Most of the educated people who are considered to be critical thinkers usually take different perspectives in forming beliefs that are of great significance and straightforward. In most cases, they usually evaluate critically, logically, and carefully the exhibited evidence alleged to either support or is against certain overlaid claims. It has been proven that whenever the exhibiting factor as evidence outwits the counter-explanation about the claim, then it is certified to be true as suggested by Barrett (2004). Melchert (2006) suggests that both scientists and philosophers currently are out to search and evaluate evidence as a virtue of formulating beliefs. Most of the beliefs people hold in life including those formed by scientists and philosophers originate in less transparent weird ways. Believing in something gives a clear impression that someone has an intensified commitment to that thing thus being true and correct in one way or another. Believing can be explained in different versions. For instance, it can be used to portray weak commitment, having trust in an individual, and so on. Generally, it is clearly stated that people evoke all the above-mentioned commitments of beliefs when discussing matters related to God. According to Melchert (2006), people believe in God from different perspectives. For instance, they believe in God’s love, his existence, approval of their behaviors, magnificent powerful nature, provision nature, and many more other beliefs about God.
According to the argument of Melchert (2006), it is believed that when people reflect on beliefs that are related to God, religious beliefs usually steers up their minds thus initiating positive changes. Christianity beliefs encapsulate the minds of pastors, theologians, social scientists, and other Christianity personnel thus capturing their attention. Religious beliefs in most cases exist in various perspectives that are reflective. It is believed that God manifests himself in their forms, it is also believed that God has greater desires for peace to prevail on earth, it is also believed that God watches over human actions due to his omnipresent nature. Some claims that are non-reflective Christianity oriented perceive that God is believed to communicate to man through prayers. It is believed that God is the overall solution to any problem parse (Melchert, 2006). This is because people perceive prayers differently and whenever they pray in different languages, God can hear and understand their prayers thus giving them a solution to their problems. By doing this, they believe that God perceives every activity they partake and in the long run, they may end up facing judgment.
Some Christians believe that different people have got a diversified range of traits and attitudes. All these factors are believed to be under the control of God’s will thus lacking any free will to control over their personality about the way they behave in daily life activities. Biblically it is believed that everything that exists under the sun is owned by God and he can account for it. Believing in God gives the assumption that, all activities and everything that is done in Christ’s faith by man is achieved through God’s will, effort, and strength (Phil. 3:14) as stated by Booker (2005). According to Booker, it is believed that God is the sole provider of everything including air that people inhale, properties people own, and even families owned by different people. It is also believed that God is the security caretaker and that is why whenever a serious believer falls sick will always seek healing from God even if he is bedridden. The reason why this happens is that people have faith in God as the sole creator and is the only one who can resuscitate an unconscious person. People believe from genesis that God created the entire universe with its components thus considered to be a heavenly father Booker (2005)
Booker (2005) argues that we are all children of God and that is the truth of the whole matter as believed biblically. Every individual has an earthly father and a heavenly father according to Paul in his letter to Ephesians. He wrote that God predestined everybody on earth to be adopted as his child by the upcoming Christ courtesy of his will and his glorious praise granted to everybody freely through the one of her choice (Jesus Christ). One of the disciples of Jesus Christ called John talked of God being our father through the love he showed to us. He said that God’s lavished love to his people is great and that people should be called children of God and from that belief is what we are today. All people who are committed Christians believe in the entire truth of God being their father. This father is believed to be all-knowing, good, caring, all-powerful, always present everywhere, full of mercy, a just father, not changing father, under control of everything, and perfect among others. Biblically it is also argued that everyone possesses Godly given abilities. Every individual is entitled to a very special responsibility to partake in the family of God as he or she lives under the sun (Booker, 2005). The assigned roles are accomplished by the gifts that an individual is equipped with. However, there is not even a single person that is entitled to the wholesome Godly spiritual endowments instead the equipped skills are specifically designed by God. This helps to accomplish the assigned duties thus benefiting the family of God.
References
Barrett L. J. (2004). Why Would Anyone Believe In God? Ontario: Rowman Altamira Publication.
Booker M. (2005). Never Stop Believing In God. New York: Xulon Press
Melchert N. (2006). The Greatest Conversion (5th ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press