...really presented with the knowledge that we were created in the image of God. When I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at the age of 15 I started to learn more about what the Word of God said about this subject. It wasn’t until I was in my 30’s that I took the time to get active in study groups and spend time in the Bible that I really understood and believed that we were all created in the image of God. Genesis 1:26-27 is the first time the phrase is used and it is only referenced 3 times in the Hebrew Bible yet the New Testament is foundational in the fact that Jesus is the image of God. The image of God is a reflection of the qualities that Jesus explemplified while he here on earth to his disciples and others; abundant in love, full of patience, kind to others, merciful to sinners, a humble servant, and forgiving even to his killers. I believe that we are all created in His image and that we are to all strive to explemfy these same traits as He lives in us. EXAMPLE 1: Working in international transportation I deal with many different cultures that look upon Americans as imperialist and arrogant. This is something that I strive daily to overcome not just with external customers but also with internal customers from various departments that have moved to Chicago from all over the world. Although the trait of humility was never my strong suit growing up I have learned to humble myself and allow God to lead so that others will see Christ in me. Throughout Scripture Jesus...
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...future, set an example in society, and help his family since he is young. List of main ideas: 1. Experience for the future. 2. Build your own future. 3. You can have extra money 4. You can have a good use to your extra time. 5. You can be an example for society. 6. You will have a job since young. 7. You will help your employees. 8. You can donate money. 9. You can help your family. 10. You can apply what you learn, regarding businesses. 11. You can give prestige to your name. Daniel Gonzalez 13/06/2015 English 12 First Draft, Argumentative Essay 35 Minutes “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” (1st Timothy 4:12) This is one of the most important verses the Bible has for young people, in fact this verse changed my life since the moment I read it. What I understand when I read this verse is: Even though you are young, you can still do great things! God has great things for young people; we only need to discover them in our daily life. Every young person should be an entrepreneur, because it gives him the opportunity to build his own future, set an example in society, and help his family since he is young. I have always liked entrepreneurship...
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...As a child growing up and going to church, I started to learn more about what the Word of God said about this subject. In my 20’s, I became more active in Bible studies, and that is when I really got a good understanding and believed that we were all created in the image of God. Genesis 1:26-27 (NKJV) says, “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them”. I believe that we are all created in His image and that we are to all strive to exemplify these same traits as He lives through us. Being a supervisor, I deal with many different backgrounds of people. Growing up the trait of humility was never my strong suit, but I had to learn to be humble and allow God to lead so that my leadership would show the Christ in me. Living in this world as a Christian and a supervisor has caused me to be mindful of my representation of God. The Word of God says in Ephesians 5:9 (NKJ), “for the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” Therefore, to show goodness to my employee makes my job very challenging on a daily basis, but in the long run it’s worth it. At times, I find some of the employees angry with the situation on and away from the job. I find myself speaking to...
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...attack on them to advance his own agenda — and towards the end of his reign — persecution of the saints 5.) Fierce in countenance and behavior, oppressive, inhumane, violent and terrifying 6.) Anti-God (Christ), mocks God (Christ), seeks to impersonate and supplant God (Christ) 7.) Wicked, Man of Sin 8.) Massive Wealth/Greed Numerous sections of God’s word describe the Antichrist. The key...
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...and will ultimately lead to his demise as we read in Revelation 20:10. (HSCB) King Nebuchadnezzar was so prideful in his accomplishments in building his kingdom that God caused him to go insane and live as a wild animal for seven years. Paul addresses two cultures in the Book of Romans that struggle with their own forms of pride, the Greeks and the Jews. The Greeks saw themselves as highly cultured and everyone else as barbarians. The Jewish culture saw themselves as better then others because they were (and still are) God’s chosen people. Today’s culture teaches American’s to be aggressive, to distinguish ourselves, and to stand apart from the rest; it teaches us pride. So is there any harm in being prideful? Let’s examine just one problem that arises when we are prideful, division. Pride causes division between God and us. Adam and Eve experienced this division at the introduction of sin into the world. In Genesis 3:5-6, Satan tells Eve that by eating the fruit from the forbidden tree that they would become like God. Eve “saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom.” (HSCB) From that point forward man and God were separated because of sin. But let’s not stop there; pride divides us from God daily. It causes us to turn away from God instead of seeking Him. The...
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...in these areas, he leads from who he is rather than from his position. The primary goal of a leader is to produce more leaders. A good leader has the ability to influence one person to accomplish the mission by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. According to John Maxwell (1995), the leadership principle that I have learned in past 6 years of a leader is that those closest to the leader will determine the success level of that leader. Leader needs to apply situational leadership to determine the right style for the circumstances. A leader facing a crisis (natural disaster, legal, financial, emotional), for example, may need to use a more directive, task-oriented style. When we speak of leadership, we must speak of power; power in the hands of the kinds of ordinary people God raises up to lead his people in accomplishing His work. First, a leader is a person with God-given capacity for leadership. This capacity comes from a combination of natural abilities, acquired skills, and spiritual gifts. Second, a leader is a person with God-given responsibility for the group he leads. Ultimately, a leader is called by God and...
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...Search the SEP • Advanced Search • Tools • Random Entry Table of Contents • What's New • Archives • Projected Contents Editorial Information • About the SEP • Editorial Board • How to Cite the SEP • Special Characters Support the SEP • PDFs for SEP Friends • Make a Donation • SEPIA for Libraries Contact the SEP SEP logo © Metaphysics Research Lab, CSLI, Stanford University Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Open access to the SEP is made possible by a world-wide funding initiative. Please Read How You Can Help Keep the Encyclopedia Free Author & Citation Info | Friends PDF Preview | InPho Search | PhilPapers Bibliography Kant and Hume on Morality First published Wed Mar 26, 2008; substantive revision Sun Aug 12, 2012 The ethics of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) is often contrasted with that of David Hume (1711–1776). Hume's method of moral philosophy is experimental and empirical; Kant emphasizes the necessity of grounding morality in a priori principles. Hume says that reason is properly a “slave to the passions,” while Kant bases morality in his conception of a reason that is practical in itself. Hume identifies such feelings as benevolence and generosity as proper moral motivations; Kant sees the motive of duty—a motive that Hume usually views as a second best or fall back motive—as uniquely expressing an agent's commitment to morality and thus as conveying a special moral worth to actions. Although there are many points at which Kant's and Hume's ethics...
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...Anthony Rossi lived a very successful life, not only is he know as a great man and great business man. He is more importantly known as a great man of God. Section 1: Character Traits Unfortunately, there are not many men that are like Mr. Anthony Rossi. He was a man of many strong character traits. Just one of these traits would be hard to find in a man, let alone all of them in one man. In fact, I believe that if more men possessed these traits there would be a smaller amount of passive men which would lead to stronger families and more God-honoring families. One of the traits that Mr. Rossi had was he was a Godly man. When he truly found out who Jesus was, finding out more or just being in a constant relationship with Jesus was his top priority. We see this a couple times in the book. First was when we read He got up every morning and spent time in God’s Word.1 This isn’t just something you do just because you just happened to wake up early. He made it part of his daily schedule, he set aside time specifically for growing in his relationship with Christ. A second time we see this is when a bible study with his friends becomes a must for him to go to.2 Mr. Rossi was a very busy man with a growing Tropicana business but he made sure he had time to go to this bible study to deepen his relationship with Christ. A second trait Mr. Rossi had was perseverance. We see many examples of this...
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...so WHAT week 3 • According to Genesis 2:18, why did God create the woman? • Read Ephesians 5:22-33. How should a husband treat his wife? What did the Apostle Paul command the wives to do? • What was commanded in Hebrews 13:4? What is God’s response toward the disobedience of this command? . . . Marry me? notes now WHAT • Among your friends who are married couples, whom can you invite to church this week or to a Victory group? • How can you encourage your single professional friends to be ready if and when God calls them for marriage? • What principles from biblical marriage can you apply in all your relationships? How does your relationships glorify God? prayer • Ask God to give the people in your Victory group a better understanding of His design for marriage. • Pray that the young generation in our church will have a vision of a marriage union that honors God. • Pray that God will strengthen the marriages in our church. CONNECT • Which handicraft do you think you can be good at? Why do you think so? • With what word do you relate the word “union?” Explain briefly. • What thing do you consider as durable? Why? Give examples. Copyright © 2013 Permission to photocopy this material from Victory® is granted for local church use. This is not for sale. victory.org.ph word “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ 7‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.’...
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...Anthony Rossi lived a very successful life, not only is he know as a great man and great business man. He is more importantly known as a great man of God. Section 1: Character Traits Unfortunately, there are not many men that are like Mr. Anthony Rossi. He was a man of many strong character traits. Just one of these traits would be hard to find in a man, let alone all of them in one man. In fact, I believe that if more men possessed these traits there would be a smaller amount of passive men which would lead to stronger families and more God-honoring families. One of the traits that Mr. Rossi had was he was a Godly man. When he truly found out who Jesus was, finding out more or just being in a constant relationship with Jesus was his top priority. We see this a couple times in the book. First was when we read He got up every morning and spent time in God’s Word.1 This isn’t just something you do just because you just happened to wake up early. He made it part of his daily schedule, he set aside time specifically for growing in his relationship with Christ. A second time we see this is when a bible study with his friends becomes a must for him to go to.2 Mr. Rossi was a very busy man with a growing Tropicana business but he made sure he had time to go to this bible study to deepen his relationship with Christ. A second trait Mr. Rossi had was perseverance. We see many examples of this...
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...Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology PSYCH 101 Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology What makes you think, feel, and behave the way you do? Were you born predisposed to live the life you are currently living, or were you born a blank canvas upon which your experiences gave shape and expression to the person you are today? These are the types of questions the Nature vs. Nurture debate has posed and scientists have probed for over a century. In this paper we will look at some of the aspects of this debate the scientific community does not attend to, or dismisses, the origin and history of this debate, the essential characteristics around which this issue is debated, and where scientists are today in understanding this issue. What are your thoughts on the Nature vs. Nurture argument? Sir Galton wrote in his book English Men of Science (1874), “Nature is all that a man brings with him into the world; nurture is every influence that affects him after his birth,” (p. 12). I have been led to believe that our biology (nature), our environment (nurture), and our cognitive abilities all interplay and influence our resulting personality and other existing traits. We are, as Myers (2012) continuously asserts, biopsychosocial beings (p.124). These aspects of our existence work in accord to actuate the developmental potential written into our genetic code. Where I think there is a deficiency in the theories proffered, in attempt to answer the Nature vs. Nurture...
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...1. The creationist believes that God created the Earth and all life on it. Creationist also believes that God did this in a single creative event. Creationist supports their argument using the bible. An example is Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The belief systems state that all forms of life existing today were created by the actions of God. Another example is that organisms are created by God and can't produce new forms of organism - only God can do this Evolutionism is the belief that Earth was created in a big bang. The theory of evolution is a philosophical perspective that stems from an atheistic worldview. In 1859 Charles Darwin speculated the idea that how land mammal can turn into a whale. That hypothetical example was used by North American black, which were known to catch insects by swimming in the water with their mouths open. Another example of which Evolutionism believes I that organism can change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioural traits. 2. Scientist claims that dinosaurs lived on this earth over a million years ago. The scientist also thinks that dinosaurs were formed by a different mammal. For example, there believe that amphibian changed into dinosaurs....
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...Leadership What it means to be a leader differs to people. There have been many theories on leadership and historical leaders that people try to emulate. Studies have found that the term leadership is broad. Nevertheless, they have found that the common denominator in the definition of leader. A leader is someone that has “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 339). There are many managers that think they are leaders but that would not necessarily be true. Although the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, a manager is “an individual who achieves goals through other people.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 340). All leaders are managers but not all managers are true leaders. After further analysis, one will come to realize that there are strategic, ethical, legal, and organizational concepts that must be taken into account if a leader is to be effective. Furthermore, as Christians we must be mindful of what we do. A Christian leader should heed the advice of the wise and never compromise their integrity. There have been theories and debates about whether leaders are born or created. Trait theories of leadership has discovered that many of history’s greatest leaders have some common denominators. According to these theories charismatic, enthusiastic and courageous people are more effective leaders. Meanwhile, behavior theories argue that leadership can be developed. Citing that...
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...What is the assessment’s purpose? To demonstrate my ability as an organizational level leader to evaluate and internalize the ethical concepts presented in E100 and explain how they integrate into the professional military ethic. What must I do? What is the assignment/question? Compose my personal moral philosophy from an organizational perspective drawing from the ethical concepts presented in E100. As an Army Officer, an Aviator, and a Soldier I have done my best to internalize the army ethics, talk the talk and walk the walk, to do what is correct even when no one is looking. The question is who gets to decide what correct looks like? Who gets to set the standards? Am I less of an ethically sound Soldier if I choose to walk from my car to my house without my cover on? Or if I allow toxic leadership in my formations because I don’t have the fortitude to speak up? My opinion is one that is rooted in my belief in God. I was raised in a Catholic home. I am not sure of other religions or other forms of Christianity, but I can speak on the values that have been a part of my life as far back as I can remember. I believe in one God and that he sent his only son for the forgiveness of our sins. I believe and I choose to follow the Ten Commandments and the bible. Not without fault mind you, but, I do the best I can, learn from my mistakes and ask for forgiveness. I do not want to solely center my paper and “moral philosophy” on religion, however, I believe this is where my foundation...
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...Basic Constructs of Human Psychology A. Human 1. What is a human being? 2. How do humans differ from animals? B. Human Behavior 1. Thought, feeling, action 2. Inner and outer worlds of human perception III. Human Origins A. Evolution 1. Life from non-life material/Big Bang Theory 2. Genetic mutation 3. Natural selection a. Competition as the foundation of behavior b. Law of the Jungle B. Creationism 1. God created the universe and all creatures 2. Each species was created separate and distinct 3. God created man special in God’s own image IV. Human Nature A. Evolution 1. Survival of the fittest a. Social behavior b. Mating c. Reproduction 2. Behaviorism a. Behavior is a combination of social learning and genetic influencces b. Effect on antisocial behavior on reproduction 3. Biological determinism a. No real basis for free will B. Creationism 1. Humans were made in God’s image a. God is love, justice, kindness, and joyful 2. The Fall of Man separated humans from God a. ‘War’ between good and evil b. Man’s nature is now sinful 3. Jesus the Son of God redeemed human beings a. Death and resurrection of Jesus b. Through God’s grace and his son’s sacrifice, man has the opportunity to accept a higher nature 3. Humans are free to choose between good and evil V. Humans’ Life Purpose A. Evolution 1. Reproduce/Survive 2. Personal purpose is what people make it to be 3. People can find satisfaction...
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