration John Henry Newman used the example of time and eternity. He give the example of how time is short but eternity is

Paul said in Romans 1:20 that “For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse”. In this passage again, we hear that again that God is the creator. And in analyzing his nature, the question of whether or not God the father suffer arise, and with the help of Thomas weinandy, I have learned that God the father doesn’t suffer, but Jesus suffer, but his suffering are different than that of us humans. Jesus suffer because he took on our sin, he is our mediator and he is fully God and fully human. But God the father doesn’t suffer because of his transcendentalism, and immanence attributes. Nothing we do affect who God is, he has time before him and he is in control of everything and is directing it all for the good. Because he our actions doesn’t affect him doesn’t mean that he doesn't care about us. In fact he cares so about us humans so that he sent his son to come and redeem us from our sin. He sent the Holy spirit to be our comforter and Guide. This show that although God is not affected by our actions, we are still his work and he cares more for us than we’ll ever