...Sensitive Christian counselors cannot just automatically and quickly confront obvious sin in the life of the counselee without determining what level of trust has been established between the counselee and counselor (Peters, n.d.). That is equally important as it pertains to the case study of Jean. The counselor should not address the sin right away due to the fact that there is no established relationship and/or trust built. Nor can the counselor identify counselee’s temperament, which is also crucial to know before addressing sin (Peters, n.d.). However, there are more than one way to confront sin, for example; the counselor can have Jean explain her reason for coming to counseling, the counselor can use silence as a non-judgmental form of confronting sin (Peters, n.d.). By the counselor sitting in silence without anybody movement of approval or disapproval, it allows Jean time to reflect on her own sinful actions (Peters, n.d.). Additionally, this form may lead to reflecting out loud, which is another form of confrontation that will be beneficial in the counseling session with Jean (Peters, n.d.). Perhaps, by the counselor encouraging the counselee to reflect on her own actions out loud will turn on a light bulb somewhere, without the counselor taking the active role in directly addressing the sin head on. Additionally, as the relationship continues to form the counselor can being to ask open-ended questions about Jean’s actions that will assist in her seeing the...
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...is inspired by God and written by a human author as a prayer or praise. The book includes “. . .laments, psalms of praise, wisdom, thanksgiving, reflections on God’s mighty acts, celebrations of God’s revelation, and worship. This book is a collection that took about a thousand years of work.” Psalm 39 is a poetic prayer written by David for Jeduthun, a musician who helped David make music. David authored seventy-three of the one-hundred fifty psalms in the Bible. It has been assumed by several scholars that this Psalm was written around the same time in David’s life as Psalm 38. It has close relations to Psalm 38 which begins to describe David’s suffering from his unconfessed sin and illness. In Psalm 39, he describes how he held back from complaining about his suffering in hopes that his silence would be rewarded by God. He begins the passage seeking deliverance from God then at the end he wants God to go away. During the writings of these two psalms, David’s health had deteriorated significantly and he was near death. Psalm 39 is a brief reflection on his life, the realization of his impending death, and the temporary nature of life. It is an emotional appeal to God for physical and emotional peace. The central core meaning of the passage “is that of an appropriate perspective within which to live out the short human life which each person has received.” Based on his unique relationship with God, David’s insight on this subject could be viewed as one of the most appropriate...
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...jail time. Faced with the possibility of spending his life in jail and losing everything he had, he made the commitment to believe in Jesus. Fay is currently a Chaplain with the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and a host of the radio show, “Let’s Go”. He evangelizes by sharing his testimony and loving people with simple, basic methods of sharing the gospel. Content Summary Fay begins his book by describing the state of evangelism in churches today. In the brief first two chapters, Fay explains that Christians can not fail if they will just share their faith. It is the sharing itself that is our success, not the expected outcome (Fay, 3). Fay describes the vast majority of Christians that are guilty of committing what he calls the sin of silence. He expresses the need for Christians to be excited about their relationship with Christ and to share their faith (Fay, 7). In one story that Fay tells, a woman who is in adultery, surrenders her life to Christ and goes back to her husband asking for forgiveness. Two days later the woman’s husband contacts Fay to tell him something was different about his wife and that he wanted what she had (Fay, 10-11). Mindful that not everyone will receive...
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...counselor-patient relationship is trust. Once the patient begins to trust the counselor that is when real progress is made. It makes sense because most people are not willing to talk to strangers about their problems, but they would be able to open up to someone they trust and feel safe with. In order for counselor's to reach this important milestone in patient-counselor relationship they must create a safe haven for the patient in which they do not feel judged or looked down upon. The author explains how important is to confront a client hand to hand with trusting in order to get a successful relation between the client and the therapist. In the case that trust is not present between the patient and counselor is best not to discuss any kind of sin as this can cause confusion during the session. In order to make progress you must first obtain the patients trust, before confronting the patient or moving further in the sessions. Furthermore, six principles are explained in order to help the...
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...comes from the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1940. In Auschwitz concentration camp, the Nazi cruelly oppressed the Jews; however, no one took the responsibilities years later even after the war came to an end. In the film, Night and Fog, the indifferent attitude and irresponsible language of various people who worked at the Auschwitz concentration camp were incredibly shocking. The lower ranking soldiers used “following orders” as a way to divert personal responsibility and to justify their sins....
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...“Literary Analysis of First Confession by: Frank O’Connor” Frank O’ Connor’s “First Confession” is a fastidious short story about fear of eternal punishment for childhood sins. This is a story of a misunderstood young boy who feels disdain and disgust towards his grandmother’s looks and old ways. He also feels anger toward his relatives because they sided with his grandmother. He blames his grandmother for his childhood sins. From trying to lash his sister with a bread knife, not eating the food prepared by her grandmother, kicking his grandmother on the shin, to the extent of planning to kill his grandmother. These childhood sins have to be confessed to a priest because of Jackie’s fear of damnation and eternal punishment. His sister accompanies him to the church on his first confession. After the confession, the priest gave Jackie a very light and absurd punishment of three Hail Mary’s and to suck a bullseyes, which his sister finds ironic. An analysis of “First Confession” reveals a boy’s first confession as a fundamental experience of becoming a better individual. Frank O’Connor is careful with his words as to not fear the character but empathize with him. The story “First Confession” is written in first person point of view which assists in O’Connor’s depiction of the characters confession. "I decided that, between one thing and another, I must have broken the whole ten commandments, all on account of that old woman, and so far as I could see, so long as she remained in...
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...THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN KENYA Background information. * Individual women’s experiences intertwined with their social-cultural and political environment. * The changes that have taken place in Kenya, from the pre-Christianity period to the current period, and the changing roles of women overtime. * How marriage and religion as institutions of marriage and religion, which are founded on a patriarchal tradition, contribute to women’s powerlessness and silence, especially under the HIV/AIDS regime. KENYA WOMEN IN THE PRE-COLONIAL AND COLONIAL PERIOD The British colonized Kenya for over 60 years and she was granted her independence on 12 December,1963. In 1964, the country became a republic, with Jomo Kenyatta as its first president. In order to understand the position of Kenyan women in the modern political and economic dispensation, it is necessary to make clear the structures under which they operated before the colonial period and during the colonial era. The status of Kenyan women deteriorated during the colonial rule. This deterioration was particularly noticeable because, in the pre-colonial era, although women were to some extent subordinate to men under the African customary law, in many respects the roles of women were complementary in nature’ Pre-colonial Kenyan communities practiced subsistence agriculture and some forms of trade. Production was only meant to meet the basic needs of the family as opposed to profits. Division of labour was gender based...
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...the authors of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, portray contrasting symbolism such as hypocrisy and justice through similar but different characters: Reverend Dimmesdale and John Proctor. Identified as an adulterer in the story, Dimmesdale’s hypocrisy is clearly shown through the context. The story starts off with the punishment of Hester for her sin, adultery that she had committed with Dimmesdale. As Hester does not blurt the name of the child’s father when questioned about the crime, Dimmesdale as a Reverend, the holy man, speaks up. He states, “though [the man that has sinned] were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart.” (Hawthorne 58). He continues that the “silence” of Hester is just “[adding] hypocrisy to sin.” (Hawthorne 58). Ironically, his statements do not agree with his life. Even though he is the father of the child, he does not “step down from a high place” or “stand beside [Hester]” until the very end (Hawthorne 58). Adding on, he also keeps “silence” about his sin, which he states would “add hypocrisy to sin” (Hawthorne 58). Hypocrisy of Dimmesdale is also described later in the book by Pearl. Pearl reveals Dimmesdale’s...
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...THE 13TH EVENTS OF THE LIFE OF JESUS 1. INCARNATION (Lk. 1:26-38) 2. THE BIRTH OF JESUS (Lk 2:1-20) 3. CIRCUMCISION (Lk. 2:21) 4. EPIPHANY (Mt. 2:1-12) 5. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHILD JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (Lk. 2:23) 6. THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT AND THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENT (MT. 2:13-18) 7. THE FINDING OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (Lk. 2:49) 8. THE HIDDEN LIFE OF JESUS AT NAZARETH (Lk. 2:51-52) 9. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS ( Lk. 3:21-22) 10. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS IN THE DESERT (Lk. 4:1-13) 11. THE THREE YEARS OF HIS PREACHING ( Mt. 9:35) 12.THE ASCENT TOWARDS JERUSALEM (Lk.9:51) 13. THE ENTRANCE OF JESUS INTO JERUSALEM Mt. 21:9) THE EVENTS OF THE INFANCY NARATIVES GENEALOGY OF JESUS (MT. 1:1-17) -Traces the family tree of Jesus, his genesis. Jesus is a son of Abraham and David. He belongs to the house of Jacob and the family of David. He is the true Messiah promised by God since the fall of man in Adam. * THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JOHN THE BAPTIST’S BIRTH (LK 1:5-25). - Recalls the miraculous conception of John the Baptist in Elizabeth’s womb. His parents, Zechariah (a Temple priest) and Elizabeth, were barren and in old age. His conception is God’s work because of his great role in the plan of salvation. * THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE ANGEL GABRIEL TO MARY (LK 1:28-38) - Narrates the incarnation of the Son of God in the womb of Mary. Mary’s response to the invitation of the angel is and humble obedience to God’s will. It explains why Mary is immaculately conceived...
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...Sonia Del Hierro Ethics 10/29/2012 The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis’s novel is about a man who finds happiness and meaning in life through Christianity, and, in the end, gains salvation and the presence of God upon his soul. And yet, Lewis tells this story as if it ends terribly and only gets worse from the beginning. Screwtape, a wise, elder demon corresponds, in thirty-one letters, with his young apprentice nephew, Wormwood; he gives him advice about how to go about stealing the soul of a British man from his first conversion to his redemption. Lewis raises major ethical points by fleshing out the mistakes and every day succumbing to sin of Christians. Lewis gives more than a few examples of this ordinary everyday Christian man giving into the temptation of sin, without even knowing it; thus, giving an extremely real insight to the reader’s own life and the decisions they, themselves, make. From judging people based off looks in his second letter to praying in his third letter to worrying about the future in his fifteenth letter, Screwtape endorses the very things the reader recognizes in his or her own actions in a scary, ‘is-there-a-demon-behind-me’ kind of way. Lewis points out major flaws in the Church on several different occasions, but one in which the “Church of England might have become a positive hotbed of charity and humility” (85) had it not been for the demons’ relentless labor to oppose such outcomes. Screwtape tells Wormwood that if he cannot keep his...
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...life failure. (Stewart). Like Hester Prynne, both were publicly humiliated. Hester was standing on the scaffold, but Martha had all the scoop poured out against her through many different means. While Hester was shunned for more than seven years, Martha’s company is still very influential in the world (Living). Also, both Hester and Martha’s daughters point out their faults. Pearl knows that something is behind the scarlet letter and constantly reminds Hester of her sin by asking about it. Alexis Stewart, wrote a book that is saturated with all the things Martha did wrong as a mother;constantly reminding Martha and informing the rest of the world of Martha’s sin. Hester Prynne and Martha Stewart both cheated on their husbands as well. Martha was on a business trip in Las Vegas and Hester was in a village far away. The child-rearing techniques are similar as well. Pearl is described as an impish and willful girl all throughout The Scarlet Letter. Alexis Stewart is described as saucy and sassy (Daughter). Hester’s big sin is committing adultery. Where Martha committed the same offence and was not penalized whatsoever. Instead, Martha did something that Hester could never even had a chance of doing; and it is instead her biggest...
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...JOB AND HIS FRIENDS A PAPER PRESENTED to DR.WAYNE POPLIN LIBERTY UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for OBST 592 By Maurice Allan Smith Sr. 22943721 March 3, 2013 Introduction The book of Job is written as a dramatic poem, that deals with several age old questions, among them are the question of why the righteous suffer. The book of Job takes its name from the main character in the poem, the patriarch Job. Because Job deals with a number of universal questions, it is classified as one of the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament. Other books of this type are Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.1 The book of Job is a very complex book in that is seems to contradict the wisdom theology found in other books like Psalms, Proverbs, and James, in that scripture seems to show that righteousness is rewarded with blessings, while a life of foolishness can result in death. Then comes the confusing book of Job that contradicts God’s previous messages of wisdom theology and shows the righteous being punished while those who do evil prosper. In this paper I will seek to show, through Job and his friends, that there are expectations to the rules established in wisdom theology and that through job and his friends we find the process to these exceptions, and that is God’s Sovereign Freedom. ------------------------------------------------- In this paper I will attempt to specifically identify, and address and evaluate each of Job’s friends...
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...Amen. P ri est: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Or: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Or: P ri est: The Lord be with you. P eople: And with your spirit. Penitential Act P ri est : Brothers and Sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. A brief pause for silence follows First Form All: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, striking the breast, all say through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Or: P ri est: P eople: P ri est: P eople: Have mercy on us, O Lord. For we have sinned against you. Show us, O Lord, your mercy. And grant us your salvation. P ri est: May almighty God have mercy on us and lead us, with our sins forgiven, to eternal life. P eople: Amen. V. V. V. Lord, have mercy. R . Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. R . Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. R . Lord, have mercy. V. V. V. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Or: Or: R . Kyrie, eleison. R . Christe, eleison. R . Kyrie, eleison. LITURGY OF THE...
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...Where Sin Increased, Grace Overflowed October 31 marks an important day in the history of the church — a day on which a monk deeply impacted by his close study of Psalms and Romans was propelled into the center of a revival of Christ-centered joy. So, before you stock the candy bowl and prepare to welcome people to your home this Halloween, consider a biblical reality that fundamentally shaped the life of Martin Luther and the course of the Reformation. Luther understood perhaps better than anyone the personal implications of Romans 5:20–21. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that as sin reigned in death, grace might also reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ. Upside Down in Sin In Romans 5, Paul has been showing the cause and consequence of rebellion, sin, and corruption. All humanity has been born “into Adam” — heirs and perpetuators by nature of the sinful rebellion that turned the world upside down. Through Adam’s act of rebellion, all men stand under the power of sin and the corresponding judgment of death. The many “have died” because of the rebellion of “this one” (Romans 5:15). Humanity, however, is so poisoned by sin that even the sinfulness of sin is opaque. While mankind realizes that something is amiss (Romans 1:21–32), we don’t sense the urgent severity of our dying condition. This, according to Romans 5:20, is where God’s law figures in redemptive...
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...Gay Marriage: Should It Be Allowed? BCOM275 Gay Marriage: Should It Be Allowed? Homosexuality has been a taboo existence in the past, but now it is accepted more and more across the globe. However, the institution of marriage amongst the gay community has become a controversial issue, as was interracial marriage in the past. Although there are increasing parts of the United States and the rest of the world in support of marriage equality throughout the LGBT community, there are still those who remain against it. In this paper, you will read views and information from both sides stating why gay marriage should be legalized or remain illegal from the standpoints of family, equal rights, and religion. Homosexual and bisexual behavior has been documented around the world since ancient times via art, literature, and other historical artifacts (History of Homosexuality, 2013). In fact, studies show that many people are unaware that a peer, family member, or friend is homosexual. With that being said, why should gay marriage be so controversial? Supporters of gay marriage as well as the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender) community agree that gay marriage should be legalized without stipulations. Those in civil unions are allowed to legally adopt children, but they cannot be in the hospital room when their partner passes away. It is unjust. Marriage should exist between two people who love each other, despite gender. To state one of the reasons...
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