CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP CLASS FINAL ESSAY 9 Kenny Violette Mid-America Christian University October 2013 A BRIEF OPENING COMMENT I would like to take just a moment to speak about John C. Maxwell’s book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.” (Maxwell, 2007) It has been my privilege to read many insightful and inspiring books associated with my journey toward the final goal of getting my degree. My desire is that you might hopefully understand my heartfelt appreciation of the use
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through the Ideological state Apparatus, which via religion, prevents the working class from becoming deviant and rebelling. A clear demonstration of this is in Christian teaching. They’re taught that Jesus himself had a day job as a carpenter – which is a manual labour, working class job. This idea of Jesus being like us civilians appeals to the working class as their attitude would be that if someone of such major influence can have that job, I can too because I will be repaid in the afterlife. Another
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REL1300 Melissa Giovengo July 14, 2014 Being born was not a choice. Someone, or something, has made the universe in which all life is sustained. Therefore, the question of “who or what” may never be answered until the afterlife. Yet, questions still evolve as to what makes a human being decide what is right, or wrong in their walk as a citizen of the world. As to the choices of being right this essay is referring to the moral equates of truth, respect, and the honor of human life. As to the choices
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There is an element of separatism that is present in religions. In the religion of Judaism, the Pharisees were known as “the separated ones”, to be separated from the rest of the world, considered special. In the Christian religion, the character of Jesus took issue with these separated ones, who claimed to be speakers on behalf of God, he took issue with them because of their holier then though attitudes. We divide ourselves into groups as soon as we slap labels on each other, I am this and you are
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to have a deeper and intimate relationship with God-in-Jesus. Theology 2, Responding to God’s Call by Becoming Fully Human, continues our journey of discipleship. The subject dealt with what is to be truly and fully human from a Christian perspective as a way of responding to God-in Jesus’ invitation having found Him in our lives. Thus, in this course, we paid attention tried to focus our “virtues” or good habits as the way to follow Jesus of Nazareth and St Vincent de Paul. You were guided, using
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heard a sermon based on what happened on the road to Emmaus - although not from me! It’s a story worth repeating again and again because it’s at the very heart of the Gospel. It highlights the living hope found only in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. St Paul wrote to his friends at Corinth, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead" (1 Cor 15:19,20). But on that first Easter day that living hope was far from being
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truly understand Christianity, we must dive deep into the Biblical teachings and share the primary foundation of their beliefs. “Christianity is a faith based on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus” (Fisher, 2005, pg. 284). In the beginning of this story we must start with Jesus’ mother, the Virgin Mary was visited by an angel, whom told her that she would conceive a baby and he would be the Messiah. She should name him Immanuel, which means God with us. An angel visited Joseph as well
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China Marks even goes to the extent to suggest that these victims could be like Jesus himself, saying they had stigmata and crown of thorns. It could be a suggestion that just as in the past society ignorantly murdered the peaceful, virtuous Jesus, so were these peaceful, virtuous men of color killed. It also implies a confusion of the angels in the afterlife towards the immoral behavior that is still prevalent today. This could be taken literally for religious people, or simply as a chance
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The foundation of both Christianity and Buddhism were outlined by a primary figurehead. Jesus, the leader of the movement in favor of Christianity, came from lowly birth. He was also known as the Messiah and the Son of God, and was dispatched to caution the nations that the kingdom of God was approaching and only believers would be preserved. After Jesus’s death, his twelve disciples sustained the circulation of his sermons, no other Messiahs or those of divine birth followed. In contrast, Siddhartha
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adherents. Christianity is the worlds biggest religion with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. It based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2000 years ago. St Paul of Tarsus, Saturday/Sunday worship and environmental ethics are 3 of the greatest impacts of Christianity within the lives of adherents. There is no other person apart from Jesus who has had a more significant influence on Christianity within the lives of adherents than St Paul of Tarsus. His influences included
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