#divine action

[thinkingonscripture]

The Role of God the Father in Salvation

God the Father is seen as the initiator, planner, and orchestrator of the salvation of mankind. God the Father is loving, merciful, and kind, and “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4), and is “not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9). Salvation is necessary because of the problem of sin in the human race. All…

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#atonement #commission #crucifixion #divine action #divine attributes #divine commission #divine intervention #divine love #divine mission #Divine nature #divine plan #divine purpose #divine sovereignty #Divine Will #election #eternal #eternal plan #God the Father #God&039;s mercy #Grace #helpless #human choices #human effort #human responsibility #human volition #humanity #incarnate #Jesus Christ #Kindness #Lamb of God

[julijbee]

girlbossing too close to the sun.

#art #ive literally just been treating this game as a library simuator #i walk from bookseller to bookseller opening up all of their books #vivecs sermons are either a highlight or the point at which i stop reading #ive been trying to convince the ordinators that imitation is the highest form of flattery but it hasnt been working #let me wear your helmets please theyre so funny.. #posting morrowind in 2024 isnt a cry for help but youre not wrong to be concerned. #morrowind #almalexia #vivec #im going to explain the chitin armor give me a moment #so the bonewalker nerevar on the shrines is adorable and it was only after drawing it however many times that i realized #it looked relatively close to a modified chitin armor #and so i modified chitin armor a few times and this was probably the cutest result #i also know i drew almalexia relatively pristine and untouched by years and vivec not so much but my thought process was #vivecs role as if not a favorite then the most accessible divine or the most “hands on” in a manner of speaking #acting in ways visible to the general population or actions explicitly brought to their attention #like not that almalexia isnt doing anything she is #but the dissemination of information regarding that is very different etc etc etc #anyways to a certain extent a god is the face on a shrine or in art or upon a statue or carving #but vivecs presence is interwoven with the geography of vvardenfell especially and his actions and writings with pubished materials #and the arts and culture and customs etc etc etc #so to me the face of a god you know and feel a commonality with or a god that walks alongside you is a face you would recognize #and vivec is already otherworldly looking enough #the simple mark of the years on his skin in some way grounding him in reality felt more right #that and i think the ways in which he and almalexia care about outward appearance are slightly different- they prioritize different things #and the ways they present outward power and their embodiment of their respective attributes share some similarities as they both have that #important preoccupation with physical power and physical strength to a certain degree #oh my god nobody read this i am yapping so bad. #tes

[direquail]

One of the many things I find funny and irritating is the slant of a lot of interpretations of Alecto's name (that it's about feminine rage)--on this here wlw internet in the year of our lord 2024, it's easily made to figure as rage against God, or rage against patriarchy, or religious oppression, and therefore an allusion to the idea that she's going to get her vengeance on John for betraying and oppressing her somehow, but like

John is the one who named her Alecto. He's the one who named her that. So, naming her "Alecto" is alluding to the embodiment of John's rage--their rage, since they are joined inseparably (John even explicitly says that when he first perceives her: "You wouldn't stop screaming. You were so scared. You were so goddamn mad").

He says of Alecto to Harrow, "In a very real way, you are [Alecto's] children". At a very surface level, Alecto is (depending on the text or tradition), one of the Furies--famously, in several surviving Greek tragedies, who punish Orestes for the crime of killing his mother. In fact, in Aeschylus' Oresteia, they declare that they are specifically bound to avenge matricide.

So the name "Alecto" alludes to the nature of John's mission and how he sees it.

It also implies that his divine rage, the rage that gives him power, the power that makes him divine, that he either represents or wants to represent, is feminine rage. He was chosen by Earth (which, Furies are sometimes the daughters of Gaia); he is her champion, however he's managed to fuck that up. Once the truth of that comes out, it becomes clear that all of his power comes from her.

And that's why you get statements from Tamsyn Muir like:

“[T]he God of the Locked Tomb IS a man; he IS the Father and the Teacher; it’s an inherently masc role played by someone who has an uneasy relationship himself to playing a Biblical patriarch. John falls back on hierarchies and roles because they’re familiar even when he’s struggling not to. Even he identifies himself as the God who became man and the man who became God. But the divine in the Locked Tomb is essentially feminine on multiple axes – I think Nona will illuminate that a little bit more."

So yes, he plays the role of Emperor and God and Teacher, with all of the things that implies. And I don't think it should be discounted. But he also is (and partly sees himself as) the chosen champion of a goddess, or what is for all intents & purposes for a human like him a goddess. He is her avenger, and while she sleeps, her avatar.

And I don't think we're meant to read him purely as a parasite who's taking advantage of her to gain power for himself, either. Or an oppressive, Kronos-like figure. Especially if you consider Palamedes' theory of the Grand Lysis, even if he was purely motivated by desire for power before (which I really doubt), there are parts of each in the other, now. What was clear and separate before is uncertain and interpenetrated. Is his rage his own, or hers? Is his mission of revenge his, or hers? If he wants power, is that his own selfishness, or her desire to survive?

And does it matter?

#the locked tomb #tlt meta #john gaius #i really wish there wasn't such an intense desire to find the worst possible interpretations of johns' actions #because like. they're plenty hurtful on their own! they're plenty shitty! #there IS however something tamsyn muir is trying to express through the series and it's fairly complicated-otherwise it wouldn't be a serie #and i don't think it actually helps us to turn john into a cardboard cutout labeled 'evil' #or apply tropes we've marinated in from radfem-informed segments of online wlw culture about how men are parasites on the Divine Feminine #or apply the messages of other shows with a big emphasis on queer and wlw themes--like spop--to something that just fundamentally isn't the #there is more than one way to talk about lesbian religious trauma and there is more than one narrative around it #and more than one perspective on it #i wish that people would try harder to experience the story on its own terms

[sluttyquarantinetheory]

Cassandra was literally sent by The Pope to interrogate her favorite author in an attempt to find a dude who may or may not have helped blow up a church. In the vague hope that they would willingly lead a religious military branch.

#in conclusion divine justinia approved of anders actions #dragon age #dragon age 2 #dragon age inquisition #da2 #dai #fridge logic #cassandra pentaghast #varric tethras

[manicpixieangel444]

𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓪 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓵𝓮𝔂*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ

#priscilla presley #priscilla movie #elvis and priscilla #elvis presley #cailee spaeny #jacob elordi #lana del rey #he hit me and it felt like a kiss #sophia coppola #lisa marie presley #lana del ray aesthetic #divine feminine #hyper feminine #vintage fashion #60s beauty #60s elvis #60s icons #lights camera action #put me in a movie #vintage coquette #classic coquette #coquette fashion #a24 films #a24 movies #coquette #60s aesthetic #dollete aesthetic #priscilla beaulieu #feels like sugar in me #coquette movies

[bippity-boppity-bullshit]

So many “spire clerics:)” posts leave out Ostentatia Wallace and that’s a god damn crime

#fantasy high #the seven #dimension 20 #Ostentatia Wallace #literally got a divine intervention and was like ‘I STILL HAVE A BONUS ACTION’ #Queen shit #izzy roland

[ninthprime]

shout out to keith this season for deciding that despite not having characters who were close to gur sevraq before that eclectic should get involved, and now within two missions eclectic has had a traumatic gur related experience and is obsessively watching gur sevraq tapes and having psychic visions inside them. as a gur fan i feel so represented. thank you keith

#fatt personal tag #palisade spoilers #tbh i actually think the gur/future stuff is thematically relevant to the whole cast at this point #its about divine/person relationships and reckoning with past actions and fascism controlling your identity #so i kind of hope everyone gets involved in the finale not just eclectic #but im not getting my hopes up

[elisedonut]

Percy is interesting to have headcanons for because of how much is like subtext based and just reading heavily into things he says/does

like yeah ofc we know canon things about him but theres still alot of stuff you can mess with or just straight out interpret completely differently

him liking Divination as an easy example

I considerd it canon for a long time and still think of it as always true for any Percy I write because i can't see why else he would recomend it in the way that he does in cos if he didnt like actually like the class?

like it's the first one he gives Harry saying he recommends the class even. Then goes into two other classes and talking about family members who are each really into those individual topics

like to me it just reads as like.

I like this class. Dad liked this class. Charlie liked this class. So you just need to find a class you think you'll like Harry.

but ive also said that to people and got back "yeah I think he was just giving Harry a few easy class options" so it's still pretty subjective depending on how you read it

#percy weasley #this post was mostly an excuse to talk about Percy liking divination again #I still think its really neat #let the boy have some whimsy #point is Percy is neat and so much is just reading into his actions since he doesnt tell us much of nothing

[bhramarii]

fellas is it gay to kiss your friend because a fire has broken out and you see no clear way out

#Divine Comedy #for those who haven't read any of Divine Comedy yes it's an unexpected pairing imo but it works because they're both total idiots #Divine Comedy is a romcom disguised as an action adventure

[starfish-comics]

Boy did this one go downhill fast...

#what didn't help was that the guy we were rescuing was trying to die so fucking hard the whole time #istg I had to spend someone's actions once a round healing that guy #only to have him immediately set himself on fire again #also i realize the little blob guys didn't really have faces #but the style I'm using for these comics is so simple #I couldn't figure out how to make them recognizably monsters and not just like weird rocks or piles of stuff #so they got these stupid little faces #dos2 #divinity #divinity original sin 2 #sebille #lohse #blackpits #comics

[boarcide]

There is something so good about Akutagawa--a very much feared, boogeyman like figure (even amongst his own men) in Yokohama because of his violence, bloodlust, and steadfast loyalty to a violent criminal organization such as the Port Mafia--given biblical angel symbolism

I don't know, something something about someone whose beauty is so incomprehensible and terrifying to most. He's not physically ugly, he's not--he's beautiful, the type of beautiful that almost feel as if he's not a real person, like he's a mirage, or a painting. But he's beautiful not like those renaissance cherubs and lovely looking maidens for angels, but more like the biblical angels with their beauty beyond mortal grasp, the beauty that brings fear and revulsion towards whoever sees them because they cannot comprehend it. Coming across him makes you understand why angels say, "Be not afraid" when they reveal themselves to mortals. An incomprehensible beauty that very few can keep looking at. A dangerous feat, literally and metaphorically.

(This isn't only with his physical appearance either--for someone who is constantly beaten down both by canon and by the fandom for being "simple", he is a terrifying bundle of different aspects that contradict each other. Like a super machine you open up and you see the intricate criss crossing of wires and bolts that hold it together. He's a mess of nerves and feelings and experiences so profound, so horrific, that you don't know where to start with him. To uncoil him and see him truly bare is almost impossible. Where does he end and the roots that connect him to the earth begin?)

Something about Akutagawa being an angel, a being created entirely to follow the will of "God", obey their every word. Unwavering loyalty to their master while singing praise. Acting entirely on the order of their master--wing always dipped in blood for his sake. A weapon of "heaven' that brings destruction to those who oppose "God" and be one of the many upon which "God" rests upon.

(Almost everything Akutagawa does is for the sake of the Port Mafia, taking orders from the "master" (boss) himself. Willingness and obedience and loyalty repeatedly exploited and used, everything he has done as one of the high ranking leaders handling most of the Mafia's dirty work playing a part so Mori's throne stays high.)

Something about comparing Akutagawa to a certain archangel, finding repulsion in "God"'s cherished creation, the inferiority that came with being "less" to "mankind", and the painful fall from grace to the deepest pits of despair when he confronts the being that created him, molded him, and then condemn him. And to his humiliation, mankind, for centuries, condemns him too.

(He can't be compared to Lucifer, God's most beloved angel. Maybe Dazai did value him, but it doesn't matter, does it? because the difference between the two is that one was cherished and one never was. However, you can compare the rage and humiliation Akutagawa felt towards Atsushi--for obtaining Dazai's approval and affection with no effort, no proper control over his skill or any seemingly differentiating quality-- to Lucifer's refusal to bow down to humanity--a creation inherently imperfect and lackluster, with not the qualities of angels. And as a result? Disgraced. Both by the creator and by ones that held their creator's favor. )

Something about Akutagawa being an angel--someone whose presence means nothing pleasant to those he appears before. A reaper of sorts, responsible for taking life and for souls to see the afterlife (killing both as an order and an act of mercy, for he despises torture and meaningless suffering). A guardian angel watching over "mankind" from afar, where he is not aware and saving him from certain death at his own expense.

There's just something so appealing about depicting Akutagawa--a fearsome, ruthless, and bloodthirsty mafioso, a boogeyman to his own men--as an angel, be it of death, of mercy, a destroying angel-- whatever anyone wants to see him as and use him for.

#ryuunosuke akutagawa #akutagawa ryuunosuke #bsd akutagawa #bungo stray dogs akutagawa #character analysis #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #this post was brought to you by delulu gang #I just love akutagawa I love how despite how monstrous his actions are he looks almost angelic while doing it #maybe not angelic is the conventional sense but what is an angelic abomination if not an angel #ive said he's beautiful the way a spider is beautiful and its true #its much more accurate in a sense: he's all long limbs #cloaked in black #eyes too big and eerie #and many people don't like him the way they dont like spiders. the way people harm and attack or straight up avoid him #he's like a spider that had been crushed under the sole of your heels until he pops #but he is equally an angelic beauty; equally as divine as he is grotesque and horrifying #he is ultimately incomprehensible to most people. those who don't bother to look deeper at him #Even those who do “know” him do not know his heart. Dazai may know what he wants and how he works but he does not know his heart #anyways good morning America

[witch--tips]

you NEVER need to wait “until you have the money” to start practicing witchcraft. you do not need ANY money for witchcraft. you can have all the money in the world and practice witchcraft every single day without spending a single cent on it. everything you need you already have, inside of you and around you as well.

#i mean this literally. incredibly literally. #you can do advanced forms of magic without ANY MONEY. even if you live in a city and cant forage or anything. #you have YOURSELF. and you are a powerful being. #energy work! look at that! you need nothing for it! #you can INCLUDE ANYTHING in your craft #you dont even need to though #witch tips #witchblr #beginner witch #baby witch #closeted witch #closet witch #this is from a secular witchcraft perspective btw ik there are religious practices that require specific tools etc. but i know nothing abou #those because i am a pantheist pagan lmao #but i mean. i know a little bit about deity work so im also gonna say you don’t necessarily NEED anything to work with them either! #unless its a specific tradition youre following #but offerings can be actions instead of physical goods. you can do divination using like.. the clouds. #AND TECH MAGIC! if you can see this right now then you have every form of tech magic available to you right now. #txt

[everafterhighliveaction]

Head Canon #34

Blondie Lockes’ mirrorcast is sponsored by a hair care company.

#ever after high #ever after #ever after academy #eah #ever after high live action #ever after high irl #ever after high headcanons #ever after high blondie lockes #eah blondie lockes #ever after high blondie #eah blondie #blondie lockes #headcanon #source: divine intuition

[videogamepolls]

Requested by anon

#E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy #eye divine cybermancy #video games #gaming #video game polls #polls #tumblr polls #fps #action #rpg

[jasvvy]

#tna #tna impact #total nonstop action #r-truth #ron killings #johnny divine

[sayhoneysiren]

connecting with fire spirit

1. take action. take the necessary steps and go after what you want with courage and optimism. don’t be afraid to compete and show off your skills. take the necessary risks.

2. get active. heighten your adrenaline levels in your body by doing physical exercises and hobbies. play sports. dance. have sex regularly. run. jog. swim. lift weights. do cardio. go to gym. stretch.

3. shine. share your beauty, physique, talents and achievements with the world. there is nothing wrong with attention and recognition (as long as it’s a healthy dose). welcome the admiration and respect of others, you deserve it.

4. be bold. say what you want to without overthinking. wear bright colors when you want. laugh out loud when you want. openly compliment others. show your crush you are interested. be transparent and unapologetic about it.

5. stay in your power. you don’t need to compromise who you are or shrink who you are for no one or nothing. stand up for yourself. make your own rules. you are the only authority in your life and no one can take that from you.

6. liberate yourself. there’s nothing that you can’t do. you are the creator of your own life. remove yourself from situations that make you feel powerless and restrained. remove yourself from people who have limiting beliefs and try to confine you. you can go anywhere, achieve anything and get exactly what you want. don’t listen to the naysayers.

7. get creative. bring your colorful imagination to life and make art. (paint. color. sing. explore. write.)

8. entertainment. entertainment helps us get through the dull moments in life, transforming life into lively and energetic place to be. go to concerts. watch theater. join theater. tell dramatic stories. sing karaoke. go to parties. be wild with your friends. dance naked. roleplay.

9. indulge in luxury. you deserve the best quality and nothing less.

10. celebrate! congratulate yourself. even for the smallest things. throw a party just because. show off on social media. be ecstatic about life.

#sayhoneysiren #fire spirit #fire #astrology #zodiac #leo #sagittarius #aries #fire signs #fire element #fire nation #flame #goddess #yang #divine masculine #masculine energy #masculine #action #impulsive #fiery #fiesty #spicy #astrology observations #party #exercise #sports #physique #fire heart #luxury #model