It guides them to make the correct ethical decisions in life fulfilling their role as Christians. Ethics is the decision between right and wrong influenced heavily by beliefs and responsibilities of an adherent. Through the Bible, teachings by Jesus through parables such as the ‘Good Samaritan’ educate them on the way they should behave in everyday situations. In this parable, a man is neglected by a priest and a Levite but is helped by a Samaritan, a person who was disliked in that time. It shows Christians that they should help everyone who is in need, leaving no one behind.
Considering other in the first place, providing service with one’s own willing, waiting the assignment from God, and having unique characteristics are the key to success. Humbleness is a huge challenge for the leaders in practice, as long as the new leaders are willing to lead like Jesus and be humble like him. Furthermore, “Humility begins when you have a true picture of yourself” (p. 41). Humility comes from self-awareness and assist the new leaders located the true standard for their life. Additionally, humble your heart is mean to accept varieties of opinions, even the ones do not agree with, however, at least let others to present their ideas.
the doctrine of works. Free grace versus the doctrine of works deals with how one becomes saved. The Puritans believe that no one can save himself or herself by doing good works or by earning it. (Puritanism par. 2) Instead God gives His free grace so that simply believing on Christ Jesus and having faith in Him might save man.
Because they are not so committed, they depend on their own understanding and live a life of pride, which is an attribute of the works of the flesh. This brings us to focal point of this paper, which is the importance of the centrality of Christ in Christian discipleship. It will further discuss how obedience reflects discipleship, the areas a disciple needs to submit to Christ; espouse on the 3 stages of discipleship according to Dempsey & Earley and how these stages work together to help disciples take the step of obedience. The Importance of the Centrality of Christ in Christian Discipleship Jesus Christ is the lighthouse for all believers or Christians. “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made” (John 1:3 NKJV).
Secular worldviews often see human relationships as self-serving with an ultimate goal of getting ahead of the other person for bettering on oneself. In contrast, a biblical worldview of human relationships seeks to serve others first and place God above all else. Romans 2:8 speaks on the ultimate fate for the “selfishly ambitious” who do not obey the Word of God. Throughout the Bible, there are several instances of the ultimate human relationship found in Scripture. For example, Mark 12:31 states, “ …’You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’” as Jesus’ proclamation of human relationships with one another and God.
His value for hard work implanted on people’s mind of way to wealth (Miller 172). He advised that “leisure is time for doing something useful.” (Greene 755-256). Like Puritans, Americans develop their character by taking risks and pursuing without ending. After Civil War, Americans worked hard for development of America’s Capitalism. Americans worked hard for reconstruction after the war for example , solving financial crisis and they became successful for their western expansion.
Theodore Roosevelt stepped up and warned businesses to “act properly.” Those business elites that cooperated with the government elites were considered good trusts. Vice versa, those who didn’t were considered bad and thus busted. Business elites still won the war due to the fact that the government could only go so far until it starts to hurt the economy. Whatever happens to the big guys would have direct impacts on the little
But in chapter 12, Paul begins to take a more in depth look at how Christians ought to behave and act. Prior to this section, Paul speaks of orthodoxy, but nor begins to look at orthopraxy. Moo mentions, “All theology is practical, and all practice, if it is truly Christian, is theological. Paul’s gospel is deeply theological, but it is also eminently practical. The good news of Jesus Christ is intended to transform a person’s life.” The power of the gospel is the force which drives sanctification in the lives of those who follow Christ.
Jose’s driving force for staying in the United States was the ability to make profits and have a higher standard of living. His opportunities to be exploited were reasonable to him for he made such a high profit, but tried reconcile his illegal activities veiled behind a façade of “the American Dream.” Unfortunately, he was not living the true American Dream, for
Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who built his empire from the ground up, as he was not always rich. Through a lot of smart calculated work, Carnegie managed to have a highly profitable company that monopolized the steel production industry which made him one of the richest Americans of his era. He was a firm believer that the wealthy best knew how to use their riches for the public welfare and he wrote the Gospel of Wealth explaining his thoughts. His basic idea was to not die a rich man for he wanted to spend his extra money to better our society and provide the poor with opportunities for advancement. The best means of benefitting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise – free libraries, parks, and means of recreation, by which men are helped in body and mind: works of art, certain to give leisure and improve the public taste; and public institutions of various kinds, which will improve the general condition of the people: in this manner returning their surplus wealth to the mass of their fellows in the forms best calculated to do them lasting good.