"The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but.
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What they have to say is not merely from their own limited perspective. They are not the origin of the truth they speak; they are the channel. The truth is God's truth. Their meaning is God's meaning. Second , not only is what they spoke from God, but how they spoke it is controlled by the Holy Spirit. Peter says that in the very communicating of it they were carried by the Holy Spirit. The making of the Bible was not left to merely human skills of communication; the Holy Spirit himself carried the process to completion. To assure verbal precision God, in communicating his revelation, must be verbally precise, and inspiration must extend to the very words.
This does not mean that God dictated every word. Rather his Spirit so pervaded the mind of the human writer that he chose out of his own vocabulary and experience precisely those words, thoughts and expressions that conveyed God's message with precision. In this sense the words of the human authors of Scripture can be viewed as the word of God. Someone might say that 2 Peter 1: But look carefully how he argues. In verse 19 Peter says that a prophetic word has been made more sure to him by his experience with Jesus on the mount of transfiguration. Then in verses 20—21 he undergirds the authority of this prophetic word by saying it is part of Scripture.
He is saying, We know the prophetic word is inspired precisely because it is a "prophecy of Scripture. His teaching is the same as Paul's in 2 Timothy 3: All of it is truth from God as men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. But what about the New Testament? Did the apostles and their close associates Mark, Luke, James, Jude, and the writer to the Hebrews experience divine inspiration as they wrote? Were they "carried" by the Holy Spirit to speak from God?
The Christian church has always answered yes. Jesus said to his apostles in John When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you things that are to come. Then the apostle Paul confirms this when he says of his own apostolic teaching in 1 Corinthians 2: And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit.
And in Galatians 1: The doctrine that emerges is this: The Holy Spirit is the divine author of all Scripture. If this doctrine is true, then the implications are so profound and far-reaching that every part of our lives should be affected. I want to talk about those implications this morning. But for our own strengthening and for those still wavering on the outskirts of commitment let me first sketch out the basis of our persuasion. Most people come to a reasonable trust in the Bible as God's word something like this. It happens in three stages. First, the testimony of our own conscience, the reality of God behind nature, and the message of Scripture come together in our hearts to give us the inescapable conviction that we are guilty before our Creator.
This is a reasonable conviction because the persuasion that there is a Creator above this world and the persuasion that we are guilty for not honoring and thanking him as we ought are not irrational leaps in the dark; they are forced upon us by our experience and our honest thinking about the world. The second step on the way to a reasonable persuasion that the Bible is God's word is that Jesus Christ is shown to us. Someone reads or tells us the story of this incomparable man who talked and acted like so much more than a man.
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We see the authority he claimed to forgive sin and command demons and control nature, we see the purity of his moral teaching, his utter surrender to the will of God, his brilliant calm under cross-examination, his righteous fury against hypocrites, his tenderness toward little children, his patience with the humble seekers, his innocent submission to torture, and we hear from his lips the sweetest, most-needed words ever spoken: And so by the self-authenticating force of his incomparable character and power Jesus wins our confidence and our trust and we take him as Savior from our sin and Lord of our life.
And this is not an irrational persuasion. It's the way all of you go about making reasonable decisions about whom you will trust in life. Will you trust this babysitter with your children, or this lawyer to give you good counsel, or this friend to keep your secret?
You look, you listen, and eventually you are persuaded or not that here in this person is solid ground for your confidence. Once the character and power of Jesus have captured our trust, then he becomes the guide and authority for all our future decisions and persuasions. So the third step on the way to a reasonable persuasion that the Bible is God's word is to let the teaching and the spirit of Jesus control how we assess the Bible.
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This happens in at least two ways. One is that we accept what Jesus teaches about the Old and New Testaments. When he says that Scripture can't be broken John And when he chose twelve apostles to found his church, gives them his authority to teach, and promises to send his Spirit to guide them into truth, we agree with him and credit the writings of these men with the authority of Christ.
The other way the teaching and spirit of Jesus control our assessment of the Bible is that we recognize in the teachings of the Bible the many-colored rays of light refracted out from the prism of Christ whom we have come to trust. And just as Christ enabled us to make sense out of our relation to God and bring harmony to it, so also the many rays of his truth in every part of the Bible enable us to make sense out of hundreds of our experiences in life and see the way to harmony.
The Wicked and the Divine has a very interesting concept. It's like a rough spin on something we're are all completely familiar with: They're everywhere, they are addicting, they are our idols. In this beautifully illustrated graphic novel, the gods are the pop stars and the pop stars are the gods.
Everyone would love to be them, they worship them but alas, they die within two years. They can have all their glory and fame only for two years and they get rei Well, hello, gorgeous cover! They can have all their glory and fame only for two years and they get reincarnated after ninety years.
Don't ask me why. The first volume didn't go into the very fine details of their existence and their reincarnations and all the hows' and whys' but I'm hoping the later volumes would clear all these questions. This graphic novel contains a lot of characters, most of them are Gods from different religions and folklores. I wasn't too familiar with the Gods themselves but Wikipedia is always our dear old friend.
Meet Laura, our very easy-to-relate to main character: She's a die-hard fan of the Gods.
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And she would do anything to be one of them. I can completely understand her. It's always very nice when your main character is easy to understand and connect with. The story starts off with Laura attending a concert where she is completely mesmerized with a God named Amaterasu who is a sun goddess according to the Japanese mythology. Among the twelve Gods mentioned in this book, she is the only one with a lot of patience and kindness.
Isn't the artwork just utterly beautiful?
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It was during this concert that a very famous goddess named Luci short for Lucifer speaks to Laura. This incident immediately pulls our main character into a series of completely mysterious events in which Laura is very happy to help the Gods because all she ever wanted was a taste of their powers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I, most of all, loved the artwork. Heck, I think I'm going to sketch these characters because they're so damn beautiful. It's the best artwork I've seen so far. Just look at the beauty! My fingers are itching for my pencils!
The characters in this book are from different races and they are completely unique and extremely gorgeous and most of them are female. The diversity in these characters is something I also loved very much about because it is quite rare to have so many characters from different races in a graphic novel. These characters stretched and grew so much in this book, it was just so fascinating to watch them.
I feel like this book tries to tell us that celebrities are just as influential as religion and what good we get out of it is the biggest ambiguous question here. Gillen has taken on a very intriguing concept which will stay on the readers mind long after reading. The characters, to be specific, the Gods are diverse in this book and now I will try my best to explain what powers they have and which mythologies they originate from. Don't let this extra reading scare you away.
The Prince of darkness and all things evil is portrayed as an androgynous woman in this graphic novel. She's a very interesting character who is still exploring her various capabilities. I think all the gods are trying to understand how much they can extend themselves. Remember, they didn't sign up for this. Like I mentioned earlier, she is a sun goddess and also one of the kindest among the Gods.
She has two brothers, Susanoo who is mentioned briefly in the beginning and Tsukuyomi who is not mentioned so far. According to his book, she spreads this addictive kind of euphoria while she sings in her concerts and that's one of the reasons why everyone just simply adores her. Doesn't she look a bit like Rihanna? Sakhmet is the lion headed goddess from the Egyptian mythology who is associated with vengeance, warfare, healing and various other things. We don't see much of her in this volume as much as I wanted to.
The Morrigan is undoubtedly one of the most interesting characters in this book. She could be extremely confusing if you don't know Irish mythology. She is three people. She switches according to her mood. She's known as the Phantom Queen and is considered to be the goddess of battle and death and also is said to take the form of a crow. It is also said that she can tell who would live and who would die in a battle and this was an inspiration to a very common mythical creature called a banshee whose screams also predict death. I really liked this character a lot. She was so very intriguing and I cannot wait to know more about her.
He's kinda hot, isn't he? He's known as the False God and is associated with paganism and witchcraft. We encounter him briefly in the book. The name Baal is not a specific god but it's used as Semitic term to any god worshipped in the Near East. His symbol is a goat and I honestly don't know much about him. He does make quite a few appearances in the book and his various powers are yet to be known.
She is the destiny decider and a very, very powerful person. She is portrayed as a protector of the Gods in this book and all the decisions regarding them are made by her. There are several other Gods but they haven't been mentioned a lot in this book and I'm hoping the later volumes will have more info about them. Even though there are lots to be researched about these gods, I think this is a pretty incredible graphic novel.
It would be amazing as a movie or a TV show. Please make it a movie or a TV show!
I know for certain that this is one of the best graphic novels I've read in and I very highly recommend it. There will be lots more! I can't wait to sketch the rest of the characters! Sep 15, Maureen rated it liked it. However, the story was lacking. The general premise is really interesting, but I got confused as to what was actually happening most of the time. The book felt like it was more about introducing the gods than having an actual consistent storyline.
Jan 19, Will M. One word would be sufficient to describe this graphic novel, and that word would be absurd. Everything was all over the place, and the plot didn't do it justice. Most of the time I depend on the characters for enjoyment, but a bad plot is never forgivable. Not the worst I've read ever, but it was confusing as hell. This one had a wonderful premise, but the execution was questionable. I was honestly underwhelmed because the plot wasn't fully developed. I know that this is part of a series, but tha One word would be sufficient to describe this graphic novel, and that word would be absurd.
I know that this is part of a series, but that doesn't mean that vol. I also know that first volumes are for world and character building, but this had more of the latter, and nearly none of the former. There are 2 good things about this, so at least it's not completely garbage. First thing that I really liked was the artwork. Everything was neatly done, and I like the style.
It wasn't dull and the colors were vivid. The second thing that I liked would be some of the characters. Some were presented nicely, thus resulting to me liking them a bit. Some managed to make me wonder if they will make a good comeback in the next volume. That's the most I can give this worse-than-mediocre graphic novel. They honestly don't need to work on the artwork and characters anymore, but the plot needs a shit load of work. Not excited for the next volume, but I'm willing to give it a try. Interesting story, but more for millennials than old farts like perhaps. View all 3 comments.
Jul 10, HFK rated it it was ok Shelves: Unfortunately, I am not one of those who did the crazy loving dance after finishing the first volume, but one of those who just doesn't get the appeal at all. Surely, the art is gorgeous, so colorful and full of beautiful details, but the story is thin and superficial. There is no real dialogue even when the emphasis is strongly at the interaction between multiple different characters that thrive from real life stars.
It is just not good, and the humor is just a bad shadow of what it could really be if it would try a little bit harder, or perhaps in this case, it would try a little less harder to actually feel real and good. I will read the second volume, but only because I own it. I try and be the better version of me and abandon this series without finishing it if it fails me good enough.
May 18, Matthew rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a really unique and bizarre tale about Gods walking amongst us seems to be a common literary theme lately. Because it is so odd, I was only just finally getting the hang of it as I reached the end of volume 1 - a compilation of the first five issues. Note on the art: The faces in this graphic novel are amazin Wow! The faces in this graphic novel are amazing - probably the best drawn I have seen in a long while.
Feb 27, Lindsey Rey rated it liked it Shelves: Mar 26, Samantha rated it it was ok. The art was amazing. The art was the only thing I liked about this. I'm strongly in the minority here, but I just did not like the story or the characters Jun 25, Melanie rated it did not like it Shelves: This is maybe the worst graphic novel I have ever read. But I honestly only liked the diversity in this. But not even a pansexual lucifer was enough for me to like this. It was not only confusing, but it was so damn boring too.
So, TL;DR — this was just so not for me. Also, I own three volumes of this, so brb while I yeet these from my bookshelves immediately. View all 8 comments. Aug 28, Nick added it Shelves: The concept had potential, but I just can't stand the characters at all, they all sound the same to me. This graphic novel series is starting off just excellent. The art is polished and gorgeous— seriously, the character design alone deserves a medal. But you know what? The characters are fantastic enough and the art style gorgeous enough that it makes up for it.
And all the characters!! Ten out of ten. Jan 13, Josu Grilli rated it it was ok Shelves: Sin embargo, es un misterio perecedero.
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La recomiendo para pasar un rato entretenido. Apr 25, Sean Gibson rated it liked it. Makes me laugh every time. I mean, maybe not creation story-interesting e. Sort of interesting, I guess. I bet things will really get going in issue 3. Issue 4 will have a major payoff. Wait…did I miss it? Let me look through issue 4 again. Art is still looking good, though. I mean, exploding heads are cool and all, but I can see that in issue 1 of other series. Sorry, Wicked and Divine…methinks this was our last date. Jan 04, Jan Philipzig rated it it was ok Shelves: Slick but shallow, self-congratulatory, sterile, ultimately pointless pop-stars-as-gods fantasy, as far as I can tell.
I tried twice, but I just can't get into this one.
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View all 9 comments. Feb 18, Jeff rated it really liked it Shelves: It's a grab bag of different themes, as the Shallow Readers struggle to catch up. John Milton in Paradise Lost set the standard for many future Lucifer characters: Lucifer appears as Luci, a female member of a group of gods who appear on Earth once every 90 years, and gets the lion's share of the good lines and dwarfs the other gods by comparison. The group is more wicked than divine and despit It's a grab bag of different themes, as the Shallow Readers struggle to catch up.
The story is told from the perspective of Laura, a fan girl, as she tries to puzzle out how and why Luci is framed for murder. The Pantheon their collective name for themselves are adored and gushed over in this competent reflection on the nature of pop celebrity.
The collection starts off rather slow and confusing but picks up steam somewhere north of the second issue. This will be a review for both issue 1 and the edition comprising issues 1 to 5 yeah I'm lazy I know. I hardly ever read comics. Not that I dislike them, it's just that I don't usually like the artwork very much. The artwork is amazing. The colours are incredible. I'm not very familiar with the world of comics and graphic novels but I've never seen anything quite like this before.
I could browse the issues for hours, just loo This will be a review for both issue 1 and the edition comprising issues 1 to 5 yeah I'm lazy I know. I could browse the issues for hours, just looking at the artwork. This comic deserves five stars just because of its illustrations. The great thing is, the story is pretty fantastic too! Every 90 years or so, twelve gods incarnate in the bodies of the young. It's all a bit confusing at first, mainly because it's difficult to understand what god each character is supposed to be.
Strangely enough, it didn't bother me much and it all gets much clearer as the story develops anyway. The plot is very original, intriguing and fast-paced , with an unexpected twist at the end of issue 5 view spoiler [ I miss Luci already! Jun 08, Tatiana rated it liked it Shelves: Gorgeous art, cool concept, messy text. This comic was really cool.