Pastoral

of an ideology which rationalizes and justifies a given social ecclesial order” (Pg 10). Gutierrez stresses that in the past, theology main role was to justify truth’s implicated by the Church. Today, theology must have a critical attitude about pastoral activity and social action taken by the church. In the past, the church did not grow with the time and social trends of the era, only sticking to their guns. Thus critical assessment of praxis of the Christian life is necessary to see if a…

The infallible and inerrant Bible strongly supports the humanity and divinity of Jesus. Paul, for instance, biblically writes a pastoral letter to Timothy that intensely supports both of natures of Jesus. I Timothy 3:16 reveals concisely states, “…God was manifest in flesh…” When Paul wrote I Tim. 3:16, he was writing concerning the identity of Jesus. Subsequently revealing that Jesus is both God (Paul said that “God” was manifest in flesh) and human (Paul also said that God was manifest in…

From the informal rules that governed nomadic and pastoral tribes' behavior to the constitutions that govern today's nations, humans have imposed guidelines on their interpersonal interactions. As cities developed and civilizations rose, people used these guidelines to consolidate their societies and prevent widespread chaos. However, breaking these rules had consequences. For example, under the 1700s BCE Code of Hammurabi, if a man killed another man - of equal social status - he would have…

employers should be concerned about workplace bully as the relationship of personal experience and trigger factors in the psychological work environment can affect areas such as health, safety, retention and recruitment for business organizations and pastoral care and student support for schools (Mc Guckin et al.,…

Touching a piece of history can be compelling, especially when combined with an equally compelling setting far from the madding crowd. Santa Cruz (sacred or holy cross) Cemetery offers an intriguing window into Gold Country’s legendary past and a pastoral foothill landscape reminiscent of early California before the world rushed in. At the entrance an interesting stone monument placed by E Clampus Vitus reveals a brief history of the place, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. It is immensely…

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. This verse is like a mission statement that the disciples follow throughout the entire book. A principle to remember is that this book is more appropriately called the Acts of the…

A good minister of Jesus Christ is one who is an exhorter, educator, and an exemplar. The Apostle Paul lays out many attributes that someone needs to be a minister of Christ. These three encapsulate the rest of the qualities required found in the books of I Timothy, II Timothy and Titus. In these books, Paul is writing to his preacher boys and his own sons after the faith. He gives Timothy and Titus areas to work on and actions to accomplish in order to be a good minister. At the time that the…

www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/vodoo.htms Jesus of Lubeck (Name of first Slave Ship to Grace the America 's.) What has come to be referred to as the Trans. Atlantic slave Trade “The Good Ship Jesus” was in fact the 700-ton ship purchased by King Henry VIII. The same person who in actually wrote the king James Version Bible. He single handily orchestrated the entire removal of African native from their homeland to the new world of the Americas. A slave is a person who is the legal property…

Introduction The Republic of Congo is one of the poorest developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa which half the country’s people live below the poverty line and the DRC ranked 27th out of 79 countries on the Global Hunger Index(2012). 64.8% of the poorest people are living in rural areas where they earn a livelihood as are small-scale farmers and fishers. So Congo is one of most extremely influenced in the world by food in security. The targets for achievement the Millennium Development…

In the Hands of a Coward There are many situations where a person is a coward, cowardliness is a choice Some people overcome the situation and others are defined by it. Overcoming a cowardly situation means accepting and admitting flaws. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses his main characters in The Scarlet Letter to show how they failed and became cowardly. Hawthorne gave these many challenges to Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Hester Prynne. Throughout the book The Scarlet Letter Arthur…