Sermon on the Mount

In the nineteenth century many scholars and great thinkers started to support the belief that as the twenty-first century approached religion would slowly fade and cease to matter. They believed secularism and science would bring new found logic which would ultimately over come and transcend religion. Contrary to their belief, post modern reality is that religion has a huge impact both globally and individually on our lives. Religions like Hinduism Buddhism and Christianity have profound impacts…

Covenant “The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time” (White) While this song may seem too complicated for a student to master at times, dedicated practice and learning to decipher each note results in a peaceful, harmonious outcome. Learning to read the music that is the Bible requires…

The Church points to two main sources of moral teaching, one is that found in human nature itself (the natural law), the other is that revealed by God (divine law). God has given the Church the gift to teach the truth about right living as well as correct believing. One of the unique abilities of a human being is to be a master of his or her own acts. This enables us to be creative and to choose from among many possible good actions. Unfortunately, this freedom also enables us to choose things…

each of these have contributed to a variety of ethical debates, therefore moulding Christian ethical behaviour. Jesus' teachings of non-violence are important to Christian belief. The most well-known teaching on non-violence appears in the Sermon on the Mount, a long passage of moral teachings…

In Jesus’ sermon on the mount, he says “But treasure up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Mt 6:20). This teaching, which can also be found in other places through the New Testament, suggests that our actions now have a direct connection to our treasures in heaven. By…

What is the basis of or the act of being justified? In other words, why do we need it? The purpose for the need of justification is important and is what should spur anyone into wanting to completely surrender their life to Christ. The reason that people need justification is so that they can have freedom from their human nature, which is the need to want to sin all of the time. Whether a person actually wants to sin or not is not the point, the point is that no matter what a person says they…

112).” Many Christians often state that they should live by the teachings of the sermon on the mount (collection of sayings on a number of related themes), when actually Christians have different views on how to take Jesus’s teachings into their lives. Jesus teachings were most likely in the forms of speeches that would appeal to the imagination…

Griffin 1 Surrounded by a Sea of Symbolism How could a story about a group of schoolboys stranded on an island convey a story of such destruction, decay, and heavy symbolism? A story like Lord of the Flies can because its symbolism expands the effect of a story of only several schoolboys alone on an island without any adult supervision. Its symbolism opens the path for multiple struggles across time to be expressed in a single book. The use of symbolism in Lord of the Flies is so heavy and…

The Events Leading Up to Jesus’ Birth When did man, as we know man, really start? Our faith tells us it started with Adam and Eve. God gave instructions to Adam and then to Eve. However, temptations set upon them and they made a bad choice. The angel Gabriel, said to Zechariah, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John” (Luke 1:13, NIV). Zechariah was told that his wife Elizabeth, who was unable to bear children,…

Heavy fighting has come up in Dublin between radical Republicans opposing the idea of the Free State (like the sniper) and those people who accept the dominion status of Ireland after the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922 (the Free-Staters). Killing some “enemies” – among them even his own brother – the sniper experiences the cruelty and senselessness of that war and shows feelings of Irish togetherness when he is forced to look into his dead brother´s face. 2. What different sections does the story…