Beatitudes Essay

down and praying; I guess it is one of many ways to get closer to God. Although both religions are different from each other, I personally think that there are something they share in common. Considering some ethics, in Christianity, the Gospels Beatitudes states how important charity is to the community (Durante, Christianity); in other word, generosity is a necessary virtue for becoming a good Christian. I have visited many churches, and I have realized that there are always some charities for…

who is evil. If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Mat5:38-39). In addition, St. Paul wrote to the community of Rome “If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (Rom 12:18). In the Beatitudes, meekness and peacemaking are among the primary virtues which Jesus praised. The Pacifist holds that contrary to natural impulse, one should love his enemies. Disputes should not be allowed to cause resentment and animosity; they should be…

Americans already voted an pompous narcissist into office eight years ago. Why would we think an even more egomaniacal person is going to make things better for our nation? And at the very time we need a President who inspires us as morally admirable, we are faced with two equally distasteful candidates. Judgment. God’s judgment. When Repulicans say Clinton is corrupt, and Democrats say Trump is crazy, I sadly agree. And if someone says God may be judging us all, I sadly agree. America…

slave could be the reason his Gospel often focuses on Jesus and the poor. Only in his Gospel can the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. Also he is the only one to use “blessed are the poor,” rather than “blessed are the poor in spirit,” in the Beatitudes. Luke also seems to often focus on Jesus’s treatment and forgiveness of sinners. This is the Gospel where the classic story of the prodigal son is found. The story of the woman washing Jesus’s feet with her tears calls this Gospel its…

What is the view point of the Catholic Church on this scientific technology? The Catholic Church believes that stem cell research should not take place. It says this in the Bible and the Catechism. The Catechism teaches that Experimentation on human beings is not morally legitimate if it exposes the subject’s life or physical and psychological integrity to disproportionate or avoidable risks. Experimentation on human beings does not conform to the dignity of the person if it takes place…

This is one of the five teaching blocks within the gospel that helps to establish Jesus as a teacher. The people are amazed at his wisdom and deep knowledge of God’s will. During the Sermon, Jesus expands the Ten Commandments and gives the Beatitudes up on a mountain. This is symbolism that shows Jesus as a Moses figure to the Jewish audience, since he is talking about the Ten Commandments on a mountain, just as Moses was given them by God on Mount Sinai. The Sermon on the Mount also reveals…

St. Thomas Aquinas believes that a law is nothing other than an ordinance of reason to show that the law is for the common good, and it is executed by one that cares for the community, and that it must also be clear to those that are under that law (Adams 85). Law is said to bind one to act; therefore, a law is a rule and measurement of acts by which one is either induced to act or restrained from acting (Adams 85). Aquinas discusses four laws; Eternal Law, Natural Law, Divine Law, and Human Law…

obedience to his word (Mark 12:29-30). To continue with teaching and being an excellence Pastor for this is one of the gifts that the Lord has bestowed on me. I believe that Christ had given us the characteristic of God values when he gave us the Beatitudes. Matthew 5: 1-14, these are the qualities that I strive for in my everyday walk. I believe that when we become a Christian our personal values are based on God values for we no longer belong to ourselves but to fulfill the work of our…

mountains have been associated before in the Old Testament as "closer" to God due to the proximity to heaven, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the gift of the Ten Commandments from God and the imagery in the New Testament when Jesus delivers the Beatitudes on the Mount. Ezekiel 36 also makes references to the use of mountains as witnesses or listeners, when the "Son of man" is told to prophesy to the mountains of Israel. In the second verse God also presents His dispute with Israel as He…

BUNGAY, Blessie Klarriz C. 2PHL1 What is the real object of happiness? The Augustinian notion of Eudaimonia Abstract As St. Augustine explained his notion on truth and wisdom, he argues that one can attain his/her desired happy life, stated that as one can attain it with the help of the notion of supreme good, wisdom, and truth, one has to attain the three before the latter, which is the happy life. In this paper, I would like to argue on how St. Augustine answers through his notion of Happy…