...Sacco and Vanzetti. More than likely, these two men were innocent and this horrified myself and a lot of the country. Yet, Sacco’s and Vanzetti’s death symbolized a much bigger picture in the United States. They represented all the people who were influenced by injustices in the world. I remember how “all [of] the nation mourned. All the nation, that is, that is made up of the poor, the worker, the trade unionist- those who felt most keenly the sense of solidarity- that very sense...
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...makes note of God’s existence. As a representation of a part of God, he has absolute knowledge of how the spiritual and physical worlds function. Though the judge may not identify himself directly as a part of God, his uncontested knowledge and power add a beyond-human element to his character. The judge acknowledges the presence of God, but he believes that God’s presence is found in the core of nature’s foundations. This points to an interpretation of the True God. This idea is related to Tobin’s understanding of how God is manifested—through the least expected of beings. In addition, remnants of nature (stones, bones, etc.) seem to be things that are not given much attention by the characters. The judge could be suggesting that the True God is found in such small unexpected things because the True God’s existence is not significant. While what the judge is saying about the presence of God seems to be easily explained, the concept of God being able to speak through such minute things is quite complex given the fact that humanity is unable to make sense of these communications. Furthemore, the fact that the judge was first encountered by the Glanton party...
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...Henry's address hints at a logos appeal making use of substantial facts to convince the people of Virginia that fighting or slavery under the crown are the only possible outcomes of their meeting. He uses this as a fear factor to persuade the people that the only way to maintain their freedom is to fight. This logic develops mainly in the third and fourth paragraphs and he also ends his assertions with rhetorical questions, making the people think of their possible fate. "Are fleets and armies necessary to work a love and reconciliation?" asks Henry of his audience. (2) This sets up the doubt Henry needs to finish selling his point. It presents not only the obvious motive that the "fleets and armies" are not on American soil to promote peace, but to suppress the colonies and shows the Convention a justification in their actions to fight not flight. Edwards’s sermons were preached during the period of Great Awakening, a time of religious revival. He paints an image of God’s wrath through his words, “The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow. The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the...
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...Analysis of Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Timing is everything. This is a statement that holds a great deal of truth. The difference between a good joke and a bad one is a person’s sense of timing. An appropriate pause makes a joke, an inappropriate pause can kill the same joke. Timing is essential when dealing with people. One must pick the right time to approach a coworker or friend about a problem. Timing is important in cooking. The moist cake in the oven is still runny batter if baked for too little time and a clump of charcoal if it is baked too long. Timing is important in medicine. If you catch a problem early you will be able to treat it more effectively. Timing is important in taking medication. If you take your medicine as directed it will be helpful. If you skip doses it loses its effectiveness. If you take extra doses it can be deadly. Timing is important in finance. When you invest in a particular stock and when you sell the particular stock will make the difference between whether you make money or lose it. We, as a society have time indicators hanging on the walls, built into our cell phones, computers, and cars. Timing is everything in today’s world, and society as a whole is very time-oriented. Timing is important in spiritual life as well. It is critical to live life with an acute awareness of God’s predetermined timing for life. The importance of timing is portrayed throughout Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. The book of Ecclesiastes can be examined and interpreted using three different...
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...with the kingdoms of both Israel and Aram. God spoke to Isaiah and told him to go to Ahaz, and tell him to “be careful, be quiet, do not fear”. The lord spoke through Isaiah saying that Rezin and Pekah, the kings of Syria and Israel, were like burning firewood that will soon be burnt up and gone. God wanted to have Isaiah assure Ahaz to not let his heart grow faint, and to keep his faith that the Lord was looking after him. Isaiah makes a prophecy that in sixty-five years Israel “would not be a people anymore”. A prophecy that came true in 669 B.C. when Assyria, who had conquered Israel, deported many Israelites from their country making it impossible for them to become whole again. Ahaz would not be alive to see this prophecy come true, but Isaiah helped give him faith that the Lord would have these things come to pass. John Maxwell says that a leaders sense of calling provides a divine energy. When thinking of the Law of Connection I think about how God connects with us. We as Christians should feel a call to serve God, and we know and believe that God is God and can do anything. However it’s the moments when God truly calls on us or gives us a calling that we find ourselves in a situation where we completely align ourselves with him. When God makes this connection with us it does more than just give us direction on where to go. In these sacred moments with God we are given something concrete that we can go back to, and remember the intimacy of the moment that gives us strength...
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...CANDIDATE NAME: MONTEZ WILSON CANDIDATE NUMBER: SCHOOL NAME: HAEBOUR ISLAND ALL AGE SCHOOL NUMBER: SUBJECT: RELIGIOUS STUDIES DATE: Question 1: Give a full explanation of the different type of love. [KU 20] Firstly, what is Love? According to the search engine Google.com, Love is a strong feeling of affection or a great interest and pleasure in something. Love is also known to be one of the most intense and powerful human experiences. Love is a special and complicated emotion which is quite difficult to understand. Therefore, Love is Categorized into four type. These are: * Agape * Philia * Storage * Eros Agape: This is the Greek word. This is an unconditional Love that sees beyond the outer surface of and accepts a person for who they are regardless of their flaws and faults. Agape love is not like a brotherly love or a love between a husband and a wife. It is the most self-sacrificing love there is. This type of love is the love that God has for his own children. This type of love was displayed on the cross by Jesus Christ. An example of this is in the Book of John, chapter 3, verse 16 which say that “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so ever believes in him shall not parish but have ever lasting life”. This show the level of love that god has for his children, the fact that he sent his son to die for the sins of the world is enough to show that your love is great. Agape love is that which is always associated...
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...Books by Lawrence Martin Prayers for everday use Rushing Water vol 1 Rushing Water vol 2 Published by Lulu.com Matthew The man, the tax collector, the disciple Lawrence Martin Lulu.com This book is a work of gathered material organized and inspired by words from God. It is not an Attempt to replace any record facts or records. A ebook published by Lulu.com Copyright © 2010 by lawrnce martin All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information lulu.com Matthew The man, the tax collector, the disciple The disciple matthew was living in the city of Capernaum, by the lake of gennesart. Which is were Jesus migrated to after his rejection from the people of Nazareth. At this time of the second century it also was the home of a group of christan exorcist that went by the name of minim. Who were believers in exorcism. In fact they believed exorcism could be used to cure all. There belief included the belief of the mere fact that the existence of bad and evil in the world that it could not be created by god. The exact location of the city is not completely known. The city was ultimately one of three that jesus cursed saying that it was completely evil. Because of the different religious fasits...
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...is an empty artifice, an effigy merely, of a man; he is a tattered coat upon a stick. This would be very bad, except that the young also are excluded from something; rapt in their sensuality, they are ignorant utterly of the world of the spirit. Hence if old age frees a man from sensual passion, he may rejoice in the liberation of the soul; he is admitted into the realm of the spirit; and his rejoicing will increase according as he realizes the magnificence of the soul. But the soul can best learn its own greatness from the great works of art; hence he turns to those great works, but in turning to them, he finds that these are by no means mere effigies, or monuments, but things which have souls also; these live in the noblest element of God’s fire, free from all corruption; hence he prays for death, for release from his mortal body; and since the insouled monuments exhibit the possibility of the soul’s existence in some other matter than flesh, he wishes reincarnation, not now in a mortal body, but in the immortal and changeless embodiment of art. There are thus the following terms, one might say, from which the poem suspends: the condition of the young, who are spiritually passive although sensually active; the condition of the merely old, who are spiritually and physically impotent; the condition of the old, who, although physically impotent, are capable of spiritual activity; the condition of art considered as inanimate—that is, the condition of things which are merely monuments;...
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...Business 560 Worldview Questions" . To what extent should personal religious beliefs impact our decisions about business ethics? My personal view on how much impact should my believes influence my business, or whatever decision I make is that it should be fully Involved. My decisions that I make should constantly reflect in what I claim to believe in. To what extent do your personal religious (or non-religious) beliefs about life impact your sense of business ethics and personal decision-making? Again my personal view about my beliefs in life should be fully involve to where it is the foundation of business ethics, and decision making. Those things need to reflect in what I claim to believe in. 2. Does it seem odd to connect every belief we have about life back to what we believe about God? To me it does not seem odd to connect what I believe in with life, because knowing who the author of life allows me to connect my believes with life. Questions from article, What is a Worldview, and Why Is It Important To Me? 3. Has your answers to either of the first two questions changed after reading Article 1?My answers have not change from reading article I, because I do know understand my worldview. It has been influence through my own personal reading of scripture, that's the blueprint of my life, so I can see the meaning of the laws that make society. Referring to the meaning of the law means referring to its origins. Thats why this...
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...Specifically, the document emphasizes how all men and women were created through God’s image. This proves the dignity in all humanity. Moreover, this fundamental principle of Biblical teaching should always stay relevant in any issue no matter the time period. Far too often, human dignity is violated due to structural injustices. When there is a destruction of human dignity, it makes proper sense to apply Biblical teaching. The priority to human dignity because of God’s image definitely isn’t the only theme the U.S. bishops mentioned about using the Bible in contemporary morality. Another important Biblical message is Jesus’s formation of a community of disciples. Most importantly, the community’s special concern about the poor and marginalized should always be pertinent. Jesus sought to teach others to live a life of acceptance for all. Though, Jesus wasn’t the only Biblical figure...
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...Bridget McKenna Professor Alexander Hwang Religion 123 22 March 2013 Covenant in the Old Testament Sense A covenant in its simplest form is a promise. The Bible refers to covenants many times throughout, most often in the Old Testament. Different stories contain different covenants that God has made with various people in the Bible; each of these stories has an underlying theme that is consistent. The theme is simple; a covenant with God is a promise between God and the people of God that can never be broken. Three main covenants in the Old Testament are those between God and Noah, God and Abraham, and God and Moses. In each of these covenants, God is making a promise to a single person, for the good of all people who wish to listen and to follow Him. In each of these three covenants, there is also a new relationship formed, granting redemption to God’s people, a key element that is common among the covenants with Noah, Abraham, and Moses. There are a few different elements of a covenant and by understanding the different elements of covenants, we are then able to fully understand and appreciate the covenants that are found in the Old Testament. Covenant derives in the Old Testament from the Hebrew word be’rith. There are two different concepts of the meaning of be’rith. The first concept is that be’rith means to select or chose and the second concept of be’rith is a bond or joining together. (Ludlow) Upon looking at these two different meanings of one word, it puts the...
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...‘Conscience is the voice of God within us’ Discuss In order to discuss whether the conscience is the result of the voice of God within us or whether in fact it is the result other environmental or biological factors we must firstly understand what a conscience is. Conscience is defined as a ‘direct intuitive awareness of right and wrong’ and therefore it is a ‘way of selecting moral ideas, resolving conflict and deciding which will work or not’. The conscience itself has three main functions, the first is that it has a decision-making function; this is seen as the most important function as it decides between right and wrong, the second is that it has a imperative functions; that is it commands and the third is that it has a reflective function; that is that it reflects on former decisions and considers the consequences of actions. However the question raised within this essay is whether our conscience comes from the voice of God within us, therefore is it acquired from God and is the result of an internal influence or is it required as a result of environmental factors, therefore is formed from an external influence whether this is from our parents or our own life experiences. Within this essay I shall discuss the theories in favour of the conscience being the voice of God within us (focussing on Butler, Augustine and Newman), and those that instead propose that it is acquired from other sources whether this is through our reason (Aquinas) or in our early childhood (psychologists...
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...any form or for any reason? Suicide has been a contradicting issue since the dawn of times. In many countries suicide can be viewed as an offering unto God. Many Middle Eastern countries view suicide as an honor. To them such an act requires bravery and courage, and in return they shall be rewarded with eternal life dispersed by the God that they serve. This research paper will access and outline whether or not suicide can be viewed an a honor or an abomination base on the famous novel “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe, in relation to the protagonist of the story Oknonkwo. The Qur’an and the Bible But does suicide deem honor and compensation in any country or any religion; factually? Actually suicide is looked down upon in both the Christian and the Islamic/Muslim religions. The Qur’an clearly states that “O ye who believe! Do not kill yourselves, for truly Allah has been to you Most Merciful. If any do that in rancor and injustice, soon shall we cast him into the fire.” (Qur'an 4:29-30) The Bible also states that “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” (The Holy Bible 1978: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 6:19-20) Clearly...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY WORD STUDY: COMPLETION Submitted to Dr. Chet Roden, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course 201540 Fall 2015 OTCL 505-B01 LUO Hebrew Language Tools by Matthew McNutt October 11, 2015 Identifying the Word The word chosen for this word study, from the passage in Genesis 22:1-19, is found in verse 12. It is the Hebrew word ,אֵריor yare'. One of its possible, and more common, translations ָ is “fear.” While it appears only once in this particular passage, it is a defining moment in the story, explaining why the Lord instructs Abraham to not sacrifice his son. “He said, ‘Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear [emphasis added] God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.’” Genesis 22:12 (NASB) This word appears in its Hebrew root form 402 times in the NASB Old Testament, and is translated in a variety of ways. It is a challenge to fully understand, and as a result is often highlighted in different versions of the Bible with alternate potential translations, or wordings. It’s Strong’s number H3372. Some of the various ways that ,אֵריor yare', is translated in Genesis 22:12 include: ָ Literal: o NASB, “fear” o ESV, “fear” Dynamic Equivalent: o NIV, “fear” o NET, “fear” Free: o NLT, “fear” o NCV, “trust” o TEV, “honor and obey” Paraphrase: o MSG, “fearlessly...
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...Americans believed that Manifest Destiny was very important in making America. Because of this, Manifest Destiny caused many major events in that time period that helped build America into the country it is today. For instance, Manifest Destiny caused the Mormon Trail and the Mexican War, which pushed Westward expansion of the United States and led to freedom. Manifest Destiny of the Mormon Trail. For instance, “Joseph Smith’s...
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