...David Malter was part of the Jewish sect that took on a more modern approach. He is very understanding, and he cares very deeply for his son Reuven. Reuven and his father's relationship would be considered healthy by most people. They love each other very much, and they have a very open communication with each other. David Malter sought for every opportunity to teach his son from the Talmud, the Jewish Holy book. At the beginning of the book, Reuven was in the hospital as a result of Danny Saunders intentionally hitting a fast line-drive that hit Reuven in the face. Reuven was rushed off to the hospital where he would spend five days there recovering. It was at the hospital where Danny and Reuven's friendship was planted, but they were off to a rocky start. Danny came to visit Reuven seeking his forgiveness, and Reuven denied him. Reuven was telling his father at the hospital about Danny's visit and that he had come to ask for his forgiveness. Reuven explained to his father that he ignored Danny's request. In response, Reuven's father taught him an important lesson by saying, "You did a foolish thing, Reuven. Do you remember what the Talmud says? If a person comes to apologize for having hurt you, you must listen and forgive him." (pg. 63) It was this experience and more to come that Reuven's father taught him an important doctrine of the Jewish Faith, to forgive those who seek forgiveness. As the story goes on, Danny and Reuven become very good friends. This is a highlight...
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...But by so adeptly arguing that the Americans were a divinely chosen people, Patrick Henry might have helped to start it. His powerful biblical references and proclamations of divine backing drove the delegates to support not just a political revolution, but so much more. Instead of a uprising over taxes, Henry turns the revolution into a biblical allegory; a chosen people in a holy crusade for...
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...First, view of human natural. Hamilton’s view of human nature was shaped by his wartime experiences. All too often, he had seen people put their own interests and personal profit above patriotism and the needs of the country. Most Federalists shared Hamilton’s view that people were basically selfish and out for themselves. For this reason, they distrusted any system of government that gave too much power to “the mob,” or the common people. Such a system, said Hamilton, could only lead to “error, confusion, and instability.” In contrast, Jefferson’s view of human nature was much more hopeful than Hamilton’s. He assumed that informed citizens could make good decisions for themselves and their country. “I have so much confidence in the good sense of men.” Jefferson wrote when revolution broke out in France, “that I am never afraid of the issue where reason is left free toexert her force.” Jefferson had great faith in the goodness and wisdom of people who worked the soil – farmers and planters like himself. “State a problem to a ploughman and a professor,” he said, and “the former will decide it often better than the latter.” Second is the form of government. Federalists believed that the country should be ruled by “best people” – educated, wealthy, public-spirited men like themselves. Such people had the time, education, and background to run the country wisely. “Those who own the country,” said Federalist John Jay bluntly, “ought to govern it.” Federalists favored a strong national...
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...Who is God? God is God. God is different to different people, to many He is the Almighty, conquering and definite epitome of a hero. And to some he is a Saviour, friend and companion. And to others, God is everything. He is a friend, the pillow that they cry on, and the One who is with them in battles. He is the Almighty and the friend. And ultimately God is our Saviour. We as humans are needy, according to C.S Lewis, we have this innate need for love, and care and affection; how much ever we try to deny it, called Need-Love. It is the kind of love that we require when we feel alone or scared. We are needy, and we go to God when we are needy. It is this sweet spot that God tells us to translate in ourselves and be kind and generous to those who are in need. We have this need to clean this record of all the wrong and start anew; we can have this with God. We need someone who is going to accept us with grace no matter what our history or track record shows. God tells the Israelites to be Holy for He is also Holy. God calls them out to be generous and kind to those who are needy. God reminds them that they too were once in bondage, and that God had delivered them from this bondage. In the Old Testament, Israelites are shown to do this by adhering to the festival of Sabbath. Sabbath is the day where they follow the example of God, whereby God created the entire universe and rested on the seventh day. The Israelites in the same way practiced Sabbath in their daily lives....
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...Chosen, Royal, & Holy 1 Peter 2:9 Gods People But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Live as servants of God 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Unclean is the opposite of "holy" (Lev 10:10 that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,). The unclean are not fit for association with God while the "holy" are set apart for special service to God. God's people were to be a "holy people" (Lev 19:2‘you shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy). Calling them unclean was a severe reproach. A filthy rag obviously can’t clean us, but it will defile us. (Nos contaminan) Our deeds, whatever they may seem to be are occasionally covered by rags that are filthy. John 15: 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what...
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...I 29 September 2013 The New [World] Testament It's quite clear based on the literature of the day that the exploration of and expansion into the New World was seen as the ultimate epic of Christendom for 17th century Europeans. The ideation of the New World being an exotic land inhabited by savage natives guarding precious metals and herbs permeates colonial literature without question. Further, letters and journals of explorers like Thomas Hariott and John Smith along with colonists such as William Bradford and John Winthrop illustrate the unsettling mentality these people brought with them into the Americas. The depiction is of a self-important people driven by a misconstrued ancient text and motivated to fulfill their purpose as the chosen people of the sacred Bible. The commonality throughout the literature of settlement and exploration is purely driven by European hermeneutics and the persistence on becoming the antitype of the types present in the Bible. The New World ideation begins with Thomas Harriot's propagandistic A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.Harriot wrote optimistically and full of awe despite reocurring issues between the English and the natives of the New World. In fact, the escalating violence and rising tensions between the two is rarely mentioned. A misleading and cryptic sentence alluding to the less-than-peaceful circumstances reads, “And although some of our cmpany towards the end of the year showed themselves too fierce...by...
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...many points about these “liminal” stages. By comparing tribal societies, North American society, and the Israelites, Fritschel drives many comparisons that support her aim of showing Exodus 16 as a rite of passage for Israel. The main focus of this article is Exodus 16. This chapter of the book shows Israel grumbling in the wilderness. The people of Israel complain to Moses that they are hungry. In response to this, the Lord tells Moses he will “rain bread from heaven for you” (Exod 16:4 ESV). However, the Lord tests the people of Israel and they can not gather more than one day’s portion of food each day they go out to gather it. This trust in God is necessary by the people of Israel in order to enter the covenant with God to be his chosen people. The author states that “the wilderness period can be seen as a liminal period within a rite of passage moving the people from oppressed slaves ... to free servants of Yahweh in the Promised Land.” There is a focus in the article on creation, food, and identity. This focus shows that God’s giving of food to creation also helps give identity. By keeping kosher food laws, the Israelites were able to keep their distinctiveness rather than be assimilated into Babylonian culture. However, a transition still has to take place in order for the Israelites to become God’s people. The author makes the point that the providing of the manna in the wilderness is this transitional period. The wilderness is the blank slate for this rite of...
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...Taqu’a, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of Bethlehem and about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Jerusalem. It was built on a hill in the wilderness of Tekoa toward En Gedi (2 Chr. 11:6; 20:20). According to Amos 7:14-15 (Amos 1:1), Amos herded cattle and sheep and dressed sycamore trees. He also declared that he was not a prophet or the son of a prophet. However, God called him to leave his flock and prophesy to the people of Israel. His prophetic career was during the reigns of Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Judah between 760-750 BCE. Throughout the book of Amos, God shows Amos the ills of his people. God tells of the judgment of the people who do not turn from their sin. In chapter 5, God says to the house of Israel, God’s chosen people, “seek me and live; do not seek Bethel…for Bethel will be reduced to nothing”. In Bethel…Baal worship was prominent and the people prayed to a golden calf. Jeroboam set up Bethel as a national shrine. After the split of the...
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...I. Wordview is the framework for what you believe and how you respond to the world around you. It is the way you view the meaning of life and death, your value as well as the value of others, and how you respond to and treat others. II. In the Biblical Worldview we believe that God created the heavens and the earth and all that are in it, Genesis 1:1. This is supported throughout the Bible and is clearly referenced again in Colossians 1:16 which even makes reference to the fact that even the domains and rulers are created by God and for God further supporting the fact that God created everything. We belong to God, we are the chosen people of God not slaves to this world, 1 Peter 2:9. We alone are created in Gods image we are to love God and to care for the earth and the animals within it, Genesis 1:27 which also informs us that we are separate from other living and nonliving things. Galatians 4: 6-7 is a clear example of the incredible value of people. We are Gods sons and daughters, His heirs, now you can't get much more valuable than that! We are so loved and special to God that He had made good plans for us. He knows us down to every last detail, better than we know ourselves, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 10: 30-31. We should never underestimate our value. We should live a life of love and respect at all times Colossians 3:12, Matthew 22: 37-39. Our moral compass should be guided by the 10 commandments as well, Exodus 20. Every day we are to put our...
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...value did Thomas Jefferson see in Agriculture for America’s future? Jefferson believed that the small farmers would make the most “valuable citizens” because of their investment into the land and thus their country, he believed that agriculture was way for citizens to make long term and stable decisions that also promoted patriotism. Hamilton: believed that the future of the new republic lay in trade and industrial development. Jefferson favored the strategy of filling the heart of N.American continent with freehold farmers and delaying the creation of an indigenous industrial plant as long as possible. It was in the context of this debate that Jefferson described farmers as “the most valuable citizens” and “the chosen people of god, if ever he had a chosen people.” (page 44-45) Jefferson is recognized as a wise man who understood farming in a deep way and as the founder of a cultural tradition that set the U.S on the road of prosperity. Jefferson and Madison intended to curtail human tendencies...
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...CENTRAL BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY POSITION PAPER ON SOTERIOLOGY AND MISSION A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. ROBERT JOHNSON AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR 1501MP BY JOHN TELGREN SHAWNEE, KS MARCH 27, 2007 As I understand it, "salvation" in scripture is basically fellowship of God's creatures with the creator. Keeping in mind that sin is a reality in the created order, a better way to put it would be this: Salvation is restoration of fellowship of God's creatures with the creator. Before unpacking that statement, I will state my own theological suppositions. My first introduction to God was in the stories of his dealings with his people in scripture, especially the Hebrew scriptures. Rather than straight propositional truths about God, my view of God resulted from the stories of how God dealt with his people. Having gone through theological training with a Barton-Stone movement background, I did not develop a rigid, propositional faith in God or in his dealings with humankind. I find God's character in his actions more than in propositional statements. As a result, my view of God's sovereignty and the nature of his rule over creation is not a tidy mechanistic system, but has a certain level of give and take. God is free to make exceptions when he desires, usually in the interest of grace. My reading of Job demonstrates the tendencies even for sages to attempt to place God in a box. As a result,...
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...Stephanie Duncan Project Part I – Chosen Career April 11, 2015 December 2014, I started going to school at ITT Technical Institute for network systems administrator (NSA). My graduation day will be in September 2016. Before I started my College education, it was a toss-up between nursing and network systems administrator. I chose not to do nursing because my husband is disabled and with his disability, his immune system is low. Throughout the last 26 years of marriage, we’ve always had a computer. I was always the one that would tinker with the computer to see what was wrong, if we were having issues. It always interested me to see the workings of a computer. A network systems administrator is a high demanding position nowadays, especially since everything is going to technology. Working as an NSA, I’ll be able to maintain the network system that my employer has. The position of an NSA should not be taken lightly. The workload involves dealing with servers, hardware, software, work stations, and telecommunication networks. Besides identifying network problems, NSAs also deal with the upkeep of the system. For instance, upgrading system products, keep up to date on the latest technology, have properly functioning email, internet, and software programs used in the company. Network and computer systems administrator jobs often require a bachelor’s degree, typically in computer or information...
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...INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY GODS NATURE AND HIS ACTIVITY IN THE UNIVERSE BY BRIANT LUBANGA PRESENTED TO DR. PLAWSON KURIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE COURSE ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (UCC 106) 1ST MARCH 2014 The book of Amos presents itself as very relevant and timely in our world today in terms of cultural, economic and ethical issues. The book is actually a message that was given during a time when the land of Israel was experiencing great prosperity and abundance. However, in the midst of this prosperity, the people ignored God and embraced vices such as extortion, hypocrisy, corruption and social injustices. Amos’ prophecy came as an announcement of the impending doom and judgment that God was going to release to the people. Eight times the prophetic warning spoke of the three, even four sins that the people had committed. This was an expression of the extent and magnitude of which it had gone beyond limit. These sins are what angered God and moved him to speak of bringing judgment upon them. Because of these sins, Gods warnings to them were a clear expression and communication of who he really is and what he stands for. It was not going to be business as usual because, just like in times past, God’s intolerance for sin had been experienced, and since he is a God who does not change, his response to these acts was going to openly manifest what his nature and character is truly like. As much as he is a God of mercy, we also see that his anger can be kindled...
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...Drew Drishinski Book of mormon 122 2/19/2014 3rd Nephi 11-26 Outlines: Chapter 11 outline: There is a great multitude of nephites gathered in the land of bountiful conversing about jesus christ. Then some people start to hear a soft voice and they pay no attention to the voice. Then the voice spoke again and again the people did not understand it. Then the voice call out a third time and they listened and the voice said “ This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased and they looked into heaven and saw a man in white come down. The man was jesus and he tells about how he suffered for the sins of the world and invites the people to touch the nail prints and spear wound in his side. And they praised him as the most high god and then the lord called nephi to him. Nephi greeted the lord by kissing his feet and praising him where the lord tells him that nephi needs to baptise the people the same way he was baptised. Chapter 12 outline: Nephi starts to baptise 12 people who will become the 12 disciples of christ. and he tells about how the man who will believe the teachings of these twelve will be well blessed in the kingdom of heaven. Christ also goes on to tell that the man who shines his light and does not concle it from the world will become wealthy in the kingdom of heaven. Chapter 13 outline: Jesus teaches the nephites about how to pray privately and not to boast about them. And to lay up treasures in heaven. Because the prideful and boastful with their...
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...The Book of Amos is a point of departure for social criticism in the Old Testament. It presents a remarkably comprehensive (one might even say holistic) prophetic view of both corporate and individual moral, religious and political responsibilities that are incumbent upon man in covenantal relationship with God, and the devastating effects for the Chosen People of God, as well as “the nations,” for failure to observe them. This paper reflects on the essentials of the social message of God through Amos, and how those essentials of Amos can properly “aim us” in the right directions for relationship between God and man, between nations, and between men. THE PROPHET, HIS CONTEXT, AND HIS TARGET AUDIENCE The prophetic figure and the context of the Book of Amos are important for understanding its social criticism and ground-breaking lessons. While the Book of Amos may have been a product of at least three authors or editors over three different time periods (see below), the original purported figure and inspiration was a cattle herd breeder and cultivator of sycamore fruit from Tekoa, a little village on a hill in rural Judea, about six miles from Bethlehem and 18 miles from Jerusalem. He lived during the pre-exilic reigns of Uzziah from 791-740 B.C. (coregent and later King of Judah), and Jeroboam from 793-753 B.C. (King of Israel from). Tekoa was a rugged and desert-like area. Amos would have spent substantial time in the wide-open spaces of the Judean outdoors in the relatively...
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