Betsie ten Boom

fruit contained knowledge that only God had at the time. This portion of the bible expresses sin as any act that defies God’s command; God has certain expectations and rules for us that he provides us with in later scriptures through Moses and the Ten Commandments. “He” expects us to be able to follow these commandments and any other “rules” that he may personally give us apart from what is written in the scriptures. However, God knows that we are human beings and just like our first examples…

Capital Punishment and Ethical Theories. Many people in the United States have opposing views on Capital punishment, which is also known as the death penalty. The death penalty is the process in which, convicted criminals are executed by a governing authority. Many other countries have abolished capital punishment but the United States still allows for this to happen in certain states. The death penalty is used for most terrible crimes such as murder, treason, or espionage but mainly for murder…

When you think of a democracy, what comes to mind? Is it just and equal? Or is it manipulative and surreptitious? Animal Farm, by George Orwell, explores the timeline by which animals come out of unjust “rule” and attempt to make a systematic government (only to fall into another one). From devotion, honesty, to corruption, Orwell reflects the events of the Russian Revolution. The thought of an honest and well-educated person, single-handedly, ruling a country seems sound, that is, without…

I want audience to review the actions or lack of actions of God towards humans. Thesis: God is not as great as people think. I think God’s actions or inactions are not always in human beings best interests. For example, telling Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of life or you shall surely die (Holy Bible). God never mentioned anything about what it means to die or about the serpent coming around and giving his opinion on the trees meaning. Action Step: I want everyone to…

IT is believe by Christians that the ten commandments are handed down from God himself. The first commandment is that you should worship no other God but the one true god of the holy trinity. Two, you shall not have false idols. Three, You shall not take the name of the lord your God in vain…

The Third Commandment: Thou shalt always remember your multiple audiences. • The Second Commandment: Though shalt ways follow up and follow through. • The First Commandment: Though shalt always treat people with respect and dignity (Bies, 2012). The ten commandments of Forbes are great examples of how all employees would like to be treated and should be treated throughout their working career. An employee wants to be know that they are respected and that there is hope for the future as changes…

more popular religions. Here, a public park had 11 permanent privately donated displays including the Ten Commandments. The Summum religion is a sect of the Christian religion that believes in two versions of the Ten Commandments, the first being destroyed and the second, known as the seven aphorisms are what should rule. They petitioned the city to allow them to place their version of the Ten Commandments at the park. The city refused claiming monuments related to city history could be…

The background to Exodus is the presence of God as the people of Israel journey toward the promise land. There are many signs to the people of God’s presence. The setting is at Mt. Sinai, as the Lord meets with Moses to reveal the covenantal law for the Israelites (Harrelson, 2013, p. 85). Thunder, lightning, darkness, and fire are signs to the Israelites that God is close. God would save Israel from Egypt to bring them into a new relationship with himself (Varughese, 2006, p. 83). The Gospel…

The Antebellum Debate over Slavery, a questionable topic, split the nation and the church into separate entities. Whether Christians believed slavery was morally correct cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”. It may have been a surprise that some religious traditions have not always been opposed to what today is clearly judged as a “heinous social evil: slavery.” It has been historically argued that the role of Christianity played parts in both the promotion and abolition of slavery.…

Agabus Okyere ENG Prof. Dianne Sept. 14, 2016 Formative Experience That Changed Me Everyone living on this planet goes through many experience in their lives. Every experience has an effect on a person in some ways. The outcome of the experience can be good, bad or combination of both. Many features of my life have impacted my nature. One experience that changed me is reading the bible and affects my inner self. I learned how to forgive one…