Her use of imagery and personification throughout the writing draws the reader into the sick mind of a young mother struggling to find herself again and broaches the issue of feminism. According to the Online Literature website, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1860. Her father, a librarian, abandoned the family early on and Charlotte was often looked after by her Great aunt and uncle, Harriet and Henry Beecher. Henry was a social reformer and Harriet was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Due to the strong social and literary influences, Charlotte was drawn to literature and began writing at a young age.
James speaks against these in his teaching. He exhorts them to remain true to the teachings and practices of the faith. James’ teachings are often compared to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which would be logical due to him being brought up in the same environment as Jesus. The book of James is a protest against hypocrisy. Some have criticized James in that they thought he was teaching that salvation was by works alone, but in reality he is complementing Paul’s teaching of salvation by faith.
The first goal was even though everyone lives separately they should all come together with love towards their religion, Secondly, the religion that everyone follows is more important than their individual lives, If the group is not good then everyone as individuals are not good. Thirdly, they are to improve their lives so that they will do more for God. They want themselves and their children saved from the corruption of the world, and to serve their God and work out their salvation. Fourthly, their plan will take unordinary ways to reach their goals. Everyone must actually practice what they learn from church everyday not just at church.
Christ in Discipleship Paper Introduction Making disciples for Christ or the great commission is the ultimate goal of Christianity. Thus, there is the need for the body of Christ to commit to this course. This is evident in Matthew 4 “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Discipleship comes with a price for all who call themselves Christians to pay, which is self-denial. Without self-denial, one cannot be a true worshipper and for that matter, a true disciple. In order for one to become like Jesus, one needs to learn to love, be humble, obedient, and selfless.
As a person experiences hardship, the stages of dealing with their reality manifest themselves in different ways. For Anne Frank, diary entries allowed her mentally to move from her naïve state to the acceptance of reality. Anne begins writing her diary in 1942 and in the beginning the reader is faced with the words of a young girl who is struggling to understand her situation. The diary entries permitted her to deal with her denial, and the diary became an emotional outlet. The image of this young girl is immediately apparent in Anne’s first diary entry.
Believing that God is searching for leaders to bring about changes on the earth, he begins the book by highlighting the principle: true greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in manipulating others to serve you, admonishing, “we must put more into life that we take out," and that history will only remember a man for "the quality of his deeds and the character of his mind and heart" (15). Somewhere in the midst of this tension a true Christian leader will develop themselves and their abilities to be in service of God’s purpose. In the end, he writes, “Spiritual leadership is not a calling we choose to pursue; it is a calling we choose to answer. We don’t decide to become leaders; we decide to respond and keep responding to God’s call in our lives. Along the way, whether we like it or not, that involves us in leadership.” Although we can learn about leadership skills or develop and refine natural talents, spiritual leadership is a gift or grace of God bestowed to us, which we can accept or reject.
This hierarchy of basic needs consists, in this order, of physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization (Feist & Roberts, 2013). The Bible speaks about motivation and the way in which the motivation of believers should come from God not things of this world (Psalm 73:25, New Living Translation). In this world, people are motivated by self, however the Bible teaches that we are not to be centered on self, but instead surrender our lives and follow Jesus by serving and loving others (Matthew 23:11-12). Our lives should be motivated by the life of Jesus and His love for people. Using our lives to glorify God in all we do should motivate us to accomplish His will as we live surrendered lives to glorify Him.
Final Reflection Essay Throughout this semester I have learned so much about God and His plan of salvation. I learned that in order to have salvation you must have an excellent relationship with God. You also must obey God and avoid all temptations from the devil and the world around us. I learned that God is love and that holiness is one of His qualities. Lastly, I learned that God will always love and forgive us.
In order to be humble, we must not pride ourselves in our own thoughts and opinions, but seek obedience through others and most importantly, God. With regards to the path of spiritual growth, this is step one for people who strive for unity with God. During the enlightenment period, “just as a treasure that is exposed loses its value, so a virtue which is known vanishes...so the soul is destroyed by praise and loses all the results of its labor” (59). Here, Amma Syncletica says that in order to keep the value of humility, and progress through this journey, we must not seek praise or acknowledgment for being virtuous. Once we become proud and accustomed to basking in the glory of being humble, or any other virtue, we lose all humility.
Knowing our past or how our religion began is imperative in order to call ourselves Christian. We cannot be called Christians if we do not know what we stand for. The Old Testament provides us with stories explaining the rich history of the relationship between mankind and God. This relationship is taught throughout the stories of the Old Testament. As Christians, we must learn our history with God in order to know what God expects of us.