...Ethical Dilemma: Before going into any discussion and solution I would like throw some light on what is Ethic, how it came into concept and what does Biblical point of view is related to it. Going by definition Ethics means “a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct”. In this case we are dealing with two types of Ethics: corporate and individual. But that doesn’t mean that it changes the basic meaning of Ethics for them. Coming on to Christian / Biblical point of view, in a nutshell it clearly mentions that our sole purpose of existence is development of this world with mutual harmony, fellowship and humane attitude and by not following that we are committing a sin against god. A Christian worldview leads us to believe in moral absolutes, miracles, human dignity, and the possibility of redemption. So keeping both Ethics and Christian / Biblical point of view in my mind one can easily figure out that ethics is nothing but an extrapolation of Christian view be it corporate or individual. Corporate sectors adapt the ethical values from Biblical point of view to a writ which is compulsory as it is a formal world. But it doesn’t mean that they disagree or deviate from it. Now let’s take a look at the case provided. Some of the points that I would like to highlight are: 1. The coffee was spilled in a car that was not moving neither was she in the driver’s seat. 2. Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old lady who...
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...Biblical integration uses the trust of God’s word as the foundation to interpret all things. Christian educators fulfill the purpose to train students to think and live like Christ in this world so that they can enter secular areas equipped to withstand atheistic and humanistic worldviews as well as spark change in those around them. It is vital that our children develop a Christian worldview and understand why they believe what they believe. This will help them as they continue their educational path throughout the 21st Century by providing them with the knowledge that they will need to live their faith in a way that honors God and impacts their community and world (Bennie & Van, 2017). Christian educators take part in the work of the Holy Spirit and assist in the process of renewal when they share in the work of Jesus as they collaborate to make the world a better...
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...CONTENT INTRODUCTION………………………………………...………………………………………3 SUMMARY OF DEISM…………………….……………………………...…………………….3 FLAWS OF DEISM………………………..………...…………………………………………...4 PROPOSED PLAN IN SHARING THE GOSPEL……….……………….....…………………...5 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………6 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………...………………………………………….7 INTRODUCTION Hindson and Caner states, “Worldview is the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him.” Everyone has a worldview whether they realize it or not. We all have a presupposition or bias as to how we interpret the world and reality. Worldview is the translation of the German word Weltanschauung, which means “perception of the world”. Worldview affects the way we determine truth, view of reality, and relationship with God, human rights, morals, our divine purpose and creation. Individuals who hold a proper worldview command an orthodox for truth, logic, and reason. Deism is the worldview that I will summarize, discuss the flaws within this worldview and propose a plan of sharing the Gospel with a member of Deism. SUMMARY OF DEISM Deism is the worldview that suggests there is a God, however, He is not interested nor invested in the world. It negates all the miracles and healings discussed in the Bible. If God is not concerned about those in the world, He could not have performed the miracles or healings. Deism states God is not concerned about mankind. Therefore, mankind is not held accountable to Him. “Deism...
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...CHRISTIAN ETHICS IN A POSTMODERN WORLD The Rise of Postmodernity Since Federico de Onis’s use of the term ‘postmodernismo’ to describe the Spanish and Latin-American poetry of 1905-1914 which had reacted against the ‘excess’ of modernism in 1934, (Rose 1991: 171) “Postmodernism” became very popular. It has been used in the fields of art (Christo-Bakargiev 1987), architecture (Pevsner 1967), literature (Hassan 1971), video, economics, films (James 1991), ideology (Larrain 1994: 90-118), theology (Tilley at al 1995), and philosophy (Griffin et al 1993). In trying to understand ‘postmodern’, we have to understand ‘modern’ first. According to Rose (1991: 1), there are many related yet different meanings associated with the term ‘modern’. First of all, Arnold J. Toynbee understands modern as referring to the historical phenomenon of The most significant of the conclusions that suggest themselves is that the word ‘modern’ in the term ‘Modern Western Civilization’, can, without inaccuracy, be given a more precise and concrete connotation by being translated ‘middle class’. Western communities became ‘modern’ in the accepted Modern Western meaning of the word, just as soon as they had succeeded in producing a bourgeoisie that was both numerous enough and competent enough to become the predominant element in society. We think of the new chapter of Western history that opened at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as being ‘modern’ par excellence because...
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...What is the remedy? Reformational worldviews and Islamic worldviews are very differing in their perspectives on remedies to certain problems. Just as both these groups would view the problems differently, they also view the solutions differently. The Reformational worldview calls us to understand those who have differing views than us and to love those that we may find unlovable, or our “enemies.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls us to view the enemy in a loving way. He said that we have the Christian and moral responsibility to discover and live out the calling to love thy enemy. Hatred only produces more hatred. Just as MLK says that loving the enemy can help break down the barrier of hatred, this is also a Reformational’s remedy. Matthew 5:44 calls us to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Just as God loves us through our flaws, we should show love to others, even if with disagree with them. Moreover, God created mankind in His image. Instead of seeing someone with different perspectives negatively, we should see them as image bearers of God. God still loves them as much as He loves us....
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...Life Coaching Spiritual Formation: What Does It Mean? Liberty University Abstract This research paper will give a brief examination of the history and development of life coaching in general, and then it will look towards the niche coaching specialty of spiritual formation. This writer will endeavor to answer the question, “Spiritual formation: what does it mean?” There will be discussion around this topic as it is examined from several perspectives and worldviews. It will include an brief overview of secular, non-religious, and non-Christian religious worldviews. Judeo-Christian worldviews will be discussed highlighting biblical aspects with regard to spiritual formation and how it may fit with a life coach who is familiar and skilled with this specialty niche. From this vein of information the reader should be well able to extrapolate a clear view of not only what spiritual formation is or can be and how its development is a personal journey. Additionally, the reader should have gained a good understanding of how the journey can be assisted with the help of a like-minded life coach. Introduction Historical Overview of Life Coaching This overview looks at events that began in the 1980’s. Thomas Leonard was a professional financial planner, whose many clients asked for his help with other life issues they were experiencing. After dealing with these client matters for a time, Leonard chose to close his financial planning business and become a full-time life...
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...“Worldview, Philosophy, Faith and Ethics” Reading ARTICLE 1: What Is a Worldview and Why Is It Important to Me? The first set of questions in part 1 asked you to evaluate the extent to which you seek to apply faith, values, and philosophy to your personal and business decisions. To really have a sound foundation for ethical decisions, we have to have an understanding of how our worldview influences the decisions we make and how we perceive reality. Too often, we barely understand what our worldview is all about and how it impacts decisions. As such, our decisions in life may or may not be informed by sound principles. This is true even for Christians, who may even have unbiblical ideas influencing their worldview. The non-Christian faces a different challenge: trying to make sense of life in a meaningful way without a Biblical, theistic starting point. All of this will be discussed in the series of article for this assignment. Defining Worldview • A worldview is the intellectual, emotional, and perhaps even spiritual framework by which we apprehend reality and assign meaning to life. • Everyone has a worldview; it may not be very developed, but nevertheless, everyone is approaching life based upon one. The Worldview “House” • To speak metaphorically, our worldview is the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual “home” in which we live all of our lives. It may change drastically, undergoing serious renovations or damage as we go through...
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...PROCEEDINGS of the 3rd Christian Engineering Education Conference June 23-25, 1999 at the JAARS Facility of Wycliffe Bible Translators Waxhaw, North Carolina The Mission of Christian College Engineering Programs for Y2K and Beyond Preface THE FIRST CHRISTIAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 1992 AT CALVIN COLLEGE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, TTHE SECOND CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 1996 AT MESSIAH COLLEGE, IN GRANTHAM, PENNSYLVANIA. THE 1999 CHRISTIAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF DEDICATED CHRISTIAN ENGINEERS. IT WAS A DISTINCT PLEASURE TO HEAR THE WONDERFUL WAYS GOD IS WORKING IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AT OUR MEETING. THE JUNGLE AVIATION AND RADIO SERVICE (JAARS) FACILITY OF WYCLIFFE WAS A FANTASTIC LOCATION FOR OUR CONFERENCE, AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO OUR GRACIOUS HOSTS. A SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO CAROL WEAVER, THE JAARS CONFERENCE COORDINATOR. The goal of these conferences is to glorify God, to foster community among Christian engineering educators, and to encourage and challenge each other in our work of kingdom building. Abraham Kuyper, one of the great thinkers within the Reformed tradition of Christianity, has said that there is not one square centimeter of the creation that is not claimed by Christ. As Christian engineering educators of whatever tradition, we seek to stake that claim in our discipline, exploring how...
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...Introduction to a Christian worldview A course in thinking Christianly about the whole of life Chris Gousmett (c) Chris Gousmett, 1996 This edition is produced solely for use as a course manual and is not to be sold, copied or otherwise reproduced in any form. i Contents Introduction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 10. The nature and function of worldviews Religion true and false . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1 16 30 The problem of dualism and synthesis in Christianity Major themes in a worldview: Human nature, truth, meaning, purpose . 46 Scripture as the source of a Christian worldview The contours of a Biblical worldview . . . . . . .. . . . . . 59 70 87 104 119 136 157 Structure and direction. Sin and evil. Common grace The task and calling of humankind: to care for the creation . The nature of Christian community. A Christian view of society. The Kingdom of God: God's righteous rule over the whole creation . Bibliography . . . . . . . . ii Introduction The creation of the Father, fallen in sin, is redeemed by the death of the Son of God and is being transformed by the Holy Spirit into the kingdom of God. Herman Bavinck This series of studies is designed to provide a basic introduction to a distinctively Christian worldview that seeks to see the whole gospel applied to the whole of life. This Christian worldview makes a difference, because it is significant for our life in the world. It shapes and directs our lives in important ways, because...
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...Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Charles Colson Introduction Two men, now deceased, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian author and critic of the Soviet system, and Charles Colson, the once-infamous Nixon attorney who became a committed follower of Jesus argued that the West has forfeited its responsibility to uphold moral virtue. "When a government starts an earnest fight against terrorism, public opinion immediately accuses it of violating terrorists' civil rights." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1978). Two powerful essays by two very different individuals have challenged humanity to reflect on their moral obligation. Discussion Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn One of the most influential speeches of the 20th century was delivered by Solzhenitsyn at Harvard University's Commencement on June 8, 1978. Acknowledging Harvard's motto "Veritas", "Truth is seldom pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1978). Although his political references are somewhat antiquated (communism vs. the West), his cultural, social and moral critiques are as thought provoking today as they were a decade before the iron curtain fell. And he did not mince his words. His message was deep and wide. He challenged the West's decline in courage and its legalistic life, short sightedness, loss of willpower and humanism. He even claimed "the press has become the greatest power within the Western countries, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. One would...
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...diversity within America, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to understand and implement effective intercultural leadership techniques and cross-cultural approaches to communication. Such contemplations are especially necessary to Christian pastoral and missional efforts, as leaders attempt to communicate the gospel message, provide counseling, and offer an apologetic within a multicultural context. Fittingly, this paper will examine Leading Cross-Culturally: Covenant Relationships for Effective Christian Leadership, identifying definitive concepts of the publication and identifying their practical application value within the context of Christian ministry, while demonstrating...
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...60 hermeneutics.92 Therefore, there is some urgency to restore for the Christian biblical interpreter a theological understanding of Scripture. C. M. Wood rightly points out, “As theological inquiry, theological hermeneutics is critical reflection upon Christian understanding.”93 Thus, in this section we will explore three aspects that nourish our theological understanding of texts: (1) Divine discourse, (2) Intertextuality, and (3) Canonical-linguistic approach: theo-drama. 92Stephen E. Fowl, Engaging Scripture: A Model for Theological Interpretation (Malden: Blackwell, 1998); idem, The Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Cambridge: Blackwell, 1997); John Webster, “Hermeneutics in Modern Theology: Some Doctrinal Reflections,” SJT 51 (1998):...
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...in managerial decision-making, and capital budgeting techniques. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This course was developed by Dr. Geoffrey Goldsmith and Dr. Marsha James of the graduate faculty of the School of Business at Belhaven University (Jackson, MS, campus). TOPICS Application of honesty and business ethics in corporate finance Biblical perspective on investing and risk/return Contents of the corporate annual reports Financial statements and cash flow Cash budget Analysis of financial statements through the use of financial ratios Time value of money Flexible budgeting Managerial accounting concepts Capital budgeting techniques COURSE OBJECTIVES Identify the Christian principles of honesty and greed as they relate to financial reporting and ethical business practices. Discuss the importance of Biblical principles related to the accumulation of wealth through investing and the giving to others. Describe the purpose and content of financial statements. Understand how the basic financial statements articulate to each other Understand the importance and derivation of a cash budget Discuss the use of financial statement ratios analysis to evaluate the financial condition and...
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...the label of “suicide” to an individual’s death, we typically presuppose a number of significant moral issues. To see the problem, let’s posit a definition: Suicide: Is the intentional and voluntary taking of one’s own life. At first glance, this is a simple and appealing definition. It seems to capture the core phenomenon of self-killing pretty succinctly. There are, however, all sorts of cases that would test the limits of this definition. Consider the “voluntariness” requirement. Many people may take their lives under conditions of coercion, duress or necessity. Does that mean they don’t commit suicide? Take the example of Hitler. He killed himself in order to avoid the humiliation of execution. Was his decision voluntary? What of the Japanese Samurai, who had a form of ritual self-killing (known asseppuka or hari-kari) that they used to “die with honor” rather than fall into the hands of their enemies? Or the soldier who throws himself on a grenade in order to save his comrades? I suspect we would say that each of these counts as an example of “suicide”, but depending on how we understand the voluntariness condition; they may not meet the conditions set down in our definition. Harder issues arise when we consider the relationship between responsibility and suicide. Hill uses the example of the Christian martyrs and Socrates to illustrate this point. The early Christian martyrs were given the option of renouncing their Christianity or being fed to the lions. In choosing...
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...ALP Paper Human Resource Manager Dr. Prof. Cassandra April Trinity International University Introduction Martha was the kind of person you love to hate. She was was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask her how she was doing, she would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" See was a unique manager because she had several employees who had followed her around from another organization. The reason the employees followed Martha was because of her attitude. She was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Martha was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.” From that day just meeting Martha, I knew I wanted to work in Human Resources as a HR manager; I would want to work there because it would allow me to play a direct and important role in the lives of others. It would allow me to understand the culture of the company. It would also allow me to impact the diversity of the company. It would also allow me to interact with different people with unique problems each day. I would have the unique ability to address problems in the company before others saw them coming. I could train and develop other humans to be better workers. I want to introduce this awesome company to the world and be one of the first people to do so-oh can you imagine. I see people are creative social beings that make class contributions beyond labor to a society and to civilization. ...
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