Sunday, October 7, 2012

Various Manifestations Of Divine Expression

By Sharlene Fleming


Divine is anything of, from or like God. Expression is the act of expressing in words. It can also be a word or a phrase. Hence, divine expression can be defined as the expression of the will of God. The will of God is His plan for humanity. These forms of expressions are manifested in various different forms. They include divine law, salvation, divine providence, predestination, harmony and eschatology.

Divine law is a type of law enacted by God and made known to man through revelation. According to the Christian religion, this law can be classified into two, the old law and the new law. The old law is contained in the old testament of the bible and is divided into the following categories: civil, moral and ceremonial. The new law is contained in the New Testament and was revealed by Jesus Christ.

Borrowing from the scriptures, salvation can be said to being freed from evil. In the process, you undergo transformation to being free and secure. The freedom is the liberation from sin which is the root cause of evil. Sin has consequences. Salvation in effect, not only frees you from sin but also spares from any consequences that might have resulted from those sins. Salvation involves God's grace which moves your heart to repentance. However, its mans choice between repentance or remaining in sin.

Religious believes hold that everything that happens is the will of God and not a chance happening. This belief is called Divine providence. God wants His glory in the end to become manifested in all forms of life. That is why He wills everything that happens around us. With regards to man, it is his duty to glorify God. The manner in which man should serve God is obediently and lovingly.

Eschatology is a branch of systematic theology that deals with doctrines of last things. It is derived from the belief in immortality; survival in some form after death. It seeks to ascertain the fate or condition, temporary or permanent, of an individual soul after death and how the issues of the future are dependent on present life. In Christian teaching, there will be resurrection and general judgment in which all men will participate.

Predestination is every heavenly decree by which God, due to His superior information of the long run has hired and ordained from everlasting all activities happening soon enough. This is particularly in regards to those activities that continue from or are straight affected by person's totally freedom. All men arrive at their paranormal end in paradise. However, many are missing through their own mistake. Thus, you can find two predestinations' paradise for those who die in elegance and terrible for those who die in sin.

A distinguishing feature of the human being is that each is unique in his or her own way and completely different from the other person. A basis of these differences is in personality. Generally, there are nine different personalities. The existence of a personality and its different types is a creative expression of the divine. These different personalities are the reason we have a vast human experience.

We have a hidden essence of ourselves called the soul. Our personality is a divine expression of our soul. Being aware of ones personality is important. This is because it helps one to discover who he or she is and what stage you play at.




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