...The Proverbs 31 Woman One Virtue At A Time Courtney Joseph www.WomenLivingWell.org Edited by Katina Miller © 2011 | All rights reserved 2 Table of Contents Is the Proverbs 31 Woman For Real?..........................................................................................5 How to be Treasure to Your Husband.......................................................................................6 Does Your Husband Trust You?.................................................................................................7 A Woman of Action......................................................................................................................8 Working With Eager Hands........................................................................................................9 Shop to the Glory of God...........................................................................................................11 The Proverbs 31 Woman Rises Very Early..............................................................................12 Do You Have a Dream?..............................................................................................................14 Vigorously Clean Your Home & Get a Bonus Workout.......................................................16 Burning the Midnight Oil..........................................................................................................18 Mundane Tasks Are a Hidden Treasure............................
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...justify her philosophy. Nussbaums’ philosophy is shaped strongly around changing how we think of ethics to a more “holistic” way. Nussbaum argues something that many philosophers before her built their philosophies on, the idea of “justice” and how one should go about living a “good” life. For Augustine in particular living a completely just life goes hand in hand with having complete order in your life. Nussbaum argues that the “good life” in a way makes people oblivious and vulnerable to what the world truly has in store and could negate their “human flourishing”. Augustine’s’ philosophy takes account of Nussbaum’s ideas the most because he basically objects to any notions of the good life, Augustine recognized that no object can be good or bad, but our will as humans is what takes a good thing and then makes them bad. He believes that the reason evil even exists is because humans are not perfect. Augustine of Hippo also known as St. Augustine was an early philosopher who’s philosophy paved the way for what is now Western Christianity, one if his most important pieces of work, “City of God” is still read widely today. He influenced Western Christianity greatly because he believed that all Christians should be pacifists but at the same time he also asserted that one should always defend themselves and others especially if authorized by a legitimate authority aka God. Augustine is a strong believer in Natural Theology which is the idea that nature is created by God and all things...
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... He is abandoned by his wife as the life of the family become harder because Chris can not produce any money. He lives mobile with his son after being driven out of his apartment. Realizing that his expensive bones machine can not change his life, he struggles to find a job. He join a program in Dean Witter stock broker company to be the only who is accepted in the strict competition to be stock broker. Many obstacles he faces in gaining this achievement, but he stays strong and belief that everything will be alright. Although he is strong, he criticizes Thomas Jefferson and his declaration of independence in how he recited the phrase the pursuit of happiness. He just wonders why happiness should be pursued- he compares it with his life in ‘running’ for the happiness. The pursuit of Happiness reflects the typical value of American people and the pursuit of happiness that strongly engraved in the mind of its people. The rights to have a better life in the wilderness of the world support this idea. Chris runs to pursue his dreams for his only son. The strong idea of hard worker and optimistic dominate the character of Chris and most of the successful people depicted in the movie. In this case, the values of American thought that can be seen is the combination of Puritanism and Enlightenment as the biggest influence in the development of America. Those thoughts are clearly depicted by the characters in the movie and how Chris deals with his life. Nothing more important than the f...
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...identity in the novel. Johnny struggles with his identity multiple times in the novel. The whole book is told in retrospect, but it seems as if Johnny is still seeking his identity and believes he will miraculously find it recalling the past with Owen. What does that say about Johnny as a character and his dependency on Owen? When Johnny is younger he never has excellent grades; but, Owen promises Tabitha, Johnny’s mother, that he will watch after Johnny and help him with his school work. When Johnny wants to attend Gravesend Academy a prestigious school he has to repeat one year of school over. Owen decides to repeat it with him, even though Owen is in the top of his class and could definitely start his school year at the academy. Johnny has trouble reading and it can be inferred that he has dyslexia. Owen helps him understand that how to cope and deal with his particular problem. Once Johnny has a grasp on reading, he becomes an excellent reader. Even in the future he is an English teacher that presses his students to truly understand the novel they are analyzing. Instead of getting drafted, Johnny confesses to Owen that he is too cowardice to run away, but does not want to go to war. This is a point in Johnny’s life where the reader truly realizes that other characters make...
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...conflict that is closely related to God and his sole ability to create and destroy life. In this paper I will compare and contrast the positions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on abortion the methods of approaching abortion and each religions position and also my position with abortion. Abortion and Religion When religious positions on abortion...
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...Life is made of decisions and these same decisions imply making sacrifices. We Humans are forced to give up on current attainable pleasures to focus on our main goals and objectives that may turn out to be otherwise unattainable. We are challenged every day to surpass those obstacles that hold us back, knowing that they can be very meaningful. In the epic of The Aeneid, written by the Roman poet, Virgil, we come across Aeneas, who is marked by his loyalty and devotion, his pietas. This epic also raises the controversy of weather Aeneas wrongs Dido. However, his unquestionable obedience to the gods cannot possibly be blamed for Dido’s heartbroken soul. In the early books of the Aeneid, Aeneas is presented as the son of gods, a valiant, brave...
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...LaeLonni Williams Color Purple Final Exam 1. Celie's writing letters to God is known as an "epistolary form," because letters to God or in a religious context are called "epistles." Why does Celie write to God? What sorts of things can she tell God that she cannot tell others? What sorts of things does she learn to tell Shug that she is afraid to tell God? Does God ever listen to Celie? Celie rights to God because in the beginning of the book her step father says to her “You better not tell no one but God. It’d be kill your mammy.” Even though her mother dies I believe Celie still feels comfortable with only tell God and she may even be ashamed of whats going with her likes she is somehow responsible. Celie rights about her true feelings for the people around her such as Shug, Mr__, Nettie, her father, mother, Sophia, Squeak and Shug’s husband. She also tells God about how it feels to be raped, mistreated and abused. Celie tells Shug about her sexual experience or lack of but doesn’t tell God. Celie often compares Shug to her mother. God does listen to Celie evident by her getting the strength to leave Mr__ and do something for herself. I believe God gave Shug to Celie ti help her overcome abuse and slavery by Mr__. 2. What role do you think Sofia plays in the novel? Describe her character and discuss how she contributes to the themes in the book. Sophia is the first glimpse of a woman being in control of herself that Celie sees. Sophia refuses to be a slave...
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...society with early ideas of gender equality and ‘women’s suffrage’ campaigns. In ‘A woman of no importance’ Wilde explores these changing views and offers several, contrasting presentations of women that existed in Upper Class Victorian society, which I will explore in this essay. One presentation, which some may perceive as the most obvious one, is that women are weak, feeble creatures who need male influence in their lives in order to be able to function. There are several examples of women being presented this way throughout the play; firstly, the way in which Mrs Arbuthnot is shown to be completely dependent on the males in her life throughout the play, firstly on George Harford, and then on Gerald. In the passionate speech she makes to Gerald at the end of act 3 she tells him, in the third person, of her undying love for George she felt at the age of eighteen, ‘he made her love him so much that she left her father’s house’, for her to leave her home and ‘(to break her) father’s heart’, Rachel must have felt that she could not live without George, showing her total devotion and dependence on him. Earlier in the play, we see how dependent Mrs Arbuthnot later becomes, on her son, Gerald when she begs Lord Illingworth to ‘leave (her) the walled-in garden and the well of water; the ewe-lamb God sent (her)’, the repetition of the phrase ‘leave me’ in this section emphasises Mrs Arbuthnot’s desperation, suggesting, again, her total dependence on the man in her life. We can also...
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...had fallen into a hopeless state and was planning suicide. Her grandmother was aware something was wrong, but not the extent of her issues. Her grandmother insisted Lacy attend a Wednesday night prayer service. Lacy meet “the pure and perfect love of God,” she changed her plans, her hope restored. Her grandmother interceded for Lacy in prayer and the prayer was answered. The article goes on to explain teens have difficulty seeing past the short term making it harder for them to look to the future optimistically. Several strategies are given to help the teen who has lost hope. They article is written to parents...
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...the Life Partner Chap. Six - The Great Decision A Happy or Unhappy Marriage?—If those who are contemplating marriage would not have miserable, unhappy reflections after marriage, they must make it a subject of serious, earnest reflection now. This step taken unwisely is one of the most effective means of ruining the usefulness of young men and women. Life becomes a burden, a curse. No one can so effectually ruin a woman’s happiness and usefulness, and make life a heartsickening burden, as her own husband; and no one can do one hundredth part as much to chill the hopes and aspirations of a man, to paralyze his energies and ruin his influence and prospects, as his own wife. It is from the marriage hour that many men and women date their success or failure in this life, and their hopes of the future life. {AH 43.1} I wish I could make the youth see and feel their danger, especially the danger of making unhappy marriages. {AH 43.2} Marriage is something that will influence and affect your life both in this world and in the world to come. A sincere Christian will not advance his plans in this direction without the knowledge that God approves his course. He will not want to choose for himself, but will feel that God must choose for him. We are not to please ourselves, for Christ pleased not Himself. I would not be understood to mean that anyone is to marry one whom he does not love. This would be sin. But fancy and the emotional nature must not be allowed to lead on to ruin. God requires...
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...CHRISTIAN DRESS AND ADORNMENT Chapter 7 PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN DRESS Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D., Andrews University In every age men and women have bedecked and bejeweled their bodies. The desire to adorn the body with colorful cosmetics, costly jewelry, and eye-catching clothes has left few untouched. Thus, it is not surprising that our survey found, throughout Biblical and Christian history, frequent calls to dress modestly and decently, without glittering jewelry or luxurious clothes. Such a call is especially relevant today when modesty and decency are out, and nudity and sensuality are in. To bring into sharper focus the relevance of the Biblical teachings on dress and ornaments for our time, I shall endeavor to formulate seven basic statements of principle which summarize the highlights of this study. This brief review will help the reader to gain a better overview of the fundamental Biblical teachings on dress and adornment that have emerged in the course of our investigation. PRINCIPLE ONE: Dress and appearance are an important index of Christian character. Clothes and appearance are most powerful nonverbal communicators not only of our socioeconomic status, but also of our moral values. We are what we wear. This means that the outward appearance is an important index of Christian character. The Bible recognizes the importance of dress and ornaments as indicated by the numerous stories, allegories, and admonitions that we have found regarding appropriate...
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...Covenant – conditional promise * Hazor – northern kingdom that God told the Israelites to defeat when they entered the promised land * Transjordan – “beyond the Jordan” * Jericho – * Rahab: Israel sent two spies into Jericho who were protected by Rahab. The spies then promise her that if she distinguishes her house from the others, her family will be spared just as she spared their lives. * The Battle: Israel marched around the city every day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times, the priests blew their trumpets, and the walls fell down. * Joshua – * Main character of the book of Joshua * About 60 years old * Loyal, obedient, committed/courageous * Amphictyony – a league of states or tribes that took part in a cult (Delphic League) * Othniel – First judge, model leader * Deborah – female judge, prophetess, settled disputes * Gideon – succeeds despite being fearful * Jephthah – made a foolish vow to the Lord before going to battle, had to sacrifice his daughter to God because of his victory * Samson – arrogant/self-centered * Samuel – * Early Life * Birth – Divine intervention: mother was barren, made a promise to God that if she had a son she would dedicate him to God * Raised as a priest (not a Levite) * Called by God to be a priest/prophet * Adult Life * Judge: successful military leader * Priest:...
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...on different aspects of Augustine's life as he recalls events in his life that affect him to what his religious faith is, which shows that the text is based on Augustine’s individual faith. Throughout Augustine's life, he struggles to have faith in God and he uses his encounters to represent how he struggles to have faith in God, and how he deviates from having faith in God. Augustine uses verses from the bible, which inspired him to get closer to God in the sense that he begins to have more faith in believing and trusting that there is a God who can not be seen physically, but seen and felt spiritual. Augustine faces different moments in his life where he does not have faith in God and focuses...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RESEARCH PAPER Early Church Missions A PAPER IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE COURSE HISTORY OF THE CHIRSTIAN CHURCH I CHH 520 BY RHEINLAND PFALZ, GERMANY ii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................... 3 THE INITIAL SPREAD..........................................................................4 EVERY MEMBER WAS A SOULWINNER.........................................5 CONNECTING THE DOTS OF MISSION TO TODAYS CHURCH...7 METHOD OF MISSIONS.......................................................................9 THE ZEAL OF MODERN DAY MISSONS.........................................10 CONCLUSION.......................................................................................12 BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................................................13 INTRODUCTION When one reads the biblical account of the early church one will find a group of believers being introduce to the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus during his ministry had been making mention of the coming of the Holy Spirit and his subsequent death. Although Jesus' disciples did not initially and fully understand the conditions and necessity of his death, he told them "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto...
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...Evaluate the claim that conscience is the voice of God (35Marks) Conscience is said to be a moral faculty or feeling prompting us to see that certain actions are morally right or wrong; however it does prompt people in different directions which is why it is considered to be inconsistent, although we’d like to think it’s reliable. Where this conscience comes from is a debate many people have been a part of, some say it is acquired through your life while others such as Emmanuel Swedenborg claimed it was innate and described conscience as “the presence of God within man”. Most Religious views on conscience agree with Swedenborg and believe it came from God an example of this would be Augustine. Saint Augustine of hippo was an early Christian philosopher whose writings developed most of modern day theology; he was convinced that our conscience was a voice from God. When we were in a position to make a decision God would show himself to us and guide us to make the correct choice. Considering God is labelled as omnipotent, omniscience and omnibenevolent you would expect every decision you made to be the morally right one, however this cannot be the case as people have been faced with decisions throughout history and made the wrong choice, an example would be Al Qaeda deciding to blow up the twin towers. Why would God guide them into making that decision if he is meant to be all loving? Aquinas says that we all aim for what is good and any sinful act we commit is falling short...
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