SIM #9 Acts 4:32-5:11 The genre of Acts is both a Historical Narrative and a Hellenistic History. The prelude to Luke through Acts provides context of Acts. This context helps the reader to better understand why these books were written and what was happening at the time. Acts 1:8 provides an organization of the book.…
Jesus’ words and actions invite people to follow him, not force it upon them. Jesus also used his power to serve the needs of the hurting and the ill, not for self-gain.…
During that period the poor weren’t glamourized to the point where Luke changed “Poor” to “poor in sprit” to appeal to the audience and not to romanticize the poor. So, the audience at that time must have thought about how to renew their faith and to do good as much as possible. (Orion N. Hutchinson) The passage Love your enemies Luke Chapter 6 verses 27-36 address the oppression by the romans and their collaborators. He addresses his audience about…
Jesus taught about the preferential option for the poor, sick and marginalized, dignity of the human…
In using the Golden Rule, Luke will face varying pros and cons with basing his decision on this approach. If Luke uses the Golden Rule approach, he must make a decision based off of what he will expect from both his company, and his brother. If he is loyal to his company, he will, in return, expect that his company will keep his private information confidential, even if it will cause harm to someone else. Being loyal to his company will be beneficial because it will allow Luke to exemplify his work morale and trustworthiness, which in return can help him land future important roles on projects within his company. In contrast, the negative effect of this will lead to his brother being disappointed in Luke’s decision that it is more important…
It provides content because it shows the relationship of the kingdom of God with ourselves, it is the blueprint for happiness and the foundation of our attitudes that should be in our life’s. Jesus intended these words to become a prescription for how to be a better Christian. The Beatitudes frames the authority of Jesus who speaks the message himself. Each Beatitude is an expression of power that Jesus used to teach us to develop Christian qualities, each beatitude teaches us how to be blessed and how to have power with…
The reading Gospel of Luke, is a powerful reading that no matter your belief its worth reading. Someone who wasn’t raised in a church background I still find myself believing in God. When reading the gospel, I realized the power one holds when believing in God and his powers. One main thing in the story that I really enjoyed is when Simeon told Mary that Jesus will cause many people to fall and others to stand. This quote stood with me because I believe it to be true to the date.…
The Beatitudes are the eight declarations of blessedness said by Jesus that helps us live a better life. Out of all of the eight Beatitudes I chose the eighth Beatitude, "Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.". There are a plethora number of ways that Jesus,and people in today’s society live out this Beatitude.…
Christianity and Buddhism: Should we Help the poor? Christianity and buddism are very different in beliefs and cultures. For example, Buddhism is a philosophy of life while Christianity is a relationship with God, the creator of all things. But when it comes to helping the less fortunate, they have very similar values. They both believe that we (the rich) should be generous to the poor.…
Luke 9:23-25 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?…
In the book The Drama of Scripture by Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen, they take the Bible and break down all of the stories. Bartholomew and Goheen start off with explaining the Creation story. In Act 1 they talk about the importance of names, especially God’s name, and the men describe how God made humankind in his own image. They do a great job of examining each little thing that God does towards Adam and Eve. Such as, God showing his immense love for his creations by giving Adam a partner after realizing that Adam was lonely because all of the other animals had a partner to be with as read in Genesis 2:18-25.…
(Kraybill, 229). Jesus is stating the willingness to serve other’s does not get unnoticed by this is the power you hold by sharing your wealth amongst…
Here, Luke changes the word found in Matthew, debts, for a new word, sins, “probably to make the petition more intelligible for Gentile Christian readers”, as the word for debts does not fully contain a religious sense to the readers of that period (Fitzmyer 906). Nolland draws a parallel between the fact that just as we have a daily need for food, “we also have a daily need for the forgiveness of God” (620). This petition is the longest, as it continues into a second line where it draws a distinction between the receiving of forgiveness from God and the forgiveness we are able to grant to others. This second line applies more directly to the lives of the disciples, and therefore us, as they and we are called to forgive as we have been forgiven. This statement can be difficult to choose to apply to our own lives, but through the close pairing of the two lines, it is clearly shown that, regardless of our feelings, we are called to forgive and show grace just as Jesus forgives and shows us grace every day, much like he meets our needs each and every day.…
For this project, I volunteered at Sacred Heart Community Center serving the poor in the community around me. I packaged food into bags to give out to those who needed it, then sorted clothes onto different racks in order to give out clothes to people who needed them the next day. This would allow them to focus on more important matters, such as paying for other necessities or trying to better their lives, and would help give them the same opportunities afforded to me. I picked this service because it impacted those in communities close to me, and thus I was able to make a change that I could see and feel. Before my service, I was excited to work at Sacred Heart, as I have worked there before and had made many meaningful connections with different people.…
Additionally, Jesus explains how generosity can lead to the spiritual growth and success. Jesus tells, “sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven” (Matthew 19:21) and gives the example of the church that thrived in the historical world, “Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and…