...reference God. To me, the most significant and meaningful term used for God is “Father”. Growing up, I had a father figure, but he wasn’t a very good one. I won’t really get into that. And although I had him as a father figure, I didn’t count him as someone to look up to. So for me, when the Bible eludes God as Father, it strikes home. There are many incidences where this reference occurs, and sometimes it’s very subtle. In my opinion, I believe a father should have certain qualities that include forgiveness, being kind, being reliable, and caring for their child. All of these are exemplified in the Bible when God is talked about and talked to. Forgiveness is displayed throughout the entire Bible since God allows for repentance. However, one line that sticks out to me is in the Book of Numbers. It says “Then the Lord said ‘I do forgive, just as you asked me…’” (Numbers 14:20) This is an important factor in fatherhood because I feel a father should always forgive you and still love you, no matter what you do. That is the main reason it stood out to me. With my real father, if I did something he didn’t approve of I would be judged and looked down on, which is not right. Now, the motto I live by is “forgive me to gain forgiveness”. I’m not going to waste my time with someone who won’t forgive, but wants forgiveness. Being kind is a big deal as well because with kindness comes a closer relationship with another. That is why God is considered...
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...is constant, and death is fair. The father in this story searches for a godfather for his thirteenth child, a son. The first person he comes to is God. He sees God as unfair and biased toward poor people. He states he does not want him as the godfather because he feels God does not disperse wealth equally; this stems from him being poor and having twelve and now a thirteenth child. As the father comes across the Devil as his next choice, he discredits the Devil by saying “you trick men and lead them astray” (Grimm 12). To speculate on this, the father may have had an experience with the devil himself, or his beliefs may stem from biblical readings. The next possible suitor is Death. The father accepts Death as the god father; Death treats all people equally and does not discriminate. Poor and rich alike are taken without biases by Death. The father thinks this is Hunt 2 the one to be the godfather based on his own opinions of how good, evil, and death are represented. There are several noteworthy symbols in this story. To begin with there is the thirteenth child. Thirteen has been for centuries marked as an unlucky number. Dating back to biblical times at the last supper, where twelve disciples and Jesus sat down to eat and Judas arose to betray Jesus (Guiley). Only twelve were bonded. Judas, because he betrayed Jesus represented sin, rebellion, and subsequently the number thirteen (Elev8). The father may have...
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...thing I have learned that is something new to me is that commitment is one important aspect of living a religious life. One should be committed in a sense that when you live out God’s teachings, you must fully devote yourself to being a portrayal of his life. Being committed not only resembles Jesus’ devotion to his Father’s plan, but it also resembles your commitment to the people around you. C. What message/s is/are trying to convey to the readers? - The message that the author, Stephen Bevans is that to live a religious life, one must not go into priesthood to achieve this. Throughout the article, the author has proven that living religiously that does not only revolve around priesthood. On the contrary, religious life is being one with God and living out his teaching and applying them to everyday challenges and situations. D. Identify value/s you have...
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...Perpetuah Mwai Professor Krajewski English 101 July 17 2012 The Godfather The film opens up with Don Corleone; the head of the family oversees his daughter’s wedding. Michael his last child had just returned from the war, but he doesn’t intend to join the family business, later he becomes the savior of Corleone’s family. 2. Turk a drug dealer requests Vito for investment and protection of his drug business through his political connections but Vito declines and disapproves the drug business. Vito says that his business [gambling] does not conflict with Turk’s. Later we see Vito sending Luca Brasi to spy on Tattaglia family but he doesn’t return. During chrismas, we see Michael and Kay celebrating and buying gifts while on the other hand Hagen is kidnapped, Sollozzo tries to assassinate Vito which lands him in the hospital. Michael stands as godfather during christening of Connie and Carlo’s son. As the christening proceeds, Moe Greene is assassinated on Michael’s orders. After christening Michael questions Carlo on his involvement in setting his brother’s [Sonny] murder and Carlo confesses he was approached by Barzini.Michael orders that he goes back to Vegas and he is escorted to the car, Clemenza kills him. Connie confronts Michael of her husband’s murder but Michael denies it. 3. Women in Corleone’s family were not...
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...Biblical Worldview Essay Theology 104 Introduction: A foundational aspect of the Christian faith is the belief that humanity is created in the image of God. Only three times is the term “image of God” found within the Bible. Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 9:6 both speak of man being created in the “image of God”. Jesus is also referenced as the image of God in 2 Corinthians 4:4. We can assume that the scriptures contained in Genesis refer to how man reflects God’s character. The image of God in man gives us the ability to discern morally. Some of God’s characteristics are; He is good, faithful, loving, merciful, patient, and wise. Being created in his image gives us these characteristics. Example 1: At my current place of employment I do my best to be a reflection of God’s character. One way that I live out being created in the image of God is by being a faithful and honest employee. I work in an environment where it is easy to perform at the status quo or slightly below that. Theft of merchandise is also a problem that affects everyone at my workplace. “You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another” Leviticus 19:11. Many of my coworkers do just enough to get by with no real interest in helping anyone but themselves. I do my best to always show up on time, do more than is expected of me, and most importantly, have a positive attitude while doing it. One of God’s characteristics is that he is patient....
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...The Man Who Was Thursday The story of The Man Who Was Thursday, It is a very symbolic Story. The writer G.K. Chesterton takes you inside a mysterious anarchist group. One of the more symbolic characters of the story is Sunday. Sunday is a very intricate character and Chesterton decodes Sunday in a very spiritual way. He is portrayed in a very interesting way. Chesterton suggests ideas of that of which Sunday represents. In the book The Man Who Was Thursday, takes place in London, in the early 1900's. It stars the main character Syme. Syme is a poet who was recruited to a secret police force. The police force that he is recruited into is looking to stop an anarchy group. He gets into the organization and becomes a top member of the group. He is sworn to not tell the police about the group by a fellow poet named Gregory. The top member Sunday has organized this anarchy group and has named the top members of the group after the days of the week. Thursday or Syme, learns that the other days of the week members are also undercover police officers. By the time he figures this out, the whole town has turned on them as anarchists. Even through everything Thursday never breaks his word and tells the police of the group. In the end he is rewarded for keeping his word and staying true., but who is Sunday? Sunday, portrayed by Chesterton in once sentence can be described as a larger than life man. Not only large in the physical sense but in a spiritual sense. In the book Chesterton...
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...permits us to look at the beginning of a plurality of realities that frame our everyday being. The foundation of the world and the planet earth; the roots of plants and animal spirits; and the beginnings of human beings, marriage, families, states, industry, artistic expression, spiritual rituals, prophecy, sin, law, crime, conflict, punishment, and destruction are the institution of God our Father. It was God’s idea, hand, and breathes that created it all. It took him only six days to complete the universe and man. And our God rested on the seventh day of his creation. (The Book of Genesis). Humans are created in the image of God. God desired humans to reign over every living creature on earth, the birds, fish, cows, and worms. God wanted human beings to be fruitful and multiply to preserve the land. (Genesis 1:26-28). Mankind is more important than animals because we call for animals to maintain survive. Animals are our source of food and nutrient; however, this doesn’t mean that humans should mistreat animals. The sixth commandment reads “thou shall not kill.” (Exodus 20:13). God just requires us to kill animals for food, but not for fun. In the Old Testament, animals...
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...if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. This passage can be quite confusing and unloving to be stated by a loving God. The passage is not exactly a popular passage to preach on, or get congregants excited over. Jesus here has given a parable only to prove two options, repent or perish. As in today’s modern society, you can imagine the public’s response to such a message, would be anger or conviction. Jesus states in verse 6 “A certain man had a fig tree” already indicating this was no ordinary man. In the culture and times given, to have a vineyard let alone a fig meant you were a person of great wealth. Most likely you would consider this man to be a “businessman” seeking results on the investments of his crops. Verse 6 continues with “and he went to look for fruit on it, but found none”. In verse 7 his response is “so he said to the man who took care of it, for three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this tree and have found none. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?”. In my eyes of this text, I think it’s fair to assume that “certain man” is God our Father and the “gardener” is Jesus Christ. The passage clearly describes the owner's disatisfaction with the growth process of the fig tree. In other words, we the believers are the fig trees and our Father comes through cycle to...
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...this week’s discussion (for me) lies in the final question posed—“is it even possible to make authoritative propositional statement about God?” The professor’s statement about the “peanut-brain” was quite helpful. I’d approached this from the wrong direction. I started with God. Instead, I (and this only refers to me and my own individual struggle to grasp this concept) should have started with humanity and our finite understanding. We are multi-dimensional beings. If we “are” such, why wouldn’t we come from a multi-dimensional God? (a God whose existence is greater than our own three-dimensional existence) In describing God in this manner, I’m referring to a complexity that we can’t comprehend (which in turn actuality answers the question about whether we can make an authoritative propositional statement about God). The answer is no. I’m a huge C.S. Lewis fan--his writings caused me to really examine what I believed. So when I see a question that asks if a person has to believe the Trinity in order to be a true believer, it tells me that at the time that I didn’t understand the Trinity (and as such, didn’t hold a belief), I was not a “true believer”. I view this query as judgmental at its core. It is suggestive of a propositional statement. I refer back to the beginning of this class and the lesson that challenged us to recognize that God communicates with us in ways that we can understand. His revelation of the multi-dimensional entity (implied Trinity) was done (through...
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...many have the ability or capability of being perfect. Ecclesiastes 7:20 tells us “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins” (NIV, 2011). So what they were taught was a false dream. When Jesus spoke in His sermon on the mount He said “You are the salt of the earth” but that salt could lose its flavor. Jesus wants us to do good works in the world (flavor). When Jesus said “You are the light of the world” He wanted Christians to shine their light so men may see the good works they do for God and glorify God our Father (Matthew 5:14-16, NIV, 2011). Perfection has nothing to do with good works (flavor) or shining our light. To be a Christian means our first culture is not of this world but of Christ. The human race should have a life based upon Christian culture. Humans should be seen by the light they shine and flavor they show in the race of Christianity which is our culture. Shine your light and show your flavor and glorify God. References Grand Canyon University HTH 655 Lecture 3 Notes. (2015, March 9). Retrieved 2016, from Grand Canyon.com. Rahner, K. (1965). Culture. Concilium Volume 6 Number 1, 23-32. Sire, J. (2015). Naming the Elephat: Worldview as a Concept. Downers Grove: InterVarsity. Zondervan. (2011). NIV Life Application Bible. Grand Rapids: Tyndale House Publisher...
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...upset she desires a peace of mind. After her line “Touch my mouth with your hands” she describes her life transformation after receiving this peace of mind through this person. The song is an everyday song because it describes the everyday struggles we possess as humans and the route to “get free” if you give yourself to God. The song shows the emotion of a person in struggle, but now she expresses her testimony of a fulfilled and content life because her newly gained peace of mind. The human experience that I recognize in this song is the emotion of loneliness, melancholy, stress, and times of uncertainty in the past. The human experience emotions of this are extremely meaningful to me because the love that she received from her “Father” was the cure to her specific dilemma and assists her to rid any type of problem she will ever have. This song guides me to reinforce my belief that whatever mind shackles are holding me back can be unlocked if I let God in. At times I find it difficult to let go of certain situations in my life, and I often neglect to talk about them. ‘Peace of Mind’ by Lauryn Hill focuses on the rejuvenation and fulfillment from God the Father. The social value that this song expresses is that it is a very touching song that can stir the emotions and impact anyone’s life who listens to it. The song gains its cultural value due to its mutual understanding around the...
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...Finding Scripture: God and Creation Worksheet and Journal #3 Module 3 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: God and Creation Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by finding the Scriptures listed below. Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. God: Matthew 3:13-17 – The baptism of Jesus is explained in this passage as well as the impact that it had on him. It also explains the role John played in Jesus’ life and who he really was. Matthew 28:16-20 – This passage explains how the people helped get the word of God out to others. It also explains the power that was given to Jesus. I Corinthians 12:3-6 – This passage teaches us that while we may do something’s that Jesus could do, we cannot do them all. We will never be him. John 1:1-5 – This passage discusses the start of things. It is vital that we remember that no matter how difficult life may seem as long as we have the word of God there is nothing that we cannot handle. John 17:20-26 – We are a part of Jesus who is a part of God who are all one. 2 Corinthians 13:14– God has given us grace. No matter what obstacles we may face throughout life, it is by his grace that we endure. ------------------------------------------------- The scriptures above shape the world view of a Christian because they explain how important God is. These scriptures...
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...to spend 9 hours with people I actually want to be around, how kiff is that? Not bragging or anything, but our school is way better than any mainstream school. Diana’s homeschooling academy has not only given me a sense of responsibility and independence in a way, but it’s also given me hope. A hope that one day I’ll be able to achieve great things, things that I would have never been able to discover in any other environment. This school has also given me the opportunity to start finding myself, the true me, not the me that teachers, students, parents (no offence mom and dad) have wanted me to be. This classroom. Damn where to start. This classroom has been an absolute privilege and blessing that we can only thank two people for, God and one of my greatest inspirations, Gerry. Going from a dark, cold garage to a small corner to this, has been a huge transformation, it has given it an even...
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...you have no reward with your Father in heaven. 2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward. 3 But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, 10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins...
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...Principle," leads to find a purpose of each life of a believer in body of Christ "you are created by God to bring Him glory."(Page 13) In respectively it gives 5 steps. Dempsey brings the point of principal and discussed vividly with Salvation, Spiritual growth, Serving, Suffering and Bear Much fruit which is centralized with God's glory as he states "God's will for you and God's glory are inextricably linked."(Page 16) It gives some direction for a person who is in total jeopardy to where to start. Chapter two "Beginning on a Sure Foundation," after fulfilling the primary goal of what a believer is and what a believer meant to the ground is shifted up to foundations. He clearly states as " a biblical foundation for disciple making within the local church," (page 21) and focused on two things examine the scriptures and the characteristics of a first-century disciples. It starts with some clarities of what a disciple is someone, 1. The cost, 2. Committed to Christ, 3. Carry his/her individual burden for Christ, 4. Willingness to give up, 5. Continues in God's and experiences, 6. Genuinely loves, 7. Abides in Christ, 8. Full of the Holy Spirit, 9. Obediently follows, 10. Intimately involved in the mission. These basic steps certainly gives and encourages a great understanding what a believer for real in this spiritual realms and how important is each member to spread the word of God. The 3 things for disciple of Jesus is Sacrificial, Relational and Transformational is easy understand...
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