...The Ten Commandments 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not...
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...Essay I – on two of the Ten Commandments I chose the Fourth and the Fifth Commandment for my essay, because they are the most important to me. Our society is still based on the commandments and therefore they set a big part in our life. The Commandments can be considered whether exegetical, or hermeneutical. The Fourth Commandment in Exodus 20:12 is: “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Mainly, honoring your parents means obey them when you are young and to take care of them when you mature, (Chan 74 -75). I have never thought about that the Fourth Commandment, it also demonstrates an important relationship between God and parents (Chan 74). Moreover, related to the covenant, the Fourth Commandment means that honoring the parent’s effects having a long life in the Promised Land, accordingly it is based on reciprocity (Chan 76). Furthermore, teaching and showing the own children how to behave to their parents and thus you treat your parents how you want to be treated by your own children (Chan 76). At that time, this commandment was very important, because old people who were not able to work anymore, they were dependent on their children, thus it was indispensable to their lives. Moreover, the commandment shows that the family is important and that women and men are equal, so it shows a big part of the community (Chan 76). Therefore, the effect of to honor the parents also contains “blessings...
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...The Ten Commandments of Human Relations 1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting. Speaking to other people is the best way to gain relationship, and greeting is the best way to start a good conversation. 2. Smile at people. It takes 65 muscles to frown; only 15 to smile. Smiling will give the impression of being open to relationship and expressing to everyone that you are a kind person. Nobody will dislike a kind person, except for those who are insecure. 3. Call people by name. The sweetest music to anyone’s ears is the sound of his own name. Never call a person in a pig or etc. it is great insult and it would damage your reputation of being a good friend. 4. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were a genuine pleasure. Be thoughtful and don’t be pretentious, just enjoy the conversation. 5. Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends be friendly. Being friendly and helpful will help you build and strengthen your relationship with others. 6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like everybody if you try. Never judge a person, because no matter how bad he looks or act, there is light inside his or her heart, and that light protects the kindness left to that person. 7. Be generous with praise; cautious with criticism. It is simple. If you have nothing good to sat, just shut your mouth. 8. Be considerate with the feelings of others. It will be appreciated. Do not be a...
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...The Codex, the Ten Commandments, and the Beatitudes are all Laws/Rules/Guidelines that some sort of a leader gave to us. They all have different numbers of them, some have punishments, and some are enforced and some are not. The Codex was made by King of Babylon, Hammurabi, and were meant for everyone and everything. It contained 282 laws that you had to follow otherwise there was a punishment to go with the law. People who were not as wealthy had to pay more of a price/punishment than the upper class. The laws pretty much say if you do this to us then we will do this to you. They were made on a clay tablet. In the Ten Commandments are not laws for everyone but only laws if you're in that religion. The Ten Commandments were made for Hebrews...
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...ESSAY 17- The Ten Commandments I would say there definitely is a connection between music and religion. I know there are all kinds of different genres when browsing through religious music. Including rock, rap, and pop, there is a type of religious music for everyone. I actually remember reading about the rise in popularity in Christian contemporary music. Music has been part of the world’s history as long as anyone can remember, so it only makes sense for religion and music to have a connection. I do not think the type of music matters at all, as long as the message is put out correctly. I also find it interesting that Hymns begin and frequently end with a call to praise. I think there are so many religions with some type of music accompaniment, because people enjoy singing, and listening to music. It only makes sense that religions offer different outlets to pray and show their faith. Music is loved all around the world, and I think singing helps people enjoy praying. I am not saying that in a negative way. People enjoy regular praying too, it is just humans naturally get bored after doing something over and over. If I had to guess, religious music was created to generate a spark for people that were finding it hard to keep faith in their religion. In all, I actually find it interesting that some types of music accompany most religions. I also like how some people who may lack faith are able to gain faith through...
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...and purpose of life. 1) What are the two basic contexts for considering the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17 ) in terms of God, human relationships and ethical behavior? What barriers (if any) can you cite that might prevent an individual from obeying the Ten Commandments? Do you see the Ten Commandments as restrictive or liberating and why? The two basic contexts fro considering the Ten Commandments in terms of God, human relationships and ethical behavior are love God and follow his supreme laws for the land. The Ten Commandments are black and white; there is absolutely no gray area. The commandments teach you what God expects of you. The foundation of the Torah, rest upon the Ten Commandments. The first and greatest commandment is “You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” The second commandment states “you shall have no other gods before me.” God couldn’t have made it any simpler than that, and the remaining commandments tell you what to do and not to do. I think the main barrier that prevents an individual from obeying the Ten Commandments is following your will and not the will of God. The only other barrier I can cite is peer pressure. In the day and time children go through a tremendous amount of peer pressure to do wrong and to be cool and that can keep you from following the commandments. I don’t see the Ten Commandments...
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...Adrianne M. August 31, 2013 Instructor w Thich nhat hanh speaks of the eightfold path as a daily practice to help in living the way according to Buddhism a sin free life. I believe that what is taught in the eightfold path is similar to the Ten Commandments and other passages in the Bible. Rather it is the Bible or any other teachings the similarities in all can be helpful in teaching how to live a righteous life. The eightfold path is not in any particular order but are all used or intertwined to work together to build on self. First, Right view supports wisdom and understanding of things as they are or seeing things in its true nature within ourselves or an insight of. Christianity is similar as to knowing ourselves because we are to look within ourselves to find what is hindering us and pray to God almighty to help make changes that need to be made to better ourselves. Right intention is part of the path that cultivated wisdom. There are three parts or kinds of right intentions. The intention of renunciation (desire), the intention of good will (ill will), and the intention of harmlessness (harmfulness) so all that we are is followed by our thoughts. In Christianity our thoughts are apart of whom we are so we are to control them. For example, if I have thought about someone in a sexual way I would have already sin in my thoughts, Mark 7:20-23 says, Mark 7:20 And he said, that which cometh out of the man that defileth the man. Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the...
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...womb.” Identity questions what it is like to be human and/or whether humans are more important than animals? The Bible specifically answers this question. Genesis 1:28 states that after God created man and women he blessed them and ordered Man to rule over the fish, birds, and all other animal. Psalm 8:6 also gives an example how The Lord our God made Man and destined him throughout the Bible to be a ruler over the earth. The Meaning or Purpose of life also has a very common thread throughout the Bible. Ironically the Bible does not define “purpose of Life” however God provided within Exodus 20: 1:17, The Ten Commandments a teaching tool on how to live our life. Additionally throughout the Bible lessons are taught to reference us back to the Commandments such as within Psalm 119:15-16. These lessons are meant to keep us grounded within our purpose. The Ten Commandments as referenced above provide a Moral way to live a Christian life. Matthew...
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...Art Commission Statement #10/Ten Commandments Statue Upon examining the Judaic and Christian faiths one may find there are more differences than simulations between these two, but both base their beliefs on recognizing the existence of one God. This paper will reflect a discussion of the commissioning of a #10 statue, which represents the Ten Commandments, in which the team will place in the foyer of the new Christian and Jewish Interfaith Cultural and Historical Center. This commission proclamation will show how the sculpture characterizes past and current developments pertaining to ethnic patterns and world events in Christianity and Judaism. Team A will elaborate on why the statue is appropriate for placement in the Christian and Jewish Interfaith Cultural and Historical Center’s lobby. The commission proclamation will reflect the team’s belief in how the #10 statue displays the Jewish and Christian concept of man’s connection to nature, and one’s connection to the world and Yahweh. Team A will also examine the worth of commissioning the #10 statue for the foyer, how the figure is anticipated to improve the physical, intellectual, and environments as well, as how the #10 statue exemplifies various aspects of the new Cultural and Historical Center. Judaism and Christianity: World Developments and Cultural Patterns - Past and Present The #10 statue represents how agreement with and adherence to the Ten Commandments has been a prominent feature of both Christianity and...
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...Worship of the Creator and Worship of the Creation Christianity and Buddhism both have core beliefs that appeal to the masses and were easily spread through the missionary progress of Jesus Christ and Buddha. Naturally, Buddhism and Christianity have their similarities and differences. Each religion has a specific set of morals, which are considered and affect the religion’s follower’s actions, thoughts, and character. Life after Death Buddhism teaches that humans are bound to a perpetual cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth called samsara. Depending on a person’s karma, the good and bad deeds of their present and former lives, each rebirth could bring a better, a worse, or a similar life. In each life, one is subjected to sufferings, brought on by their own infatuations and urges. The existence of suffering is the First Noble Truth taught by the Buddha, and the causes of suffering are the second. Through self-enlightenment, one has the ability to reach the ultimate goal of nirvana; immunity, liberation, and a life free from suffering. Christianity teaches that each human has only a single life on earth, but faces an eternal life in Heaven or Hell. Where a person will spend eternity is determined by Jesus Christ, who administers the Final Judgment based a person’s actions and beliefs while on Earth. If deemed worthy of Heaven, one lives a life of eternal happiness free of suffering. Otherwise, one is subjected to eternal suffering in Hell. ...
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...the lord, for he is good; for His loving-kindness is everlasting (Psalms), another way is the 10 commandments which shows God setting the standard of what is morally right and wrong. Another way of showing of how ‘God is good’ is by creation in genesis 1 and 2 which shows God either creating the world or how he is crafting everything, also in the bible of how God has preformed miracles and in todays society. In the bible there are many passages, which say ‘God is good’ for example in James ‘every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow’ this is clearly saying that God is the source of goodness. Another example is the goodness of God is a character trait, which applies to every other attribute. God’s wrath is good. God’s holiness is good. God’s righteousness is good. God is good in His entirety. There is nothing about God that is not good (Romans), this is basically saying that the goodness of God is a life-transforming truth and that we should use the words of God in are attitudes and actions. The Ten Commandments are the clear example of God setting the standards of what is morally right and wrong. We follow these laws that God has set because we believe that they show us are sins and if we follow these laws that we will be reward towards the light. These Commandments show us the righteous side of being a human being, and that we should follow them because God has...
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...law and therefore considered to be uniquely fitting for and binding (Inciardi. Criminal Justice. 2010) and of course we know that the earliest understanding of crime generates from whatever our higher power is and for Christians that is God and the Bible. Natural laws could and in certain cases play a major part as a determinant of what is just or moral regarding man-made laws. Some natural laws are simply created and inspired by God as standards for Christians to live by. Take for instance the Ten Commandments. There are some commandments that even man-mad laws mimic, such as thou shall not kill, steal or bear false witness against your neighbor. If you commit murder or steal there are consequences. If you file a false police report or are untruthful when testifying in court there are consequences. There are some other commandments that may not have anything at all to do with natural law, however. Such as not having any other god before God and not having idols. These commandments are considered illegal or a man-made law, but they are wrong in the eyes of God. There are some man-made laws that we do not necessarily see listed in the Bible or as a natural law. Take for example, speeding. It is indeed a man-made law, but the Bible says in Romans 13:1 Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God. 2 So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing Bible, we must still obey is because the Bible teaches...
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...An Examination of Conscience I believe in a loving Savior Who forgives my sins and Who gives me the grace to become a saint. Jesus Christ, through the ministry of His priests, does both in the Sacrament of Penance. "As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you ... Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained." (John 20:21-23) "If your sins be as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow." (Isaias 1:18) "I am not come to call the just, but sinners." (Matt. 9:13) "Men have received from God a power not granted to angels or archangels. Never was it said to the heavenly spirits, ‘Whatsoever you shall bind and unbind on earth shall be bound and unbound in heaven.’ The princes of this world can only bind and unbind the body. The power of the priest extends further; it reaches the soul, and it is exercised not only in baptizing, but still more in pardoning sins. Let us not blush, then, to confess our faults. He who blushes to discover his sins to a man, and who will not confess, shall be covered with shame on the Day of Judgment in the presence of the whole universe." (St. John Chrysostom, Treatise on Priests, Bk. 3) Prayer before Confession: O Lord, grant me light to see myself as Thou dost see me, and the grace to be truly and effectively sorry for my sins. O Mary, help me to make a good confession. How to Confess: First examine your conscience well, then tell the...
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...7 Facts About the Seventh Day Adapted from Why God Said Remember by Joe Crews. Part of Satan s strategy to destroy humanity s trust in God has been to attack His claim as the Creator. Obviously, the theory of evolution is part of this deceptive and soul-destroying effort. With its amoral humanistic emphasis, Darwin s doctrine has turned millions into religious skeptics and enshrouded in darkness their need for the Savior. Yet while many Christians rightly denounce this unscientific belief, ironically, many are still falling into the devil s trap of denying God s sovereignty over the earth. That trap is the ages-long effort to twist and destroy the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath. Through Satan s false information and man s trust in traditions over the sure word of Scripture, millions of Christians have been led to discount or even reject the importance of observing the Sabbath. “The seyenth day is the sabbath of the Lord: in it thou shalt not do any work (Exodus 20:10). No one disagrees with the clear meaning of this text, yet millions are finding ways not to follow it. Why? The general Bible ignorance of the church and the clever arguments of Satan have created a climate of prejudice against the holiness of the seventh day in favor of the observance of Sunday. So in the interest of promoting God s law over the theories of men, let s take a moment to rediscover some amazing facts about the seventh-day Sabbath. Fact #1: ‘ The Seventh-day Sabbath...
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...Life’s paths are guided by a set of rules call Ethics. Ethics are principles that set forth parameters for us to determine what is right or wrong. These parameters define practices that should be performed in our personal and business lives. The Programming Code of Ethics and God’s Ten Commandments are different in nature but possess some similarities. The Programming Code of Ethics speaks against dishonesty. It states that “...never reuse copyrighted code unless the proper license is purchased or permission is obtained” (Programming Code of Ethics). Use of unauthorized copyrighted code is known as copyright infringement. Copyright infringement as defined by copyright holders is theft (Wikipedia.org). God commands us not to steal (Exodus 20:15 KJV). It is immoral to be dishonest. In the Ten Commandments God tell us “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain” (Exodus 20:7 KJV). This verse tells us we are to be reverence to God and not defame his name. The Programming Code of Ethics has such similarity when it states “…never defame the profession” (Programming Code of Ethics). As professionals we should be loyal and respect the profession. The Programming Code of Ethics also talks about truthfulness. It states “…never maliciously injure the reputation of an employer or members of the development team” (Programming Code of Ethics). God commands that “Thou shalt not bear false...
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