Righteousness

and Satan brings painful lesions to his skin and Job suffers greatly. This is difficult to understand how a righteous God can bring about such great suffering. Although Job was good and lived a good life his fear of God was tested and his own righteousness. So it is a question of how can evil persist in the hands of the righteous? There is innocent suffering in the case of Job (Hahn, 2006). Those that follow God do so for who God is, and not for what can be done for them or for any such reward.…

Morality and Moral Values In the framework of moral philosophy, moral good has been given various definitions, while the most general understanding of it is truth and the right attitude towards reality in its entirety (Solovyov 114). That is, it is the general perception of right and wrong and an expected pattern of conduct that virtually maintain functioning of our world, for it rests upon the notions of morality and good. However, an immense range of philosophical, social and religious…

present the attitude of the church in opposition to the needs of the non-churched; but it also presents the heart and desires of Jesus in His ministry of reconciliation, while establishing the fullness of his word as the measuring stick of the righteousness by which the church and the disciples of Christ, should be governed. In the text, Jesus…

Malvolio Malvolio has an important role to play in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Through Malvolio, Shakespeare makes many important points about the puritans of his era. He uses Malvolio to outline many problems that he saw with these people, creating a character whose flaws are quite apparent, and somewhat exaggerated. He is not only the antagonist, but also an important social statement. Malvolio is a man of low moral character and condemns others in order to bring himself up. Malvolio is a…

difficulty people have with healing in the atonement. The assumption is that if Jesus took our infirmities then sickness should obviously disappear. Well, Jesus also "bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness;…

The user.erols website talks about, “Daniel is thus informed that transgression and sin would continue to exist until the establishment of the Messianic kingdom, when everlasting righteousness would finally reign” . The seventy weeks of verse 24 are understood by studying Leviticus 25: 8, where it is explained that a week is seven years. Consequently, seventy weeks make four hundred and ninety years (70 X 7 = 490). Miller also explains…

political philosophy, and he advises the king accordingly. The first primary tenet is that leaders need to ensure equitable wealth distribution because poverty and injustice breed criminality and other social problems. The second tenet is that righteousness is important in its own right; that even though the leader ensures his own continued…

for every man, woman, and child born in this world. “He who knew no sin became sin (bore our sins) so that His Father would be satisfied (2Cor. 5:21KJV). It is only when one has been washed with the precious blood of Jesus and clothed in the righteousness of Christ that one is justified before God. That person then enters into a right relationship with God and from the power of adoption becomes a child of God and He their Father (Gal. 4:6…

for they will inherit the earth," (Mat. 5:5), "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy," (Mat. 5:7), "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God," (Mar. 5:9), and "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," (Mat. 5:10). All of these differences make a point to show a further expansion on how people should act. In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Matthew makes it an effort in chapter five to focus on…

According to Luther, “the soul needs only the Word of God for its life and righteousness, so it is justified by faith alone and not any works.” What Luther means is that getting to know God through scripture will lead us to being faithful and savable. As I previously stated, the Bible is the ultimate authority that transcends all…