Beatitudes Essay

appearance and status. I believe the text reveals Paul in this way to juxtapose him against Thecla’s suitor. Paul then enters into the home of Onesiphorus with his family and Paul’s companions. While there, Paul begins preaching a version of the Beatitudes remarkably similar to Matthew…

Honestly speaking, I am not a Christian and before being as a member of Columbia Christian School and having more opportunity to get close to the religious faith, church, bible, etc. I have not had any concept about how to pray or what is the bible talking about. So that I will write this essay by my own feeling as well as my knowledge. As everyone knew before, "Matthew 12 and the Sermons on the Mount" is the heart of the bible, it is the main idea which close to us most because it just simply…

My best friend, Alyssa, identifies as Greek Orthodox, so, over Spring Break, I attended a service with her. She belongs to Assumption Greek Orthodox church in Des Peres. Greek Orthodox is a denomination within Christianity. In the past, I have been to several Greek Festivals and large gatherings with her, so I was slightly familiar with the Greek atmosphere and culture. At the festivals there was a lot of Greek food, crafts, and dancing. The people are extremely proud of their Greek heritage and…

Despite who one is, or what they have done, Christians are called to reach out to everyone and make a difference in their lives. Through the Christian Catholic charity organization, Share Life, a positive difference in the community is made, through following the words Jesus gave for his children. Share Life is able to cherish everyone from birth until death through their variety of helping hands and creative thinking to make a change. Share Life will always have a solution ranging from helping…

Nolite te bastardes carborandorum. (Atwood 52) The 1970s-1980s were a time all about making statements, such as the preceding butchery of Latin. It was a time of “changing authority and governments, and culture, values, and technology” (Zuhlke). It seemed that there were “te bastardes” and there was you, with hardly any in between, and communication could only be made between the two through large symbolic actions. Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel was no exception. But to whom was Atwood making…

and is the person who is the most written about in the New Testament, apart from Jesus. It is known in history that now Mary did not actually die, but she ascended into heaven in 41 CE, living for 56 years. Virgin Mary’s connection to the eight beatitudes: Virgin Mary is an inspirational person who helps others, quite a lot. Even as a young child, she would still finish her chores and continue to help others. After she finishes her chores she would help give out things to those who are poor or…

Biblical Book: Matthew: Born-Palestine-fl 1stc. AD. Death-fl 1st c. AD-Day Unspecified In the biblical book essay I chose to write about the Book of Matthew in the New Testament. The Book of Matthew is known as a narrative genre with Matthew, one of the twelve apostles, an evangelist being known as the author of the first Gospel of the Bible in the New Testament. He was also known as “Levi, son of Alphaeus” (Luke 5:27). The book was written in begins as a genealogy of Jesus life starting…

Richard Cory is written by Edwin Arlington Robinson in 1897. Richard Cory is a narrative poem, meaning it tells a story. It was published as part of The Children of the Night, one of Robinson’s most popular anthologized poems. Edwin Arlington Robinson was supposedly destined for a career in business or in a science since his dad was a wealthy New England merchant, but was he guided towards his poetic pursuits by a neighbor. He consistently dedicated himself to his work throughout his entire life…

The Handmaid’s Tale Today - by: Michael M. and Jordan R. In today’s society, it is obvious that many of the terrors in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, are still prominent. Whether it be the dehumanization of gay people, the oppression of the sexually assaulted, or anything else, it all still exists in the present. The first topic brought up in the presentation is the horrible treatment of gay people in Gilead. This brutality was seen when Omar Mateen walked into the gay nightclub, Pulse, and…

A couple of weeks ago in my Intro to Lit class, we read John Milton’s Paradise Lost and it tells the story of how it all began from Satan’s perspective. I suddenly became curious as to how Satan was able to get himself cast from Heaven. Is there human freedom in Heaven? I believe that this is an extremely important question to me because we are in a continuous spiritual battle here on earth and I just wonder if the fall of man could happen again in Heaven. Is there human freedom in Heaven? Do…